April part 2

So, I'm not sure what happened to April part 1. I know I posted it because I got emails back from people commenting on it. But when I open up my blog it's gone! Ack! So I may have to go back and re-post it. (For those of you who get the email's of our blog, just ignore that email).

On to part two of April.

We finally decided to extend our patio in our back yard! We really don't like being out there because of all the bugs and the grass is sharp and uncomfortable. So, on Monday they came and ripped up all our grass and dirt and made the outline of the patio.

Then on Tuesday they put in the rebar (or whatever it's called) and poured the cement.

Then on Thursday they came and cleaned it all up. Now we have this awesome big patio to play on, eat on, BBQ on, etc. Next step...furniture!


And of course we had to personalize our new patio. The heart is for baby 3 if we ever have one (we didn't want to leave him/her out), or just for the love of our family...awww.

I actually got some tomatoes and peppers to grow. That's a big deal for me. (most my plants die)



The kiddos...




Andrew is so smart. While taking a bath, he did this on his own. He sounds the letters out, c-a-t spells cat! He gets so excited about letters. While we were taking a shower he did the same thing with "boy"

Bailey's Car Seat

Just a little post to point out that a few months ago I recovered Andrew's car seat to make it more girly for Bailey. With the help of an awesome friend and seamstress, we created a rough pattern to follow. I made a practice cover with some cheap fabric just to see how it would fit. When I got the hang of it, I started on the "real" fabric. Recovering the seat didn't take that long. (maybe a few days)



The hood, however, took FOREVER! I'm talking a couple weeks on this baby. I completely took apart my old hood so I could use the piping/plastic pieces that hold it up. I wanted to alternate fabric, add ribbon in between the panels (which I unstitched and resewed a million times because it wasn't perfect). Plus I wanted it to cover most of the car seat. A GREAT feature. Great for windy days, sunny days, and keeping unwanted fingers off my baby! (People actually ask me to lift it up to see her though). This was really a guess and check project because I wasn't sure exactly what dimensions to use for the hood. But I LOVE LOVE LOVE how it turned out. All that time paid off!
Andrew likes it too!
I'm glad I did it, but don't ask me to do it for you!
Just kidding - kinda.