I've had a hard time finding a good book lately. In fact, I started three books and had to put them down because they were so bad! Two of them are even on the NY Times best seller list, so I was pretty disapointed. I was telling a friend about my bad book luck and she recommended and loaned me The Glass Castle. It is a memoir of Jeannette Walls' childhood growing up in a dysfunctional and extremely unique family. They are constantly on the move and her dad is an alcoholic. Her experiences are shocking, moving, and humbling. It kind of reminded me of a more modern version of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I gave Brian a play-by-play of the book as I read it and he was shocked as well!

Any good book recommendations? I need to pick a book for book club next month!

Stroller Sun Shade

We just got a new little umbrella stroller and are loving it, but what I don't love is that the shade does practically nothing to keep the sun out of my girl's eyes. I've been draping a blanket from the shade to keep out the harsh sun, but it lies right in E's face and she likes to pull on it. SO, I decided to make a more reliable extended sun shade for her.

It's about a 1/2 yard's worth of fabric with some boning (what is used in nursing covers) in the middle to help it stick out away from her face. It has ties on the sides and velcro on the top to keep it in place.

And the ruffle looks so cute when it's pulled up.

I also made some little ribbon ties to hold Eden's toys since one of her new favorite games is throw the toy on the ground and watch Mom pick it up!

Easy Peezy Play-dough

I've been babysitting my cute little three-year-old neighbor lately and have been trying to think of creative things to do with him (since all we have are baby toys). I made play-dough yesterday for him and he LOVED it! We made worms and monsters for at least 45 minutes, it was great! I know there are lots of recipes out there, but this one is really easy and no cooking involved!

Play-dough

1 C. Flour

1/2 C. Salt

1/2 C. Water

Combine ingredients, divide into four pieces, add 3-4 drops of food coloring and mix in well. Add more water if it's too dry, add more flour if it's sticky.

A Skirt for Cia

I made this skirt for my niece Lucia this past week while I was hanging out in California. Her birthday is coming up and she is going to be SIX! I hope she gets some good use out of it!

Make one yourself by following directions here.