Saturday, April 18, 2009

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE



Saturday mornings are my morning to sleep in, so Chris gets Violet up. Usually she's still in her PJs when I get up so I bring her clothes down and change her in the living room. Today was impossbile. I think we've hit the stage of liking to run (or in Violet's case, crawl) around naked. At least she's got her diaper on. Last night she decided to pee on the bathroom floor as she stood next to the tub. There will be no total nudity in the living room.

Friday, April 17, 2009

BIG BABY


Cried when she went down the slide.

FLASH(WAY)BACK FRIDAYS


Violet's Gr.Gr.Grandma Fabsits (Walter) 1910

I've got six weeks of old family photos I'll be sharing. Enjoy!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

GRAB THE LIFEBOATS!


We sprung a leak in the hot water heater Tuesday night. It was actually in the expansion tank that's attached above the hot water heater. I went to put the Easter stuff away and new something was wrong the minute I got downstairs. It smelled musty and damp. I opened the doors to the storage area and heard the hissing noise. The hole was only the size of the head of a pin but that was enough. Water all over the floor. Luckily I don't keep a whole lot of stuff near the tank, so the only stuff that got wet were some left over wood, a folding table, and two boxes. However the water did go under the wall into the finished area. Luckily that area is linoleum and I have a 5x8 rug on the floor. The rug soaked up most of that water. If that rug had not been there I think the water would have traveled across the floor to another wall and into the area we have carpet. So it took every towel in the house to clean up the mess. Chris managed to get some help yesterday and fix it. We had to buy a new expansion tank. The hard part was getting the old one off. So far this is the second tank on our street to spring a leak like this. We've been letting everyone know.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

FAVORITE SPOT


If Violet can't be outside then she's by the window playing. She likes to smear her slimy fingers all over the window.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

EASTER MORNING



Can I eat this now?

Can I eat this too?

Yikes!

Saturday, April 11, 2009

EGG HUNT


This afternoon was our first annual Easter egg hunt on our street. We have about 25 kids just on our street of about 14 houses. The weather was perfect and Violet had a good time. She even kept her ears on for most of it. Since she's still not walking ,and didn't really understand the concept, we just carried her around to a bunch of eggs. She also could care less what was in them. She just thought they were fun because the eggs made noise when she'd shake them.



HAPPY EASTER!

Friday, April 10, 2009

SHINY AND NEW


Last week we finished decorating our bedroom. All new paint, furniture and bedding. When we moved into the house we painted it the same color as the bedroom at the old house because it matched our bedding. We were tired of the color green and the light oak furniture so we decided to redo it. Furniture is from Home Decorators. We got a new bed, dresser, bookshelves and nightstands. I know a lot of people don't like HD but we've always been pleased. To save money we picked it up and put it all together. Cream bedspread, brown shams, and brown blanket, along with brown drapes, came from JC Penny. I used Michael Millers Pod Posey Fabric to make two pillow shams and decorative pillows. Can't remember the paint color but it's Valspar American Traditions from Lowes. We've tried many paints and in my opinion it's the best. Pretty much a one coat application paint. So two weekends of work and it's done and super pretty. The only thing missing is a nice flat screen tv.

FLASHBACK FRIDAYS


Chris with giant stuffed Easter Bunny.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

SUMMER SEWIN'



I finally got around to finishing up these tanks for Violet from the fabric I bought a while ago. I think they turned out pretty cute. I also made 2 pairs of shorts and 2 pairs of capris to match. I also finished two other sun dresses for myself. I'm just about done with all my clothes sewing projects...of course now the garden is calling.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

BEAN BAG FUN


Violet loves climbing on and rolling around on the couch cushions, so we decided to pull out the bean bag and play with that.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

CAN I EAT THESE?



I thought I'd see what Violet would do with crayons this morning. Of course they went in the mouth. She enjoyed them for a while till I took them away. Then the drama began.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

BRILLIANT



This is the drum from the BeeBop musical set from Target. It comes with some other instruments. Instead of hitting it like a drum, Violet would rather put it on her head and then make noises. I'm guessing she likes the echo. Once she starts walking it'll only be a matter of time before the drum is on her head and she's banging into a wall... and of course I'll have my camera ready.

Friday, April 3, 2009