SpRiNg

We are enjoying spring! Cookouts, playing on the swingset, Emily picking weeds...I mean "flowers". Tyler's been outside swatting at bees with Emily's plastic bat, and I've been taking pictures of our trees. I love it right now when our trees at the side/back are at their brightest colors. We have two that are bright pink. It doesn't do well with my nose, but I still enjoy them.

I have completed the hoosier cupboard that I have been working hard on to put in the antique shop. It was pretty dirty and dilapidated, so I'm really proud of how it looks in comparison to before! I kept it rustic, but just cleaned it up a lot and put a new top on it. I want to keep it, but I know that it doesn't work that way!!! I have to keep telling myself that it wouldn't fit in my kitchen anyways.

I will try (once again) to keep up with posting. I have been preoccupied with things to do, working on my things to sell, and the kids and life in general. If I had high speed internet, I might be up for doing this more often. One of these days.....!

Something New

So, I had a few pictures uploaded on this post, and as I was writing I accidentally deleted them. I don't want to go back and try to get them on. Anyways, you may have noticed that I have not posted for a few weeks! I've been bad at keeping up with it. A couple weeks ago I decided to start selling antiques at a shop in Peru (Indiana, for those of you not from around here! Ha!) Kelli started selling there and told me about it...I went to see it a couple Fridays ago and immediately wanted to start! I have wanted to do this for a while, and am going to give it a shot. I have been living in my laundry room(fixing,painting, staining), dining room(pricing things and stashing
everything in the corner), and the garage (FIXING things). Right now in the garage is a great old chippy white hoosier cupboard among other furniture. Can't wait till that's done! My goal is to take the first load to the shop this weekend. Here's the website if you want to take a look at where I'll be. http://thefarriswheel.net/default.aspx

Tyler's been very good about me taking over the garage and he thinks it's great that I'm trying something! He's helped out a lot while I am out working on stuff, switched his day off a couple weeks ago so I could go to an auction, and has been patient with my questions, "what do you think I should price this?" Emily likes to help choose paint colors for things, and this is what Lucy thinks:

Well, next time I will try to post a few pictures of some of my completed pieces, and hopefully I can do it without deleting them!

Funny Emily

Emily is so funny! I put a clock in her room a week or two ago, so that she can see when it's 7:00. She knows that if the clock says 7 and we're not up, she can turn on her light, close the door, and read or play. This morning I went into her room and this is what I found. All her little animals with underwear and socks on. It's hard to see it all in the picture, but it was really really funny.

This rhinoceros picture is something she drew a few days ago. I asked her what it was, thinking it looked like a rhino, but I wasn't sure. I was right! I thought this was very clever of her! Lots of details!

This morning I had quite a scare with Emily. She was in my bathroom and I was trimming her fingernails. I accidentally clipped the top of her thumb a little. She said it didn't hurt. But, she said she had a headache and that she was sweating. She sat on the floor and said she couldn't stand up. I picked her up and she went limp on me ~ all the blood running out of her face. She turned white! I took her clothes off and ran her over to the bed, got her a drink and called Tyler. He was out at White's Residential Services, helping his friend Brad with their chapel. He was on his way back through town right after I called, and stopped by to see how she was. She had no fever (in fact, she was sweating but her temp wasn't even 97!) By the time he got there, her color was back and she's been fine ever since. That was scary! She almost passed out on me! I think it was a combination of clipping her finger, she was thirsty, and the room was hot.

Little Miniatures

We have had a nice spring-like day today. Sunny, warm with a cool breeze, and I noticed bits of green starting to pop up as we passed by neighbors' soon-to-be flowerbeds. The girls and I took a nice walk, with Emily stopping every few feet to pick up a leaf, rock, or small stick and saying, "This is FUN!" One of my favorite things today was taking Lucy outside while Emily was at preschool. When we go outside, we normally go right to her baby swing. Today was different. Since she is walking now, I plopped her right on the patio and let her explore. She toddled around, bending down to pick up sticks, walking over to feel the mud and grass. She looked so tiny, and I thought to myself what a little miniature person she is. We had to go in and grab the camera. I wish I could post all the pictures. It would take my computer all day to load them on this blog!

