It's a Jolly Holliday...

As a child, I loved to reenact movies.  "Parent Trap" and "Annie"were my favorites.  I would make up tickets, "sell" them to my family and make them watch me dance to the movie.  I am amazed my family still loves me after making them watch hundreds of poorly acted shows.

Unfortunately, my kids have discovered that trait.  Their favorite shows are "Mary Poppins", "Annie", and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (I love it that they adore those old classics).  They sing and dance and perform on our coffee table.  Even Georgia jumps up to be part of the action.

The local jr high put on a production of Annie and we took the kids to see it.  They sat so nicely in their seats and chomped on their treats.  They were spell bound.

Abby told me she wants to be Mary Poppins for Halloween and wants Tim to be Bert.  Then they can sing together!  I am happy to watch all their renditions of their favorite shows.  Hooray for creativity!

A Little Slice of Heaven

In our "pre-kid"days, Tim and I would frequent 5:00pm movies. The streets would always flood in Houston and we would be stuck in traffic for hours. There was a movie theater right by my office, so we would catch a show to let traffic pass. The tradition of eating a big bag of movie popcorn and a coke for dinner became one of my favorites.

Tim had a business trip scheduled in San Diego this weekend and I was able to tag along. AND guess what we did tonight - we went to the movies and had popcorn and a coke for dinner. It was a slice of heaven.

Mother's Day

Can I tell you how much I love my kids?  Though they push my buttons, are very loud and messy - I love them and wouldn't trade them for any other.  My very favorite attribute about my wild banchees is their willingness to forgive and forget.  What an amazing quality to have and something I need to learn.

They have been so excited about Mother's Day and happen to let a few of their secrets slip.  They served me breakfast in bed (scrambled eggs, toast, and water) and help me eat it.   Luckily this year, we were NOT the children singing REALLY loud into the microphone while the primary kids sang at church.  BUT when they got to the front of the chapel, they all waved and yelled "Hi Dad".  

Every year, Tim and the kids make me bookmarks with their pictures and this year they wrote their names on the back.  It is my favorite gift all year long.  They also made me frames at school and put their picture in it.  

There is nothing better than being Mom!

Lately

The girls have been asking me for months to take dance lesson and my first instinct is "that is a phase and it will pass".  But they have been persistent.  So we signed them up for a ballet/jazz combo class at the rec center.  

Holy smokes do they love it and I love watching them.  All these 3-4 year old girls flinging their arms and legs in black leotards (with their little undies hanging out) trying to contain their excitement.  

We also signed Carter up for "itty bitty ball".  Each week they practice a different sport to get a feel for if they like it.  He is the tallest kid in his class (at least by a head) and loves "playing ball".  Hooray for good, patient coaches.

Made by Mom (XV)

There are so many other things I should be doing with my spare time (like cleaning my house and folding mountains of laundry), but I don't.  I totally self-indulge in my sewing room and love it and have NO regrets (except when my kids throw a fit because their favorite jammies are still in the washing machine - wet).

Here are a few projects from the past few weeks.  I even made two skirts for myself.  The curtains have been evened out - that is always cute when things don't hang even!!