Busy and Crafty

Thing have been pretty busy since

The Big Move.

We are all slowly adjusting and getting

acclimated to our new lives here.

It's definitely weird not having

our usual social outings with

friends, so I've been finding

other things to fill the empty time.

In between all my school work,

running the kids around,

and doing stuff for the kid's school,

I have been feeling very crafty!

I've been making a lot of

flower clips

for Marci's hair.

Made a Witch Hat & pouffy skirt

for our Witch Bunko

Made a Poodle Skirt for the

Sock Hop at school.

I also had to make a basket for

the Silent Auction at the

Sock Hop. A huge

Shrink Wrap debacle ensued in

the making of the basket. But

I finally found success and wish

I would have taken a picture

of the dang thing!

Especially after seeing the

other classes' baskets..

mine was one of

the BEST!

Then I made this chick costume for

Marci's "Dictionary Day" at school.

The tutu looks way adorable

in person! Marci got a lot of

compliments on her outfit.

I am still finding little yellow feathers

all over my house though!

An up-close look at my hat.

I think it definitely suits my personality!

The bow I made for

Marci's chick costume

I'm having a lot of fun making the bows.

Especially since they are so

much cheaper to make!

Most of the bows cost on average

30 cents

to make, as opposed to the $6-$10

they cost in the boutiques!!

I'm having fun with it and it keeps me

busy and Marci loves them so

I guess I'll continue to do it

until I get bored of it.

A bunch of people told me I should

sell them, but I don't know if I

want the headache

of arranging all of that!

Tim's White Coat Ceremony

Saturday was Tim's White Coat Ceremony.

I'm so proud of him and

everything he's accomplished!

And so glad school is finally starting,

so we can hurry up and be done with it!

Outside the school with his Mom

Me and my good looking husband

Tim and his parents

He cleans up nicely, I think!

Marci Is 6!

It's almost May and I realized I have 

yet to recognize Marci turning 6, 

which happened April 8th!  

Marci being my only daughter is really

 special to me.  My Mom says she 

acts just like I did, so of course

I must say "Sorry Mom!"

Marci is smart, funny, sweet, and NEVER

stops talking or eating!  She has such an

 excitement about life and everything it

has to offer. 

She loves to be silly.  She makes faces, 

dances around crazy, and plays dress-up.  

She has a ton of spunk!

She loves to have girl time with just us.

She likes to fix my hair and have me 

paint her nails and do her make-up.  She loves

to just snuggle with me on the couch.

She loves to have her picture taken

and take pictures of others.  She

was especially excited to get a DSi

for her Birthday, which has a 

camera on it!

Marci is very lovable and cares a 

lot about others.  When Maddox

broke his leg, she was the one

crying.  She is constantly worried

about her friend in dance class

with cancer and always prays for 

everyone who is sick.

I can't believe she has been here for 

6 years already, but I've loved every minute!

Day at the Park

Break a Leg!

Maddox was jumping on the trampoline 

with Tim & the other kids while I was 

at Bunko.  I got the dreaded

 "meet me at the ER" phone 

call from Tim just 15 minutes into our 

"Tacky" themed Bunko Party.  I had to 

quickly undo my costume hair/make-up 

(which took me an hour to do) 

and rush to the ER. Unfortunately 

I was unable to remove my 99 cent 

gold metallic glue-on nails. 

So imagine the weird looks I received 

with my still lingering cheap makeup, 

teased hair-do, and ghetto nails..yeah it 

was nice!  But hey, at least I won 

the contest!  7hrs in the ER, a trip to the 

orthopedic surgeon,and $1,500 later 

and Maddox is all fixed up.

He had 2 breaks near the top of 

his Tibia and has to wear the 

full leg cast for a month, but it 

could have been worse!

I think this means

"Down with trampolines!"

I don't think he minds being pulled 

around in the wagon.

He sure is cute when he 

scoots around though!

I try to keep him occupied as best as I can.

He's used to running around all the time,

so this is a big change for him.

And I'm having to get used to having a 

big fat 3yr old newborn to tote around!