Trying something different

I decided I needed to make something other than pillow cases.  So I found this terrific vest pattern and thought it would be fun to make.  The instructions were really easy to follow, but I decided to skip having buttons.  I thought the vest looked cute without them and know Shaden and Jayce the buttons would just get lost anyway.  The buttons aren't attached to the vest in the pattern so it can be reversible.  I was going to make St. Patrick's Day vests or Easter vests, but then changed my mind and picked funny material.  This way the boys could wear them anytime.  What do you think?

One side of Shaden's has cows on a golf course.

The other side has ants.

One side of Jayce's has cows (some are colored).

The other side is ants on a picnic blanket background. 

Jayce is saying "HA HA!" in both pictures.

They can be nice boys... sometimes. :)

Funny kid

Every night we go up stairs, brush our teeth, sing songs, say prayers, and tuck the boys into bed at around 8 o'clock.  Then right before I get into bed later I go into the boy's room to check on them.  During the winter I would cover them up again and make sure they weren't cold.
Last night when I went in to check on them I had to run grab Chris and our camera.


I found this:

Shaden was asleep in the large bucket we keep all the stuffed animals.  That boy cracks me up!

No, we didn't leave him like that.  Chris picked him up and put him back in bed.

Treasure boxes

The Disney channel recently changed their young kids programs.  They went from being Playhouse Disney to Disney Junior.  They added some new shows and of course kept some of the best ones like Handy Manny, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Chuggington, Special Agent Oso, and Jungle Junction.  Some of the new shows are Babar: The Adventures of Badou, Tinga Tinga Tales, and Jake and the Neverland Pirates.

Shaden and Jayce both love all the shows.  Jake and the Neverland Pirates has captured Shaden's imagination especially.  He love to pretend to find treasure and say the pirate password.  I took Shaden with me to the crafts store the other day and we HAD to find treasures while we were there.  We found some great little wooden boxes and paint and fun treasures to go inside.
A few days later I let the boys paint their own treasure boxes.  It was fun and messy.

 I think they turned out great.  My little artists.  They had tons of fun mixing yellow and blue to make green.  And they also liked seeing the water in the bath turn gross colors when they washed the paint off.

Pi Day

Pi Day, 3.14, what a wonderful excuse to eat pie!  Chris brought home a Hersey's Chocolate Cream Pie!  It was chocolately goodness!

Shaden doesn't look thrilled in the picture but he has been avoiding naps like they are the plague so he was a little tired.  He actually loved the pie and asked for seconds.  :)

More pillow cases...

I must really like making pillow cases.  It's probably because they are so easy and quick.
We had a bunch of ugly random throw pillows for the living room that I decided needed to have pillow cases.  My mom gave me all of her fabric stash and I found some pillow panels that I thought would work nicely.  I made 5 pillow cases and each one is slightly different.  Here are two and the back of those.

The boys love to point out the animals on the back and roar like the lions on the front.

Shaden's Bag

So here are pictures of Shaden's drawstring backpack.  It's a bit big, but someday Shaden will grow... maybe. :)  I used ribbon for the straps/drawstrings.

Slacker...

Okay, so I am pretty much a slacker when it comes to blogging.  Oh well.
Since my last post:
Halloween was tons of fun!  We went to a pumpkin farm and the boys got to ride on ponies, pet farm animals and pick out pumpkins.  We took the boys to a trunk or treat at church.  Shaden LOVED it.  He was so good at saying "trick or treat." Even now he sometimes pretends to trick or treat around our house.

Thanksgiving was great!  Chris and I cooked our first turkey.  We followed Alton Brown's recipe.  It was delicious!  My parents and grandparents were able to drive down to join us.  We were so busy fixing and then eating the food that we didn't take any pictures.
My mom let me borrow her sewing machine for a few weeks and I was able to fix Jayce's blanket and make 6 Christmas pillow cases.  It started off only being one for Shaden and one for Jayce and then spread to one for Shelby (our niece), then my mom asked for a set, and finally I couldn't leave out my sister.

Just before Christmas my sister got home from Semester At Sea.
Chris was able to take 2 weeks of block leave at Christmas time.  YAY!  We drove down to Hobbs, NM to spend time with Chris's family.  It was wonderful.  We don't get to see his side of the family as much, so it was great to hang out and do some fun stuff with them.  We took the boys to a park one day.

We fed the ducks and geese (Shaden's favorite animal... for the moment).

We went to Carlsbad Cavern and did a boat ride called "Christmas on the Pecos."

We sang Christmas carols and acted out the Nativity story.  Christmas day was terrific.  Shaden and Jayce must have been super good last year because they got tons of presents, including a red tricycle that Shaden asked Santa for.  Chris got me a sewing machine for Christmas!  Yay!

January flew by so fast, but I did manage to make 2 large pillows for the livingroom.  They are for the boys to sit on while having snacks, so I don't have to vacuum out couch everyday.
February came and I made Shelby a drawstring backpack for Valentine's day.  Having 2 boys means I have to find fun uses for the fun girly material I have.  Shaden was really jealous that I made a bag for Shelby, so I had to make him one.  Shaden's has planets on it and a green interior.  I'll get a picture up later.

And here we are in March.  Wow!  So I didn't think it through all the way when I made the pillows for the livingroom... I made them and then realized I'm going to need to wash them or at least the outside.  Hmm... solution make pillow cases.  I think the boys love them even more now.