We had some pictures taken today. They turned out amazing!! Here are a few.

Dresses and headbands to match the purses...

After I made the purses the girls kept asking for matching dresses, so... They are pretty basic and turned out really well for my first try. They are a little big, but because of the tie they are slightly adjustable. Maybe they'll still fit next summer :)

Aly is being a bit hammy and insisted on wearing her glasses... i don't know where she gets that from ;)The tie shows the facing material is the same as inside the purse. Also, the headband is reversible with that same fabric on the other side.

Flannel pants for Elijah

These are the pants I made for Elijah. I made an identical pair for Wes. They both turned out great and now Mike wants me to make him some!

Made some boxers for Za

My first attempt at making some boxers- they turned out good and Isaiah seems to like them. He was actually very excited to get them, and enjoyed modeling them as well! Another JoAnn clearance fabric put to good use. :) btw, they have "WWJD" on them.


While I was sewing the shorts I realized I had nowhere to stick my pins, so after I finished I made this pincushion. Took just a few minutes and used up some quilt batting scraps I had laying around (thanks Mom!)

Purses

I went to JoAnn to pick up some pinking shears and the girls found this purse they just had to have. So instead, I bought some clearance fabric and hesitantly told them i'd make them each one. Thanks to this awesome handbag tutorial they turned out fantastic. I may just make me one!
They were so happy and hardly believed that I made it. (Even though they watched almost the entire process.) Btw, not sure what type of hand signs they're throwing... we didn't teach them that, they're just silly happy :)
They have a pocket and are reversible.

girls' ballet recital

Lauren and Aly have been taking ballet this year, and their recital was a few days ago. They did great!

Wesley's Napkins

I finally got around to helping Wesley with his napkins. They turned out great! He did all the sewing- I did the cutting and ironing.

Lunchtime

So today I made my kids fried bologna and cheese sandwiches for the first time ever... Don't know what possessed me to buy the stuff- guess I was really hungry when I was at the store :) Anyway, that had absolutely nothing to do with this story :) I told the boys they could go outside to eat as they often do on nice days. As I sat in peace inside I began to hear laughter increasing in volume until it turned into screaming, then laughter again. So I grabbed the camera and went to investigate. This is what I found:


Publish Post

(no one was injured in this video)

Sailing!

A good friend of ours took Mike and the boys sailing this past weekend near New Bern. They had a great time, even spent the night on the boat.

Our God is an Awesome God

Aly wanted to sing this - all her siblings performed it during the Easter service, but she was too young. She's been practicing on her own for weeks now and finally got the words. Still working on the hand motions though. :)