Easter!

Easter morning was fun and full of surprises. The kids loved seeing the eggs hidden around the house. Ri made stock of every egg he saw and Loli found one that she had to eat. When Bo and I finally got up it was a mad dash for Ri. Loli just sat near her basket and enjoyed the eggs we made him share. She kept saying that Nana was the easter bunny.

After a fun morning we all started to to get ready for church. This is where the surprise comes in. We've had a nasty virus of some sorts and poor Loli ended up with the runs. She was crushed when I told her she could not go to church. She cried and kept saying "I want to wear my Easter dress!" I felt so bad, but promised her she could wear it next week. 

Instead Bo and Ri went to sacrament meeting and returned as soon as it was over. Bo told me that they had to make two potty runs for Riley while they were there. Whatever this virus is, I hope it is gone soon. It has made potty training and going places very rough.

This week has brought some funny little stories as well. 

Loli "can you please get down my squirrel house?"

Me "Not until you clean your room"

Loli "I don't want to clean my room. My room is too messy for me to clean."

I love how kids think so logically. 

While getting ready for school one morning Ri said "My tummy is stinging. I swallowed a bee outside with daddy while playing. It keeps stinging inside my tummy over and over and eating my bones."  I'm not sure if he was trying to get out of school, but it made me laugh. 

Nesting!

We are a little less than three months away from Natalie's due date. With this knowledge comes an overwhelming need to be prepared and constantly busy. Not only am I due soon, but so are three of my friends. Did we plan to all get pregnant within 5 months of each other? NO. My first friend Marty is having her baby at the beginning of May. I have always wanted a cover for my car seat. The wind here in Colorado is awful and I can't tell you how often poor moms loose blankets to the wind. So as I began to plan Natalie's I decided "why not make them for all of my friends!" Now, I am not a novice sewer. If you look close at Marty's I did not know how to make a correct inseam. Hence the crooked line. After completing hers, I did a little research and learned a sewers secret. You do not watch the needle but match the edge of your fabric to an inseam line. Genius! After fallowing that rule, my lines (though not perfect) looked so much better on Natalie's. Two down and two more to go!

For Marty's sweet boy!

My Natalie's car seat cover! I fell in love with this fabric. It's Riley Blake's red riding hood line. I am so happy I found a vendor on Etsy who still had yards of this fabric. Sadly, it is no longer in season and  has been discontinued.

In the gleeful words of wheezie from dragon tales "I LOOOOVE IT!"