Grandparent Visit

Grandpa Adair and Granny Lori came this weekend for a visit. The girls are super lucky to have two sets of really awesome Grandparents. Addie has been looking forward to this visit for literally weeks. She asked every morning if today was the day, and would ask again if they were really taking her to the zoo. She was SO excited! We all had a blast! Friday, Grandpa had to work so we all went to the zoo with Granny Lori. Addie loved the giraffes the best!

She even had to ride one on the carousel!

And the praying mantis, because lets be real, when will you ever get to ride a praying mantis again!

She was pretty excited about the tiger too!

Saturday we went to the Train museum in Sacramento. Addie had a blast running around the trains with Granny Lori. 

And playing trains...

The we went swimming at the Grandparents hotel.

Could they look cuter in their swim suits? I mean really!

Lydia only swam for a few minutes but she liked it while she was there.

Addie LOVED it. She kept diving off the steps without help. Hopefully we can get this girl into some swim lessons this summer because she's going to give me a heart attack with her zero fear around water!

Swinging with Grandpa at the park, She kept saying, "Higher, Grandpa! Higher!"

I really wish I wouldn't have cut off Lori's head on this one because its really cute. (Product of trying to make a baby smile and being the photographer!)

It was such a fun weekend with the Grandparents. We really wish they lived closer so we could see them more because we REALLY miss them in between visits. Addie asked all evening after they left when she could go sleep at Granny Lori's house. Hopefully Soon! 

Until then we will miss their happy faces!

Lydia Anne

Lydia has been looking so big lately! 

She is just over 5 months old now. She is so bubbly, happy and easy going. 

She started eating solids the past few weeks and LOVES them. She eats more in one sitting than Addie ever did and this age. She can down a whole jar of baby food plus some if I let her. She loves carrots and bananas the best, but we are still experimenting with foods.

She is such a doll!

She is still pretty dainty and little, but we love every inch of her.

She is a mover now too. She rolls everywhere and does a little bit of scooting. She is even starting to try to crawl. I'm so not ready for my baby to be mobile!

She is a giggly little ball of energy. She loves talking and singing now, and has become a bit of a distraction in primary because she happy screams in the back the whole time. It is really cute.

Here is a video of her trying to crawl today. It really is precious!

I love my Liddy Anne. She is such a joy!

6 Weeks of Crafting

I love crafting, and sewing, but finding time or (remembering to grab the items I need to finish a craft while I'm out), really never happens. So in March, one the many Crafty Blogs I read challenged everyone to do 6 weeks of crafting.

Basically every week, for 6 weeks you choose a craft you've been wanting to do or that has been sitting unfinished and you do it. I didn't start until the end of March so I'm a bit behind. But here are the projects I did. 

#1: Craft Corner in the Garage

I have needed a space for a while now, where my unfinished projects would be safe from little hands and where I could leave out unfinished things without taking up the whole dining room. So I stole a little corner of the garage, used an old table we had, and made myself a special place, all my own, for crafting. I love it!

#2: Easter Dresses

For my second project I whipped out 3 matching Easter dresses for Addie, Lydia, and cousin Amelia. They looked darling on Easter all matching!

#3: Hair bows and Bow ties

I used some old T shirts, leftover fabric, and tool from other projects and made hair bows and headbands for the girls. I also made a bow tie for cousin Austin so he could match the girls on Easter. It may have not been his favorite thing to wear, but it was darling on him.

#4: Photo Canvas

I've been gathering items to make a photo collage wall in Me and Keith's room. Photo canvases are SOO expensive so I followed a Pinterest tutorial on how to make your own. I love how it turned out and am now working on two other bigger ones. I probably saved myself $50 making my own too.

#5: T-shirt Nightgowns

Addie has outgrown all her clothes, so I've been looking for cheap jammies. I hate how something they are going to sleep in costs upwards of $12, I mean really! So I grabbed some old T shirts and followed yet another Pinterest Tutorial on how to make them into night dresses. They are great because they are super soft from being worn already, and they were free! And my model is simply ADORABLE!

#6: Hurricane Vase

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The last one was a super easy, fast one because both girls were sick and I had little time. I took an old candlestick and a $1 store tall vase and glued them together. Its just a cute decorative vase that I'll use to fill candy for Addie's Birthday party soon. 

Overall, 6 weeks of crafting was super fun. It totally helped me get back into crafting and sewing, and gave me some "me" time during the week.  I think I might do it again in another couple of weeks. Until then!