Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter 2011

I got to help Sarah's class dye Easter eggs and we passed out Jello eggs for her birthday treat (since her birthday is in the summer) on Thursday.



Sarah with her dyed eggs

Sarah started an art project at school but finished it at home and Emily and Will made one, too.









All finished


We made Ressurection Rolls with my mom


Jesus (marshmallow) is dipped in the embalming oil (melted butter)

 
  rolled in the annointing spices (cinnamon and sugar)
  
Wrapped in the grave clothes



and put in the tomb (350 oven for 12 minutes)

All finished

The tomb is empty!

Yummy!


Emily was making her finger be the angel sitting on the rock ☺

Easter baskets ready.  (I got some last year marked down after Easter)

Investigating the baskets Easter morning




Blowing bubbles before church

William finding eggs

Andrew finding an egg

Emily found one!

Sarah's turn





Andrew wasn't too happy he couldn't take the pictures
The kids with their dolls in matching Easter outfits
Just the dolls
The Dempsey Family





Monday, April 18, 2011

Reclaiming the Laundry Room

My washing machine has been leaking while being used for quite awhile.  I had noticed a wet spot and figured it was from the wet rags I had sitting there.  Well, it became worse and I had to replace the washer.  My dryer has also been taking longer and longer to dry things, so we decided to get a matched pair at the same time.  This meant I had to "reclaim" the laundry room.  I usually keep the door shut as it is the coldest or hotest room (depending on the season) and keeping the door closed helps.  Things have been carried in there and forgotten and disorganized and it had become a mess!


The laundry room before!

Here is the pile in front of the door.



Underneath the ironing board


There were 12 bags worth of bags (stuffed full!)

and 2 garbage bags of trash!


The now clear doorway


The old set taken out

The shelf above the washer/dryer before

The shelf after - still has lots of stuff, just more organized!
The laundry room after!



Now I can actually use the ironing board

Andy likes the fact that the step stool is clear

This cute bin was inside the new washer with parts and etc in it.  I think it will be reused for something!







The house the kids made out of the boxes.  They even have a 'fire pit'!


Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Playing Outside with the Babies

The kids decided to go outside with their babies this afternoon.
Getting Sarah's baby settled

William putting his baby into the stroller




Covering him up


I love how this picture caught Emi in the midle of a jump!



Andy kept stopping and saying "Cheese" even when I wasn't taking his picture.


Going for a walk


Emi's baby must have needed a nap!


Andrew carrying his baby "football style"



Andy is asking Emi to put on his baby's hat