My Talented Kids

Last Month Mia starred in the Spring Academy production of "Viva Las Vegas", where she played Simba from the Lion King.  She did such a great job.  Finding her costume was about the most difficult part of it.  This is the best we could do, and she looks a little like a mouse, but oh well.  She's adorable. 

Cole just started soccer for the Spring season.  Here are some photos of his first practice.  It was major Deja Vu!  Last time he played soccer I was 9 months pregnant.  Tis the season, I guess.

Here was his first game.  He has a game every Saturday until the end of May. 

The goalie gets to wear the pink shirt over their regular uniform.  He did a great job as goalie.  No one scored when he protected the goal.

By the second half of the game Cole really got into it.  Their team won 3 to 2.  Way to go Bubba!

Baby Shower

On Thursday April 8th, my best friend Kristen threw me an amazing baby shower.  I was so excited!  Not only because I had gotten rid of all my baby girl stuff years ago, but because it just reminded me of how lucky I am to have so many wonderful friends.  I really feel so blessed.  

 

We had so much fun!  Kristen decorated the house so cute!  And check out the amazing quilt she made for me.  Unfortunately I didn't get a photo of the yummy fondue she made.  Two different cheese fondues and two chocolate ones.  We sat and ate for hours!!!

I got the most adorable gifts.  I can't thank my friends enough for everything.  I have the world's best friends, that's for sure!

Last Minute Projects

So the baby is due any day now... That being said, I've been in a mad rush to finish all the projects I started. And believe it or not, I did it!!! So I'm going to stand on my soap box and brag about my accomplishments on my blog. What good is a blog if you can't brag on it, right?

Project # 1: The CLOCK
Remember the sad condition of my last clock?
Well, thanks to the help of my husband and his mad jigsaw abilities, and thanks to Amber and her help and talent with vinyl lettering, I was able to whip out a new one. OK, "whip" makes it sound easy. It did take some time, but the results are awesome. The paint was a process (about 7 layers of different colors and crackles). It was fun though and looks even better than the original, don't you think? I haven't decided if I'm going to paint the hands gold or not. Still thinking...

Project #2: A Spring camera strap. Gotta change things up for the seasons. I had some extra fabric so I made one in a synch. This was my easiest project.

Project #3: Nursing Cover with matching draw string bag

This project was super easy too, so I made 4 of them. Some for me, some as gifts. Why not!
Project # 4: A baby Quilt that is Gender Free
I felt a challenge to make a quilt for my sister (who is due two weeks after me). She doesn't know if she's having a boy or a girl, and I saw this idea and loved it. Girl patterns with boy colors. Can't beat that. It has 196 squares!!! All of them were glue sticked... yes, I said Glue Sticked to the fabric, then sewn. Throw it in the wash and it's a rag quilt to die for. So soft. I love it so much, I was tempted to just keep it for myself. The pictures really don't do it justice.
Project # 5: New Car Seat Cover - A.K.A. - "the nightmare"

This baby is said to be a girl, so Luke's car seat cover just wouldn't do. It's in perfect condition, but I just wanted it to look more "girl" since this my last baby. So I decided to make a new one. Easier said than done. Everything went well until my sewing machine decided to go on strike. I guess all the projects made it mad.
But I couldn't give up. The fabric was just too cute. So I switched to my 13 year old machine half way through the project and finished it up.

I'm crazy about brown and red lately. I love the way it turned out. The best part is, I now have a spare cover if I need one.
So I'm officially done with projects for a while. I'm going to park myself and my big belly on the couch and watch TV until this baby arrives. That's all I have energy for.

Easter Egg Hunt

Last Saturday (March 27th) was the annual Easter Egg Hunt... The one time in the year when kids actually WANT to pick up things. Too bad they don't get as excited to pick up toys and laundry at home. Hmmmm....maybe if I gave them an Easter Basket to put it in. Somehow I don't think it would be the same.


Unfortunately Drew couldn't attend the event, so most of the pictures I took were of Luke. Cole and Mia took off and I didn't even see them until the whole thing was over. They were too dedicated to wait for slow Luke.



Donuts and drinks were provided. So yummy!
Mia with her friends Aspen and Hanna


I love my little kiddos!

St. Patricks Day 2010

Every year for St. Patrick's Day we have a "green" dinner. This is our 2010 spread. Spinach tortilla sandwich pinwheels, green jello with banana gold coins, sugar snap peas and green ranch dip, sour cream and onion chips, and some real "Dubliner" cheese from Ireland. I wasn't sure if the kids would eat the sandwiches, but they ended up loving them.



I also added a container of "gold" (pineapple) - halfway through the meal.