DIY

I am loving that Blogger decided to update their format.  It is so easy now to do a post.  I don't have to dread it and set aside an hour to post 1 little thing. 

So I am not really a DIYer.  But sometimes when inspiration hits you have to act on it.  Dave was gone this past weekend and I had an idea to take a thing (for lack of a better term) that had been sitting in my closet and turn it into a message board to put by our phone.

This was my attempt at a before picture.  I held that blue board up there and took a picture.  I don't have anything blue like that in my kitchen so when I got this cool...thing...for free, my plan was to change it.  But I didn't know what to change it to until inspiration hit me last weekend. 

So I headed to the fabric store and bought some fabric and ribbon.  I also went to Office Max and bought some clear plastic file holders and covered them with fabric too. 

And it turned out like this!
I wanted to do it on my own and not bother Dave, but as it usually turns out, he had some really good ideas and it turned out better because he helped me. I still have to buy one hook to replace the one that got broken, but I like the effect overall.

Happy Easter!

Leah and I made these cute little cupcakes for Easter this year.  They are super easy to make.  Leah is totally my helper in the kitchen.  She LOVES, LOVES, LOVES to help.

Happy Birthday Alexis

Alexis turned 10! Way back in March. 

 But that's okay.

The little lover of monkeys. 

Happy Birthday Monkey Girl!

Lexi's Concert

Alexis had a spring concert last week.

 She told me after the Christmas concert (and all she could talk about were the kids who had speaking parts) that she would audition for a part the next time it came up.

 The time finally arrived and she was so excited I thought she would pop.

 She was supposed to dress like a cowgirl, which you can't do without boots and a hat.  And who do I know that would own these things?  My friend Monica.  I was so happy she set us up.  Thanks Monica.

 Trey had to jump in there too:)

And thanks also to my mother who offered to turn a skirt of mine into a skirt for her.  She's a wonder!! 

Way to go Cowgirl Lexi!  We love you:)

Kittens

Our kittens are getting bigger. 

Leah just loves the poor things to death.

Leah

Leah says, "I'm so bored I'm.....sleeping."

We Have Baby Ducklings!

For the past 8 months our family has had heated debates about the gender of our cat. Lexi's friend told the kids we had a boy. She's in fourth grade so she must know these things right?

I really didn't know. I never touched the cat and never wanted anything to do with it so calling it a boy was fine by me.

A couple of weeks ago, Dave and Lexi discovered the cat was pregnant. Either that or very fat. We weren't really sure but as time went on it was pretty evident.

Last night, Dave came home and said, "Duck is having her kittens."

We tried to get a picture but she didn't really want company.

Every few minutes we went out to check and sure enough another one would show up. It was a fascinating process to watch.

So now we have ducklings!

The funniest part of all this, I think, was Trey.

Last night, after standing and watching Duck for a few minutes, he looked at me with the most serious expression and said, "Mom, I believe you now that Duck is a girl."