Day 116 (4/26/11) - End of the Crafting

OK, so maybe those are famous last words, but I really am trying to not buy anymore craft supplies including fabric, etc. I think this means I will have to stop looking at my favorite craft blogs as well. Wah. I love other people's ideas since I don't have a single one of my own. It is so fun to create, but it gets expensive and time consuming so it's time to stop and use up what I have. This quilt is all ready for some quilting, but I am trying to decide how I want to go about it...hand quilting? machine quilting? wishful thinking that I had a long arm quilting machine or money to pay to have it done? Whatever the case, I need to finish it and move on. Well, move on to the Anthropolgie knock off that is next in line and then I am done. Really. I mean it. Truly.

Day 115 (4/25/11) - Crayola Color Bubbles

Oh yes, we all love colored bubbles when they are in a brightly colored magazine ad or on display at your neighborhood Target and Wal-mart. They look so fun and harmless. But do we still love them when they do this to your house:

BTW - taking this picture made me notice that the guy who painted the house painted part of the vinyl on the window. Nice.

Day 114 (4/24/11) - Easter

Wow the Easter Bunny was very generous this year! I guess he knows that Maelen sometimes needs to be able to get places without the car and without Mom driving her even though we do call it our bonding time. Also, longboards tend to come in handy when boys want to skate to the pier.

Kendall wanted her hair in rollers last night so her hair would be curly for Easter. It turned out really cute. Jared, on the other hand, was irritated because his hair needed to be cut and he couldn't spike it. I think it's the first time he wouldn't pose for the camera.

Day 113 (4/23/11) - Saturday is a Special Day

Well, maybe Saturday is not such a special day for my kids. Saturday is chores day. And depending what Matt has on his to-do list, sometimes there are more chores than they would like. Now that the rain has finally stopped, Matt decided to take on the ivy. I was surprised when it ended up looking like this. I thought maybe they were all worn out. Turns out our green trash can was just overflowing. I'm sure the kids will be happy to know this task will continue another day. Yippee!

Day 112 (4/22/11) - Hydrangea

When my cute niece, Lauren, got married last year, Vicki and I helped with serving the food at the reception (oh yea, and dipped hundreds of strawberries). We had a great time doing everything and met some pretty great people and top of that, received a beautiful white hydrangea as a thank you. I took it home and planted it, but it didn't do so well, which made me sad. So when I saw this come up, buds and all, next to my big pink hydrangea, I was thrilled! I can't wait to see it bloom. I heart spring.

Day 111 (4/21/11) - Skirball Museum

I have been wanting to go to the Skirball for some time now. We found out that on Thursdays, you can get in free to all exhibits. I was afraid my kids would be too old for this Noah's Ark exhibity, however, the LOVED it! It was so much fun! All the animals were made of recycled items...check out the elephant's eyes (disco balls). There was also some interactive things to do in the exhibit. It was amazing!

Here are some wild animals at the Noah's Ark exhibit. I love the picture of Matt because it took him a while to figure out Jared was doing a little show behind him with that hand puppet. I was laughing so hard that I'm surprised the picture isn't blurry.

After the Skirball tour, we headed out on Mulholland drive and took in some views. We then headed down to Hollywood at Kendall's request and walked around a little bit.

Day 110 (4/20/11) - Easter Eggs

Another tradition - dying Easter eggs. Now matter how old they get (Maelen is 18) there are some traditions my kids just continue to want to do. We never found our cups made specifically for dying eggs so I used plastic cups. Big mistake. No matter how many times I said to be careful because those cups tend to tip easier, we managed to spill two cups of dye. Fun. I went to the temple that night with green fingernails.