Wednesday, March 27, 2013

The princess takes off her crown


 

 
 Mady has decided she won't be a princess today...she wants to be a hula girl...

 
 This is her costume...i think she forgot her shorts, ha!

Random fun photo shoot...






Friday, March 22, 2013

NOW we're done...

So i fibbed a bit on the last post.
When i stood back the next day and really looked at the wall,
i decided i didn't like the white blocks on the wall.
So i retaped them and filled them in with some color.
And now i'm much much happier with the outcome!!

What do you think?

Monday, March 18, 2013

Finally finishing up the wall...

So we finally finished painting the bedroom.
It only took 6 months!
After we painted all the other walls the cyberspace color,
we lined the last remaining wall for what i had envisioned.
(I say me, because like usual, Frank thought my idea would come out bad...and in the end, i must say, he loves it!! Shocker there!)
 
First vertical, then horizontal...
 Then we started with the colors...hello yellow...
 Then fresh papaya...
Then cyberspace...
And then, voila, a little unmasking and it was complete!!
 A little pop of color to our cyberspace room :)

Sunday, March 17, 2013

My first ever, very own creations...

Now that i got a sewing machine for Christmas, i have really been getting into sewing and creating things. On one of my recent trips to WalMart, i found some material that i thought was just the best stuff ever! So i decided to buy it and make a few summer dresses for the girls. I bought 2 patterns for Madylinn and 1 for Emmerson. I figured i would try it on just a few pieces to see if i could actually do it, and then if i could, i would try a few more things. Here are 2 examples of what i managed to make. I'm super proud of myself, and i can't wait for summer so the girls can wear them!!
 This is the front of the Tinker Bell dress i made for Madylinn.
 This is the back of that same dress.
And i couldn't get Em to stand still long enough, but here is the best picture i could manage of the dress that i made Emmerson.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Friday, March 1, 2013

News of note...

Actually, there isn't much of anything new going on around here.
We really are starting to be those boring people that only hang out with their kids!

Frank has been off this week, so i've used this time to get some quality runs in with the dog.
Well, they aren't so much runs as they are drags.
He litterally drags me down the road as fast as we both can go without me falling to the ground and physically being dragged by him.
Then we turn around and, finally, run at a nice pace on the way home...
until he sees a bird/squirrel/deer/cat/etc, or even smells one...
then it's off to the races again!
Well, at least i'm getting some good speed training in, lol!

Em hasn't been feeling well lately.
I'm not sure if she's teething or what, but she was running a fever yesterday and she was crazy cranky.
Of course, all that had to happen on the day we decided we would take the side off her crib and let her try a toddler bed.
How many times can an almost 2 year old fall out of bed, you ask?!
Well, when it was Mady, i would have answered 1.
Now...it's at least 3-5 times a night.
I'm thinking it has to do with the fever and crankiness...like she's just trying to roll out from under the blanket.
At least that's what i'm hoping.
Right now, the floor around her bed is covered in pillows and fluffy comforters.

Em is also, currently, on a hunger strike.
If it isn't gummies, candy, ice cream, milk or juice, she isn't eating/drinking it.
She is continuing her "stuff 10 bites into my mouth and just let it there ALL DAY" routine.
Honestly, i think she does it to try my patience.
She refuses to eat it...it's just gross!!
This is all new for me.
I don't know how to make her eat!
We actually have to scoop it out of her mouth before bed or nap time, so she doesn't choke on it while she sleeps.
It's really getting annoying.
Today, i started my own little games with her.
I am only giving her 1 bite at a time, and if she doesn't eat it, then she doesn't eat.
Eventually she'll have to start swallowing her food...right?!
And she is only getting 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of juice a day, which she is thoroughly pissed about.
She is a milk lover.
She could drink 10 cups a day if i'd let her.
But she needs more water during the day...at least some!
Here's praying this wont' last very long and she'll just start acting like a normal kid soon.
Cuz this food hoarding stuff is trying my patience!

Picture of the week...

Picture of the week...