Wall crawlers

I know probably all my readers have no idea about my middle school skating days, you know what I'm talking about....wooden floors, Boys II Men, and the infamous "make out corner", which I, BTW was never able to take part of, probably because boys were intimidated by my awesomeness...yeah Renée, thaaaat's it. 

Yup,  I was quite the partaker of skating rinks in my day so you can imagine the excitement I had when we got invited to a skating party at an actual rink in Paris (just when you thought I couldn't get any more fabulous).

The only thing cooler than skating is learning how to skate which, not to our surprise, Piper seemed to get the hang of pretty quickly. The girls both had their share of wall crawling and falling, still managing to have fun through the mishaps.

Nate even got to whip out his blades which haven't seen any action since we moved here. Bumpy roads and blades don't mix....actually now that I think of it, I'm pretty sure nothing mixes with blades anymore and for that matter who even calls them "blades" still?  

I suppose I'll let Nate slide with this lack of coolness this one time. He is a pretty awesome baby daddy to our girls. And when I say pretty awesome I actually mean he is the best!

PS. This time around, along with skating with the girls, Nate took me to the "make-out" corner...OK, OK he didn't really, but I know it's definitely on his to-do list, it just has to be!

Oh and just for the record I am totally kidding about boys being intimidated by me as a young lady, I totally get that I was a complete dork, a little bit awkward and maybe even a tad creepy at times. It's just more fun to pretend I was this totally awesome gal when clearly I was not. 

It's a good thing creepy, awkward, and dorky girls are actually exactly what Nate was looking for to mother his children. I sure lucked out on that one.

Oh and ALSO, I'm super tired right now because I thought it would be a really great idea to wake up early and watch "The Royal Wedding".  Mucho mucho sarcasm comes out when I am mucho mucho tired.

The end....for real this time.

Spring is STILL here. Can you believe it?

Life is what happens when you are busy planning for a trip to Utah and are super duper uper muper excited about it! So sorry I have been a fair weather blogger the past few weeks. You see, I have been over the moon about our upcoming trip that blogging has been on the back burner. You know a gal is excited when the new serger purchased a few weeks ago still sits, practically unused and dying for attention from me. 

Did I mention I am excited for Utah? Oh, I did? Hmmm.

The girls are pretty stoked too, Winnie showed her enthusiasm when she rolled for the first time a couple of days ago. She hasn't done it since but I know this little sweetheart is just dying to meet her family. 

Weather has been amazing here the past few weeks if you don't include the tornadoes zipping through and around our town. Usually by now the sweat is a constant companion but as you can see, long sleeves are still in season, I'm wearing a sweater even as I type.

Playing catch-up on the blog is always so hard. Throughout the day I am constantly coming up with one liners that would be perfect for my blog but, as always, they escape my mind long before I am able to write them down.

Dear diary,

Why oh why can't the 

thoughts in my 

head automatically 

be turned into a blog post? 

That would be SO cool!

Love,

Me, a momma who is desperate for an easier approach to blogging without actually "blogging"

In the meantime, you can oogle and google at our sweet little delicious, adorable and sometimes "so loud you think you need to get their hearing checked" children. *Squeal*

 

Oh and in case you were wondering if I was the only gal in the universe lucky enough to marry prince charming....Kate Middleton has now joined my very exclusive club.

The end.

Poll?

Color or B&W? I love love love black and white but I also love the color. Such a difficult life I lead. LOL

Prom was awesome..... the third time around

So lately my sister and I have become closer, which is something I have wanted for a very long time.

I'm not sure why but a couple of months ago I asked her if I could make her prom dress, you know, cause I like a challenge, and when I say challenge I actually mean sometimes I have high expectations of what I can do. Do I always meet those expectations? Of course not. 

Rochelle is getting cooler and cooler especially when she is over the moon excited for a re purposed prom dress that didn't turn out any where near perfect. In fact she texted me during dinner with "Emergency", her strap had completely come off. It's a good thing safety pins are around. 

What I admire most about Rochelle is the fact that she didn't let a broken strap or crooked seam ruin her night. I think about myself at her age and how there is absolutely no way I would have worn a homemade dress to prom.  Rochelle was completely cool and confident regardless of her get-up. Her confidence I'm sure is inspiring to those around her. I hope she goes through life not caring what people say behind her back and having a thick skin.

