Family Picnic at Tilden Park

 Here is Noodles with baby cousin "Bella" (Isabella) who is 5 months old.  Noodles was great at getting her to smile.

 And she just adored Tiny, who had her mesmorized as he did his rattle ball dance. She is just such a cutie!  And such a good baby... so content and happy to just chill and relax with the boys.

Of course Tiny was thinking of his favorite farm friend pepe as there were trees as far as the eyes could see.  Any since pepe loves trees, Tiny was definately thinking of pepe and wishing pepe were here to enjoy all the beautiful trees!

Hard to see but Tiny is about to catch a soccer ball in this last picture. With 10 older cousins there is always someone fun to play with.

Kirby and Jigglypuff - A Wedding Story

 Welcome to the love story of Kirby and Jigglypuff.  After surfing the internet, Noodles decided that he wanted his store bought Kirby to have a wife.  And so Momma Schmoo became a toymaker, wedding veil maker, bouquet maker, hat maker, and bow tie maker.   To the right, Kirby is sporting the most trend setting of felt top hats.  Isn't he dashing!

 And to the left is the fully handsewn Jigglypuff... Momma Schmoo's first ever attempt at 3-D toy making.  She was not an easy task and Momma Schmoo is hoping that they do not decide to have kids any time soon (though Noodles found out on the internet that Kirby and Jigglypuff have three kids- Preston, Cassandra, Sarah.)  Her veil and bouquet are also handmade.  We went with the rose theme since it matches her rosy pink complection (and cause Momma Schmoo had the roses left over. lol)

Klippy was the Master of Ceremony.  It was a very beautiful ceremony.  Many friends were there.  Gabby and Silver (horses) were the bridesmaids and Larry(elephant) and Jake (penguin) were the groomsmen.

 Here is the couple's first kiss.

And off they went for their honeymoon to SanFrancisco.  As you can see they visited the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge as their first stop.  Hope you enjoyed our fairytale romance story.  It was quite a fun adventure.  And to think it all started at summer camp making ugly dolls...

Up next... Lulu the Ninja Lamb and Maxwell the Ninja Bunny... story still in progress for our farm friend Maarketti... stay tuned... coming soon!

Get that psycho out of my head

Needed to get that psycho lunatic off my mind for awhile so hubby took us to San Francisco so I could get to the Sanrio store for some stress relief shopping. I'm such a kid in a candy storegot some erasers and a new key lanyard for school... Going back to work tomorrowwish me luck kids will go back in another week so just staff development for now Noodles found a book on Shinkansen trains and Tiny got a panda bear bath mitt

On the way home we drove down to see the ocean and it was beautiful and quite relaxing. We even got a picture with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background Thanks for all your support with this whackjob She is definitely off her rocker hopefully Teamlava will ban her from ever playing... As she told us she just plans to get a new farm each timeGirl is a total psycho stalker. Glad you all got my backLove you all for your friendship and kindnessYou are all the best my Farm Story friends!!!

SAMPSON... surfer pig... Don't ya just love the hair!

 Here is my new little snuggle muffin...  He is still running and hiding in his box as soon as he hears us approaching... but I put him in Tiny's little lap box this morning so he can get used to the kids and eventually he ventured out of the box and tried to hide in the crook of Tiny's leg.  Don't you just love his mop top!!!!! Some reason reminds me of a surfer dude!!!!!

He is eating well so that is a good sign... and so far likes grapes and blueberries!  There is an apple in his bowl now as he was too scared to try it while in his lap box.  Tried to get a picture of both sides of him so everyone can get a better view of our new pet.  Will add more pictures of the kids holding him in a few days (once he gets more used to us - still has yet to meet to dog... yikes!)

Meet "Sampson" our new guinea pig

He's finally ours!!!!!! We spotted this surfer-haired fluffball at our last trip to the pet store almost two weeks ago... had to coax Daddy Schmoo into letting us get him... Daddy Schmoo still does not want him... but "let" Momma Schmoo get him anyway (cause hubby is the best!)  I couldn't believe no one had bought him already so I knew he was meant to be with us.  Sorry... but he is camera shy and hides in his box so I cannot yet get a picture of all his glorious hair but promise to post a new pic as soon as he decides he's safe to come out... hopefully soon.

Tiny made a lap box for when he gets to hold him while he sits on the couch... but the pet store lady said to give him a few days before handling him.  Note the backwards and creative spelling of a 6 year old... proud that he sounded it out so well... least you can read it... really good for only 6!  To my buddy DS Acres... think we will only get one for now... and if get more make sure it is another boy!!!!!!!!  don't need a bunch of surprises!!!!!!!

GraCie we will never forget you... our sweet friend

 We decided to do this showcase in honor of our missing  showcase artist GraCie... we hope she is alright and miss her dearly!!!!  In her honor we each picked a Sanrio character and wrote the letter G for GraCie on our farms.  We miss her!!!  This is Momma Schmoo's Pochacco

This is Desire's Bunny and Matty

 This is Marketti's Chococat

And this is Pasta's Keroppi

Tiny Schmoo's ninja sheep battle the robots for Maarketti

 Marketti,  Tiny drew you this picture of some ninja sheep battling some robots and other monster creatures.  He hopes you like it!

 He also drew a picture on the back... though this one looks more like they are having a dance party...  hummm... 6 year olds can be very interesting!

Noodles and Tiny at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (rides)

 Boys had a blast on the swing like fly around the air in a merry-go-round type ride.  Glad they were tall enough to go together...  They were definately all smiles! 

