Earrings

For a long time now, Madeline has been saying she wants her ears pierced. Andy and I really wanted to let her, but every time we said we were going to do it, some obstacle was in the way. That was until today. The girls and I went down to the store, actually to pick them up new piggy banks. That's always the case, isn't it? You go to the store for one thing, and end up getting about a dozen other things too. It always happens with me. Anyway, we found the lady doing it, and I asked her if there was another person there too, so she could have both ears pierced at the same time. She found the other employee who would, and they sat Madeline down. At this point I am thinking she will start to freak out, since they were wiping down her ears. Nope, she just sat there. Then one of the ladies got a marker out and marked the dots on her ear. Still, she sat there. No movement. It was amazing, but I also thought it was the calm before the storm. So the ladies got the guns out, and got in position. I sat in front of her, holding her hands. The ladies said, 1 - 2 - 3, and then they did it. Madeline did not budge! No movement, no crying, no screaming, nothing!!!! I think I still am in shock from it! They handed her the mirror, and she said, "Mommy, now I am so beautiful, just like my girls!" She calls Sydney and Kassie "her girls." She was so proud of her earrings, but I was so proud of her! My little brave angel! Of course, when we got home, she had to take a picture of them. So, here is the pic of the new earrings.
She is so happy! And even after a few hours, still no complaints. Utterly amazing. :)

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to all! Did everyone do a fun and exciting Easter Egg hunt? We did and it was so much fun! Actually we did 2. One inside, since it was raining, but of course once isn't enough, so when the rain subsided, Andy and I took the girls outside and did it again! Crazy Ketters we are! Each of the girls had their own designated eggs, so they knew which ones to go for. We hid each of their eggs at different difficulties, due to their ages. Madeline's were hid the easiest, Kassie's were fairly hard, and Sydney's were the hardest, and she still managed to find all of them! They had so much fun doing it. It was a great time enjoyed by all. They also got Easter baskets filled with toys and candy. Candy, yep the ever inducing hyperness of candy. :) I honestly don't know why we do that to ourselves.... And of course, we went over to my parents house for Easter dinner. I love ham! :) Anyways, I hope you all had a great Easter holiday too with your families!

And now, I leave you with faces only a mother can love...... 

Ahhhh, their true personalities come out....... :)

Crazy Kitty

Today, we went to get the girls Easter dresses. When we got home from shopping, we heard a sound coming from the bathroom. To our amazement, this is what we found.

Mr. Meow (that's what we named him finally), sinks are for washing hands, brushing teeth, and washing faces. Not to sleep in! Crazy kitty!

I did it, for real this time....

I cut my hair. And when I say cut, this time I mean I chopped it.

I really like it! Whatcha think?

Creativity

Today, as per usual, I was browsing around the web and I came across a neat thing on a friends blog. You see, I am a sucker for cool photography. I love taking and viewing pictures. So, when I saw this, it looked interesting and I wanted to do it too! Below is what she had posted on her blog.

Mosaic

Here's how to do it:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search (http://www.flickr.com)

b. Using only the first page, pick an image.

c. Copy and Paste each of the URLs for the images into fd's Mosaic Maker (http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php)

d. Save the image and blog it!

So I did it (it was fun, hence the reason I am blogging it!) and here are the results.

Questions:

1. What is your first name? Jen

2. What is your favorite food? Eggs Benedict

3. What is your favorite color? Purple

4. What is your favorite drink? Ginger Ale

5. What is your dream vacation? Australian Vacation

6. What is your favorite hobby? Bowling

7. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Traveler

8. What do you love most in life? Family

9. What is one word that describes you best? Crazy

Go on and try it yourself now! I bet you will come up with a neat mosaic too!

Happy Spring!

Yes, a very happy spring indeed. Here's an update on our spring projects.

First off, the seeds for our new garden have been germinated. We have transplanted them into jiffy cups, and pretty soon we will be transplanting them into the ground. We are doing an herb garden, a vegetable garden, some fruits, and a flower garden. We hope to produce a lot of crop so we can enjoy the fruits of our labor, and so we can share with our friends too!
We roto-tilled the side yard where our garden is to be. We started with a small roto-tiller, then about 2 hours into it with only about 2 sq. ft. tilled, we realized we needed to go bigger to get the job done in one day, not one week. After we got the bigger one, Andy banged out the rest in only about 2 more hours! Sometimes bigger is better, and necessary. :)
And last but not least, our tree. What a beauty it is. Did I mention to you guys that it will have bright red leaves? It's said that when the sun hits it, it looks like the tree is on fire! We put a stone wall around it, to give it a decorative look. We just can't decide if we want to fill in around the tree with bark or with white rock. Suggestions are welcome......
I will update this more when we do plant all the things in the garden, and patiently wait for it to produce crop! Until then.....

Full Moon

I know this picture doesn't do it any justice, but did you guys see the full moon tonight? It was big, bright and very yellow! It was beautiful! Why does the moon always look so small in pictures?