Another Pretty Thing

So, I decided to try my own little baby dress...

I had a vision at the beginning, but I couldn't quite seem to figure out how to make it happen so I just winged it (and ripped out a lot of seams) the whole way thru. I started with the same basic pattern as the first dress (so I would get the sizing somewhat accurate) and just modified it to fit the little pleats in. I think it turned out pretty cute!!! My favorite part is the little flower thing at the bottom... so cute and girly! I love her little colorful dresses and just can't wait to try them on her some day... but, I think I'm done with making apparel, for the time being anyway.

Just another day...

We had a very uneventful day today... a slightly dreary and yucky day for the most part. Aaron is sick again, the poor little guy! He has spent more of his little life sick than healthy. This time he's got a really bad cough and a really runny nose. He spent at least an hour straight coughing rather than napping, so I got him out of bed and proceeded to give him some meds. He was coughing so much that when I tried to squeeze in a little dropperfull in between, I ended up wearing it all. It's amazing how far 2 mls can spread... all over me, all over him, and all over our cabinets. Yuck! He was eventually able to get it down and he became a much happier little man.

We had a little reprieve from the rain today (though as I type this, it's pouring outside) so the boys spent a lot of time outside. Aaron was stuck inside so he spent much of the day up on the table keeping an eye on the brothers. Of course, when they saw picture taking going on they had to become a part of that. Doesn't bother me! I love getting pictures of all 3 together... we sure make some handsome boys!!! They worked on sanding the airplane for a little while and are eager to get to the painting part. Maybe we'll do that tomorrow evening since Ad will be taking his first "baby call" meaning he won't get home until after midnight tomorrow.... I am so not looking forward to this next year... lots and lots of overnight call :(

Other than that, we just worked on some cleaning, some kindergarten, and a little playing. Tomorrow I will be 32 weeks along and have another OB appointment... the boys are ecstatic because Whitney gets to come play. She is a 14 year old girl from our church that we met at our homeschool co-op. She's very sweet and loves to come and play with the boys... I am sure they will be very disappointed when our baby girl comes and Whitney won't be coming as often.

That about wraps up the day around here... just looking forward to the sun shining once again.

Yumm-O

Well, I got my Mother's Day steak, and it was sooooo good. Unfortunately it was a little too chilly to enjoy on our new, beautiful picnic table, but that's okay. We just got some kind of round steak, whatever was cheap... when you have a husband that grills like mine, you don't need an expensive steak. We decided to try grilling ciabatta bread as well... definitely my favorite part of the meal. You should really try it.... cut your ciabatta in half, butter it, sprinkle with garlic salt and parsley and throw it buttered side down on the grill for a few minutes = absolute perfection! The rest of our meal included baked potatoes and salad - with strawberries and sunflower seeds, another new favorite!!! We ate entirely too much and had loads of leftovers, YAY for us!!!

Sooo, here's what we did with the leftover steaks:

Fry bread topped with sliced steak, shredded cabbage, cheese, diced tomatoes, ranch dressing and A-1 -- just a little concoction I came up with.... yes, I am pregnant! :) It was soooo good too, and will become a regular around here, I'm sure. With the extra fry breads we made dessert... cinnamon fry bread! Aaron really enjoyed it, though I'm not sure how. His newest phase = eating with his forehead... fun for him... not so much for me :)

Warning: If you try and make any of these items... Please be aware that they are NOT for the health conscious eater! Well, except maybe the salad.

We still have a huge chunk of steak left... hmmm, what to do for tomorrow night? We just eat way too well around here. I'm thinking we are gonna have to diet next week for sure...

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Oh, and here is a project that Sam whipped up today while he and Dad were out working in the garage. From what I hear, he built it almost entirely by himself, using some wood pieces out of Ad's scrap box, a few nails, and a hammer. (I must admit, I was a little nervous watching him with that hammer the few moments that I was out there) He can't wait to paint it and hang it up in his room... we'll have to see about that! What a creative little kid! He is so good with 3-dementional building.... you should see some of the things he builds with legos... it's incredible!

Happy Mother's Day

Yesterday afternoon I "suggested" to Ad that we ought to build a picnic table sometime soon. The one we've been using was terribly warped and had tons of mushrooms and other random things growing off the bottom of the table and benches. Well, within an hour he was off to Home Depot to get the supplies. Our table is just about complete... tomorrow evening all he needs to do is round off the benches and screw them down. I'm thinkin' that I should start making a lot more suggestions :) hee hee! I love when he gets to work on projects... and the boys love "helping" him out. It's so awesome to be married to such a talented man! I hope my boys will someday make such great husbands too...

Adam and Sam were discussing tonight what they ought to get me for Mother's Day, and I made a little suggestion (I guess I'm pretty good at those). "How bout' a picnic table?" They weren't really thrilled with this idea since it was already made so I came up with another..... STEAKS to grill and eat on my new picnic table!!! Yummy... I am really looking forward to Mother's Day!!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day too... in case I forget :)

Call me CHEAP!

Everybody knows I love a good deal.... it's so much fun! Well, what's even better is FREE!!! Yeah, I am back to my dumpster diving ways. There is a huge dumpster down the street filled mostly with yard debree and a little bit of old, broken furniture. Last week we pulled out a headboard and footboard that I am in the process of sanding down to paint for one of our boys. A couple days ago we found a seriously dirty playhouse.... I mean seriously dirty! But, it seemed to be in decent shape so we threw it in the back of the truck and brought it home. It took two days to scrub, scrub, scrub. There was mud and pitch all over this thing. One side is still coated in deck stain overspray. But, it's basically clean (on the outside ~~ there's still quite a bit of dirt and pine needles inside the walls. How'd they get there?) and fully functional. And did I mention FREE!?!?! Our back yard is pretty much void of shade until late afternoon, so this is really nice for Aaron to hang out in. He's lovin' it! Yay for us!

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And... with almost 80 degree weather today, what else could we do but this???

Fun in the Sun!

We've been spending way too much time outside this week... our house is a MESS:: laundry piling up, bathrooms disgusting, and little messes everywhere... but I'm NOT complaining!!! We have been enjoying every little bit of sunshine. We had 3 days of rain over the weekend so we were more than ready to get out. I keep wondering how we made it thru the winter without going outside everyday... and I honestly don't know.

The rain really beat up on my tulips and daffodils [as well as my new little veggie garden :o(] but they just popped right up and look more beautiful than ever. Yesterday, the boys picked endless amounts of dandelions so we made a dandelion chain to "decorate" our front porch... big mistake! Within minutes I was completely overcome with allergies - the first since moving to Wisconsin. I was totally itchy-eyed and stuffy-nosed for the rest of the day. We'll be staying away from those from now on!

Say Ahhh!

All 3 of my boys went to the dentist today. They split us up and Sam went with Nikki to the Space Room while Seth, Aaron and I went to the Mickey Room. Seth was pretty nervous beforehand and kept saying "I hate dentists" over and over. But, he did very well. He was the perfect patient, a little shy at the beginning but warmed up some by the end. Sam (of course!) had told his hygienist our whole life story by the time I came and peeked in on him. Where does he get this super social gene? Aaron enjoyed watching Seffer's get his teeth cleaned from his little Aaron sized chair... BUT, that quickly changed when it was his own turn. He was not thrilled one bit, but it was over quickly and was not something a little celebration trip (No cavities... yay!) to McDonald's couldn't cure. Yay for healthy, beautiful teeth!!!