Great kids!

I decided it was time for a "non-dress" post!
I am so thankful for these amazing children that God has blessed us with!! They are so much fun, and it's such a joy to watch them learn and to see their unique personalities!

New Sewing Machine!

I had to get a new sewing machine, and I'm so excited with the one that I got! One of it's features that I used on this dress is the decorative stitching on the bodice and hem. I really like how it looks! There are so many features on the sewing machine and it is soooo fantastic! Maybe I'm a little weird to get excited over a sewing machine....but, oh well! Some of you out there know exactly how exciting it is!

Easter Weekend

Nora loved her new Easter dress! She was so excited for me to get it finished, and when I mentioned to my mom on Saturday that I just had to put the zipper in, Nora disappeared for a bit and came running back with the dress she had got from my room and said "Here's the dress Mommy! You can put the zipper in now!"
We had a really nice Easter weekend! Mom and Dad came for a visit and we attended the annual Carman Lectureship. It was a wonderful time of fellowship, singing, and sermons.

Daisies and Denim

Another outfit I just finished for Nora. I had a bit of material leftover from her birthday dress last year, so I thought this would be a cute use for it!

Levi wanted to have a picture taken just like Nora, and put his hands in his "pockets" too!! LOL! It's a blurry picture, 'cause I was laughing!

I also made splash pants for both kids, but they're not very exciting, so I didn't take a picture.

Spring dress

This is the first dress in Nora's "2008 Spring/Summer Collection". She loves to wear dresses every day, so this one is a casual dress, thus I didn't make it ruffly like I usually would!
When she saw it this morning, she opened her mouth wide, put both hands on her mouth and took a deep breath in. She exclaimed "Thank you Mommy!!!!....Is it twirly?!" Ha, ha! My little girly-girl! I made the mistake once of getting her a dress that is not "twirly", and it hangs in her closet day after day...she will not wear it! I even really tried to make her wear it one day, but she just cried because she "wasn't a princess"! So she went and found herself a different dress to wear.

Warm day!

Finally, a beautiful day to be outside! Levi liked to put his face in the snow and eat it!

Levi's 2nd birthday!

Levi turned 2 years old on Thursday, and we had his party on Saturday. Charlotte, Stacy and Grant came out from the city and spent the day with us.
Levi loved his "Moo" cake (as he called it), but he got freaked out by the candles and singing of Happy Birthday! He had lots of fun opening his gifts and he loves everything he got!