What I've Been Working On...

So...this is some of the stuff that has kept me busy the past couple of weeks. I'm trying to grow a little sewing business...not too much. But, something that keeps me busy (you know..because I sit around eating bon-bons all day) and that brings in a little extra money. I'm in the perfect kind of market for this stuff...especially at Sophia's school.

I've taken in a few orders. Still have some stuff to work on. I think my "sewing pile" might be unending for awhile. One of these days I'll start working on a website!

My Peeps...

Saw this cute idea on: http://www.joyshope.com/ and thought I'd try it out. So fast and easy. Took me about 10 min. total. I think it's pretty cute and a good (cheaper) alternative to the Easter shirts in the stores. Next I need to work on taking better pictures of my stuff. Wonder I how I do that? Hanging things on the kitchen cabinets is getting old!!!

Germ central...

We've been hit with strep throat around here. I started it and the boys got hit next. Joshua has an ear infection too...which means he's in such a lovely mood. This is how I found him after nap time today. Too funny to pass up snapping a picture!!!
Hopefully Mike and Sophia will stay well. Odds aren't in their favor though!!!

Spring Break at the Ranch...

The kids are on Spring Break this week. Mike took the whole week off too..which is so nice. We spent 4 days at the ranch.

Sophia quickly got into her "ranch outfit."

Jake and Joshua playing together. This doesn't happen too often!!!
All 3 looking at the cows. Joshua LOVES to look at moo-moos. One day Mary and I took all 4 kids to a drive through safari place in Glen Rose, which is about an hour from the ranch. The kids loved it. They had lots of animals and most of them would come up to the car. The best part....3 out of 4 sleepers on the way home!! And Jake was quiet in the way back. A day well spent!!!!

Out of Control Biker...

Yesterday the kids went to a friends house to play. They have a boy in Kinder and a 4 year old that will go to Sophia's school next year. All was fine until it was time to go home. Sophia flipped out. Screaming, crying...even growled at the Dad when he said something like "thanks for coming to play." Yeah...like we'll be invited to play again!!!

Sophia was on her bike. I had the stroller with Joshua and Jake was pushing. Sophia takes off down the road...crying (with some screams)....bike streamers just flying...totally NOT listening to me yelling "STOP" over and over.

Finally I had to take off running full speed to catch up with her. Poor Jake was almost crying running behind me "I can't run that fast Mommy." It was terrible. It really took me a whole block to catch up with her. My knees are killing me.

When I got to her, needless to say I was furious. Yanked her off her bike, told her to hold the stroller the rest of the way home. By this time she's so mad, she's screaming and spitting. Yes..spitting!!

So...the rest of the way home, Jake is riding her Barbie bike, Sophia is walking beside me while screaming...and I'm thinking my knees are going to give out at any moment. I'm sure we were quite a sight.

And the real kicker...when I finally caught with her I asked her if she heard me yelling at her to stop. "Yes Mommy...I did." That Barbie bike may need to take a LONG timeout if something like that happens again. Not only was it super embarrassing, but it was scary too because if I hadn't caught up to her, no telling when she would have stopped.

Huh???

The other day I was laying on Sophia's bed reading/napping while she played. This is what I heard:

"Here...you sit down right here. Oh no...your bottom is too big. It won't fit."

Say what??? I opened my eyes and saw that she had 2 little dolls and was trying to make theme sit on a little toy staircase that goes in her dollhouse. 1 doll fit just fine...the other...had a bottom that was too big. So funny!!! I just really wonder what goes through her head sometimes!!!

Not a Good Sight...

All was quiet in the house....that's when I knew something was wrong. And this is how I found Joshua. Not what I want to see. This boy will be the end of me. Jake and Sophia did not climb and get into everything like he does!!! I never know where I will find him and what he will be doing!!!

First camping trip....

Mike took Jake this past weekend to Devil's River for his first real camping trip. Mike's brothers went too. When the boys were growing up, Mike's dad and friend had a deer lease there. So, the boys grew up going there a lot. Now they're renewing the tradition!!

I was worried Jake would get scared, not like sleeping in a tent...etc. And, with no cell phone service there, I'd have no way of knowing how he was doing until they were on the way home!

But, Jake had a great time. He loved all of it. They hiked, fished, looked at nature...all the guy things you should do when camping. No issues sleeping in the tent...he was too tired each night to care. This morning Jake was telling Sophia all the things that she could do when she goes with them next time!

Dresses....

I wanted to make some Spring dresses....so I bought a pattern (mostly so many pieces would turn out "right") and made these. I still have 1 more to go. The pink one is for Sophia. The turquoise one and the other pink one that I'm working on I'm making for friends...for $$. I'm trying to pick up little projects here and there to cover my materials and make a little extra to feed my habit. I'm working on a bunch of key fobs and some more tooth fairy pillows. Then I need to make something for the silent auction at Sophia's school. I think I'm going to try a super cute hooded towel that I found online. So many projects, so little time...and too many kids around!!!!

But, I am looking forward to a little craft room (aka 1/2 the laundry room) that Mike's going to start on soon. It will be nice to have a place of my own so I can get out of Joshua's room and the dining room!!! You can't really see the sparkly buttons in the middle of all the flowers. I thought they were a fun touch!!

Not a whole lot going on...

Things have been busy....with not a whole lot going on...at least in pictures. Here are some videos from the past week.

Joshua says our 2 favorite words...cookie and cupcake. The way he says them is SO cute. The last part of the video is when he was looking at a magazine. I love the concentration. It looks like it must be the most interesting thing he's ever seen!!