{Button, Button, who's got a button}

I have A LOT of buttons and I just found this tutorial over at EverythingEtsy.com for this cute bracelet.

It looks pretty easy for my limited skill set so I think I'm gonna try it with white or black buttons...
and maybe a colorful one for Brookie...

Star Mill

I found this antiques and junk shop in American Fork and I am in love! It doesn't look like much more than an old flour mill, which it is, filled with a lot of old junk, which it is, but I just love it! It smells like my grandma's old house, you know that musty, dank stink, but it sure brings back the memories. They had a ton of stuff and I just kept telling Jim "My grandma had that". The guy that runs it is so funny and friendly. I told him I was collecting letter "R"s and he wrote it down and said he would look for them for me. His house is also part of the "shop" and filled with just everything imaginable. It's hard to describe it for you but just imagine the pages of any country living or country home magazine or Anthropology catalog and you get an idea.

I will probably try to haggle more over the prices next time but look what I got!

OK So you are probably saying "what the heck?" But just you white enry iggins, (in my best Eliza Doolittle voice) it is going to be so cool when I get done with it!

Another fun thing, across the street from the shop is a rope swing over a little stream. The boys had a great time swinging and getting their feet wet.

A cute, cheap gift

The boys went to a birthday party and this is the gift I came up with. Believe me! I surprised myself with how cute I think it turned out :) I got the idea from this post by the Nester, whose blog I LOVE!It's just a few things from the dollar store with a cute homemade tag. I'm sure the 4 yr old recipient could care less, but like I told Jim, I just want his mom to think I'm cool and crafty :)

Last Day of School

That's right! It's officially Summer Vacation at our house! I don't know who's more excited Jake or me. No alarm clocks for 2 and a half months is making me very happy. Now if I can just fill up our days with fun and frolic and keep the I'm Bored Monster out of here.

Jake after the 1 1/2 hr last day of school.

Also, *note* He lost his top tooth last night at Walmart.

Here's what I made for his teachers. Another cute idea from EverythingPink.

What are you doing this summer to keep the kids entertained?

Teacher Appreciation Treats

Here's what I ended up making for Jake's teachers... We have a vinyl cutter so I just cut this out. It says "Teaching is a work of (heart)" I think next time I would use white vinyl as my expert husband suggested, but they still turned out pretty great! Earlier in the week I sent a little potted flower to each teacher too. For more really cute ideas, I just found this today, way after I needed them :) I'll save them for next year! And thanks to all of my readers for your great ideas! :)

100th Post Test

OK it's our 100th post! Not too impressive since we have been blogging for almost 3 yrs now... :) But I want to test you to see who really reads this thing. I need ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week next week! If you read this post please leave a comment and any TAW gift ideas that I can use or steal or modify and make like my own, that can be made or bought pretty quickly since it's already Wednesday. Thanks a million!