Is it Easter again?

Nope, they are picking our Blueberries!






I can't believe that they are ripe already! Normally, our season starts late May-early June. I need to call around at the U-Pick places to see if they are opening early. Don't want to miss that!

My garden is growing great too!

Here are my peas, lettuce, spinach, dill, and basil...


This first one is the greenbean, turnip, carrot, and beet garden...


Next is the squash, cucumber, zucchini and pattypan squash...


The third row is tomato and peppers...


Look at those tomatoes...


I just put in some swiss chard in the back garden since we've not been able to find blackberries this year. They are tiny but already growing. I love GARDEN SEASON!

Blessings,

My Project...

Yesterday, my Mom took all the kids to the zoo. I stayed home to have some time to finish a project I've been working on...

Matching dresses for Evie and Sophia...




I bought this blue eyelet at Walmart a few weeks ago and finally decided to make the dresses. They turned out pretty good. Not perfect (darn it!) but pretty good.LOL Sophia's is a little snug and Evie's is a little big. I think I did pretty good considering I didn't have a pattern. I used the pink Easter dress for a pattern for Sophia's and part of a pattern for the top of Evie's. I had to have an under-layer for the dresses due to the fabric and it was tricky. I like the shape and next time I just make Sophia's a little bigger. At least she can wear it for a month or two.LOL

Blessings,

The Jon Manual

Jon decided that he wanted to try his hand at sewing. Last night he picked out his fabric from my stash and also made a run to Wallyworld for another color since I didn't have exactly what he wanted. Then we set to work, me training and him learning. He did a great job! He made a three tier skirt for Evie. He picked the colors and arranged it himself and I only helped on sewing the elastic inside the waistband. Not only did he do a great job, I had fun spending time with him one-on-one.

Jon and Evie with the new skirt...


Here's the skirt up close...


Great job Jon! I can't wait to see what you make next.



Blessings,

Jon's gift...

Jon took some great photos of his birthday trip to the Kennedy Space Center and I thought I'd swipe some for my blog... :)

Here's the entrance...



Here's my Dad and Jon with Astronaut Wendy Lawrence. She's a very interesting person! She's gone on four space flights and was one of the only helicopter pilots accepted into the space program.


Space shuttle


Jon and Dad in front of space shuttle...


"Rocket Garden"


NASA...


This creature is the space shuttle mover.


Command center...


Burners? Space butt? Still pretty cool photo...



Jon had a wonderful time. We'll have to go back and take the rest of the family soon. I can't believe we only live 1 1/2 hours from this, pretty cool!

Blessings,

Spring time fun...

I can't believe that it's almost pool season here already. I have a love-hate relationship with this season. The big pool is a pain in the rump to take care of, but the kids love it. This past weekend, my dh got the little pools out and the younger kids had a great time.

Flying Evie...


Hard landing...


Isaac prefers the hose...


It's also "spend time outside every night until dark" season. Now, this season I love. The weather is wonderful and the kids get tuckered out every night and sleep well during this season.LOL We have some neighborhood friends that we spend time with most nights but even on days when we're on our own, we have lots for the kids to do...

Sophia having dinner outside...


Evie playing mini golf...


and biking...


Mom and Dad hanging out, "supervising"


Allison, home from work...


Jon, cleaning up glass...


What a blessing these evenings are for our family.

Blessings,

The Jon Manual...

Jon's birthday was last Friday. I can't believe that he's now 15 years old. Boy, do I feel old.LOL

Our big gift to him was a sleeping bag that weighs under 2 pounds. I know, but that's what he wanted.lol It also shrinks into a 7" x 17" square. Pretty impressive.


My parent's got him lunch with an astronaut at the Kennedy Space Center. He was pleased.lol They left the next day and had a great time.

Happy Birthday, Jonathan! We love you!

Blessings,

Sewing Project...

I bought a cute fabric for Isaac and I finally had some time to work on this project...

It's a "Car's" collared shirt...

He was such a wonderful model for me...lol

Here's a goofy boy front photo...


I've only attempted collared shirts once before and that was with the help of a good friend who taught me how to sew. Now I remember why I don't do them regularly. They are HARD!LOL Eric thinks I need to do them often, to get used to them. I'm not so sure about that. Let's just put this on the back burner for a while.lol I do have some cute puppy fabric...

Blessings,

Easter and such...

Here's some photos of our Easter weekend...

Shirley Temple, I mean, Little Sophia all dressed up.


She is sooo sweet in pink!


This year, because of Sophia's allergies, I gave everyone a different color egg to find. I didn't want Sophia finding things that she can't have and I thought this would cut down on hurt feelings. It went pretty good! I hid the eggs in different parts of the yard for each color and each kid was sent to their part to find their eggs. I know, complicated but necessary.lol


Isaac was a very good finder this year...he had blue eggs to find...

So was big sister Evie...who had the purple eggs this year...

Sophia...not so much.lol She did not understand the concept and did not like the tiny little grass buggies that jump around in the grass.lol She would find the stuff but I had to put it in her basket. Sophia had the yellow eggs...

Jon's color egg that he had to find was green. He said that it wasn't fair.lol Everything is green and he had some trouble finding everything. Good thing I counted...lol


Allison got orange and she was done pretty quick with Grandpa's help...



I hope you all had a great Easter!

Blessings,