Above and to the left was their favorite ride... Monsoon Falls... they got soaking wet! Look in row two... can barely see Tiny's hat and Noodles is in the white and green shirt... sitting next to them were my nephew Big E who was visiting from San Diego (in the red shirt - he is 17 and 6 foot 3!) and a friend Jun who is visiting from the country of Japan. They went on this ride 3 times! There was a way bigger splash than shown right but it is very hard to time the picture at the right moment.  The spray actually goes over the bridge crossing if you are watching it there.

Noodles and Tiny at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (animals)

 Bon Temps... Here is Noodles with his favorite animal at this particular park... the elephant... he thinks its trunk is really neat!

 And here is Tiny with his favorite, the walrus... not very good pic of it as it was hunched over eating chunks of ice.  He is not supposed to be sitting in the bubble window also... but I didn't move him till they made me cause he looked so cute!

And this was a beautiful white tiger... some reason they just look even more beautiful in white!

Marketti... Schmoom not the only one with a basketball

 Marketti, guess Chet is not the only one who likes to run around playing with a basketball... This lioness at the amusement park was sure having a blast toting hers around...

Never seen a lion having so much fun... usually the poor creatures just pace back and forth... or just lie there doing nothing... was suprising to see that she was batting that ball all over her enclosure... one happy kitty!!!!!

Tiny's Garden Update - harvest time

 Someone has quite a green thumb... Tiny is now at work harvesting in his little garden box again...

Here he is with a homegrown cucumber... he loves to eat them sliced up with ranch dressing... yum!!!!

Cheery Chum for my chum Desire

She didn't quite turn out the way I wanted her to... but I made chum bunny just for my farm chum Desire...  Bunny turned out way skinner and taller than I planned... not very good at pattern making... but think she is pretty cute none the less.  Hope you like her... would bring it to you if you lived closer... could mail it I guess but at least you can see her for now! Hugs and Kissess to my BFF (Best Farm Friend)

For Desire... Let's have a laugh... cause she is sooo funny!!!!!

Oh girl... you know who  has us in stitches every week...  we are so bad... but not really... she makes us that way...  it's all good though... but found that yoga guru video... think it is a riot...
"I'm happy... I'm relaxed... I'm happy... I'm relaxed... cuckoo..cuckoo...cuckoo..cuckoo!!!!!!"
 Just click on this link... laughing yoga guru link

Jigglypuff- Momma Schmoo's first attempt at toy making

 Okay,  we all know Noodles made an ugly doll at camp.  Then Tiny wanted one, so we made Batty and Noodles made a second one too.  Then Tiny also has a frog and another one on the way.  Noodles decided he wanted a jigglypuff to marry his storebought Kirby (shown below) so somehow Momma Schmoo got talked into trying to make it 3-dimensional instead of just flat so that Kirby would have a wife.  Took three days and lots of patience but Kirby will now be getting married!  Just hope they don't want kids any time soon!!!! P.S. - whole thing was hand-sewn!!!!!

All dressed up

Here are the boys all dressed up before heading out to the wedding.  They were rockin' the hats... eveyone thought they looked very cool!...

Well except maybe that one girl... Desire... you know what I am talking about... lol girlfriend!!!!! so not worth any more of my time!!!!! Dunzo... out of mind!!!!

Uglydolls... so ugly they're cute!!!!!!!!!

Marketti!!!!!! They are finally here!!!!!  The red one is the actual one that Noodles made at camp.  But Since Tiny didn't get to make one, he sketched one out and Momma Schmoo decided to sew it for him.  Noodles also decided to make himself a second one too.

 They are having so much fun that we might be making a whole bunch more next week... until the novelty wears off... or they realize it takes a lot of time to sew them.

Camp Galileo crafts exhibit

 Friday was "Toy Story" day at camp.  Campers and staff dressed as their favorite toy or character... Noodles loves Kirby so we made this shirt out of pink duct tape.  Tiny wore a "Cars" shirt with "Lightning McQueen" on it.

 Here we are in one of the science classrooms during Open House... Tiny is showing off the "car" he built from recycled cardboard, popsicle sticks, masking tape and clay.  Noodles has a pinball machine he designed... note the bridge in the background.  There is also a little clay car that can drive on the road using a magnet.

 This is a game Tiny designed at camp.  It has felt targets worth different points and he is using a dixie cup/spoon/popsicle stick launcher to launch a whiffle ball covered with velcro at the gameboard.

 

Tiny also shows off his hotwheel car playset he designed with recycled materials.  They both had a great time at camp and can't wait to go again next year! 
*Please see next post for Noodle's uglydoll that was also made at camp.

Summer Day Camp update

Wednesday was team color day- we made Noodle's shirt with silver duct tape for silver team and Tiny is wearing a red faux-hawk to go with his red t-shirt for the red team.  Don't worry... it's just colored hair gel... already washed out in the shower!!!  Also note the dog face painted on Tiny's cheek.

Tiny's turn on the slip n' slide for Thursday's splash day.  Had lots of other stations to try but this was the one they were at when mom got there with the camera!!!

O.K. - as you can see... Noodles not quite as into getting water in his face as Tiny but big smiles none the less.  Boys had tons of fun!!!!

Tiny is all bundled up since it was just barely warm enough to have a splash day.  This is by no means normal weather for us here in California... trying very hard to blow this weather towards you guys (Maarketti, Pastas, and BIGREDDOG) as I know that you are all in the middle of a heat wave... litterally sucking in my cheeks and blowing... really... I'm serious!!!!!  Hope this funny weather comes your way!!!!!!