Days with the Dorans

Today we went and saw our friends, the Logans, (and Grandma and Papa Miller) at the lake. I plan on writing about our playdate with "Lots of Logans" after I get some pictures from my mom, but I did get some pictures of what we did to get ready. Because I am sick of junk food (and we ate A LOT during our kitchen remodel), I thought we should bring some fruit.  I found a great idea on Pinterest and put Ali Jane to work and bonus she learned "ROY-G-BIV" so she could get all the fruits in the correct order (we couldn't find an indigo fruit). We made these so quickly and they were a lot of fun! We couldn't wait to eat them so we headed over to the lake.  They were a huge hit with all of the kids (and the grown-ups too). One kid perhaps more than others (don't let that face fool you, he loved them).  Sean ate a ton but apparently he isn't a fan of oranges or pineapple so he left those behind. He found the Log...

While my cousin was here, I discovered the wonderful world of Pinterest.  I actually had heard about it, but purposefully stayed away in fear that it would suck me in.  Well, I finally joined, and yes, it has sucked me in!  It is full of great ideas and I wish I had more time in the day to try them all!  I did try one out last night.  I stole the idea I saw, made it more my style and then blogged about it (yes... I started another blog).   I taught a few blog workshops last week so I started some new blogs so I could remember how blogs work in the beginning ( now I just upload pictures and type... EASY!). My blogs are about HOW to blog and another about my love of stealing ideas and making them my own.  The latter is much more fun and I would love if you would go and check it out (maybe follow it and share ideas with me).  You can get there by clicking  HERE.   So back to Pinterest.  I found an idea that I just ...