Easter Door Hanger

As a way of procrastinating just a little more (and not accomplishing anything from the pre-baby to do list), I decided to make an Easter door hanger. I found burlap on sale for $7 (for 3 yds) and figured it was about time I try and make a hanger out of burlap. I've made many hangers out of a special paper, but I was curious how much easier or harder the burlap would be. (I have decided that both have pros and cons, but I think the burlap was a little easier to stuff post-paint.) I was able to complete this over 2-3 days with only about 5-6 hours of total work time (I worked during Anna Claire's nap). I am happy with the outcome!!

Name Art

Thanks to Pinterest, I got this idea for the girls to do. These masterpieces are hanging in the new playroom (more pics of that room to come...eventually). 

Before...

 It took Ella a minute to accept that all of the white area needed to be covered and that it wasn't necessary to make 'pictures'.

 Anna Claire had a good time...

 Then she figure out that she could paint on herself!

 Finished - waiting for them to dry!

 I love the way they turned out!! When S3 gets to be about 6-9 months old, I'll help he/she make one too!

I have almost finished working on the playroom - so I'll take pics of it soon...

My Little Artist

Ella LOVES to color!! And (if I do say so myself), she's really good! She loves to color in coloring books, but she can also replicate pictures really well. I get impressed with her ability all the time. I'm getting ready to scan all her drawings into the computer (so we don't have thousands of misc drawings and papers all over the house), so I'll probably be posting more of her artwork soon! 

Proud to be Cavity Free!!!

Ella loves the dentist - she begs to go to the 'Teeth Doctor' all the time. She thinks the polisher and 'spit sucker' are the coolest things ever. :) She didn't get this from me...

19 months!

 This little girl makes me laugh every single day!

Museum of Discovery

Today we spent the day at the newly remodeled Museum of Discovery! The girls had a great time and we will definitely go back soon - but we will go on a day when it isn't so crowded so the girls can interact a little more with the exhibits. I think their favorites were the dinosaurs and the play area. There was a giant air tube system (that you put scarves and balls inside and watch them go through) that they really wanted to play with, but it was being swarmed by big rowdy boys, so we opted to stay away. Ella is already asking when we get to go back!!

Boy or Girl?

*I was in pre-term labor with EK when this was taken

*I was dilated to a 1-2 with AC, but she refused to 'drop' (and stay down) when this was taken

*I am currently breech with S3

I still think girl...

Your thoughts?