the county fair

Besides parades I love a good county fair. 

Last year baby bejos was a wee little one who didn't mind the fair, but definitely didn't get to enjoy it like this year. 

There were animals to pet.

And so many things to point at.

Baby bejos' first ride.

 First taste of cotton candy...eek!

And the big boys played a few games.

Yes, we're still working on the kitchen

We did finish painting the kitchen. And for all that debate, and all those paint samples,  I chose the most amazing color of all.....Navajo White.
Yup, plain old off-white to complement the white cabinets.

 So, to add that pop of color I so desperately crave I decided, on advice of a friend, to add new hardware to the doors. As you can see the old hardware is yet another lovely shade of off-white.
But holy cow hardware is not cheap! Scouring the intra-net I found the perfect DIY solution that added just a touch of that industrial/vintage look I am currently obsessed with. It involved Ebay, a couple of failed attempts at bidding, and some convincing of mr. bejos. Some people just can't see the potential in scrap vintage metal.
These arrived in the mail.

We scrubbed the heck out of them,

prepped them,

Painted them a fun new color.

 

 I hit a glitch attaching them to the doors and only about half made it up.

Let the problem solving begin.

Jam

There is no shortage of jam in our home. 

Peach, strawberry, blackberry. Take your pick

Happy Birthday Nana

Guess what we did this weekend?

 

mr. bejos was the most dedicated, demonstrated by his haul

and his battle wounds

baby bejos ate his weight in blackberries

and cleaned up nicely in the creek

kicken bejos attempts fudge frosting

While visiting home this summer I got yet another crash course in fudge frosting. 

I tried it this weekend.

 the secret recipe

 ingredients

 exercising patience...do NOT stir

 stir

 stir some more

 let someone else stir some more 

and viola! a birthday cake

Haircut

As I mentioned recently, I thought baby bejos was looking shaggy. So, during a recent sink bath at the end of a muddy day I performed a little hack job. With mr. bejos as my assistant, "hand me the scissors", I blindly started cutting.

The cut isn't too bad but the way it makes my baby look like a big boy breaks my heart. This is why people have baby after baby, isn't it???