i finally...

made our summer to-do list.

never mind that it's nearly july. but we've still got about 6 weeks to get through it.

the best part? painting with watercolors. totally therapeutic. haven't used those in years!

we got a new...

kitty!

she's a rescue from the local shelter.

welcome home lulu.

world's longest and most random post...

ever.

there's no real rhyme or reason to this post. well, actually there is a reason.

i'm addicted to pinterest! full-fledged-need-a-twelve-step-program-addicted. love it!

no more tearing magazine pages out and cutting and gluing ideas into notebooks.

nope.

it's all right there. on my virtual pinboards.

the amount of inspiration is amazing!

i want to add some of my pics, but i have to blog them first. so this post is a combination of a where-the-hell-have-i-been-since-april-review and a way for me to pin some of my own work.

so, here's what i've been up to the last 3 months...

this monkey tried to ride a 2-wheeler for the first time...

this one turned into a robot...
and tried to DO the robot...
went to heaven's corner animal sanctuary...


jaden's 9th birthday - an art party. i used to have guests scrapbook a photo of themselves with the birthday girl before they left. i wised up when that got old and made this canvas for them to sign.

fun with pipe cleaners...
my 1st ever attempt at a rainbow cake! {this is actually the 1st stacked cake i've ever made}



a little scrappiness...
playing with sunlight...
and lens flare...
some shots from around the house... our frame wall.
vintage bedsheet as our shower curtain...
chasing butterflies...
tending to the garden...
camping at KOA brookville...
playing with sparklers...

making washi tape reference cards.
jackson's father's day gift.

so, that's it in a {very large} nutshell.