My daughter, Katie, asked me to get the Easter decorations out this morning so we could put them up. Then I realized what a pathetic collection of Easter decorations we have (or perhaps I should say don't have). So we decided that maybe we could make some of our own.
I have seen some of these super cute banners that are made out of old book pages so I thought it would be fun to do one for Easter. I found a template and design that I liked here at Creations by Kara. I decided to spell Easter on mine instead of just doing all eggs because my kids love words and reading so I thought they would like it better. They helped me pick out the papers for the eggs too. It only took me about 30 minutes from start to finish and I think it's cute. I couldn't find my ink to ink the edges but I might ink some edges later when I find it. Not bad for a first attempt. Next time I might do a little more with it.
I am so excited that spring is finally here! I have been over the whole winter thing for a while now. Soccer started again today. Woohoo (I think)! Brandon seems like he has a pretty hard-core coach from Texas. Apparently people used to pay him $5000 a year to coach them at his soccer club. Emily and Katie are on the same team, which is much easier for me, but maybe not so easy for their coach. And somehow the soccer Gods have smiled down on me this season and all my kids have practices on the same days and at the same times! It's AMAZING!!!! It will be an interesting season.
Spring Break starts this Friday. We are taking the kids to see Disney on Ice Friday night (but shhh, don't tell them. It's a surprise!). I'll have to think of something fun to do with them next week too....but what? Hmm...
Brandon's first pinewood derby is next month and quite frankly, I have NO FREAKING CLUE how to make a car out of the little block of wood. My hubby better understand that if he doesn't help out on this one our son will literally have a block of wood on wheels for his car. Should be fun! If anyone has any good derby car tips, please do share! I think we'll need all the help we can get ;o)
Emily is finishing up a unit in 1st grade about patriotic symbols. She made a cute little video with her pictures that she drew. I thought I would share it with you. I might be a tad bit partial but my kids are pretty amazing!
Oh, and here's a couple of the latest cakes I have made:
This was a zebra print cake for a girl's 17th birthday party.
And this was for the Relief Society birthday celebration.
Brandon and Emily decided to bury Katie in the sand.
Um, I'm not really sure what to say here...
I really have no idea what they were doing...
When the gun is out...TAKE COVER!
We had a naughty little leprechaun TP our house with green crepe paper. At least he left a trail of gold-wrapped chocolates to make up for the mess :o)
Hmm...so apparently I have been pretty much sucking it up in the blogging department lately. I guess sometimes you just can't do it all! December was absolutely insane around here. Poor Brandon was sick with a fever for 12 days and missed a week and a half of school right before winter break. After 2 ER visits and just about every test they could possibly run they figure he had campylobacter, which is a bacteria you can get from animals (like cows or chickens). Luckily he finally got better but that kind of put a hold on my holiday shopping and preparations so things were really rushed and I had a harder time getting into the Christmas spirit. Bummer. Of course now that we're are working on paying all those medical bills we probably won't be in a much better mood for a while. Things were pretty busy and hectic through the holiday season but now they are back to the normal "busy but not so busy it's going to kill me" way of life.
Emmy had her 1st grade program last week and it was adorable! The theme was "Where the Wild Things Are," which works perfectly for a bunch of crazy 1st graders. Emmy LOVES to sing and did a great job.
The kids have been having more fun in the snow, which is always a good thing. Although I must admit I could do without the wet mess they seem to track through the house every time they go in and out. I'll have to try to think of a good way to deal with that...but I'm thinking with my kids it's an impossible battle.
