While I make dinner....

Making dinner has been a challenge as of late. Ella is in the super needy toddler age. She thinks I must hold her at all times. With Mark being at work until the girls bedtime. I had to figure out activities to distract her while I make dinner. The most successful one is coloring. Ella is my little artist. Since she loves coloring so much I suggested washable markers as a christmas present for grandma. Ella LOVES the markers. She will lay down on her tummy and color for hours with those markers. The other day I couldn't find the crayons, so I handed her and Claire the markers to use while I made dinner. I should have known better.

Sometimes it is hard to contain your creativity to paper. It took 2 hours of soaking and scrubbing in the tub to get her presentable, the rest wore off over the next couple of days. Coloring with markers is now only allowed when I am paying attention.

I am in love with this dress. I know its a little early but I am going to make it for the girls easter dresses. I'm thinking pastel pink and purple. I might even make one for the girl in my belly. I am excited.

On the 1st Mark had to work so I took the girls to church alone. At the end of church was trying to load both girls into our van. An older sister in our ward came out and started talking to me about what color our van is. As I was telling her it is a reddish color Claire yells out "Mom why are you talking to that scraggly old woman?" I don't know if she heard her. She didn't say anything. I had a really hard time telling Claire it isn't nice to call people scraggly because I was laughing too hard. Where does she come up with these things?