Life Lately, Our Weekend Photo Dump

Oh life. It sure has a tendency to sneak up and pull the rug out from under your feet! The calender oh so quickly reads June. The year is half over, and I don't know where the rest went. We've been busy, and not. We've been figuring stuff out with our frames, and up coming Etsy shop. And tending to our little kitties! They are 5 1/2 weeks old already, and actually 3 of them left to go to their new home last Saturday. I'm glad they are staying together and I know will be in a good home, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't shed a tear or two. This little munchkin will be heading off later this week with a family who lives near by. They have 2 young boys that play next door. They are so excited its unreal. Its pretty cute. 

They spend their days like you'd think, eating, playing, wrestling, falling, and of course trying to figure out what that rocky stuff is in the litter box. 

Its been fun watching them grow, and watching Quinten experience something new. But I guess it will be nice to have our shed back. And not worry about 6 other mouths to feed! But the best part is my parents decided to take 2! (my favorite 2). So we'll get to see them grow after all!

Other than that our days look a lot like this...

Bike rides

Picking up our feet and coasting! Only a little nerve racking for mom. 

Posing with our favorite possession.

Chasing dad down when he takes off with my bike.

Being adorable

Taking pictures in dads bumper. 

Proving my husband wrong that I do have the nerve to sport pig tails. Not really sure who won this one?

Pushing dad on our swing. 

Learning life lessons.

"Mom I'm upside down!"

Headstand challenges. 

So it was a really good weekend. A little more mello compared to the last few we've had. It was good to just hang out the 3 of us. I'm excited for the next couple of weeks. To see if anything sells, to see what else we can create, and to see what new adventures we're going to get ourselves into. Yippee :)

Its Official!

Simply Cow's Creations is officially on its way! We've been building, painting, creating.  Worrying, wondering, pondering. Trying to decide when, where, and how. Construction is uneasy, unstable, and unpredictable. We've had 20 frames built and sitting in the shed, I've been painting, and we've been sitting here wondering what to do. Well, sometimes you have to just go for it. We have this wonderful boutique down the street called CarMa designs. I've been shopping there for a while now, and love the sisters that own it. I brought my paintings down and guess what?! They decided to go for it! They loved the prints, and are going to carry them in their store! AND today when I took the 3rd print in, I brought our reclaimed wood frames, and they loved those as well, placed an order and we're on our way! So we'll have our stuff featured in their store, and within the next couple of weeks our Etsy shop will be up and running. I couldn't be more excited, and can't wait to see what the future has for us. This is me, crafting, creating, dreaming! I'm excited and hopeful!! So if you're in the Orcutt area, stop in and check it all out!! YAY!!! If you want, follow us here to keep an eye on our journey! 

 Excited!!! 

Hey Girl!

I was lucky enough to get to take some photos of this lovely District 7 Queen!! Our dear friends beautiful daughter has gained the title of California, District 7 Queen and asked me to take some photos for the magazine. The what? I'm a little new at all this so I was a bit nervous, but I had a blast, and was really happy with how they turned out!! Here is a little sample of the day!

 Linking Up With

Some more fabulous photos from the day :)

Kittens Kittens Everywhere

What the crap did I get us myself into?? Well... this...
This is Boots.

Boots is the coolest cat I've ever met. I guess some people moved into the neighborhood near by. Brought her with them, and decided that they didn't care too much about her. We have a lot of kids that live on our street, who all took her in and lovingly named her Boots. Everyday Quinten and I would go check the mail, and also check on "white kitty Boots" who usually hung out on the porch of our front neighbor.  They fed her, and the kids all took 'great' care. Then I noticed something. She was looking a little wide bodied. I hoped that maybe she had just eaten a big lunch. But as each day passed, her belly got wider. I did some googling, and after that knew that she was, for sure, pregnant. Oh. Boy. I'm an animal lover. We have 2 dogs, and a cat. The news has been talking about how over populated they were with feral cats. I worried what would happen to her litter. She didn't really have a place to call home. So my husband being the man he is gave in, had the idea to set her up shop in our shed. Its not really a shed, more like an extra room outside. We started getting her used to the dogs, which was hilarious, so much hissing, and growling. But once she realized we had food, and it was super safe, and secure back here she was over all the time! I began talking to my friend Julie who works with the Cal Poly Cat program and got her a free vet visit in SLO to make sure she was healthy and disease free. From when I first figured out she was preggo, I did some calculations and had April 26th as her EDD. Then I got sick, Shannon got sick, and I finally was able to set her up an appointment for the 26th.

