The Rockets Red Glare.

Today Brennan and I had fun putting together a fun project for our Summer decor.

Paper Rockets!


First we started with some empty paper rolls.


And some patriotic colored paper and card stock. See it there behind the photobombing 5-year-old?


Then I just cut the paper to fit the rolls and let Brennan have at it with some modge podge.


Ta Da!


To make the caps for the rockets, I cut circles out of the paper. I just traced a cup to get the shape.


Cut a slit halfway through the circle and shape and glue like so.


Crafting is always better with some good music.


Brennan testing out the zoomability of our rockets. As you can see, after the modge podge-ing I lost him to the water sprinklers. He was on a cookie break.


Hot glue on some sticks. I just used some skewers. Oh, and I forgot to mention, I glued on some ribbon for the sparks.


"3-2-1 Blast off! Wow, Mom, they zoom even better with the sticks!"


And there you have it, our fun Fourth of July centerpiece! Does anybody else get the feeling that these rockets will spend more time out of the pitcher than in it? :)

Here is the link to this picture on pinterest that was the inspiration for our rockets.

Fun With Daddy

It's almost Father's Day. (Just FYI, honey - you will love your gift.) And looking through the ton of pictures that I need to edit on my computer, I think it's the perfect time for a Daddy filled post.

Here are some of the things that have been happening these days.

Nerf Battles
This just spontaneously happens in our house.


Brennan thinks he's being sneaky.


But Daddy is pretty fast.


Brennan always thinks the best place to be, is the one Jason just left.



And then before you know it, chairs are sideways on the floor, there are darts stuck everywhere, and the dog has decided the best thing to do would be to hide in the laundry room.

Fun.

Our Camping Trip in the Living Room
Brennan has been wanting to go camping. So instead hauling everything out and trying to find someplace to camp around here, we decided to do a test run in the living Room.


Setting up the tent.


He was only a little excited.


Jason is not a big fan of s'mores (I know, not normal, right?) But he always helps make them with us anyway.


S'mores on the grill. We really need to get a fire pit. :)


Sweet man.


Time for some snuggling.


And book reading. A camping book, of course.


One perk of camping inside - the view from the tent!


He should be sleeping, but he's still too excited.

Eventually, he did fall asleep. We did too, after having to refill the air mattress, and realizing that sleeping on the floor when you have a perfectly fine bed upstairs, is not all that great.


The next morning. (We all survived!) He thought we should keep the tent up all the time. Uh, sorry, no.



The Dirty Dash

A little fun in the mud.


After.


And then after being hosed off.


We be Pirates! (and Princesses!)


We had fun dressing up for a party a few weeks back.


Showin' Some Love


He ♥'s his daddy.


Me too.
xoxo,

Let Me Wipe Away the Dust...

So, hmmm, yeah... Hi. Fancy seeing me here in the blogging world, right?

Since I've haven't written anything in months, I think I'm long overdue for an update!

First of all, we are all doing well here. As you might have seen in my last post, Jason was selected for Master Sergeant. Yay, Honey! We are all excited about that. Now we just have to wait until next year sometime, when he will finally get to put on that stripe.



Brennan is super happy that he will be starting kindergarten in the fall. I am excited and sad. But I guess that is how every Mommy is. We hope to do lots of projects and fun stuff this summer. Oh, and I've already started buying school supplies, I don't know which on of us is more excited about that.



As for me and my ankle, I've been to physical therapy twice now. It has really helped. For the most part, and depending what shoes I have on, I can walk normally. I still have a problem going downstairs without looking all awkward, but it will all come in time. My ankle and foot still swell up everyday, and my scars are quite lovely. The doctor said the swelling will probably be around for a year or so, and scars are scars, they will fade over time.

So, we've been in Turkey for over six months now. A fourth of the time we will be here. Wow.

A few views of Turkey so far...


Sabancı Merkez Camii


Horse drawn wagon on the road.


I love the crosswalk man. You must wear a fedora to walk here, haha.


Dur means stop. (That was your Turkish word for the day.)


Bread from a cart. Yum!


Brennan at the Atatürk Parkı in Mersin.

Obviously, we haven't had much chance to travel around yet. I am sure our next year and a half will be full of Turkish travels.

After being stuck on the couch for months, I am ready!