Last night I went over to my friend Krista's house to teach her how to sew. Here are the girls sporting their new skirts at school this morning. It was so much fun and the girls were so excited.  :)

Thank you Ganny! 

Henry is on day two of a fever so Ganny sent down some popsicles to help him feel better. He is finding the cold a bit weird feeling. :)

Kim took this picture last week, sadly it is back to freezing temperatures. :( 

Busy Busy

We have been so busy! Some of it was fun, like swim lessons, birthdays and a trip to the water park. Some of it not so fun, doctor's appointments and a funeral. This week the schedule is pretty clear though so hopefully we can relax and get caught up on stuff around here.

Freddy and Lucy have both been having growth spurts. Freddy hardly has any pants that fit! Luckily for me Lucy likes to wear leggings with skirts so her clothing is a bit more flexible, her leggings are turning into capris. :D Freddy only had one pair of shorts to wear during last weeks summer preview, and Henry is down to just fleece footie PJs. Yesterday I made Henry a couple pairs of pajama pants, so this week will be pants for Fred. After that I will make everybody shorts and some new dresses for Lucy. also on my sewing agenda are birthdays gifts for two friends, a birthday gift for a niece that I can't believe is turning one already(!), a small Easter present for each of the three kids, some underwear for Freddy, and some washable pull-ups for the big kids. I hope that if I do a little each night I might actually accomplish a few of these things. :)

Last week Lucy and Freddy both had check ups. They are both perfect. :) Lucy is only in the 10th percentile for height and the 25th for weight. Freddy is just under the 25th percentile for height and in the 50th for weight. Lucy had to get 4 shots, which is the pre-kindergarten thing, and she was so brave. She didn't shed a single tear!

Last week my cousin Krissy came to visit for a few days, which was fun! I hope she had as much fun as the kids had with her. :) Then at the end of the week we went for an overnight trip to the new indoor water park in Batavia. That was so much fun!!!! Henry hated it at first but he gave in and splashed a bit. I am sorry that there are no pictures, but it was a water park, you know with water which is bad for cameras and phones. ;)

We ended the week with a super busy Saturday. First Dave and the big kids took Gus to the vet for his over due check up. Then we went to the Diner , of course. Next was a clinic for t-ball followed by swim lessons. Then we went to the city with Dave to pick a few things up, home for a quick dinner before Kim arrived to babysit so Dave and I could go to a party for my friend Heidi. We had a great time, you could almost say too good of a time, at the party. :)

Sorry to end this post abruptly but it is time to go get Lucy from school.

Another picture from me today.  I had to capture this moment of quite concentration.  :)
FYI: Leggos rock!!!

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Henry's new trick. He hasn't stood up yet but I bet it won't be long. :/ (Please disregard my hoarding piles in the background :D)

Family tradition: napping at the Diner. :)

It is 10:00am and already 68 degrees outside!!!! :) (not great weather to be in the heating business but great for the kids:D)

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Grandma and BobBob gave Lucy a half a yard of unicorn and rainbow fabric for her birthday. Today Freddy os having a special day of one-on-one time with Oma, so while Henry is napping I am helping Lucy make a skirt for herself. I will post a picture of it when she finishes it. :)

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You will be jealous!

You will be sooo jealous when you click on this link: http://shapeofaspoon.blogspot.com/2012/03/wearing-it-out-giveaway-pink-cashmere.html

You probably already know this about me, but in case you didn't, I love to read blogs written by crafty moms. Along with reading I love to enter the giveaways they do. I have won a number of things over the past two years (a yard of super cool animal print fabric, a set of horse and cow toys, a few books, a kit to make a skirt, and a few others) but this is by far the coolest one! I sent Jennie from Shape of a Spoon a pink cashmere sweater set that I had been wanting to upcycle into something for Lucy but I was kind of afraid to cut in to such a nice sweater. She bravely chopped it up and made something gorgeous! I can't wait for it to get here, she said it should come by the end of the week!!!!!!!

There are tons of cool projects on this blog so go check it out!

He is off to try and catch his big brother. 

It is 65 degrees out right now!!!! :)

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Henry finally got to try some grape jelly from Ganny this morning. :)

Happy birthday to the best girl in the whole world!!!!!!!

At school today Lucy got to celebrate her birthday. Here she is with her best friends from class: Delaney, Natalie and Emma.
I wonder if they will stay friends as they grow up. :)

Check out our awesome thrift store score! I had a pair of these Fisher Price adjustable roller skates when I was little. Lucy was psyched when we spotted them. :)

Dinner sillies. 

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He still doesn't get peddling but he is so darn cute on his bike!!!

We went bike riding WITHOUT coats today!!!

Mmm...rice cakes

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