Halloween

Last night I finished up Kailey's Halloween costume. She wants to be a princess. Rita and I had started the costume this summer as a "trial" flower girl dress for Steph's wedding, but ended up buying the flower girl dresses.

So here is how it went. Sunday 6:00 pm, dig out sewing machine, supplies and look for pattern directions which were no where to be found! I think they had legs and walked to where I finally found them. Work for 1 -1/2 hours cutting, lining, and sewing shirt part of dress only to find out that Rita and I had finished this step this summer. I was very upset with myself. The good news is my shirt part was the same as hers, but mine was a little longer and wider. This will work great for her to wear something under it. The whole time I worked on, I thought about all the costumes my mom and I have sewn in the past. All my thoughts were on her that night and even shed a couple tears too as I struggled on alone. Kailey tried to help, but she is too little yet. Last night went a little quicker, as the end was in sight. It has a few quirks, but she loves it. I did not sew a sash, but I found a quick solution. Lets hope it looks just as good! I now have a new costume to add to the kids' "collection." I have a couple totes full of fun homemade costumes. All made with love and a special purpose. Brayden is actually wearing one of the ones my mom and I made for Zach. He is very excited. When I took out that tote box, his eyes shown with the excitement he had!! Zach is "too old" to dress up. Although, when we were in JoAnn Fabrics on Saturday he found a mask that was pretty cool to him! I may surprise him with it later this week.

Halloween will be difficult for our family, even though we may not admit it. My mom loved Halloween and it is very hard to celebrate without her. She loved decorating, sewing costumes, making the cool little cakes seen in magazines and yummy soup, waiting by the door for all the grandkids to show up, counting how many "trick-or-treaters" they had at their door. For all the family, she will be doing it all this year just from Heaven. And she won't miss anything :)



Look for the Halloween Pictures this weekend. Happy Halloween!

Weekend News! (and lots of it)

We had lots of fun stuff going on this weekend. Our family participated in Stephanie & Dean's wedding on Saturday. Mike, Kailey, and I were in the bridal party. A great time was had by all! The kids enjoyed the dance. Zach tried to play shy and did not want to dance. But as he saw the fun the rest of us were having, he joined right in. Brayden danced everything. I think he has some real talent. And Kailey just loves to "spin." I enjoyed the dance too, but my back, hips and ankles are killing me today! I don't think too much dancing could ever be a bad thing. I didn't have much time for taking pictures, a camera doesn't really go with a bridesmaid dress, but I will post a couple that I have.

This weekend my niece Angie also graduated from college with a masters in Family and Marriage Therapy. There was a gathering for her, but because of the wedding we missed it. Our thoughts and best wishes were with those that were celebrating!! I am very proud of her accomplishment.

Also on Saturday I got a call from my nephew Bill. He was telling me a story about his new wife Rachel baking something when he came home from work one night last week. Not getting the story, (blame it on either the wine or noise at the wedding), I was a little confused. But I finally got that there is a "bun in the oven"!! Congrats to their family!! Babies are a gift from heaven.

Dresses

We had our final fitting for Steph's wedding yesterday. Not sure what happened to my dress, but I was unable to breathe with it on. I think the seamstress took the whole dress in and not just the top. I haven't gained any weight, in fact I have lost 4 pounds!! There was also a roll of material that was showing in the back. WEIRD. Anybody have any ideas of what to use to keep the "fat" from popping up on top where the strapless dress ends? All that is left is the flower girl dresses for Kailey and Riley. Blessings to Rita for tackling the project! :)

Busy Weekend!!

Our weekends have been crammed with events over the last few months. This weekend was not any different. We painted pottery, got pictures taken, attended a bridal shower, hosted a birthday party, and watched the Extreme Makeover house fall into place. Whew, sounds like tons of stuff for 2 days but it was lots of fun and kept us on our toes!! Tonight I am taking Brayden & Zach to see the Extreme Makeover house. I am surprised at how close they let you get to the house. There are tons of people in blue shirts all over the property. Brayden has a little "Ty"-itis. His grandma Debbie called the other day, excited because she had won a Wii game system. She asked Brayden to guess what she had won, he commented "VIP tickets to see 'move that bus'? To see Ty??" We love that Brayden!! We did get to see Ty filming a Ford commercial in the old Wal-Mart parking lot. But that was not enough for Brayden. I think it is because we watch the show every Sunday night. It is one of the few shows that we can sit as a family and watch together. Maybe we will catch a glimse of someone from the show tonight.