Easter things

These pictures are pretty straight forward. (sorry for the immodesty)

The Saturday before Easter there was an Easter egg hunt at a local park. Sadly we showed up 5 min late and missed it...

But we did get to see the Easter bunny. The Easter bunny was handing out candy and toothbrushes. score. Molly wouldn't go anywhere near him, but Gabe stocked up and shared.

I finished Molly's bow holder today! This is what you see when you walk into the kids bathroom. I love it. It's cute on the wall and it cuts down on the clutter in their drawer.

PRO: her bows won't get smashed in the drawer.
CON: Drew is going to see how many bows Molly has and give me a hard time when I make more.

Here is where I got the idea. I made a few changes, but you get the idea.

easter egg hunt

Our friend hosted a Easter bake/egg hunt. Here are some pictures of the egg hunt. Molly was really excited to find the eggs. She found hers and then most of Gabe's. Gabe was just interested in eating what was inside and then dropping the egg on the ground. It was so fun and now we have a variety delicious treats.

Yesterday was SUPER WINDY, but warm. It was in the mid 80's. I'm ready for summer. Last fall I found a free splash pad by city campus I can't wait for it to open. I'm ready to pack up the winter coats and break out the shorts. sigh it's still only April 2nd.

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In "adult" news. Drew is graduating next month. He'll have a Masters in Mathematics. exciting. / scary. Originally we were hoping/planning on a PhD. Before you you can get a PhD from UNL you have to pass a couple tests. There is one that Drew just can't score high enough on. The test is offered every 6 months. Instead of spending more time trying to pass it we're moving on. At least we're leaving with something. Some people come already having a masters and then leave with nothing if they can't pass. That would be even more depressing. Right now Drew is applying all over the place. The thought of being done with school is really exciting for me. I'll get to see Drew more. At the same time the thought of not having a job is really scary. Drew still has a valid teaching certificate so he could always sub if it came down to it. But I think that Drew vowed to himself that he wouldn't go back to teaching high school. blah. I don't like thinking that in a couple months we could be moving. I really LOVE Lincoln. I love our friends, the parks, music makers, museums, and our library. More or less I love familiarity. But even more than I love those things I love my little family and living indoors, so come what may.

Yay Spring...

boo snow...
Drew wasn't home Tuesday night. Instead of straightening up the apartment and washing dishes I spent the night looking at craft blogs. I found a tutorial for this headband. I thought it was really cute and I already had everything I needed. score.

we're still a little oBsEsSeD

Molly: Today Gabe's birthday?
me: no, we still have a couple more weeks.
Molly: (huge grin) oh... is it my birthday?
me: no. you just had your birthday.
Molly: Livvy's birthday? (Molly's friend)
me: no
Molly: how about Becky? (Livvy's mom)
I shake my head
Molly: ok you pick one.

Make a Wish...

a couple weeks ago...

mom: Molly what do you want to be when you grow up?

molly: a princess.

Happy Birthday Princess!

Princess Party

Here are some pictures of Molly's princess party. Look at all those cute girls :) This party was all that Molly's been talking about for the past week or so. She was so excited. It's so much fun watching her grow and watching her excitement for life. She's coming out of her shell more and more.

Labor of Love

My friend, Becky, made a couple really cute pettiskirts. I said that I wanted to learn, she assured me that it was easy (I'm not a sewer) so I ordered the fabric and bought a ruffler foot.

After lots of frustration and hours of sewing.....the final product.

Molly absolutely loves it. I finished it at Becky's house (my machine broke :(). When I tried it on Molly she couldn't stop running around and spinning. We had to order the fabric so I decided to buy enough to make 2 skirts (the next one will be fuchsia). The next one should go A LOT faster. Once I get my machine up and running and exchange the ruffler foot that I bought for one that isn't defective. blah. I think most of the problem was that I was working on a deadline. I wanted it done for Molly's princess party. Can you believe my little peanut is going to be 3 on the 11th?