Best Cousin Ever!

I have the best cousin ever! Her name is Katie. Just because I was able to name a quote from a movie she sent me an absolutely awesome pair of homemade shoes for my baby, Katie. They are a little big, but I can't wait until she can wear them. (P.S. they are wicked cute!) I also love the picture her son James drew for me.

A Good Childhood

When we get old, I hope my children look back and remember a good childhood. I mean, what can get better than a day at the zoo, followed up by your 1st rootbeer float?

Emily and Lance random showed up at my house last week. It's been fun to hang out a little.

We got to see a 3wk old baby elephant. Super Cute!

They both loved the floats, and so did the dogs.

Dress 4 & 5

Dress 4 actually was the first one I cut out. It is too small around Madi's chest. It will have to wait for Katie to get a little bigger (a year or 2).

Dress 5 is definately my favorite so far! It's a red shirt with the word "CINCH" all over it.

(Cinch brand clothing)

Dress #3

Dress #2

I'm loving making these.

Good thing, because I have about 7 more shirts to go.

Easter Weekend

We ended up going to my sister's house on Saturday for Easter festivities. The group there consisted of the following. . . my parents, my sister, Josie, and her husband, my brother, Nate, and his family and my little brother, Kit. We had a lot of fun! We died eggs, shot skeet, hunted for eggs, ate lots of food, played frisbee forever, and hung out. We really had a great day! Here are pictures to prove it.

I made matching skirts and ties for everyone. Carson's tie matches Katie's skirt. Cal's tie matches Madi's skirt. My skirt was different than both. However, all the skirt's had the same brown trim. I think we turned out super cute.

Sewing Frenzy!

I've been compelled to sew. No imparticular reason. I just feel a need to make things.

For Easter I made the girls and myself a new skirt. This one is Madi's. They are all made out of different material, but the color scheam and trim are the same. I also want to make ties. (we'll see how that turns out.)

Carson was given a hand full of button up shirts that don't fit him. So, I decided to see if I could turn them into summer dresses for Madi. This is the first one I've completed. I think the straps are a little farther apart than I want, but other than that, I'm pretty pleased.

Madi doesn't look pleased because I made her try it on about 5 times (equal to a million for a 3yr old) I also sewed to pleats in the back down flat after i took this picture. It looks much better.