Spring Time Happenings

This past week has been so nice.

  T has wanted to play outside all day, every day. I finally decided that I had to get some work done and I couldn't be outside with him all the time so, I told him that he could play outside if he stayed on the porch. He has done super good at it too, he knows that he will have to come inside if he goes off of the porch and that is enough to keep him on it. It is nice because he is so happy every day and I can get lots of things done. 

I even let him play outside in the rain. (mostly he stood close to the door and watched it.) When I peeked at him to make sure everything was okay, this is what I  saw. He was too busy watching and listening to it rain to hear me.

Little Cheeser

Here is the dress I made for K this past week! After sewing it up, I had to take it almost completely apart because I made the neck too low. I re-cut the arm holes and sewed it up again and I am so happy that I did. I never would have been happy with it if I wouldn't have. Here is the tutorial that I followed for the dress. I didn't make the headband like the one in the tutorial, because I can not figure out how to get more than one flower to look right. :(

I think when dogs lick babies it's yucky, 

but I happened to catch Dixie sniffing K 

and thought that all the dog/children lovers might think it was kinda cute!

 Dixie knows not to lick my babies.

(I think they might like each other a little bit.) 

Sunday we got ready for church in time that I snapped a few pictures of us in our coordinating clothes. 

The things I made last week:

My dress

K's dress

K's headband

T's tie 

You would not have wanted to see my house when I finally did finish, although it has been worse. 

T and K were so nice to me and let me get lots done in a short amount of time.

T. waving. 

Here is the tutorial for the tie that I made. I washed his in the washer yesterday, and I don't think I will do that again unless he gets food on it. The interfacing I used kinda got balled up inside it so I may need to replace it before he can wear it again.

 Not the greatest family photo, but it's the best one that I got. Since it was a 

self timer/ten minutes before we needed to leave picture, I thought it was good enough.

(I want to try and get a better photo when we go on vacation next week.)

We went to worship, then had two wonderful families over for the evening. Titus grilled brats and some of us played croquet. All together there were 23 people here. Six were parents, the rest were teenagers/children. I am so glad that it was a beautiful evening, because our house gets pretty small with that many in it. 

It was so fun, I think we need to do it more often! 

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Last night we had a few friends over and played croquet. (I love how someone stopping by for a few minutes turns into supper plans and a fun evening outside. It is a lot more fun this way, than having to plan everything out way ahead of time.)  

T had a lot of fun. Most of the time he was carrying around two croquet mallets trying to hit his ball with both of them at the same time. He did lack in the coordination department.

(I think the croquet set was one of the best gifts that I have ever gotten for Titus... we use it often in the summer.)

He doesn't hold still for a second. 

K was in her stroller, happy to watch the world go by. 

When It got dark we went inside and had some fresh rhubarb pie for dessert! 

L. makes a great Rhubarb pie. 

Does anyone else eat dessert two hours after supper like we do a lot of times here? I like it, because you are not stuffed when you eat it, and it always tastes better.

Beautiful sunset and new baby leaves!  

Spring so often reminds me of the new life that we can have in Christ Jesus!

New, beautiful, vibrant life.

Strive to serve Jesus where ever you are.