Pllowcase dress

So I am trying to get back into sewing, and since I haven't done a whole lot with sewing in the first place I wanted to start out easy. I decided to make a pillowcase dress for Addie for Easter. It was fairly quick and easy. It was the perfect thing to get re-acquainted with the sewing machine, and it was fun to do. I just googled pillowcase dress instructions and went from there. The only thing I would suggest if anyone is interested in trying this is to make the cuts for the arm holes 1-1 1/2 inches instead of 3 inches, and then I just hemmed the arm holes instead of using bias tape because I sewed on ribbons to tie over the shoulders. Other than that the steps are pretty easy and then it is fun to add on any decorations you want.



This dress ended up being a little bit longer than I intended, but Addie will be able to wear it for a long time now since she is growing so fast. So happy sewing to anyone who wants to try.

While we were up in Idaho this weekend it snowed a good 9 inches, so Addie got to have a fun time with Grandpa in the tractor while he plowed out the driveway.


She had a blast, and unlike the dry snow in Utah this snow was perfect for making a snowman. It has been years since I have made a snowman myself, and I don't know who had more fun Addie or I.




Addie had to try on the gloves I was using to make the snowman and they were three times to big for her. It was a great weekend and it was nice to relax and have fun.

Happy Easter!

Now that it is Easter, and the last post I did was Christmas, I thought I'd better get around to updating the blog. We made it up to Idaho this weekend to spend Easter with my parents and my sister and her husband. One of the traditions of my family is the usual decoration of the eggs, but then on Easter we take them to a hill and roll them to see whose egg goes the farthest. Sometimes the eggs start to peel as they roll until there is just the yoke that is left going down the hill. It has always been a fun competition for my siblings and I, and Addie seemed to thoroughly enjoy herself this Easter. So here we are dying the eggs.



Of course Addie ended up with multi-colored hands by the time we were done.

Here is the end result, nothing fancy, but we had fun making them.


My parents have a little toy house with people and furniture, and Addie had to bring them to the dining table when she was ready to eat so that they could eat too.

Here we are lined up to roll our eggs. The hill we picked this year ended up not being very steep so the eggs only rolled about two feet. Once Addie got the hang of what we were doing she just started throwing one egg right after the other out of her basket.




Addie pulled a couple of the eggs apart to see what was on the inside, but it wasn't candy!


It was fun to have her able to participate more with the holiday festivities this year. Of other news I am 5 months along with our little baby boy. So we are excited have a new addition to our family come the end of July. We'll talk to Addie about her baby brother and I think she is starting to understand a little that she is not going to be the only child anymore. Also, Aaron just got offered a job as an Assistant Principal for a couple Elementary schools. We do not know which schools he will be at yet, but we are thrilled that he got the job.