Easter Crafts With Mini | Pt. 2

I mentioned a couple nights back that Sydni and I were only halfway through with our Easter DIY projects. Well... we got to it tonight with some home-made Easter cards for the family! I was smart enough to cut out the outlines beforehand; tonight it was a matter of Sydni deciding what kind of randomness would become of each of the eggs.

... From that, we ended up with some funky patterns: polka dots & zig zags, some yarn designs, a garden with "just TWO, MOMMY" purple flowers, and a pond scene [??], complete with goldfish, a butterfly and of course.... a turtle. Haha.

We made cards respectively for Daddy, Nana & Pappy, Mamaw, Dawny MiMi & Mindi. It was an evening filled with variegated yarn, card stock, pattern cut scissors, hole punches, mod podge, brads and sharpies. That's what every good kiddie-mama craft project is made of, right??? haha (:

When she was done with the egg cards, she made herself a nest inside of the mini ottoman toy box. Only my kid... haha. Stella did her due diligence and sat patiently by her side, hopefully glancing over occasionally to see if somehow some food would've materialized and fallen in front of her... Sorry stellbell, not this time. 

girls night

 Ahhhh, what a good night!

OH! And by the way, CONGRATS to OHIO STATE for making the ELITE 8!!!

b.u.c.k.e.y.e.s. | yes.

O-H!.... (:

xo | cmd

Emma's Birthday | Lovin' Ohio Sports!

What a Saturday! I'm spent. And I'll tell ya why.

It started off with some early morning errands, some photo editing, and finally out to Becky's for Emma's birthday party. It was a great time with our friends, and the kiddos had a blast, too. Jason & I got to babbling on about cameras, Jimmy & Joe finalized their plans to have an eating contest, and Jarod was hailed as the reigning champ of trial mud runs, despite his affinity for Slim Jims and Mountain Dew. Oh, and there were plenty "That's what MO said"'s to go around. Haha. Don't ask; we're a funky bunch....

[I'm still editing down the pictures I took, so I just borrowed Jason's. Haha. I'll get mine up later....] Either way...

HAPPY THIRD BIRTHDAY,
EMMA!!!

[photog: jwisely] | happy birthday, sweet emma!!!

... of course it wouldn't be a show without something random, unnecessary, and silly. For that reason, Becky dug out the crimson gloves she snagged at the Towerview yardsale.. and, well.. here's that mini-story [thanks, Jason]: 

you can't see it, but that is a uc sweatshirt.. just sayin'
.... oh. and the gloves? you can thank becky for those ;) 

*I love our friends.*

You know what else I love, in a separate but equally-awesome way?

Being an OHIOAN. Hehe. 

I know, I know, I live in Illinois, but let's be honest. I breathe Ohio, and I don't expect that to change anytime soon, even if I never set residence outside this state ever again. Sorry to disappoint. Haha. Anyway, today was one of those days that made me super proud to be a Bearcat [alumni], a Buckeye [state allegience], and also a supporter of the Redlegs. 

O-H! .... I-O!

ahh! my alma mater! happy homecoming!!!!
[with a victory, too?! not a bad way to go!! ohh, ohhh, ohhhh uc!]

My alma mater! Cincinnati's homecoming was tonight, and since I obviously was unable to be present for the festivities, I sure do remember homecomings and the fun we had at the games. Nippert was packed tonight, and those Bearcats did their job to earn a WIN over Miami for homecoming! 52-14, we'll take it! SO PROUD OF THOSE BEARCATS!!! (:

the ohio state, at it again!!

Ohio State, also failing to disappoint, came out on top of Nebraska on Columbus turf with a big win. O-H.... I-O!!! 

brandon phillips.. you sir, are fantastic! yeah, reds!!!

Last but definitely not least, Brandon Phillips and the Reds came through with a win tonight, and basically left us Ohioans [Cincinnatians, specifically] on the edge of our seats for the last couple innings. The Reds took it with a win over SanFran, and if we do it right, we'll snag another W tomorrow! 

*Whewwww. I'm definitely not the one to continuously post sport-related updates, but I had to today. Hopefully the Bengals will take a win tomorrow... and we'll be all set :)

Church in the morning. Time call it a night! 

xo | cmd