This month I took off a bit more than I could chew (as per usual). I organized a number for our ward talent show, agreed to be in a second number, made some ribbon blankets for a fundraiser, painted Sophie's room and started decorating it, oversaw the beginning of our basement renovations, and started planning Rory's birthday party.
For the talent show, I sang a duet with a friend ('Loathing' from Wicked) and at the last minute I agreed to dance a Zumba number with a group of ladies and only had the chance to run through it twice before the performance. It was such a fun night. I love preforming and the rush I get doing it. I also brought dessert to the event and though the presentation of my s'mores cookies was an epic fail, they tasted amazing! Rory had a blast dancing to all the musical numbers with her friends and shut down three different little boys when they tried to kiss her! That's my girl! I'll post a little vidoe of her dancing later.
Our young women are doing a Zumba-athon and silent action for their summer camp and asked for donations. I was making a sensory blanket for Sophie (with ribbon loops and buttons to help develop her fine motor skills) so I decided to make two more and donate them. It took a lot of time to sew on all the individual buttons but they turned out so cute! I'm really pleased with them. I haven't had time to sew the buttons on Sophie's yet but she plays with it all the time. It is her favourite toy right now. Rory loves to go and get it for her whenever she is sad or bored. Sophie's eye light up when she sees it and she loves to hook her chubby little fingers on the ribbon loop or lick them with her adorable tongue.
I have no idea why I decided it was necessary to paint Sophie's room but I did. So one day when Matt was at work, I got all the paint stuff out and a half can of paint (left over from painting Rory's room) and started on an accent wall. The project took me three days as I had to do it in spare moments when Rory was entertained and Sophie was sleeping or happy on her own. I ran out of paint at ten one night with half a wall to go. Matt was out so I had to wait to finish it the next night. But despite the drama of the painting project, I am super happy with it! I think it is really cute and once the final decorating is complete (still have to hang the curtains and such) I will post some before and after pictures.
Jade moved in a couple weeks ago. She has to complete a six week work term here in Calgary for her masters program. Matt wanted to make sure she had a space all to herself while she was here. After much debating and measuring and math (ugh!) we settled on a floor plan and Matt and his dad went to work! We have a lot more to go to finish the basement but we now have an official guest room with walls (drywall, but no mud or paint) and a door and a walk-in closet! It only took them a couple hours to do it, so i suggested they go ahead and frame the rest of the basement. They did not think that was funny. But oh well, in time we will have an awesome basement with a total of two good size bedrooms, a bath and a really nice media room. I'm excited to see the potential of the space and my ideas start to make their way from my mind to paper to wood and drywall. So fun!
I have been really busy trying to plan Rory's super awesome Tangled birthday party. I have found so many good ideas on Pinterest and am so excited to try them all out. I have tried to rein in my enthusiasm as she is only two and I don't want to overwhelm her (or set a precedent that will come back to haunt me in future years). I will not give anything away right now as I will save it all for a special birthday party post.
Enough time on here! Back to party prep! Here are some pictures documenting our month:
Wishing my mom a happy mother's day.
Having way too much fun with photo booth on the iPad.
Yikes!
Rory checking out the framing in the basement.
Showing me her 'super strong elbows' (muscles).
Cuddle time.
Boy sensory blanket
Girl sensory blanket
Tummy time. Sophie HATES tummy time. She just lays on her stomach and screams with her face pressed in the blanket or carpet. So I bought her this tummy time mat to keep her head up off the ground. This was her first time trying it out. She is really good at it now and is getting super strong.
Rory found 3 chocolate chips and this was the result.
My girls before church.
I love this baby.
Rory walking a mile in her daddy's shoes.
Rory's loves holding her sister and asks to all the time.
Almost the same size.
These precious girls have my heart!
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