MIA

Sorry I have been missing in action lately... been busy around here. Anabelle and I have been filling our days with running errands, getting ready for spring and having fun with friends. We joined a play group a couple of weeks ago. In the past I have tried a few times to join a mommy group and it has never been the right fit. Either they were too large and therefore their playgroups filled up too fast, or they just didn't fit well with Anabelle's nap schedule, or they were just not a good match friendship-wise. Well we finally found a group of moms that seem normal, nice, and have playgroups during the hours that Anabelle is awake =) I found them on meetup.com, which is a website where you can find any kind of group, for example book clubs. So far we have been to 3 events and tomorrow we are going to another one. I'd like to try to attend at least 1-2 events per week, depending on what we have going on. Anabelle acts the same way around the playgroup kids that she acts around everybody; sometimes she's interested in you and sometimes she wants to do her own thing. I think over time she'll get to know some of the other kids better and will hopefully form some friendships. For me it is nice to have some other moms to talk to, share stories with, and ask questions. They also have events like moms night out and a book club, which is great because sometimes it is really hard to carry on a conversation while keeping tabs on your children. I'll keep you posted on how it goes.

I have also been working on some sewing projects. I made some new curtains for our dining room. We used to have a long scarf that hung as a window treatment, but I didn't really like it and Anabelle liked to pull on it.

So I decided to take the material and make some little valances. I like how light and airy they are-perfect for Spring/Summer.

I also finished working on a onesie and 2 tee-shirts that were gifts for some friends. They have a set of 2-year old twins and now they have just welcomed a new little baby, so I thought they could use some coordinating shirts.

I still have 2 more onesies that I am working on; one will have a monkey applique and I'm not sure about the other one. Any suggestions? I don't know the gender of the baby, so it has to be neutral.

I have also been getting prepared to go on a cruise. I leave in one week to go on a 4 day cruise to the Bahamas! My big brother is getting married-yay! I am excited to go on my 1st cruise and enjoy some warm weather (it has been pretty cold around here for the last few weeks). John is going to stay home with Anabelle while I go on the cruise, and Grandma Sue and Grandpa Ken are going to come in from Texas to visit and help out. I am going to miss my little girl but I know she'll be in good hands and having fun with Daddy, and Grandma and Grandpa. I know she'll love getting to see her Daddy all day, and it will be good for both of them.

I was doing some gardening today and I accidentally disturbed these little bunnies. They hopped out of the area I was raking. There were 4 of them total and they were so cute. I hope they are ok and go back to living in that spot. I managed to get pictures of 2 of them, I love the zoom on my new camera!

Anabelle and I practicing our self portrait- I think we still need to practice. I have not yet mastered looking fabulous while taking a picture with one arm and holding a squirming toddler with the other arm

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So that is what we have been up to.... what have you been up to? (I love to hear from my readers hint, hint)