The Annual Egg Hunt

Yesterday after going to church and then enjoying an amazing Easter Buffet, we had the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Gma's and Gpa's.  This year there were 50 eggs for each of the girls and 35 for AT.  (The neighbors were having a massive hunt too and I think a couple eggs grew legs and wandered into our yard because we found at least one extra!)  Today there are still 3 eggs missing, but luckily they are plastic.  It was cold and windy, but at least there was no rain!  The kids (of all ages) had fun looking for the eggs.

Gpa the birthday boy!

Enjoy your day!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter from our family to all of you!

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Family Reunion (of sorts)

Today Jake's kids came to visit.  I think the last time they were here was probably Christmas?  Just like kids to only show up at holidays ;-)  It's amazing how big they've gotten.  Mocha (the chocolate female) is slightly smaller than Jake, but Champ (the yellow male) is definitely bigger.  He is wider through the body and since he's only a year old, will probably end up being a little taller than Jake.  They all had a good time hanging out.  (PS Jake, aka the father, is the one on the right!  The other two will turn a year old on the 7th and Jake will turn 4 at the beginning of May.)

We also had a house full tonight of family.  What great times!  The kids played all day with the cousins and will definitely sleep good tonight.  It was fun to have everyone over and visit.  We need more time to get together besides holidays.

Enjoy your day!

It's Been Awhile, I Know

Okay, I haven't dropped completely off the face of the Earth, but some days it certainly feels like it.  I was looking back and couldn't believe I hadn't updated for two whole months!  I know we were busy, but believe it or not, I had to go back and look at my planner just to see what we have been up to.  Yikes!

T was coaching junior high girls basketball the last time I posted and is now firmly into baseball.  AT was potty trained, but has had numerous set back days.  He has experienced falling off his trike on the pavement (not the first time I am sure).   AD has grown a few more teeth and just yesterday had her first major bike wipeout for the season.  AJ has been so busy this spring that I think that may account for my lapse in writing.  She started with basketball in January and then went into volleyball.  I was asked to help with coaching her team since her coach was busy for a few weeks.  While I loved it, it sure kept us all busy and running crazy.  She just finished volleyball and now both her and AD are headed into baseball.  Spring time is a busy time for us.  AJ finished second at the freethrow contest she participated in at the start of March.

As for me, still plodding through my Master's classes and working.  I subbed a lot in March and boy did it throw us all off.  Just more proof we have a lot of adjusting to do so I can go back to work full-time eventually.  I haven't had much time in my sewing room or even reading, but I know I will get that time soon enough.

Spring Break:  We were supposed to head to the coast this week, but AT was sick and we decided to go ahead and cancel.  Although the girls were disappointed, it has worked out okay.  Specially since I have heard it was rainy the whole time and snow in the mountains between here and there.  I guess maybe we were meant to stay home.

Event highlights:  The girls and I went to cheer on their "big sister" AP in the Junior Miss competition.  We had never gone before and it was a lot of fun.  The theme was disco so a lot of 70's music and wacky costumes.  AP did a great job and she made it into the top 5 finalists!  We were so excited for her.  I think she gets to ride the Jr Miss float this summer.  She will be so busy.  The girls loved watching the whole experience and commented on how they can't wait to do it (yeah me). 

AJ, AP, AD at Junior Miss 2010

I guess that's what I know.  Hopefully I can get back on track and keep you all posted better this time.

Too Much Fun, UFO's, and Missing Teeth

What a busy week for the first week in February!  Mom came up Tues night and she brought me a new used sewing cabinet.  It's exactly like her old one.  We spent all day Thurs rearranging my sewing room so I could maximize space (since it's also the guest bedroom).  I can't wait to sew down there. 

Then it was time for the Crafter's Retreat.  It was such a great weekend, visiting with friends, sewing, making bracelets and little pocket scrapbooks, attending classes (like MK's machine quilting class shown below), getting a massage, and eating and eating and shopping.

