Through the Mouths of Babes

As JT is preparing to leave for a VERY long deployment Zoe tells him, "Daddy, when you leave it really hurts my heart."

Interview with Zoe

Out of the blue, Zoe says: Mommy, I'm gonna date when I get older.

Mommy: Oh yeah? What is the guys name?

Zoe: Jacob & Justin. Well I'm just gonna be the mom and they are going to be my kids and I'm gonna take care of them.

Mommy: Really? Well are you gonna have a job when you get older?

Zoe: Yes.

Mommy: Well what are you gonna be?

Zoe: I'm gonna work on my dad's ship.

Mommy: What is going to be your job there?

Zoe: I'm going to play with my toys.

Mommy: What toys?

Zoe: My babies.

Mommy: Hey Zoe, where does your mom work?

Zoe: In the office and on the couch.

Mommy: What do I do when I work?

Zoe: You click a mouse.

Mommy: Really?! What does daddy do at work?

Zoe: He takes care of us. And he saves us from monsters. And mommy will save us from a fire if the house fires. And you don't get fired if you are good. You only get fired if you are bad.

Mommy: Oh ok. Zoe, who do you know that used to fight fires?

Zoe: Grandpa McFair used to be a fighter-fighter.

Mommy: Honey, its just Grandpa Fair not McFair.

Zoe: Hahahahahahaha.

Mommy: Zoe what did Grandpa McClain used to do?

Zoe: Um, he is your dad.

Mommy: I know he is and what does he do?

Zoe: I don't know. Hahaahaha.

Mommy: He is a businessman.

Zoe: Oh yeah, a businessman. And he protects us and keeps us safe too.

Overheard at the Fair House

The Stage: We were up early yesterday morning to go pick-up Daddy from work. Zoe came downstairs to sit on my lap and wake up a bit.

The Sound: booowuero

Zoe says, "My butt-butt sounded like a tuba!"

Blogworthy!

First the after shot of my poor baby boy...

Then the story...

The kids and I drove up to Everett, WA yesterday to pick up JT for his two-week leave period before he goes on Deployment. We stopped at Wal-mart in Marysville, WA to get the oil changed in the truck and while in the waiting room Jaxon tripped and hit his face on a metal chair. OUCH! Needless to say, he has 4 stitches now and coincidentally I took him to the hospital he was born in!!

Super Easy Recipe

We are all looking for inexpensive alternatives to everything these days! This is a super easy, inexpensive, and satisfying alternative to your favorite pizza place!

Here are the 4 simple ingredients!

I have a tendancy to go with the low-fat options...however, you can choose your variation of ingredients (including Canadian Bacon and Pineapple!)

Throw it together...

Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Dinner is ready!


Enjoy!

Finished Project

The tables are finally finished and in their room! The room surely isn't finished however we are getting there! Can you believe I made them...start to finish?! The hardest part was getting them up the stairs by myself. *sigh* The room eventually will have sort of an americana feel to it. Not THEMED...please no...don't think I meant themed...just sort of americana.




Note: Kitty's name is Kitt. Any ideas who named him!? Ohhhh another blog idea...introductions will be posted sooon!!

Before & After

Before: Ewwwww! Plain!

After: Awwww! Vamped up!

Ok can you see it?! It says FAIR in wooden black block letters! Hung by black wire with little scraps of fabric tied to the wire! Cute, eh?!

Summer Love *GASP*

Zoe and Jaxon enjoying their popsicles outside!

Until Mommy realized the air quality might not be so good!

A Family Outing

A few weekends ago I made the trek up to Everett to see JT instead of him driving home. It gives him a break and gets me out of the house. We took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese and they loved it!

Jaxon's favorite event was buckling his seatbelt. Not the ride, but just buckling his seatbelt.



And this is what happens to a 3-year-old with no nap before Chuck E. Cheese...



And this is what happens to a 1-year-old and his Mommmy after Chuck E. Cheese!

Projects in Progress

I have been spending my mommy time in the garage handcrafting a coffee table and end table for my bonus room! Although the bonus room has been a bedroom a few times we have finally settled on making it another family room with dual purpose as a guest room. So far we have a couch in there and soon to purchase the loveseat with a sleeper in it.

Please, please, please do not look at the clutter in the background! My poor husband cleans his garage everytime he comes home and everytime he leaves...I mess it up! Hehehehehe!

So here are the tables in progress. The top is comprised of reclaimed barn wood that I retrieved for FREE off of CL!

I love the distressed worn look so there is a little paint missing here and there. The bottom is made up of a bunch of 2x4's that were laying around in my garage. They really needed to go away...so I thought...I'll make some tables! Waaaallaaaaaa!

There will be barn wood on the top and a barn wood shelf across the lower 2x4 braces. Eh?!!

I've suffered a few minor injuries making these tables and I'm starting to think that I shouldn't use power tools. Its not even safe for me to use a hand sander...nope. Certainly not.

I will be sure to post the finished product...soon!

I really don't like it when...

1. Our new kitty thinks its funny to attach itself to Zoe's hip while she tries to bat it off.
2. The kitty uses the litter box. I mean, I like that it goes in the litter box...but really don't like the smell.
3. I forget to check the mail...its going on 3 weeks now. Thank goodness for paying bills online. Maybe I'll check it tomorrow.
4. Its triple digit temperatures and no rain in the forecast.
5. I have to balance the checkbook after coming up with another great decorating idea!
6. I want to eat something but I'm not hungry.

I love it when...

1. I am able to clean my bathrooms (all 3 of them) consecutively! Well really, I'm happy I get to clean them at all!
2. It rains.
3. My kids show me that I'm doing something right.
4. My kids eat protein! Seriously.
5. My husband calls me to tell me he is looking through a second hand store for "project pieces" for me!

So is it tacky when...

You copy someone else's post idea? I mean, not their actual post word for word...but the idea of the post?! Make sense?

Things daddy's teach their kids

So my DH taught my daughter something I'm...well...not so proud of. When Zoe smells someone with bad breath she says "Ewwww, halitosis!" Great, isn't it?! And let me warn you before you come around...her nose is better than any blue tick hound.

Our Backyard Oasis

So this is a huge test of the Fair Family Times Broadcast System...I'm a little nervous to click the "publish post" button down there! Not really sure which pictures its actually going to broadcast! Yiiyiyiyiyiyiyi.
This is our lovely backyard oasis! We built the pergola, hung the outdoor light, and yours truly handcrafted the outdoor curtains for privacy! Great buy at Joann's...$3.00/yard!!

The other side of the pergola...we built a deck to add sq. ft. to our outdoor entertainment/living area!

I really had to share what my hanging baskets looked like before they died! Just so everyone could see that at one point I really did water them!

Testing the Fair Family Times

So I figured to give this blog thing a try. Seems like everyone is using it as a means to keep up with everyone else. To share funnies, cool things, things the kids say and do...etc. Lets see if my lack of creativity and humor (well humor that other people actually "get") can work on this thing!