Summer Sewing

To keep my self entertained this spring and summer I've been sewing the girls cute little dresses.  I think they are adorable!  It does get a little old by the time you get the third one finished, but I love them when I put them on my little darlings.  I'm trying to get all my fun sewing in before they get too old and refuse to wear what I sew.  Rachael is already getting very hard to convince when I want to choose what she wears!  I've been really addicted to the ruffle bottoms on the babies this summer.  I think they are adorable!

One more attempt to get going...

I really think I'm ready to get going on this blog...hahaha...I think I say that every year, but maybe, just maybe this year it will stick.  The babies are 17 months now, they sleep well and play with Rachael some so really, I should have some time, right?

We just had a big weekend.  We went to dinner with some of my friends from highschool.  When we got home the babysitters had gotten all three girls to sleep!  That is a first and very exciting!  The next morning Rachael called out for Abby instead of me when she woke up.  Then she came out of her room to the top of the stairs and got mad because Abby wasn't here.  But I take that as a good sign and I'm not too crushed.

Last week Rachael started swimming lessons.  I take one of the babies at a time to the wading pool during Rachael's lesson while Christian watches the other one at home.  So far the babies have screamed every day.  Friday Todd had to take Rachael since I had a hair cut appointment.  That day they tried to put life vests on the students.  Rachael and the baby were screaming so Todd left.  I can't decide if we should go back for lessons this week.  I guess I'll see when they all wake up.  (Mornings are beautiful when everyone is asleep in their own bed!)

...can't get pictures to upload right now, hopefully I'll come back later to do that since babies are waking up now...

I guess it's time for my annual post again!  I hope one day to make this occurance happen just a little more often...but so many things to do and not enough time!  So this isn't a very interesting post, just a few things I want to remember.

It's been a wonderful and rough year all at the same time.  The babies are now 15 months old and a world easier to take care of.  Rachael will be 3 tomorrow.  I'm not sure she is any easier (she's a screamer and in the middle of terrible 2 tantrums-they started late).  But we have fun between the moments of crisis.

Rachael loves matchbox cars, dolls, necklaces & make-believe.  She sings to herself constantly, but it's difficult to get her to sing to me.  She still struggles with going to bed by herself, she wants Daddy to sit at his computer next to her room until she falls asleep.  She was a late walker and talker, but is speaking much better now.

Ellie starting walking a few weeks ago.  She loves going up and down the stairs and has been doing that for a long time.  She has lots of teeth and loves to eat anything, anytime, anywhere but hasn't been interested in a bottle for quite awhile..  She says "bye", and "hi." 

Julia has been walking for over almost 2 months, but just started going down stairs last week.  She doesn't have as many teeth and is much more skeptical about her food.  She does like food better if she can feed herself and is fascinated with using a spoon.  She just gave up her last bottle in the evening last week.  She says "bye", "up", "hi", "peek-a-boo", "thankyou", "beep" (when she touches your nose), "ToJo" (grandpa's dog) and probably a few more things I just haven't figured out yet.

The babies play so much better on their own now, but do fight over toys on occasion and like to bite each other when they do!  They are allowing me a little time each day so I've started sewing a little.  I'm loving having a little time to do something creative and I hope to do more soon.

And these are Easter pictures!