Emily had been quiet in her room for a good while this afternoon, so I went in and told her she could come out. I was hoping for her to take a nap, but it didn't happen which is pretty usual now. I went in to find her down on the rug by her bed, with all of her barettes out. She was sticking the flower barettes in the rug and saying, "Do you like my little flower garden?" Another picture opportunity, and a funny example of how her little mind works. I think we're all excited about spring!

Friends

"I can't wait I can't wait I can't wait!" That was Emily while we watched Beth, Alaina, and Audri come up to the door. With all the sickness we've had this winter, we have just recently been able to have any of Em's friends come to our house! Either we've been sick or they've been sick. I watched the girls today while Beth and Isaac took Alix to Kindergarten Roundup to get him ready to enter Kindergarten in the fall. Audri and Lucy are the same age, and as you can see in the last picture, they shared toys quite nicely. :0) Alaina and Emily had a ton of fun dressing up and taking silly pictures for the camera. Whenever Lucy would see the camera even remotely pointed at her she would say, "Cheeee!" She's quite a ham! She sees her sister ham it up so much.... I know I've mentioned this before, but I just don't know where they get that.....hmmm. They have such quiet parents. And such a quiet daddy.














My favorite picture is the one of Alaina and Emily peeking up over the bed. That was their idea. And here is Little Lucy taking some steps. She started taking steps the day after her birthday, and just yesterday started to get more brave with it by trying it more and taking more steps at a time.

All About Lucy

Our little Lucy turned one last Tuesday, and we celebrated with a big Hello Kitty party on Saturday. She has no idea who Hello Kitty is, but I liked the plates so I bought them! Then from the design on the plates, I made her cake. That was fun! I really didn't want to cut into it, though. :o) Her party day was great weather, which made for good traveling for my family. Tyler's family came, so allll of Lucy's cousins were here, ready to dote on her. The girls always have fun together....there are 7 between Stacy's, Sara's, and ours. Then Drew who is Emily's age, just jumps right in and has a blast with them!

Lucy indulged in her very own strawberry cupcake with pink icing. She shoved the cupcake right up to her mouth. The cupcake barely moved, but her mouth was moving, and the cupcake just began to disappear. At one point we wondered if she was breathing! She ate the entire thing without setting it down.

My family left after lunch on Sunday. Before they left, I got some good pictures of Lucy with Grandma Manning.

It's hard to believe Lucy is one! She has gone from being so helpless and teeny, to a funny little thing that tries to say doggy and choo choo train, with such enthusiasm and a squeaky little voice. The day after her birthday she took her first step, and has been trying every chance she gets to do it again! It's so neat to hear Emily and Lucy laugh together, and hear that little chuckle. She has even been listening to books better all of the sudden. Her favorite is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? I'm sure there will be lots more to brag about...I mean report here soon!

Happy "Valentime's" Day!

Emily had been waiting for "Happy Valentime's Day" for a long time. For about a week leading up to the big day, she would ask, "Is it Happy Valentime's today?" We bought the cheapy Valentines at the grocery, and every day she couldn't wait to pass them out at preschool. She still got surprises after her big party at school ~ Daddy brought a balloon home for both girls, (and roses for me :0). We had a fun dinner together, and we thought we'd take some time out for some silly pictures. I might add, that was a mighty fine looking cobb salad that we had for dinner. And after the girls went to bed, we watched the final Lord of the Rings, Return of the King. Romantic, huh?! We have been watching the trilogy all week in the evenings. We LOVE those movies! We went out last week on Friday night, so it was nice to be in and have an excuse for a nice dinner at home together, and a movie night. Plus, its fun to see Emily get so excited about holidays now! (Oh, all the funny little Valentines she brought home in her homemade, decorated tissue box from preschool....from Transformers to Princesses and cards with tatoos. Too funny!)