She was SO big! The vet said all was good, and she was close to due. I stopped by my moms, and she started acting weird. And then her tummy started to tighten. We both freaked and I loaded her and Quinten back up and headed home. I called Shannon (who was home sick) and told him to get stuff ready, I think she was about to pop. She was so quiet all the way home, panting and calm. I got home put the cat crate down, shut the door, came inside to grab something, came back out, and she had already had a kitten!! AH! So about 2 hours later, on the 26th, we had this...

It all happened so fast. So now we have Boots, and her 6 kittens shacked up outside. They're adorable, and all doing well. They're easy right now, they just sleep and eat. I feed and water mama, and change out the bedding. But what about when they start moving? And playing? Are we going to have them all running around outside? With my crazy toddler? It was such a grand idea, help out a cat, find the kittens some homes. But I forgot about the 6-8 weeks between birth and weening... whoooops. So for all of you reading this that live somewhere near the central coast, who wants a kitten in about 6 weeks, please let me know! They will be getting fixed, and getting out of here as soon as they can :) I'm going to enjoy this, but I'm sure it will have its moments! Come on... you know you want one!

HAPPINESS is

This week Paper Mama's photo challenge is 'happiness.' My happiness is a 72 degree Sunday morning and watching my boys drench each other {and the dog} in the pool. Happy I am.

Growing Growing {Baby} Gone

I guess its finally time to accept that Quinten is no longer a baby *sniff sniff* I know I know he's surpassed 2 1/2 and I'm just now accepting this? Yup. He is a full fledged little boy. Walks like a boy, talks like a boy, plays like a boy, growing like a boy. For the last 5 days my little boy has been wandering through life in his big boy undies, running himself to the potty, and screeching through the house "I WENT PEE PEE (OR POO POO). I'm excited, and absolutely proud of him, we have not been pushing the issue, we aren't like that. And we knew that with encouragement and understanding it would come. And it did, it just seemed to click! It's all happened so fast I haven't even really had time to adjust (hence going to Trader Joes, undies on, no extra clothes packed, no nothing...oops glad he did good!!). So this morning was a another morning of putting little stuff away, organizing little boy underwear, and cheering endlessly at the little man standing before me. Quinten was an unplanned little miracle. Someone who has made us laugh, made us cry, made us shake our head, take deep breaths, hold our breath, and sit silently in amazement. Lately I just feel like if I blink too long, he's going to be running off to college. I'm really having a hard time accepting where we are. Where he is. His independence, his abilities,  ugh its just too much. Slow down life!!

McSicky

I have been so sick this week. Like the sickest I have been in years! I woke up Tuesday night with an itchy throat, stuffy nose, and convinced it was just hay fever. By Wednesday morning, I was convinced other wise. That day was bArutal! How could I go from good to bad SO fast?! Shannon ended up having to take Thursday and Friday off. For the first time, I couldn't do it. I put myself in a NyQuil comma Thursday and went to the doc Friday. She said I just had a bad infection/cold thing, gave me some antibiotics and sent me on my way, (as usual). I'm feeling a little more human today and even got to enjoy some sun shine with my boys! Its been a great few bonding days for my men, but I can safely say I miss the day to day things of my life! I hate being sick, and incapable. Can't wait to get caught up on stuff and feel good again! ANNNND stay healthy for a long long time, AND AND AND that Shannon and Quinten stay healthy too ;) Enough said, that was my week. And now for a little COLOR.. Paper Mama's photo challenge this week is Color and boy do I need some right now! I love love love this picture of Q, couldn't have been better timing with the ol' iphone :) this picture makes me smile every time!