I had some UFO's to finish.  The Clifford quilt was a project I had been working on for the last five years when I'd get a chance.  I am really glad it's finally done.  The tablerunner I can't take credit for.  My good friend, KV, made it and never got the chance to finish it.  Her daughter gave it to me to finish.  The snowman wall hanging was supposed to be a Christmas gift for my mom, but since she helped with over 90% of it, it probably is just a gift.  The purse was a fluke.  Everyone was making bags that weekend and I wanted to try it so I would know how to do it, but I didn't want to start a complicated project.  Mom and I happened on a template that was a fabric panel.  We made a copy, cut it out, and had it together in no time (but still more time than it claimed it took!).  It's even reversible.  I can't wait to try to make some for gifts.

It was such an amazing weeknd and I love spending time with my mom.  We always have fun and somehow still manage to get stuff accomplished, (besides eating chocolate and DQ!).

Can't wait for next year!

While we were at the retreat, T called and reported that AD had something to tell me.  Her front top teeth had been loose for awhile and it seems she took the initiative to yank one out.  Then we got home Sun night and the other is so loose it was ready to be swallowed!  A little tug and now we have the toothless wonder you see below.  (Also couldn't resist a pic of Gma and the kids.)

Enjoy your day!

An Eventful Week/end

Okay for you people who are strict about grammar, I realize that week/end is not a word, but it was what I needed to cover the entire week and the weekend. I thought it was rather clever, but then again, we all know I am not a morning person so anything might be clever right now.

AT came down with a cold this week. He is finally feeling better. However, his sister stayed home on Thurs and his nose was the following result.

They may want to rethink ignoring mom when she says "don't do that, you can fall and hurt yourself." I now have printed proof to remind them that sometimes mom is right. He actually has two scratches on either side underneath his nose now, too. The poor kids looks like he was attacked in his sleep by a cat or something.

AD had cheer camp this weekend. She really did a good job. I have been worried that our children would end up with my coordination (or lack of), but she seemed to follow along really well.

AJ opted to not do cheer camp this year and instead partcipated in the KofC Freethrow contest. She ended up winning her group with 5/15 shots. I know that doesn't sound like much, but when you are the only contestant in your age/gender group, you are the winner by default. (She even readily admits this.) She shoots again Feb 28th down in the TC. I think she's going to get in the gym before then and work on those freethrows. She has her first basketball game tonight. There are only 7 girls on her team, so she is going to be tired.

As for the rest of us: T had his first jr high basketball game last week and I didn't work as much due to AT not feeling well.

Less than two weeks and it is our Crafter's Getaway in the TC. Mom comes up next week and I am really looking forward to it. I can't say I have any projects lined up to work on, although I've have tons of UFOs, (unfinished objects). I hope to find time to work on something before she gets here so I have something to do at the retreat. If anyone is interested, we are still taking registrations!

Well, best get going, so:

Enjoy your day!

Scraps

I have been wanting to take a class from a quilting store down in TC and yesterday I had that opportunity. It was a Scrap Cutting class. While the idea and the patterns were really good and I was the only one in the class so there was lots of one on one attention (woo-hoo), it was the actual cutting that got me excited. The teacher showed me how to use a ruler (one I had and did not know how to use so I gave it away at our Retreat last year-kick myself, kick myself, kick myself) that makes cutting over in a less than 15 minutes. If any of you have seen my overflowing stash, I do not just have nice fat quarters and jelly rolls (or whatever they call them). I have BIG pieces. So cutting when you want to start a pattern is a pain and usually is the longest part of my quilting process. Plus I am a sucker for fabric and take any donated fabric people are handing out, which means I have a lot of scrap fabric. Well, she showed me yesterday how to cut that fabric into three usuable sizes in a short, short amount of time. I wish I could go into more detail online, but I will say that the teacher is coming to our Crafter's Retreat Feb 5th-7th and will be demo-ing this cutting technique. (Once again, a shameless plug on my part, but hey, it is my blog.) ;-) I can't wait to go buy this ruler so I can do some more cutting. Since starting my Master's I haven't felt like I have the time to spare to quilt, but with this quick technique, I may be able to get back to doing what I love.

Enjoy your day!