Dear mom and Pretty In Pink

I finally made my carseat cover. Huzzah. Sorry, the pics are lame, but you get the point, right? So as I was making this cover I thought, "Oh man, I probably can't take MY sewing machine to Seattle..." And as I said that my mom's voice popped into my head saying, "MY sewing machine." That's right. It's my mom's. So mom, thank you for letting me use your machine these last several years. :) I've made some awesome projects because you let me take your machine. And thank you for the millions of other things you've let me borrow that somehow have taken permanency in our house. Seriously, thank you.



I'm not going to lie, I picked this pattern partially with Maryn's voice in my head. Big floral stuff. However, I do realize that Maryn would probably NEVER pick this pattern. I tried. I still think it's kind of cute.



So this is our birdhouse project! On the same day I picked up my fabric for the cover I found this wood birdhouse for $1. So I picked up some pink and yellow paint for like $1 to go with it and we had a project! Abbs loved it. And not surprisingly, there is hardly any yellow on this birdhouse. Almost all pink. It has a cute heart cut-out on the front. I should have taken that view.... darn it.


This is Abby after she got out of the tub. She managed to get paint in her hair, and Abby doesn't like anything on her (wonder where she got that?) so we had to take a bath. But check out that hair! Sarah, the first thing I thought of was Duckie---and funny enough she's in an ducky towel. So everyone, compare. Duckie is a hilarious character in the movie, Pretty in Pink. Yes, he's a boy. And check out his hair. I mean, really? It's awesome!

And that wraps up our wonderful post. P.S. We changed our dates with Microsoft to May 24 - August 13. That way Jesse actually makes it back for class and we can possibly get here for Abby's birthday. But we told her we're moving to a new house next month and she's acting relatively excited. She keeps asking when we're moving to the new house with whales, seals, and dolphins. Ah, a girl after my own heart. Gotta love her.

Sleepless in Seattle

To be honest, I don't even really like this movie. But it's one of the first things I thought of when I sat down to write this post.

So what's it really about? Most of you already know, but oh well.

JESSE GOT AN INTERNSHIP WITH MICROSOFT GAMES IN SEATTLE!

Okay, so it's really Redmond, but that's like saying "Bountiful" when really all they want to hear is "Salt Lake."



Huzzah, huzzah! He starts June 14th so we'll head out there like a week before. They even have completely furnished, corporate housing we get to stay in. Yes, we still pay a ridiculous rent, but hey, it's going to be nice. He's going to be working with a team of interns to create a playable video game for the XBox. I've always told Jesse my childhood dream was to live on the Puget Sound. Can you believe it's actually going to happen? I may not be the marine biologist I thought I'd be, but I still get to live there for a few weeks.

Bliss. Absolute bliss.

Oh, the whale picture? It's a whale from the J Pod--a residential group of whales in the Puget Sound. Nothing makes me happier than those whales. Well, and my family. But SO the whales. What can top God's amazing creations?? I can't wait to see them again!

I love U takes a whole new meaning.

Remember that crazy brilliant twin brother I have? Well, I'm posting this
for all the world to know:

Stephen got accepted to the University of Utah MEDICAL SCHOOL!!

Stephen, you're AMAZING. But we always knew that, right?
Love you brother. Way to go. :)

It's a turtle.

These are the baby shoes I made. I think they turned out pretty cute! Yes you can see the white thread inside the shoe. I didn't have any black and Abby was already asleep so I couldn't go buy more. So definitely a first attempt. Now I know how to make them better and cuter next time! I'm excited to try them again. They took me a couple hours, but I think next time around won't take so long. Oh, I still need to add an embellishment. But I was too anxious to share. Huzzah!



Abby got a sweet pink harness backpack from her Grandma Larsen yesterday. She LOVES backpacks and this one is extra special because it has a dry erase board built in. How cool is that? And how fabulous that it's a harness so I can put her on a leash! ;) I say that just because I know Jesse will cringe. He thinks it's abuse. I think it's brilliant for places like airports, etc. So here's Abbs-cadabs playing with her dry erase board. The BEST part is what she drew.




Check out that picture! The pink one. She said it was a turtle. I didn't help her at all, I swear. But it clearly has arms, eyes, a nose, and a mouth. And as she was drawing them she told me what each thing was so I know that's what she intended. I don't know if it was a fluke drawing, or if she's really figuring it out, but I thought it was AWESOME! I swear--No help from me at all.

I'm ornery. That's all there is to it.

When I am queen of the world, women won't get winded just by being pregnant. I haven't moved from the couch and yet I can't breathe because this baby is completely squishing my diaphragm. So yes, friends, I am barely showing, but it's because this baby is all inside and making it impossible to sit and breathe. Some days I just wish she was all on the outside and I looked like two pigs, fighting under blanket. BLARG!

And I refuse to do dishes. And yet I know that in ten minutes I'll stand up to finally do them. I just have so many cute projects I want to do, but by the time I finish the stuff I NEED to do, I don't have the energy to complete the stuff I WANT to do.

You know those days when you're exhausted and your whole lower body is in pain and your child has just pushed every button possible so that you want to almost strangle them? You know those days? It's been one of those days.

But in attempt to counter the negativity I have just spilled, here are a couple pictures of my sister with Abigail. I giggle in delight when I see these. My sister just cut her hair from below her shoulders to this super awesome, chic Audrey Hepburn style. I LOVE IT. How many 15 year-olds do you know that are mature enough for this? Just Maryn. She's beautiful, artsy, fashion-savvy, brilliant, and amazing. And Abby's best friend. LOVE my sisters.