Some Embroidery Projects

While in Texas, I embroidered some onesies for baby gifts.  We had a string of girls there, so these are all girl ones, but I am working on another one for a boy right now.  They are simpler than the gifts I like to give for baby births, but tis the season of my life where I don't have the time to do anything but simple and quick projects.  It's the luck of the draw really.  Have your baby at just the right time, and I'll make you a blanket instead.  :)  Anyway, I got Baby Legs and made personalized onesies to match.  Here they are...

I also made a taggie elephant for this special baby who was born at only 29 weeks (3 lbs 3 oz!)  It will be a good while before she can fit into this, but she's growing bigger every day.

A Tasty Version of the Gettysburg Address

The girls are memorizing the Gettysburg Address for Classically Catholic Memory.  Isaac says to me one day, "I kind of want to learn the Spaghetti Burger Address too, Mom."

T-ball

Isaac started off the season with a game since he missed the first practices.   He was the biggest one.  I am still trying to figure out if that is because he's the oldest or not.  He was a hard hitter and had quite the throw, but his catching needed work.   After his dad played catch with him a few times,  he was catching grounders much better.   He's had two more games since and did better with catching.  

He's number 13.

A Tearful Prayer Before Meals

I don't even remember what had caused his world to come crashing down right at the time we were starting to pray before dinner.  I'm pretty sure it had something to do with my wonderful cooking.  I had to pick up my phone during prayers to snap this picture though.

Drew's First Soccer Practice and his Third Birthday

Drew had his very first soccer practice on The Friday after we got back.  He got to wear his Superman shirt and socks that Uncle David got him.  He looked like a real soccer player, not like the three year old that kept picking up the ball with his hands when his feet couldn't quite make it do what he wanted.  Out of bounds is also a concept he did not get.

Drew had a pretty cute fan watching him play in his Spider man baby legs.

He was pretty proud of himself, huh?  He got a soccer stamp at the end.

The next day was his actual birthday.   He turned 3, and we let him open most presents first thing in the morning before the other kids left for German school.   He got an Avengers camping chair, Batman sheets for his new big boy bed, a Wolverine mask, and a Captain America book.  I saved one gift for later because I ended up exchanging it really quick.   He found these superhero mash ups at Target that he went nuts over.  So I took back the transformer to get one of those.  It was a big hit!

After his birthday shower, he got to have his birthday dessert with me on the kitchen counter.  He helped me make Ritz crackers with melted Rolos in the middle.

We spent the evening and dinner in the culd-de-sac with friends.   Then he helped me make the Ritz cracker dessert.   His real birthday dinner out was the next night so we could capitalize on the free kids meals on Sunday again.  We met some friends we hadn't seen in over a month.

I love this boy!   He is full of cuteness and personality! 

Before we left Texas...

We did get a special visit from my uncle.  And even though I am much lazier these days about getting the camera out I managed to get two picture of him with the kids.

We threw Judah in this one!

The Rest of the Story

My sister has a pool in her back yard, something I've always dreamed about having!  It was so great to be able to go swim when the boys were napping and to walk out the back door anytime we wanted to swim.

Drew and me just chillin'.

Drew borrowed his cousins swim suit with a built in floaty.  He loved it, but it was a little tight and gave him a big wedgie.

The picture didn't come out like I hoped.  He called it the wedgie suit and it gave him a major rash after the first day of swimming.  (They swam a lot that first day!)  We switched to his regular suit with arm floaties after that.

Judah enjoyed the pool and took a couple of skinny dips too.  Rocking that mohawk  and the allergy rash again!

At my mom's house, the kids discovered the dress up box.

Drew loved the transformer outfit.

Hannah and Genna enjoyed the long blonde wig.

It was a wonderful visit!