What we (mostly I) have been up to lately

So I have been in sewing mode lately, making dresses for the girls. Unfortunately I only had an adult sized hanger downstairs and it wasn't worth going upstairs to get a kids one so some of the dresses look a little funny. Thanks to my Mother-in-law, Nancy for teaching me to sew on a machine and for my neighbors for the free fabric and patterns (my Mother-in-Law also shared fabric and patterns with me too).

Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! I've realized that I can actually sew something decent and I love it!

The dress below is for Abi's Birthday and was the first one I made.

This will be the baby's Christmas dress

This will be Abi's Christmas dress

This is another fun dress I made. I love, love, love this pattern

Thanks Jenna for telling me how to make the carseat cover and for the fabric from my Mother-in-Law (which is also the fabric she used on the baby's quilt. I LOVE it! She did such a good job picking out all of the fabrics. I can't wait to see it.

Abi and her bike. We got this on KSL. She LOVES it. She is obsessed with bikes and you can't beat the price we got it for. Daddy spray-painted it so it looks a bit better now. She just needs some sweet accessories.

Good thing I wasn't in charge of taking pictures the day Richard's brother David came home because this is all I took. I guess I was just too excited at the airport to pull out the camera. (for those who know, doesn't Abi kind of look like my brother Kyle in this picture?)

Pigtails and Tutus. Our baby is no longer a baby but such a little girl. (I got the tutu and shoes at a yard sale for less than a dollar)

Daddy time-outs & toast

Daddy had to have a time out yesterday. For some reason he had the urge to throw sand while we were all playing in the sandbox last night. He said he didn't know why--he just had this crazy urge. Of course Abi saw and what else could I do but give Daddy a time out, which he laughed the whole way through so he had to have another one (i was trying not to laugh too of course).

As we were in the car yesterday, I looked back and saw Abi had put her piece of toast on her head and she was just waiting for me to see it. She is such a ham and is doing stuff just to get us to laugh. We love, love, love her!

Want to contribute to my yard sale?

So I am in full nesting mode and I'm organizing and cleaning out and getting rid of anything and everything that I don't use but I don't have enough stuff for a yard sale (I clean out like this often). Let me know if you have something you want to contribute (if you live nearby). If you want to help man it, you can earn some money too. Not sure when I'm doing it though. Anyway...I need my fabric I ordered to arrive. I'm running out of busy things to do and if I'm not constantly busy, I go crazy. I'll post pictures soon of all the dresses I've made.

I didn't know rocks reproduced...

...but according to Abi (who knows everything) they do. She showed me a baby rock and a Daddy rock today. Oh, and she does say mommy now--it just comes out as "Maddy."

Her Nose Pooped

So Abi has been sick all day yesterday and today. She sneezed out a bunch of stuff yesterday and pointed to her nose and said "poop" so I guess in her mind her nose pooped. I guess it makes sense. Silly thing.

A Day Off!!!!!

Yah, Richard got to take Friday off for the holiday!!! It was SOOOOOOO wonderful. He has been working so stinking hard and even had to travel back to DC a few weeks ago during which time we missed him terribly. Friday morning he played with Abi for a few hours while I got some much needed rest--shouldn't he have been resting??? Then we had a picnic up the canyon and went to bridal veil falls and waded in the water. Abi loved it. Then she fell asleep on the way home and after her nap we drove to salt lake, ate dinner, and then we finally got to go to the aquarium. She acted like a pro--she totally remembered the place and went to all the places she wanted to go. She squealed with glee again at some of the animals. I can't wait to take her to the zoo again--except for the idea of all that walking in the heat. Anyway, it was a great day and Abi was so happy to have her daddy home for the day.
The 4th was pretty fun too. Richard fixed some things around the house and we ran errands (neither of these sound fun but it was nice doing it all together) and then we went to our nephew Alec's birthday party. Abi didn't really get a nap until about 7:30 and she woke up right before the F16s flew right over head so that pretty much freaked her out (even though she loves planes). So the fireworks right after this were just about as scary and she cuddled up with grandma. How lucky to have gotten the coveted seat all night long! Richard and I both wanted to hold her, she just looked way too cute all cuddled up in grandmas arms. It was a nice weekend.

Anyway, since I'm writing a novel, I figured I'd send out a special thanks. Hopefully this individual reads this. I am so blessed with so many wonderful friends and this one friend in particular has been so sweet to me lately and always. When Richard was gone she had me over for dinner and her and her husband came and checked on us. She is constantly taking care of me and she always pampers me, which is certainly not required but she is so sweet to do it. I feel like she is always thinking of me and I just wanted to tell her how amazing I think she is. She has grown so much in her testimony and as a sweet young mother and she has such a wonderful heart. She is a crazy nutcase and I love her for it! Anyway, thanks for being you and thanks for still being my friend through another scatter-brained pregnancy! You are the best and I'm so lucky to have you as a friend!

Ok, i'm done for the night. If you actually read this all the way through, I think you're pretty cool. :)