3 Speckled Hens

I am finally getting to post about one of my favorite antique fairs; Three Speckled Hens. It is an outdoor fair with antiques and old stuff that happens twice a year. The prices are decent. They aren't garage sale price but definitely better then what you would find in an antique store. Usually I drag Kevin along with me but this time Kevin watched the kids while my friend Amanda and I were in heaven looking at all the beautiful old things.

Here is Amanda modeling the new hat I got for Abbey's future dress up box. Isn't so fun!
I also got a great deal on an old trunk. You can see a corner of it by Amanda's hand in the picture below. But when I got it home it doubled in size. Definitely didn't realize how big it was. woops. There was great vintage Christmas stuff. I just loved the holiday feel.

So many fun vintage things! Do you want to come with me in May!

Banana or Blueberry Crumb Muffins

I have made these muffins twice and everyone in the house is in love with them. The real test is Abigail, she ate 3 in one day.
She must think they are junk food to eat them like that but I am here to tell you they are good for you. Especially if you use sucanat instead of brown sugar and use apple sauce instead of oil. One thing I did was use bananas and blueberries and I didn't even bother making the topping but I'm sure that makes them extra yummy.

Check out the recipe over at Passionate H0memaking. Enjoy!!

City to Sea

Today Kevin ran the City to Sea Half Marathon with his sister Denise. The race starts at downtown San Luis and ends at the Dinosaur Park in Shell Beach. This is the pre-race picture which of course they are being all goofy. These two are crazy when they are together, can you tell?
While Kevin and Denise where hitting the pavement Abbey painted a sign to congratulate her daddy and Aunt. This girl loves making in her words, "paint hands".
Post-race picture: don't they look good for running 13.1 miles.

My Attempt at Sewing

I just love the clothes at the baby boutiques that have the hand made touches but they are so expensive. So I took a couple of Abbey's solid color shirts and then adding something fun. I love how the pear turned out. And the polka dot star... Abbey literally lived in this shirt for 3 days, day and night. It was getting a little nasty but man did she make her mama feel good.
Now she is requesting an elephant shirt so that is my next project.

And the Winner is...

...Abbey! Actually 2nd place for Most Unusual vegetable. With the combination of her crazy creative personality and Kevin helping her, well of course Abbey's vegetable was chosen for most unusual.

And celebrating with ice cream was in order. How is it that she always ends up with both cones?

AG Harvest Festival

Today we are having record high temperatures but we still had to make it to the Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival. We had a great time with a kid festivities: deby car racing, mini train rides, petting zoo, and toy train museum. But the other part of me was actually celebrating the harvest, I'm thankful for all the local farms that we have all around us. I am thankful that we can buy fresh produce locally and all kinds of organic food too.

Well here are some photos. I'm not happy that Abbey's face is covered up in all the pictures but I would rather had lame pictures and have Abbey wear a hat. I honestly think the only reason she wore her hat is because David was wearing one. Whatever works, right?!

Both Kevin and Abbey were in heaven at the petting zoo.
Kevin would have a potbelly pig if he could have his way. Good thing I have veto power.
Abbey asked if she could hold daddy's hand which melted Kevin heart.
And they had all the old tractors and firetrucks out which I loved.

And we had to enter the vegetable decorating contest. We are sure Abbey's will win. Honestly, who doesn't love a potato with huge eyes.
Well everyone is napping now except for this mama. I'm thinking mini pool fun in our little grass patch this afternoon to stay cool.

Pacifiers for Trains

In the last month we have broken Abbey of two habits that we weren't fans of. The first was this need to wear a band aid on her finger for naps and to bed at night. That is two band aids a day people! It all started about a year ago when she burned her thumb on my hair straightener. I bought some colorful fun Sesame street and Dora band aid which apparently are crack for toddlers. Abbey had to wear one to bed otherwise she would throw a fit. I know I know! I was weak and gave in because she is a good sleeper and I didn't want to give that up and I didn't want to fight the battle. So a year later, (sigh) she was still wearing band aids and they where a regular purchase when we went to the store. Honestly, two bandaids a day for a year...that's like 650 bandaids!! Finally about a month ago before NY I thought enough is enough. I started telling her at every nap and every night that when the band aids ran out of the box there would no more band aids. (Repetition is key with Abbey) The day came where the box was empty and I was nervous but she did great. There was a little sadness and she did ask for a band aid for a couple weeks but now we are a band aid free. It feels good!!

Now for habit #2: After David was born we tried to get him to take a pacifier but ended up with Abbey addicted to them. She wants everything that is David's. Sigh again. And in the last month she has been taking the paci everywhere and throwing fits about it and we just couldn't take it anymore. So for a couple days I told her she could buy anything toy she wanted at the toy store but she would have to use the pacifiers to pay for it. Yesterday morning Abbey and I had a mother/daughter date. We went to boo boo's then got some chocolate milk and headed to the toy store. The toy store guy over head me explain the game plan to Abbey once more and he said "O yes! The good old pacifier / toy exchange". Abbey picked out a Thomas the train that lights up and makes noise. She tried to negotiate to keep her pink pacifier but the toy guy played along nicely and said "the train will cost all the pacifiers". We are now a pacifier free home.