Easter 2014

I am so grateful for Jesus Christ and that he was resurrected so that we can all live again. 

Happy Easter!

{DIY} maxi skirt guide

i found some knit fabric at walmart a few months ago for $1 a yard and knew i wanted to make a maxi skirt! i followed this tutorial and it was actually pretty easy considering i am a beginner sewer and i knocked it out in about an hour. the tutorial is great so i figured there is no point in spelling it all out again. but i do have a few tips to add...

1. measure, measure, measure! I just traced a maxi i already owned and really wished i would have measured.

2. i wasn't sure if i trusted the fact that no hem would be okay but i didn't hem mine and if has not frayed even after wearing it all day on easter!

3. a little extra room is better because you can always bring it in. i wish i would have given myself a little more room around the waist band. again, measure! 

4. with my basic sewing machine i just used a regular needle and a medium zig zag stitch. 

*bonus: i have enough fabric left to make emma a matching one or even a short version of this skirt!

ta-da! my easter skirt! 

and here's my cute little family on easter!

Easter

Easter seems to become more fun the older Emma gets. We had a great time with family at Trevor's parents house and only wish we lived closer to Emma's cousins who are her age so she would have someone to play with! We tried our best to get our annual family Easter picture but Emma basically tries to run away as fast as she can when a camera is around. So here are a few of the best ones out of about 12 pictures.

I am usually the one taking pictures so I don't have many with Kellen, I thought I would take advantage of the chance!

Kellen's first Easter egg hunt : )

More than the candy Emma enjoyed the bubbles....

and the windmills

I'm pretty sure she only ate candy, cake, and chocolate milk all day long so naturally she crashed hard once we put a stop to it.