Look at how adorable she is sporting her false lashes and made for her prom dress. ( I also made her little clutch, which fell apart at the seams as well...either she is really rough with her clothes or I need to start making double seams on the things I sew.)

Rochelle looked radiant and I was so honored to get to drive them around for the night. First stop Bravo's. Her date David was adorable and I really liked him a lot. In fact he is my first choice for future brother in law. He was funny, charming and most importantly he was a gentleman with Rochelle.

I'm thinking for next year's prom I won't volunteer to make her dress but I will definitely want to be a part of the experience with her, it was a blast and  such an honor that she thinks I'm cool enough to share her stage. I love you Rochelle!

This is huge

Sometimes you need an experience to make you feel like you are part of something big. Something really big.  

Nate has been planning a trip to the air expo at Carswell in Ft. Worth since he found out about it a couple of drills ago. I'm always a little reluctant to do day trips that are a couple of hours away because of the preparation for just one days worth of fun but as soon as we arrived I felt a lump in my throat and was full of pride. I guess because the girls and I aren't involved in base activities as much as we were, say in Utah, that I forget how awesome it is to be a part of a military family. In Utah while Nate was in the Reserves we were constantly reminded of military because it was all around us with the base right down the street.  

I forgot about the pride you feel to have a spouse wearing the Blues/BDU's, even if it is on a part time basis. I felt a little sick that we gave this lifestyle up full time, but then I remembered how awesome it is to have my husband home at night to tuck the girls in and how unbearable it would be for him to be gone for months.

Every once in a while I forget the blessings that we have from getting out of the military full time, while most of the time we could certainly use the extra money the military would bring, we are far more blessed from the family time we have than money could ever buy. I feel lucky to know that.

Besides seeing an amazing display of static planes, talking to a real life pilot (Charly was very excited about that part) and feelings of patriotism we all got sunkissed after a long day in the sun on the runway. But really, I ask you, what is an airshow without a little sunburned noses? 

Winnie spent the day sleeping in the sling or cruising in the stroller, I still don't get how her little nose managed to get sunburned with a giant bonnet covering her face.

So while this was one of those lifetime moments where Nate and I both wonder if we made the right choice by getting out of the military, I am quickly brought out of my haze and remember the little moments that make it all worth while.

But seriously my friends, if you have never been to an air show, I would suggest you put it on your bucket list. There is no other way to get the "proud to be an American" feeling, at least not in my opinion. I am so proud of my Airman and every one else serving our country, it is quite the honorable position!

Sherlock Holmes dance

Sherlock Holmes epic dance!

Check out the link above for my home video of the coolest dance ever from the play tonight. ....yep I felt pretty ridiculous holding the giant iPad up to get this. Eh, the things moms do right? LOL


Also here is a link of a video I found on my iPad from the other day while I was sewing. While I was in the same room I must have completely tuned them out because I had no idea they were recording this. I think it's so cute how Piper is saying exactly what Charly says.

Cutest Sisters

So I think I may officially be addicted to iPad videos, hooray for finally figuring out how to load them on youtube!

Charly in "Sherlock Holmes and the Grimm Imbroglio"

It's pretty awesome being in your first play, especially all the time you have backstage waiting for the moment you get to speak your lines. It certainly helps to snuggle up on a cozy chair and read a book...actually that only lasted a few minutes, but it made for a great picture anyways.

 

Charly played Ingrid, alongside Hansel, Gretel, and Dietrich. While she had a few speaking parts I think her favorite, and mine too, was the dancing scene where Charly is front and center (below). Her belly dancing lessons really payed off as she twirled and whirled around Sherlock while he put the puzzle together.

I am still amazed at the work the director put into this play in such a short amount of time. It was cute, funny and very entertaining for all of us. Charly loved it too! We are all a little sad that tonight is closing night but to be honest, I can't wait to hear what Miss Lisa has in store for the next play.

PS I got to make the skirts for Ingrid and Gretel as well as altering a few coats for other characters (see above). I had to squeal a little when Lisa asked me to help in the area. "Who, Moi?"..."You want ME to help sew?" LOL, it is exciting to be in the position to help, seven years ago all I was sewing was strait lined curtains. Now if only I could get there with piano, LOL.