Friday, April 18, 2008

Update on the bunny



This morning I checked on the bunny hoping he'd still be alive and he was! In fact, he tried to get away from my hand as I reached in to catch him. I'm going to the pet store later to find some formula so he can eat.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Our New Piano



This is our new digital piano that we bought on Thursday. The owner of the store was able to get 3 for his showroom. However, this model isn't available in the United States. It's made by Kurzweil and is supposed to be the most realistic sounding and feeling piano. As you can see, Kelly loves it and hopes to start piano lessons soon.

Mandi's First Quilt

With some encouragement from Tom, I signed up for a quilting class at the base hobby shop. It is a 2-day class that started today and ends next Saturday. The quilt that I am making is a patriotic stars and stripes quilt. We started by choosing our fabric and by the end of class I was already running my machine. It was a lot of fun and I am looking forward to finishing my quilt. When it's all done I'll be sure to take a picture and post it here.

Here I am hard at work. I am trying to get more sewing done at home so I will be able to finish the quilt at my last class.

Here are the various pieces that I am using in my quilt.

This gives you an idea of what it will look like when sewn together.

50's Day at School



Today was 50's day at Kelly's school. We used her skirt from Pioneer Days and decorated it with a poodle and ribbon. Here she is with Kristin's son, Andrew. Don't they look cute!??

Friday, March 28, 2008

My New Glasses


After 12 years I finally updated my glasses in hopes of wearing them more often. Here's what they look like. The picture didn't turn out too well since I took it myself (plus it's 6 in the morning!).

The other night as we were sitting on the couch I noticed something stuck to the patio door. To my surprise, there was a little frog stuck to the window. Tom managed to catch it and hold it for a while. Then we stuck the little guy in the pond. Isn't he cute!???

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Happy Easter


Happy Resurrection Sunday!

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Easter Egg Hunt

This morning I took Kelly to Lighthouse Church for an Easter egg hunt. She had a good time finding the eggs.


The kids were divided into various age groups. Kelly's group hunted for eggs on the playground. This is the playground where I watch the elementary kids after school.

Kelly and her friend Jenna work on a butterfly craft.

Friday, March 14, 2008

Friends


Yesterday my friend, Kristin and I went to the farmer's market with our girls. We enjoyed walking up and down the small street buying our goodies. Kristin bought a crepe filled with Nutella, strawberries and bananas. Can anyone say YUM? She shared it with us.

On our way back to the car she shot this cute photo of the girls.

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Our Trip to Legoland


We had free tickets to Legoland California, so I took Kelly and her friend, Annie. We had a blast, but I must say my feet were very tired by the end of the day.

The girls drove their own cars at the Volvo Driving School. They had the track entirely to themselves except for one little boy.

Legoland Mini-World






This was mini-world. They had replicas of many famous places, including New York City, Southern CA and the Hollywood Bowl. All of these places were built entirely of legos.


We went on the dragon roller coaster. Annie was too short so I had to sit with her. Kelly was upset b/c she didn't want to sit by herself. Luckily, a nice mom behind us offered to let Kelly sit with her. This picture was taken by the park's camera.




The girls went on so many rides. Some of the rides they enjoyed were the rocking pirate ship and the pedal cars. It was such a nice day. The lines weren't long so we were able to do a lot. The longest we had to wait for a ride was about 10 minutes.

Saturday, March 01, 2008

Mandi's 31st Birthday


We celebrated Mandi's 31st birthday at our weekly Friday night gathering. Our great friends, the Seling's got a b-day cake, and Lou gave her the lovely flowers in the background.