Mikayla's Choir Concert

I can't remember if I posted this yet.  Mikayla had her first choir concert in January.  She looked so pretty up on stage! Her voice is developing into such a beautiful talent! I hope that she begins to have more confidence in it and feels up to trying out for some solo parts!

 

March

This March has had a lot of activity. Mikayla went to a weekend camp with American Heritage Girls.  She earned a photography badge and learned a lot about photo shop.  It was the first time she went to camp without me. Here is a photo of her cabin she stayed in.  I hope to have some of her photos she took posted later.

Here are a few random photos of Elyana. The first was for a day at school where she could dress like a cowgirl.  I think she made an excellent cowgirl!  The others are her spring school picture day.  She looked so cute!  Her teeth are coming in nicely since we had three of them extracted a few months ago (2 extracted 6 months ago making it 5 teeth pulled total).  She has an appointment in a few weeks with the orthodontist.  We also have an eye check up for her due to complaints of things being blurry.  Poor kid.  She has inherited my eyes and my teeth it seems.

Elyana is still enjoying playing with homemade slime.  Here's the recipe if you are interested:
1 tsp of Borox dissolved in one cup of water.  In a separate container, mix 1/2 cup of Elmer's glue with 1/2 cup of water.  Add food color and glitter to this mixture if you want.  Then, pour Borox mixture into glue mixture.  Stir until goop forms.  There will be a lot of excess water.  Scoop out the slime and begin to work it with your hands until it solidifies.

Easter Jewelry

I made some jewelry with the intention of selling it before Easter.  I never got around to it. I hope to have some free time and make many more to maybe sell at a craft show sometime next year... I think they turned out cute.  They are tiny Easter egg jewels. Limited supply. Contact me if you would be interested in purchasing.  I was thinking $5 for earrings. $10 for a bracelet.  $20 for the necklace. The necklace has a nice magnetic closure.

 

Miscellaneous Art

During Spring Break, the girls and Sophia took a fun art class at a local restaurant.

 

 

Here is an ocean scene I painted for the kids bathroom.  I had fun painting it!

This is a fun project I did with my preschoolers. It was a warm and cool colors project.  Then, we talked about shapes and what shapes a sailboat might be.  It turned out cute!

This is a crayon resist project I did with my preschoolers.  We read about rain and the new season of spring.  Then, we used white crayons on watercolor paper to do the clouds and rain.  We used liquid watercolors.  Once dry, we added a cut out photo I took of each of them holding an umbrella.  It turned out super cute!

 

 

 

Elyana's Award Winning Cupcake!

Elyana is still serious about baking/cooking.  She entered a cupcake contest for my school carnival and won the best decorated!  It was supposed to be tied in with the theme of a carnival.  She made hers look like a mini bag of popcorn.

Bathroom Remodel

Because the previous owners had a custom built (and ugly) countertop right over the top of our toilet, we had to take it out when the toilet needed repair in our master bathroom.  One thing led to another with this project.  We easily got the counter out. We thought it would be a simple fix to just get a new vanity for the sink cabinet.  We would have to custom order one to fit so we bought an inexpensive sink/cabinet combo.  The trick was that we had to cut into the kick plate at the bottom for a heat exchange vent.  Nate made the cut and we discovered once we fit it into place that the vent would then be in the middle of the floor instead of under the sink.  We had our friend from church come and reroute the vent and fix the ceramic tile.  Our bathroom still is not done.  We need to add the baseboards, paint, and then change the light fixture.  Unfortunately, we've run into a problem with the light fixture.  We need to get an electrician to move the wires over about 6 inches to be even with the new medicine cabinet.  Then, we will need to patch up the previous light fixture hole.  Anyone in the family experienced with this?  We'd love to have you visit! I can't wait for the bathroom to be complete.  Of course down the road I would like to get the cracked tiles in the shower replaced and a new motor for the whirlpool tub.

Here is the project in photos so far!

 

 

Terrific Kid Award for Elyana in February!

Elyana was selected to receive a Terrific Kid award during her school assembly. She was so excited. I am very proud of how easily she has adjusted this year to a huge new school. I've really seen her blossom tremendously this year. I love that mom and Elyana look like twins in the below photo!