Monday, August 27, 2012

Family Fun :)

    Now that it isn't as hot outside, we have been able to venture out a little bit more. Ella just gets so hot that it is nice to not worry about that :) My mom and dad thought that maybe before our big family camping trip, to Mahoney State Park (a half hour away), that it would be a good idea to have a practice campout with the kids. My parents, brother, sister in law, other brother, the kids and I all packed up and headed to Papa and Granny's house for a night of tent camping. The kids had a blast. We grilled for dinner, made a campfire, ate s'mores, and slept in tents. Uncle Matt and Aunt Tristin slept outside with Kaleb and Ella and I slept inside in a tent just for her ;) Daddy had a work event to go to but we are all ready to show him how good at camping we are when we go in a couple of weeks. Joining us will be some of my dad's brothers and sisters. I have so many great memories of camping with all of my extended family and am excited for my kids to have the same! (pics below)

   We also celebrated a bunch of birthdays last week. Brandon's little brother, John, his mom, Grandma Kathy, and Brandon and his twin brother, Ben, all had birthdays within a week of each other. They had fun singing Happy Birthday so many times and getting to eat cake. Grandma Kathy's chocolate cake is one of Kaleb's favories :)

   And lastly, Kaleb, my baby, started preschool today! Can you believe it?! He has grown so much and is such a little man :) He was very excited today and didn't hesitate at all to go into his classroom with his new teacher and friends. As soon as he got in the van, he was counting down the days until he came back on Wednesday. Ella has been begging to go too, but I told her she has to be 4 too. I just can't even think about that yet! Lol.

    Ella and Kaleb are anxiously awaiting their sports games this weekend. She is ready for another tball game and Kaleb is ready for his first flag football game. I actually had to mold a mouthguard with my 4 yr old, that was hilarious :) Kaleb also starts a new session of swim class at Swimtastic this week. He is very excited. So, busy as usual. Someone asked me, "why do you already have them in so many things, you guys are so busy". Because they love it! They have fun getting out and having somewhere special to go. Plus, it keeps them active. All of us love going and watching them too :)

Stay tuned for some more fun later this week. Daddy and I have a fews days off and the kids have some fun requests, including the Natural History Museum in Lincoln. Yes, I'm serious, my 2 yr old and 4 yr old have been begging to go!

Monday, August 13, 2012

Bags for Sale... :)

   After several requests, I will start making these bags for those interested. You help me design your bag, let me know what colors, or characters you like, choose a size, kinds of straps and add-ons. These are great for strollers of any kind, wheelchair push bars, and walkers. Straps can be secured onto bars with the velcro option or regular shoulder straps can be used. Email me at jen_peters@me.com to order...

Currently there are three options but I am open to special sizes...

1. The Ella Bag Original with Velcro straps. Approximate size 14x12x6
Basic bag--$45
With an initial +$3
With and initial and embellishment (flower, iron ons, etc) +$6
With name and embellishment +$10
Shipping to be determined at time of order
(you choose colors, type of straps, etc)
*pic below with Ella's name on it

2. The Ella Bag Medium size with Velcro straps. Approximate size 12x10x4
(great size for walkers)
Basic bag--$35
With an initial +$3
With and initial and embellishment (flower, iron ons, etc) +$6
With name and embellishment +$10
Shipping to be determined at time of order
(you choose colors, type of straps, etc)
*pic below with Sadie's name on it

3. Little Girls Soft Purse. Approximate size 8x4x2
Bag with initial $15 plus shipping
One color fabric for bag and coordinating fabric for initial
*no photo shown

Saturday, August 11, 2012

One more....

I can't help it, Ella looks so cute in these dresses that I had to make another. Can't wait to show her in the morning. It will look much cuter on her ;)

Cure SMA

My sweet blessings. They need a cure for SMA, because they need each other....

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Mommy's New Obsession.....

    Well, I found another project to take up the very little spare time that I have. Pillow case dresses!!! I found some easy directions on making them and then added my own twists to make Ella the perfect dresses. They are perfect for her because they are roomy and lightweight. I have made her two but have two more stacks of fabric for some more. That's one of my weekend projects :) Plus, when it gets cold outside I can just put a shirt and leggings underneath of them! I love making her things because her reactions are great. She always gets huge eyes and is so thankful! Pics below...enjoy!
And I also posted some pics of our surgery day when we gave the kids' stuffies new tubies. Post on that on caringbridge. www.caringbridge.org/visit/ellapeters