Tuesday, we go fabric shopping to create this adorable quilt that was just finished last night. (Of course Mom did all the sewing, I just had to pick out the colors and tell her what I wanted.)
Just waiting for the binding
Lucy keeping herself busyMom didn't stop at the quilt though. She picked up some tulle also to whip up these cute tutu's for Kaycee and Lucy while we were at the hospital. Too cute!
Webkinz, webkinz, and more webkinz! Who loves Webkinz more than Gma L? No one!! Aside, from running the kids to school and keeping down the fort, the kids loved to spend time with Grammies playing their Webkinz.
Feeling ambitious the Saturday after Olivia was born, I really wanted to bottle peaches since they were on sale. So, I sent Ryan over to Sunflower to pick up a box. Not too big, as I only had 11 jars. So with Mom by my side we quickly bottled about 15lbs of peaches. So speedy with two, unlike the all-day event it took me the last time I did it by myself.
Love it!Then this past Monday, we headed to Hobby Lobby to buy fabric to make curtains and pillows for the girls (Rylee & Kaycee) new bedroom downstairs. Again, I just had to pick out the fabric.
(the window isn't square with the wall, so that's why the bed isn't lined up with the window...I know, it bugs me too!)
Feeling ambitous again, (I swear nesting kicked in AFTER Olivia was born) I wanted to make some wheat bread. I didn't have any wheat flour on hand, but I did have wheat and my good ole grinder.
I didn't grind that much (pretty tedious), but did just a little more for this bread recipe. Waiting for the bread to rise etc., I felt like making some muffins and found this fabulous recipe. The muffins turned out so moist. I think the next time I make some though, I leave out the strawberries as it altered the texture enough that when my kids got a strawberry in their mini muffin, they chose not to eat the rest. So yum though! (I'm not so sure about my bread though. I just can't seem to get it right.)
You're probably thinking that I've exhausted my mom by now. I really hope I haven't, but I really wanted to take advantage of her talents and skills while she was here. There was one last thing that we needed her to show us - how to seam together and lay carpet. (Isn't she amazing?! Truly a jack of all trades!) We had the carpet just rolled out for her stay so she wasn't walking on concrete downstairs, but she had the tools (and skill) to show us how to lay and put the remnants together. Again, she and Ryan were so speedy. Just last night for about 2 hours, they cut out the pad, carpet, laid it, kicked it in and seamed the two remnants together!
Getting ready to seam/glue the pieces together
The actual glueing/seaming. It turned out incredibly well. You'd never know there were two pieces there.Other than baseboards and closet doors, this is definitley a girls room! Now, we just hope that the girls will actually sleep down there...
A HUGE thank you to my mom for coming out here and doing SO MUCH!! I've told several people this, that she truly is Superwoman. There isn't anything she can't do. We love you, Mom. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
I'll hopefully get some more pictures of Olivia up here...as soon as I figure out why every picture I take of her is fuzzy....arg!!
Isn't she precious - we love her!
16 comments:
Okay that's it. I'm putting in a Livingstone Order for the next baby that I have. She is a super hero and so are you!
Mom is Superwoman! We are so blessed to have her. I love your girls room. Where did you get their cute bedding? I love it. Olivia is precious. What a sweetheart.
Your mom is amazing! So glad that you got so much done and Olivia is so cute!
You are so sweet Honey. I loved doing all of it. What is truly amazing is how much you have done and how well you feel. You are the superwoman!!! Bottling peaches 3 days after you've had a baby and shopping 5 days after. Hand grinding your own wheat. Even feeling like doing anything like that. WOW! I can't believe you!!! I'm sure glad you feel so good and that Olivia is such a wonderfully good baby. I miss ALL of you sooooooo much. Wish we were closer. Love you, love you. Hugs and kisses.
Wow! I'd have to say that you are definitely following in your mothers footsteps. I can't believe what you were able to accomplish in less then a week after you gave birth! You go superwoman! I just blogged about how fun it is too be lazy, but I don't feel as cool now. I hope everything is going well. Olivia is beautiful!
Holy Cow Honey!!! I would still be in BED!!! Superwomen still need their rest!!! Isn't Mom just amazing!!! Olivia is so precious! Love you all!
Wow busy busy. I know what you mean about taking advantage for mom being there though! After Liam I was on bedrest so I was determined to pop up and doing things with Kailey and Maddy. It feels good to not be pregnant anymore too (at least for me...by the end I'm sick of being huge and having heartburn!)
Wow you guys are AMAZING! I would still be in my pj's all the time. The girls room looks great and I love the pics of Olivia she is so sweet.
Four months after Cameron was born and I still don't have it together enough to do just one of the things you guys did!! Way to go Honey, that has to make you feel so happy to have all that done.
Hey. Didn't you just have a BABY?
moms are awesome.
You are both superwomen. All of your projects look fabulous. I am definitely impressed. Don't you love having your mom come to town?
Wow! Are you sure you gave birth and didn't adopt?? How sweet to have so much energy after you have your baby! All your project look so great you ambitious thing you! I very much agree that there isn't another like our mother. She can do everything, aren't we lucky she's our mom! I love the glasses clay and little Olivia is so sweet! love ya!
Wow! Are you sure you gave birth and didn't adopt?? How sweet to have so much energy after you have your baby! All your project look so great you ambitious thing you! I very much agree that there isn't another like our mother. She can do everything, aren't we lucky she's our mom! I love the glasses clay and little Olivia is so sweet! love ya!
One trick I have seen for fixing offset windows, is to make the drape the right size for the wall and not worry about the window behind it (so four inches of the drape might just be covering wall and not actual window) I realize this is coming late because the drape is already made and it is ADORABLe! - maybe there is an easy way to extend it? Your mom is amazing, just like you.
I think your mom should sell her services..."I can do anything and everything, and for a small down payment you can have Super Mom for one week!" So glad she was such a help before and after the baby.
That's fantastic!! What a blessing your mom is. And what a blessing for you to have felt so well after giving birth. Way to go on all the things you guys did! Everything looks wonderful.
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