Twas the Night Before Easter 98/365

 Twas the night before Easter, when all should be done

the children were all sleeping, but the mom was still on the run.

Dresses were needed to be worn by the kids,

so mom was busy cutting up fabric on the grid.

 The sewing machine hummed as it worked on the monogram,

while mom was busy finally cleaning out her email spam!

A few more stitches here and there,

and the dresses were done with not a minute to spare!

I think one of these years I will not procrastinate and I will make the dresses well in advance of Easter.  For some reason I feel like it always sneaks up on me.  A sweet friend of mine cut my fabric for me at Hobby Lobby, and she said, "What are you making?"  When I replied that I was making Easter dresses she laughed since she knew I was running out of time.  I guess this is better than the year I was up until 2 a.m. getting them done.  I love Easter!!  I look forward to celebrating my risen savior tomorrow!

LeeLee-Easter Photo Booth 97/365

(And yes, she is already this dark!  It makes me sick.)

Hope-Easter Photo Booth 96/365

Hunter-Easter Photo Booth 95/365

(this is the picture where I worry that maybe Hunter has to many sisters)

College Girl Fun 94/365

Some bunnies are very excited about Easter.

Some bunnies are a little more shy and need help from their other bunny friends.

Some bunnies aren't bunnies at all, they are really chicks.

Some bunnies drank to much kool-aid (I promise it was just kool-aid, but they were so excited about it.)

Some bunnies were late, so they didn't make the picture.  Some bunnies were under the weather.  Some bunnies were busy being buddy bunnies which is a really awesome thing.  But no matter where the bunnies and chicks are, or what kind of bunnies and chicks they are, I can tell you that they are loved.  They are loved by God, they are loved by me, and they are loved by my kids.  These precious girls continue to bless me.  I hate to see the semester end because I'm not ready for my bunnies and chicks to leave the nest.

Noelle-Easter Photo Booth 93/365

Lessons Learned 92/365

Since our last day of spring break fun got rained out, we decided to postpone it until Saturday night.  So Saturday morning we checked the weather, and the rain was supposed to move out by lunch, the evening would be all clear.  So after lunch, we dried out the tent, and we moved mattresses outside.  We also set up a TV and DVD player.  We got our fire wood and fire pit ready.  We picked out two movies from red box and headed to the store to get stuff to make smores and microwave popcorn.  We were all set.

Paul even came home early and helped Hunter start the fire.  The excitement was building and they all couldn't wait to settle into the tent after dinner for movies, smores, and popcorn.

As we ate dinner on the back porch we watched as a thunderstorm rolled in.  I couldn't believe it.  I ran to the computer and checked the weather and it had changed to 100% chance of precipitation.  Paul helped me pull the mattresses back in.  We made a few quick smores then put water on the fire to put it out since the winds had picked up.  Then instead of camping outside, we camped in the living room.  I'll be honest, we had a few tears.  They had been looking forward to our camp out, and the living room just didn't live up to the fun they were hoping to have.  I'll admit, I was disappointed too.  However, it was a great teachable moment about how things don't always work out like we have planned.  We will try camping outside another night.

They also finished out their budgeting lesson.  Our camp out cost us $13.17.  It left them with $3.43.  They have now put that money back into the change jar so it will be there for their next set of adventures.  They have had a great time this week living off of the spare change.  I even heard one of them today telling a friend about all the fun we had.  This child had just gotten back from Disney and after they heard all the excitement we had, he said, "I wish I was part of your family."  I had to smile at that one.  We really did have a great week and I am grateful that I have four kids who have had fun living on our budget.