One success, and one failure... sort of;)

I have found this crazy good sewing/crafting website that I am now obsessed with and must make one of everything on their site! So I started off with this... not too hard, I had made a dress similar to it, but this is a shirt! And didn't use ribbon before, so this was a fun change. Abby loves it! But it was too late when I finished it, so she didn't model for me;)

So easy! definitely going to make a few more!
This was my 'failure' It was a new pattern, and something I have never tried-sleeves! It went together pretty well considering it was my first time! I tried it on Abby and it was too tight, yes I could have forced her to wear it because I loved it, but instead it is going to my friends daughter, Rylie- you totally owe me a pic of her in it! It isn't hemmed yet, and the elastic in the sleeves and neck are just a guess... waiting for Jack to wake up so I can guesstimate on him;) I will be trying this one again, just bigger around this time! And the pattern is actually for a man's button down shirt... meaning you cut up the shirt and turn it into a dress... good thing I tried on scrap material first!


if you are interested to see what the heck I am talking about... www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-shirt-dress.html

I must have taken my crazy pill this morning...

I took Abby, Jack and a baby I sit to the Boulevard Home Furnishing today... not to look around... but to see Dora, Boots and Spongebob! Yeah, I am pretty much crazy! I thought the characters would be walking around... nope! you had to stand in a 30 minute line... for each character!!!! That is why we only saw Dora... I am a mean mom... We got in line for Dora, and she left!! So mad! I guess they take a break every ten minutes because the costume is hot, toughen up! (just kidding... I probably would want a break that often too, maybe even sooner;) so after what felt like an eternity, she finally showed up!

Yep, this is the best on I got... between Olivia crying (the stroller stopped moving;) and trying to hurry so the other kids could have a chance, I didn't have a lot of time, or patience by then. I got Jack to look at me once, and his eyes were shut! oh well, this proves he was there. I was trying to get them to not spend too much time because the line was so long behind us, and this mom two people in front of us took like 3 or 4 minutes, making her kids pose in different ways and checking her pictures on the camera to make sure she got a good shot. yeah, I was pretty mad by the time she got done, there were probably 30 kids behind us and Dora was getting ready to leave again!
This clown made Abby a poodle and Jack a sword (out of balloons, silly;). Jack didn't have any interest and Abby's came apart within 10 minutes, that was a major trauma.

Sew therapeutic

Sewing is my therapy... my release... the time when I can leave my troubles behind and let my creative juices flow... Let's just say that I have been needing it the last few days. I went to Joann's and they had a KILLER sale!! (runnning through Saturday if anyone needs to stock up;) I made this skirt for Abs for $3!!! I also got fabric to make a blanket for Jack's birthday, which is coming up in just over a month. Sad, my baby is growing up! Anywho, I threw this little number together last night and headed back this morning for some more fun, so I will post some more when I get there! And on a side note, I accidentally bought more than I needed so I am going to attempt a headband and a bag. She is such a diva, and I am making her that way... oh well!!

Kindergarten... already??

Is it really that time already? How time flies! Abby will be starting kindergarten in the fall... boy is she ready! She has an amazing vocabulary and her favorite books in the library are non-fiction ones, mostly about dinosaurs or pets but lately about the solar system. She is always so ready to learn and has a long attention span! She is learning 'sight words' in preschool (words she should know by sight, and not have to sound out), and we are teaching her to read at home. She just shocked me by bringing me a book and reading it to me by herself, granted there was only one line on each page, but wow! She has been going to 'kindergarten bootcamp' at Washington Elementary this week to get the kids ready for school...

Sooo sweet!
This is Abby and her friend from preschool, Lacey

No Jack Ulawd!

Abby was mad at Jack the other day for 'messing up her clean room!'. So she wrote him a little note... At first she put 'No Jack Ulawd. Fmv Abby Tot Jack' (For some reason when she writes from she always puts fmv) I told her that wasn't nice and he just wanted to play with her, she said she was just kidding and she forgot to finish the sign. She came back a few minutes later and had added 'In Frij'. I love how she always writes her 'j' backwards... I should probably be correcting that... And I think it is cute she tried to spell out the words on her own;)

Easter

The kids woke up to baskets full of candy and prizes. Abby got a new dress and a princess Tiana doll, Jack got a new church outfit and a really annoying ambulance... I know, I bought it... I shouldn't buy toys that make a lot of noise, but he picked it out. And since he probably didn't remember buying it, and doesn't understand the concept of Easter bunny, I got away with letting him get something he actually wanted. Usually I buy him something and he would rather be playing with Abby's stuff;)

He was so excited to open these up, but he hated the taste of them!

Jack's spiffy new outfit

Abby's pretty dress

Easter part one... Saturday!

Saturday was full of fun! In the morning we went to our traditional egg hunt, in Santa Clara. Then I went off to work while Ben entertained the kids, and we met back up for a bbq and egg hunt with the extended family. The kids loved it and were on a sugar high pretty much all day long! And probably will be again tomorrow...

Notice the cute little kid standing behind Abby? This is minutes after Abby stole a prize egg literally from his reach. At the hunt, they had plastic eggs that you turn in for a prize. She was so excited she ran around like crazy trying to get one... Well so did all the other kids! She saw one this kid was bending down to get, and well, she took it right before he picked it up! Yeah I was mortified! (Dont worry, he ended up getting a plastic egg, too. or I would have made Abby give it to him;) He ended up throwing a fit and not wanting to hunt anymore... Yeah my kid is a bully;)
He picked up this egg, probably because we brainwashed him to get it... It was a prize one! While we were waiting we kept telling him, "see that egg?" or "get the egg!" Well, it worked and he ran straight for it.... Stood there and looked at it, and eventually picked it up. Lucky for him, it was the 0-2 age group, so no Abby size kids to steal it from him. He picked that up and was pretty much done... not interested in the candy, until he opened it and realized how yummy it was;)

He loves uncle 'Jake' yeah, everyone uncle is Jake to him... sorry Nate

Caught in the act! This is after I told him 'no'

Notice the pile of eggs behind them?? Jack and Miles were staring each other down, ignoring the eggs!