Jon, Austin, jake and CJ

Okay, I know I am biased but are they stunning or what??:)

Spring Break started Amazing.....and ended at the hospital...ugh..typical:)

We couldn't wait....Spring break was here. We were headed out to the beach house with dear friends and family for a week of fun in the sun and surf! We loaded the clothes,the food, the towels, the surfboards, the food, the toys, the food, we even remembered the kids , oh and the food. We played. We ate. We laughed. We sat. We tanned. We walked. We hunted for shells. We slept in. We watched the men surf. We watched movies. We looked at magazines. aahhhh this is the life. and then...

Something is weird with dad, says one of the kids. He doesn't feel well.
"oh..he is fine"says mom. "He just needs to relax and take a nap"...."no, I think there is really something wrong..." says a wise child. Again mom comes back with " well, I'm not moving from this lounge chair."
Now , did no one remember last years fiasco at the beach with chloe and our trip in the ambulance to the E.R.???what do I have to do to be able to look at a magazine, sip a diet coke, and get some sun for the love of all? HOWEVER, remember last year when I posted how mortified I was with the cute lifeguards all around and I hadn't even had a shower or put on a bra??Well...I took a shower and actually got ready BEFORE I went to the hospital...smart huh?If you haven't read that post you should get out of the archive and read it...its a winner.

Two hours later finds us at the E.R. room...Peter's appendix gave way about 5 days before and filled his body with some yummy poison. Off to surgery he goes.This is where I say "I'm guessing thats it for the tan, huh?"

Searching for shells...my favorite:)

Ahh the view ..spring break has begun..

Min, Sunny and Carrie.

Group field trip to the tide pools...even found an octupus that day!

half the group on field trip day..

Breakfast groupies waiting...look Peter is actually STANDING up here...

waiting for the surf to come ...Little does Peter know that's not all that's coming....

little sweeties...

this is the life...oh, look closely, Peter got hit in the head with his board. Poor guy had a rough week!

Minette, Katie, Sunny, Mindy, Carrie ..there is 21 kids between the 5 of us and one on the way.

Cozy mornings waiting for the surf.

Date night ...we left ALL the kids at the beach house...

Record scratching...this is how we ended our week. Poor hubby. Kiddos were all happy to be with their daddy.

Spring means babies and babies mean blankies...I am sewing up a spring storm.

Ohhh, I am not having a baby! i am just sewing for everyone who IS! hahaha! No babies here..unless you count my chickens:))

Tee-shirt re-do..

Sadly...there are no more onesies in this house ..HOWEVER, I used this onesie idea that I saw on good 'ol pinterest with the lace collar to make tee-shirts for my girls... I haven't taken any pictures, but the antique white lace on a navy or black shirt is to DIE for! very Audrey Hepburn:)))) So cute for church with a little ruffle skirt and Mary Janes..I will post a picture soon:/

Crafting...

Chloe and Caeley are always tryng to find new ideas for finishing their Personal Progress at church. But anyone that knows me knows that I cannot get enought crafting into my life...we make EVERYTHING around here..poor CJ and Peter, I could craft them up some fun stuff too but they put the skids on all my great ideas...hmmm...ANYWAY, I thought I would love to learn to crochet and the girls could learn too. SO, we called a couple friends with daughters and had a party. Complete with scones and muffins. And the bonus part is Chloe and Caeley are able to start a new project and sign it off for Personal Progress...yay!It actually takes a little bit to learn but once you get the hang of it its so fun and easy...no one really finished their projects yet but scroll down and you can see who at least got some new scarves for their wardrobes:)

Concentrating

these are the only people who actually got a finished product. Ken is hot, right?

In the process of making this skirt for my girls for Easter.i saw this skirt on Pinterest and added my own twist to it. I am doing each skirt in a different color for each daughter. it is taking FOREVER! Pictures to come soon..