Poppy brought us a beach ball that squirts water.  Connor LOVED this!  It also doubles as a sprinkler for your lawn *wink* *wink*

On Sunday night we went over to Terence’s parents house and brought all our water toys for the cousins to play with.  I think the kids had a great time splish splashing.  It had cooled down a lot and was a beautiful afternoon. 

Terence was the grill master.  He grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for everyone and his Mom made homemade vanilla ice cream!  YUMMM……

They are scoopers for potatoes, cantaloupe, kiwi, and things like that.  One of my favorite kitchen stores is Sur La Table.  They sell all sorts of fun stuff!  I hate the skin on my baked potatoes and with these you can just scoop the innards out.  Same with cantaloupe and all sorts of fruit! 

And this may seem simple, but I love these vinyl cover clips.  They work on all sorts of baggies that I’m constantly losing twist ties for.

My Daddy aka “Poppy” left this morning on his way back to Arkansas….Major sad face 🙁
It sucks so bad to live away from your family sometimes…..but you just appreciate them that much more when you do get to see them.  I hope you all are having a great 4th of July!!!

Thank God we live in a free nation…that is something we must never forget.

“The story of Genghis Khan the conqueror, the myth and the man is told through a stunning and highly interactive world-tour exhibition. Genghis Khan: The Exhibition follows the life of a poor, illiterate child as he becomes one of the world’s greatest conquerors and leaves a lasting imprint on modern-day culture. More than 200 artifacts including gold jewelry, weaponry, silk robes, currency, tomb treasures and more are displayed alongside video-screens, hands-on activity stations and role-playing kiosks to create an educational and historical experience for visitors of all ages.”

Genghis Khan: The Exhibition
Genghis Khan: The Exhibition features the largest collection of 13th century Mongolian artifacts ever assembled in a single showing.

The exhibition features the recently uncovered mummy and tomb treasures of a Mongolian noble woman, nicknamed The Princess Giant because of her unusual height.

The opening of Genghis Khan: The Exhibition marks the first time an exhibition of this scale has been on view at the Irving Arts Center and in the city of Irving.

Genghis Khan: The Exhibition was produced by “Dino” Don Lessem, with curatorial consultation by leading Genghis Khan scholars Dr. William Fitzhugh of the Smithsonian Institution and Dr. Morris Rossabi of Columbia University. Lessem is an author, long-time science journalist and president of Exhibits Rex, Inc. More than 10 museums and private collections are represented including the National Museum of Mongolian History, the National Library of Mongolian and the Military Museum of Mongolia.

The WINNER of (4) Passes to see the Genghis Khan exhibit from my previous post is :

Please contact me @ beckylbranch@gmail.com with you address 🙂

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The Irving Arts Center has so many great events going on this summer.  It’s a great way to spend a day with your family and actually LEARN something new!  Thanks to the Irving Arts Center for allowing me to do this giveaway 🙂 Happy 4th of July!

Tomorrow I am going for my makeover.  I need advice on which hair color to choose.  As far as a cut goes, I don’t think I’m cutting much off.  Probably just a trim because I don’t look good with short hair. 

I know I’ve mentioned before that I haven’t found a good way to store my jewelry.  Now that Connor is walking and getting into things…and climbing dressers I’ve lost about 5 pairs of earrings!  I received this great 80 pocket canvas jewelry organizer from Household Essentials.  I love, love, LOVE it!  It’s exactly the solution I’ve been looking for & my jewelry is no longer one big jumble of metal. 

Here it is after I got all my jewelry organized :