Reorganizing and regrouping has been going on around here. We are trying to get more room around the house. We also have plans to switch the kids' rooms and I am going to redecorate some. Jack is also getting a double (aka to him as a "big boy") bed! I also wanted a space to sew. I usually sew at the dining room table and then I have to upack and repack everything back up after each task. That was getting tiring and also the constant humming sound coming from the machine can be annoying when Craig is trying to watch TV. Anyway, I upgraded myself to the garage! I am excited. It isn't fancy, but it works. I got a new 6 foot table which I like because it has a lot of space to cut fabric on.
I also organized my patterns and have all my notions in order.
Like I said earlier, Kate and Jack's rooms are going to change some and here is a sneak peek at the fabrics I picked out for Kate's room! A little older look for her to keep for a while.
72 degrees. That is what the weather was today. Humidity at 43% and a light wind. It was awesome and I had to take the kids outside. I am glad we are having some warm weather! I am excited that it might stick around for a bit! I love when my kids play together - even with dinosaurs and in dirt.
These last 10 days have flown by. I know you are all on the edge of your seats wondering what we have been up to around here. Nothing too crazy, just life. The kids are great. We did a little living room dancing last week Pardon the shaking (and singing) as I may have been dancing too.
Yesterday was our annual low-key Valentine's Day. Craig and I made dinner AFTER the kids were in bed - steak, onion mix sweet potatoes and green beans. I watched the triplets for a bit yesterday, so we made some Valentine's for mommies and daddies.
Working very nicely and diligently on their Valentine's
Kate's fun ended when green crayon was found in her teeth
Tonight starts another Bible study for me. I have to be honest, my vigor for learning and leading right now are lacking, but I am hoping with time and prayer, my desire will grow. Despite my weakness, God always does something amazing and I know we will all learn something from the study.
In the coming weeks, we have Craig's birthday, Kimberly's baby shower for her BABY GIRL, spring days and some kids' bedroom redecorating, which I am excited about....Craig, not so much.
Gymnastics was this week again. What I like about it is that they do something different each time. They do their warm up and then the other activity. The first week they did different flips and handstands, the second week they did the trampoline and flips and this week they did bars and rings - Jack LOVED the rings. I also took my Flip and got a video. The video is a compilation of 6 videos with music added, but you get the idea of what goes on there.
Finally, I got this for $22 today at the store. $50 worth of stuff for $22. Not too bad.
I finally tried again and succeeded in doing somewhat of an applique. I used Sewable Heat N Bond and then rounded it out by sewing zigzag around the edges. This is a spring outfit I made for Kate:
I then created some Bermuda shorts out of some cute ladybug fabric and put a red shirt with it.
I thought these would be great for Kate when she starts school in the Fall! Yes, I registered Jack for VPK, 5 days/week and she will go 3 days/week. I can't believe my babies are getting that big.
You saw Kate's garnet and gold twirl skirt and she wore it to church on Sunday with her bow. She looked very cute. Her scratch on her face involved the screen door and me not looking. Oops!
We started Jack in gymnastics last week. We had a trial run last week and he seemed to really like it. There are 3 boys and 3 girls in his class. His coach seems really nice and patient to deal with six 3-year olds for 45 minutes. They "warm up" and run around and stretch. He definitely has more of Craig's flexibility than mine. Last week they worked on handstands and flips. This week they did more flips and got to do the huge trampoline - which he really liked! Lisa let me borrow her long lens so I could see Jack in the huge gym. I am hoping to get a video of him next week!
Our sweet little girl now has a new phrase - "dad gum". Mater from Cars seems to be culprit seeing as when we were driving home from church the kids were watching a DVD and as soon as Mater said it, Kate repeated it. It made me think I better be careful what I say too! She is also saying tons of other words - mama, daddy, thank you, please, cheese, up, yes, no, I see you, see ya, bye and others. She is also getting in touch with her girly side and likes to dress up in her skirts.
On a side note, we went to dinner tonight and Jack wore his fireman jacket and fireman hat and Kate had her princess skirt on - yes, I am one of those parents who doesn't care sometimes. They are kids and it was fun!
