Behind the Scenes

This last week was spring break here. So far, we haven't seen a lot of what I'd call Spring weather, but every once in a while we get a nice day. Having Miss Fabulous home all day was both good and not so good. She ended up with Strep, so we tested Star too just to be sure (they share a room), and sure enough she also had it. Thankfully they like the medicine so its not SUCH a fight to get them to take it.
The weather was decent on Thursday so the girls and I dug around in the dirt and planted some bulbs and pulled weeds and threw rocks around. We got about half of one of the garden areas done.
John had Friday off since he was working on Saturday so we spent the day going from store to store gathering things we needed and then John took Miss Fabulous ice skating.
Saturday after John left for work, Miss Fabulous and I got to work cleaning up as much of the house as we could before we ran out of energy! I think we did a great job...especially with Star undoing things about as fast as they got done and us having to stop for Phineas and Ferb breaks (whenever Dash got hungry).
John came home, got the girls, and took them to the store with them. Unfortunately he didn't take Dash so I ended up spending most of my time taking care of him (he was pretty cranky that day). I finally got him to sleep and about 15 minutes later John came home. They have great timing!
So anyway, I spent the rest of the day finishing up MF's and Star's Easter dresses, cutting out and sewing a skirt for myself, and making ties for the boys. I did take a few breaks from sewing to make some lasagna for dinner, dye Easter eggs, and show John how to make some flowers out of satin (I really needed some help!). In the end, I got everything I wanted done and was in bed by just after midnight. So here are some pictures:


I wish I could say it is easy to get pictures, but it isn't. Here are a few other shots:


Star was just trying to destroy all the flowers. This picture was taken after she had already pulled a few apart.
This is the best one with me and the girls...and none of us are looking at the camera. At least my hair looks somewhat nice!



Star is getting really good at climbing up and down stairs without help and without having to crawl up and down.

The best one of the boys with their matching ties! The house looked like we hadn't just cleaned it the day before! That's what happens when I do anything besides clean all day!

The boy was screaming because he was so tired and hungry. We had just gotten home from church.

Trying to get Star to sit with MF.

And the Great Chase! Star thinks she should run away every time she sees the camera. John does a pretty good job of catching her, but she is getting REALLY fast! I keep hoping I can get a great picture one day!

Comments

A Bunch of Paynes said…
Wow! That was a pretty impressive to-do/got-done list! And the girls and boys look so pretty/handsome in their new digs. Good job!!!
25/4/11 22:09
Stofam said…
LOVE the dresses and ties you made!! You always do an amazing job!!
26/4/11 13:09
Jim and Brooke said…
You are super mom! When I read the list of all you got done that day before midnight, I think it is a miracle. You didn't even list all the times you were interupted by other things that weren't on your to-do list. I know those always are there and un acounted for. :)
Dresses and ties turned out cute!
30/4/11 19:31
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