Let's Color Some Eggs!

Fourteen children times four eggs each...

Ok,let's color 56 eggs!!!

We were running a little behind on Easter so we colored our eggs this afternoon instead. I have never seen such an orderly group of egg coloring children!






Here are Elena's eggs. They are very pretty.



But she would not let me take her picture only a picture of her eggs.I tried to sneak a picture of her anyway but it did not work.



Warmly,
A Patchwork Mommy

He Is Here!!

Who is here?

Well, the Easter Bunny,of course!

The Easter Bunny waits patiently for the Frye kids to notice him.

The Frye kids did not notice him but all the neighbors did. (Hee Hee)



Finally the kids come out all ready to greet the Easter Bunny!




The Easter Bunny takes a few minutes to explain Easter Egg hunt etiquette and fare play.



Get ready. Get set.Go find those eggs!!



The store was actually out of plastic Easter Eggs (both Owatonna and Waseca Walmarts. Can you believe that!) so we used plastic snack bags instead. Worked great!



Warmly,
A Patchwork Mommy

Happy Easter!

We had a very fun but busy Easter!

I finished all of my girls (and Joel's) outfits with time to spare. Imagine that!

They all look very sweet!



Here are all my big boys...and Lily.



A rare picture of all sixteen of us! Jeff crashed a neighbor's Easter party to find a willing person to come and take our picture.




HAPPY EASTER!!!

Warmly,
A Patchwork Mommy

Over The Moon!

Who thought a simple Easter vest with puppy dog buttons would get a little boy so extied!







What do you think?



Cute buttons!!



it even has a secret inside pocket! Pretty cool!



Joel, you made my day!!!

Warmly,
A Patchwork Mommy

So Much To Show Part 2

I entered my bedroom tonight and saw this sweet Happy Easter wish on my floor.

Thanks Josh!



I just have a few finishing touches to do on Lily's Easter dress. It turned out very cute!



I decided on using this pattern. Just like the pattern boasts, it was very easy. I made view C which is the top but used dress B's skirt part. I made size two. This is a make again pattern!



My little night owls all cozy on the couch.



and Jeff, not wanting to be left out...



Warmly,
A Patchwork Mommy

Oddles And Doodles Of Pictures!

Whew!

Three marathon posts in one evening!!

I guess I had a lot to talk about this evening!

This post has lots of pictures of...Lily? No. good guess, though. My weekend projects and sewing talk...and a few pictures of Lily thrown in.

I finished six of my eight daughters' skirts this weekend.

Starting with the left orange skirt here is who they belong to:

Naomi, Ekie, Grace, Odell, Joyce, and Anya. The array of styles and colors are just beautiful and fit the personalities of their owners very well.



I still need to make Elena's and Lily's.

Elena is very, very particular. I am afraid she will not quite like anything I make so I am not quite sure how to handle hers. Maybe I will actually see if I could find a few bucks so she could buy one at the store. When I was 15 would I have worn a skirt my mom made? Possible, but I would have been very opinionated about it,too.

Lily's skirt on the other hand will be a lot of fun.

I was debating if I should use my cute Russian Nesting doll fabric or



this cute Easter fabric...



Joel voted for the Easter fabric. I agree. It is not for very many years I can get away with clothing my girl in Easter themed fabric!

Here are a few patterns I was thinking about....but I might just go with a little baby skirt and top like her older sisters. Then again...I will keep tossing it around.



I thought I would make Joel a little Easter vest. Gee, I have not done this for years! Joel is very exited especially about the cute doggy buttons.



I had a small crew for a few hours this evening so we had a special snack. I served gram crackers and milk (in special cups) to dip the crackers in. Tasty!



Wonder what I look like? You see the kids and Jeff but not usually me. Here is a very rare photo of me and my sweet Lily I took today. So Sweet!! My precious Lids.




Warmly,
A Patchwork Mommy