Spring was here

It's gone now, but spring was here last SUnday. It was great. The weather was nice and we all celebrated in our own way. Kevin cleaned the yard, Chloe cleaned the windows, Grancy took Marley for a walk and I showered. Oh the memories. It's winter again though. We are buried under a ton of snow. I can't believe how much snow, I went to take photos yesterday but got scared of the snow drift outside our door. I can't even get the paper from the mailbox. Here's some shots from LAST Sunday which seems like a really long time ago.





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T-Shirt Pants

I'm not sure if I used to wear REALLY tight T-shirts or if they all shrunk, but I have an abundance of shirts in my closet that don't fit anymore. Not even close. I found a tutorial on how to make them into kids pants so I thought I would try it. They turned out really cute and they're nice and soft for Marley. I used a shirt that I bought in Hawaii 2 years ago from 88 Tees. They don't let you try anything on (what???) so they convinced me to buy a youth size 12-14 which I haven't worn since I was a youth sized 8-10. What was I thinking. I found the tutorial here, they have lots of cute ideas and I should probably buy their book.

Jolly Marley

Marley loves both the exersaucer and the jolly jumper. She took to the jolly jumper immediately, doing her own little river dance. Chloe gets me to put on Hannah Montana and dances around while Marley bounces. It's so cute. She loves it when Jaxsen and Chloe dance together and chat with her while she's in there. Kevin hangs her in mid air while we figure out where to hook her on the monstrosity and she just hangs there happy as a clam.

Marley is five months.....already

Little Miss Marley is already 5 months old. Scary I know. I took some shots of her but she has been so snotty, slobbery and such that she didn't look like herself to me. That's probably just her changing into a bigger baby. She's been an awesome little baby, we love her.

Niki's Cute Kids

The last of my March photos that i've been behind on. Here's some shots of Niki's cute kids. She might make me take them down as I didn't get permission which is not cool. Hopefully she doesn't mind, they're so cute I had to show them off. Declan and Marley are 2 months apart in age and Lily and Chloe are 3 months apart in age. Niki and I are both huge nerds who love fabric so it's a good match. We actually arranged for babysitters so we could go to FABRICLAND for a big sale. You know you're a nerd when.... The store is chalk full of people and smells like smoke, strong perfume and a hint of cabbage. We were the youngest people there by about 30 years and for sure the only 2 with babies in the joint. Fun, fun, fun.
I'm noticing that my photos are using a lot of clarity when compressed. I'll have to take a look at using a different program for that.....

Easter Suit

I forgot to post Easter photos. They're the exact same as last year, so I didn't pay much attention to them. Scott, Lee and Grancy came out for an Easter Egg hunt and we talked to Kevin and Andrea on the webcam. I made a suit for Marley which pretty much fell apart in the wash machine and will never be worn again. Here's her loving the exersaucer.

Oilers Fan

Kevin, Scott and Lee took Chloe to an Oilers game (when they were still playing). I had my doubts since I detest the walk from the car, the crowds of people at Rexall and thought the noise would be too much for her. Apparently she did great, cheering and yelling for 3 periods. She fell asleep on the way home though, which never happens. Kevin bought her some gear which looked surprisingly cute on her.

Baby Vaelan

Kathy had a baby boy one month ago, his name is Vaelan. He's adorable and wrinkly and really furry. We love him. He was one month old yesterday, which is scary. I took some photos when he was 4 days old but haven't really seen him much since them as we've all been so icky and sick.
Here's the gorgeous little one.

Mail from Mexico

Kevin and Andrea got the cutest matching dresses for the girls while they were in Mexico. Chloe loves hers. I haven't tried Marley's on yet, she spends most of her days in jammies covered in drool. Here's the cute dress. I told Chloe if she let me take her photo she could jump off the couch. Safety first!

What to wear with a purple skirt

I slaved making this great purple skirt for Chloe. Well, I think it's great. I actually carried it in my purse for a week to show various people who didn't care. I asked Chloe to try it on so I could take some photos of it. She opted to peel off all her clothes, put it on and then accessorize with some striped socks. Not exactly the ensemble I had in mind when I was making it. She then proceeded to do what appeared to be some sort of Mexican rain dance while I tried to take a photo. I cut her head out on purpose....
She wore it for 70 seconds, peeled it off and kicked into the forbidden corner of our bonus room where the fish, dog toys and hula hoop live. Motherhood is so gratifiying.

Spring in the Suburbs

It finally hit springtime temperatures yesterday. I knew this because almost everyone on our street celebrates warm weather by washing their vehicles. Kevin commented today that the neighbor had been washing his car for 3 hours. I looked out the window and realized he had been washing his car for 24 hours...seriously. At one point yesterday another neighbor drove his car over to stand with the car washer to talk about strategy i'm sure. Maybe it's because we drive one company vehicle and a hand me down, but we just don't wash our cars. My car always smells like nuggets and coffee but I clean it by cracking a window and driving faster.

Here's some shots of Chloe wearing a lounge suit I made her. She hasn't worn it since...but it is very springlike.