Lauren's fashion show

I've been saving fabric to make Lauren dresses for a long time. With my job and busy family schedule, I knew I would never get around to making them myself. I asked our sweet neighbor at Market Days to sew them up for Lauren and she did a great job!

I sure love this little girl. She is so much fun!

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Quilts!

I finally got brave enough to cut up all my favorite Anna Maria fabrics.  I LOVE how this quilt turned out!  It's a small lap quilt, but the perfect size for me to cover up with on the couch.  It was relatively easy to make and a quilt as you go pattern.

 

The kids like it too!

I made this quilt a few months ago when Austin's 1st grade teacher was diagnosed with breast cancer.  Erica made a quilt like this one for Grace's teacher last year and loaned me all the pens and muslin to whip this up.  I made it in one week so Austin's teacher would have it with her for her first chemo treatment.

She loved it!  I hope it gave her a little comfort knowing how loved and appreciated she is!
 

Easter 2013 1

 We celebrated Easter this year at our house with my parents and sisters' family.  

 

 We had a giant Easter egg hunt in the backyard. 

 

 

The eggs were hidden everywhere!

 

 

Austin stopped running around gathering eggs long enough for me to snap this picture.
 

The kids had fun dyeing Easter eggs.
 

The Easter Bunny found our new house.
 

It was a wonderful Easter with family.  Next time maybe I'll remember to take pictures of the grown ups too!
 

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Last week we went on a family walk on the trail behind our house.

We ended up walking a mile and a half.  The kids did great!

It was so nice to get out as a family and enjoy the amazing weather.

It's been so nice Ethan wanted to do his reading homework outside with me on a quilt. 

 

The kids had a Dr. Seuss parade at school.  They were so cute!

Lauren entertained me while I watched the boys first soccer practice. 

Friday we had a sleepover with Charlie.  It was a great start to our spring break!

Interview with a 4 year old

A couple years ago we started the tradition of interviewing the kids on their birthday to see what their favorite things are. I think it will be so fun to look back on the interviews later and see how their answers have changed!

 

 

What is your favorite number?

4

Favorite letter?

6

Favorite color?

Pink

Food?

Chicken and french fries

Drink?

Milk and Sprite

Veggie?

broccoli

Fruit?

banana

Dessert?

cake

 Favorite thing about school?

Playing

Favorite thing to do at home?

Play kitties

Favorite thing to do outside?

Swing

Favorite book?

Pinkalicious

Favorite movie?

Brave

Cartoon?

Doc McStuffins

 TV Show?

America's Funniest Home Videos

Animal?

Kitty

Place to visit?

Yogi Bear Park

Who are your best friends?

Megan, Madisyn and Parker

Favorite toy?

Littlest Pet Shop animals

Favorite stuffed animal?

Bambi

Favorite thing to do with mommy?

Play kitties

Favorite thing to do with daddy?

Play soccer

Favorite thing to do with Ethan?

Play Legos

Favorite thing to do with Austin?

Play catch

What makes you happy?

 Singing

What makes you sad?

When someone is mean to me

What do you want to learn to do this year?

Ride a bike

How many kids do you want to have?

4 boys and 2 girls

Where do you want to live when you grow up?

In Texas

What do you want to be when you grow up?

A mommy

Happy 4th Birthday Lauren!  We love you so much!

Lauren's 4th Birthday Hello Kitty Party

Saturday we celebrated Lauren's fourth birthday with friends and family.  She chose to have a Hello Kitty party!

 

Her cake was the first cake I've ever decorated.  I was so happy it turned out. 

Lauren loved her giant Hello Kitty bounce house.  The boys didn't even mind jumping in it.

Lauren and her BFFs.

After blowing out her candle, we headed outside to hit the pinata.

 

Austin went a little crazy on the poor Hello Kitty pinata.

I'm usually better about taking pictures of friends and family at our parties.  I forgot to take the group kid shot too!  Oh well!  I did get one with my two new friends/neighbors. :)

 

Happy Birthday Lauren!  We love you so much!

Ethan's 8th Birthday

A couple weeks ago we celebrated Ethan's 8th birthday with a slumber party!



We surprised the kids and went to Gattiland for pizza and games.

They loved all the games!

Lauren had fun too!

The bumper cars were definitely a favorite!

Foosball came in a close second.

Gattiland was crazy busy, but super fun!

We surprised Ethan with a Smurf cake since he loves to play Smurf Village on the tablet.

 

We love you so much Ethan and are very proud of you!