A Little Sewing

I recently decided it was time to learn how to sew so that I can make cute little outfits for Claire without spending a fortune. While it appears I may not be saving much, the joy I get out of the completed outfit is worth it. I took a class at The Smocking Bird in Homewood last November and it's been a fun new hobby of mine since. I've made a few baby clothes for friends as well. Here are a few pictures of the things I've made....I still have a ways to go and they are by no means perfect, but i'm pleased. And thanks to Grandma for helping me figure out these confusing patterns from 400 miles away on the phone! Next on my list is an embroidery machine....I just have to get James on board with that one!

"Lucy" dress for Claire

3 Month Bubble for Eden

Newborn Bubble for Ella

Most recent Capri outfit for ClairePolly the duck wanted to be in the picture too!

Easter 2010

We had a great, fun-filled Easter weekend with family. Friday started off with an Easter Egg Hunt at Claire's daycare (which unfortunately I had to miss but James took a few pictures so I could see all the cute kids hunting for eggs). When we all arrived home that afternoon my parents had already made it to our house for the weekend. We played outside, ate dinner and waited for Aunt Debbie, Uncle Chad, Abby & Walter to get there too. Claire was too excited and fell asleep 30 minutes before they arrived, but she was super happy to have everyone at our house the next morning.

Saturday morning, James & Chad went to play golf while the rest of us ate a huge breakfast and played. Abby showed us her new cheerleading moves from school while Claire and Walter ran around trying to copy what she did. After we were all finally dressed for the day, Deb and I decided to go run a few quick errands which turned into a 4 hour shopping trip....lucky for us Grandma and Grandpa enjoyed the play time with the grandkids. Later that night we stuffed ourselves with a delicious meal from the grill - steak, chicken & shrimp and dyed Easter Eggs for our contest and hunt the next day. We then tried to get everyone to bed early to see what the Easter Bunny might bring.

Our newest cheerleader.....yay kindergarten!

And I almost forgot.....waiting for the ice cream truck!

We all scream for Ice Cream!

The Easter Bunny was certainly good to the kids, and the adults were able to enjoy some of the candy too!

Sunday morning we woke up early and attended a wonderful service at church. We took pictures in front of the beautiful flower cross and then rushed home to cook lunch. James' parents joined us for lunch and it was delicious. After we were all good and full it was time for the Easter Egg Hunt.....James hid all the eggs including the $10 GOLDEN EGG!! The kids could barely contain themselves and finally the hunt began. All were found except for the golden egg....James kept giving hints and eventually pretty much just pointed it out to Abby & Claire....Abby kept the $$ and Claire kept the egg....both girls were happy and Walter had already started swinging by this point and didn't care either way. We always have such a good time when family is in town and it was great spending the entire day with everyone and celebrating Jesus' resurrection.

The golden egg is definitely in this direction...

good hiding job.....do you see it??

Weekend Fun

Claire has been a busy little girl these past 2 weekends. First, we both had off work and school one Friday and took a trip to the zoo with our friends Whitney, Hayes & Tanner. The weather was BEAUTIFUL, and Claire enjoyed watching the animals - even if most of them were sleeping. We ended up getting a family year pass so hopefully we'll be going back pretty often.

Hello Monkeys.....where are you?

The sea lions are one of our favorites.

Saturday, we enjoyed an Easter Egg Hunt at one of Claire's classmates house. It was a lot of fun....swing set playing, Easter egg hunting and lots of bubbles. Claire did not want to leave and keeps asking when we can go back to Sophie's house. It's so cute to hear her talk about her friends now.

Claire had to open each egg to see what was inside before putting it in her basket.

BUBBLES!
And last just a picture that I thought was cute....she was helping Mommy start the dishwasher.

Claire's new bed

While James replaced our broken stove top this weekend, Claire decided to use the box to take a nap. She put her mat in and made herself comfortable. Night night!

Beautiful Weather

Last weekend was beautiful, so we stayed outside as much as possible. Saturday was spent working in the yard and then enjoying a family picnic at Star Lake. Claire loves to feed the geese and she was not excited about leaving them when it was time to go. By the way, those geese and ducks are not scared to get as close as possible for some bread! Sunday after church we went to James' parents house to play. Paw Paw got a new tractor that he was proud to show off and Claire enjoyed sitting on top of it and riding the Gator with Granny. The weather was perfect and we're looking forward to spending many days at their house this summer. We are ready for spring to come and stay!