The Royal Wedding

We got up around 3:45 am to watch the royal wedding.  This pretty much sums up how we were all feeling come 7 am (our usual wake up time).

First Visit To The T.D. Park

Last night, we attended a baseball game at the new T.D. Park.  That's right folks, the T.D. Park.  Originally named T.D. Ameritrade Park, but shortened by many to T.D. Park.  Aside from the name, it actually turned out to be a really nice baseball park.

Sure, it could have been warmer out, but where's the fun in that? 

Did I mention that we sat in the third row?  It was really cool.  Unless someone hit a foul ball, then it was really nerve wracking. 

My poor Sydney is suffering from terrible allergies right now, and Briana wasn't feeling well either, so we only ended up staying for part of the game.  On our way out, I spotted this woman sitting a few rows back from us, who appeared to be having quite a good time at the game. 

The next time we get tickets to a game, I'll be taking my crocheting along as well. 

The Big Catch

It's spring, and for Mike, that means one thing.  Catching all the rabbits that dare hop across our yard and terminating them.  He'll sit in the chair by the back door and watch for them, only to hop up and dash into the garage after his bee bee gun upon spotting one.  It's been going on for years.
"Your never going to be able to kill off the entire rabbit population,"  I tell him.
"Well, I'm certainly doing my part!" he tells me proudly.  It brings him so much joy that I haven't stopped him from doing it until recently.  The girls and I were playing in the back yard when we noticed a small bunny only about a foot away from us, frozen in place. 
"Is it dead?" Sydney asked.
"No, it's just scared," I told her. 
"I'm going to go get it a carrot," Briana told us as she ran into the house.  When she came back out, she threw the carrot at the bunny and it ran away. 
"I'll bet that was the Easter Bunny!" she exclaimed, "He's probably checking up on us!" 
I assured her that she was correct, and we've been watching for the Easter bunny to come back ever since. 
That night, I saw Mike dashing into the garage after his bee bee gun.
"WAIT!!!"  I hollered at him. 
"If you kill the Easter bunny, you are going to be in deep trouble!"  I told him. 
His solution was to set his animal trap out behind the shed and catch the rabbits in there.  I can only imagine if he catches the Easter bunny that the girls are going to want to keep it. 
Well, he's had the trap out there for a couple weeks, and he hasn't caught the Easter bunny yet.  He did catch something else though. 

We think we'll keep it.

Obsessed!

Ok, I'm officially back on the crochet.  I gave it up a few weeks ago after getting burnt out on a blanket I was making.  But, I'm offically back into it.  After making my coasters today, I put together a matching larger circle that I've got sitting under my daffodils.

 It's bright and cheery and just what I wanted. 

I got the pattern from the Attic24 blog (such an amazing crochet blog!), and I used my cotton Sugar & Cream yarns (which I love!).  Then, I had a whole bunch of yarn left over, so I made some more coasters.

By now, I am completely obsessed with making these flat circles!  So, I made a couple of other things too!

A flat circle for underneath this plant.

And, a smaller flat circle for underneath my aloe plant.  

Then, I found this pattern on the Attic24 blog, and I made this for my mantel!

I love this almost as much as my million flat circles.  As soon as I find a jar that's the right size, I am making another one to keep all my sharpies in. 

What were the children doing while I was crocheting away, you ask?  Well, Briana was creating this:

It's Teddy Bear's Easter dress!  She loves how it turned out.  Be looking for it soon on the Hy-Vee duck tape contest!  She's hoping to get into the top ten and win herself a duck tape prize pack.  I'll be posting a link to the voting as soon as she's entered! 

Happy Easter!

It took two different Easter bunnies, and three girls, but I finally got pictures of the kids with the Easter bunny.  It's the first time Briana has sat on the Easter bunny's lap (or Santa's lap) since she was 6 months old.  At last, we have some cute holiday pictures!

Crocheted Coasters

The next time everyone comes to my house, there will be a very pretty place to put your drink down!  I spent my morning making these very colorful coasters. 

They were really easy and quick to make.  The perfect project for me!

Cheers!

Homemade Find It Games

Last year, we got Briana a Find It game for her birthday.  It has since been one of our favorite games, and we play it all the time.  You just shake it around and try to find some small items that are hiding in the tiny beads of the game.  It's super fun.  We have spent hours trying to find the penny in that game.  It's very challenging. 
I found a blog somewhere about how to make your own find it game, so we made our own version of it.  We just colored some rice and added some mystery items to our bottles. 

They turned out to be very fun.  And, the penny is still the hardest thing to find in these games! 

They are on our list of things to take to Kansas City with us!  We may end up making lots more to take along too!