Sewing 101 Part 1

I have been thinking about teaching Madison and Allison how to sew for awhile. I mentioned it to them a couple of weeks ago and they were all excited. I found this really easy skirt to make online and thought that it would be a good project to start with. We just needed some more fabric and I finally made it out to pick that up today. I started with Madison. She didn't realize that she would be using the sewing machine so once she figured that out she was a little nervous. I turned the speed down on the machine and that really helped with her nerves. She was shocked when she first pushed the peddle but did a great job. Allison kept a close eye on what Madison was doing because she knew her turn was coming. There was more then one lesson for Madison to learn to get her little skirt done. She was able to iron for the first time. I had a great time teaching her all these new things. She is very happy with her finished product. I know it looks a little small for her but she made if for someone to be revealed after she gets it. We wouldn't want to ruin the surprise.

It took Madison just over an hour to complete the skirt and it made it to late to start Allison's project so I told her we will work on it tomorrow. I can't wait, tonight was so much fun.

I thought it would also be fun to share pictures of Ashley in her favorite outfit that I find her in every day.
She loves this little leotard. It is the only thing that she picks out of the dress up cloths. I am not sure why but she has really become attached to her cape that I made her for her birthday. She has it with her if we are home and sleeps with it at night. Then of coarse her new shoes. She has yet to wear them outside so she can keep them on in the house. We will see if one day she takes them outside.

Allison's first day of school

Allison started 3rd grade today. She was a little nervous last night because she has never started school without Madison so I am very grateful that Kevin gives them a father's blessing each year. The girls have come to expect them and look forward to them. Kevin is such a good dad.

Allison got up bright and early this morning and jumped right into getting ready. She is not a morning person so that is saying a lot. On Wednesday they start later so we didn't have to leave till 9:00 and she was getting very antsy waiting for me to take her. I was happy for the late start so I could see where her bus stop was since they changed it this year. Once the bus came and went we took our annual pictures on the front porch and then I drove her to school.(our tradition for the first day)



While she was at school we had out good friends the Ewing's over. The moms scrapbooked while the girls played and ran through the rain. I don't think that I have ever let my kids run in the rain. They had a blast. We had a very strange weather today. Allison wore a sweater to school today because I don't think that it made it over 70 today. I have never been able to open my windows in August and be cold. It was a great cool rainy day.

I didn't want Allison to feel like she missed out on fun while she was at school so I picked her up at the bus stop and took her to get a smoothie so I could hear all about her day. She had an awesome day and felt special to get the special treat and the time to tell me all about her day. This year is going to be a good year for her.

Girls group pictures

I am not sure what I was thinking when I woke up this morning but we went out and took pictures today. The girls were in a good mood for the most part but with school starting tomorrow there was too much going on. I like the way that they turned out.

Family Game Night

Tonight Kevin offered to play a family game and we all jumped on that. Kevin doesn't normally like to play games. The girls were so excited for the offer so they immediately took out Mexican train. The girls are all old pros at the game so we just had to get dad filled in on the rules(which he kept on trying to break). We really had a great time.


Bed time with Allison and Ashley has been going really well. I am proud of how well they have adjusted to the new arrangements. I am so glad that they adjusted so fast since Allison starts school on Wednesday. I also glad that we finally made the move because Madison is really enjoying her new found freedom. For now there is harmony with our new arrangements. Life is good.

A girl and her shoes

We have started out back to school shopping around here and Ashley keeps on reminding us that her tennis shoes are too small. Tonight we decided to go look for some shoes for her. I sent Kevin in with the girls before me while I ran to a store next door to pick up something. Little did I know what they would be trying on when I got into the store. Ashley had 2 pairs of Twinkle Toes by Skechers picked out. She was in heaven. She has admired Allison's since she got them for Christmas. When I saw her I knew we would not be leaving the store without them especially since they also light up. Needless to say she got her shoes. She came right home and put them on. She bounced around the house all night and kept turning all the lights off so she could show off her lights. When I put her to bed she had them on but later when I went and checked on her they were sitting next to her bed. It is fun to see her so happy.

First leg of the big move

Since we won't be moving out of this house anytime soon we decided it was about time to give Madison her own room. We have been shopping for furniture but haven't found any that we like and aren't ready to buy right now but it was time to do it. Madison will start middle school at the end of the month and with middle school I told her she can have a later bed time. It also hit me that Allison starts school next week so we need to crack down on her bed time. Since Allison and Ashley will have the same bed time then they should be in the same room. When we get Madison's new furniture then the bunk beds will go back together for Allison and Ashley. For right now this works. Madison hasn't stopped smiling since we started moving the beds this evening. She has been waiting for this day for so long. She is ready for privacy and a clean room. We still have alot of work to do on putting things in there places but at least the hard work it done for now. I hope Ashley and Allison also work out their kinks. Bedtime was not fun tonight. I hope they fall asleep soon or at least stay quiet. All is quiet in Madison's room.

Date Night

Kevin and I have started dating more now that Madison is old enough to babysit. I really enjoy that we are able to spend more time together especially with how busy he is lately. For many years I never thought that we would ever get to this point and now that it is here it is hard to believe. I really like this new stage that we are in now.