Pillow

I made another pillow.  It made me happy.  The end.

Mother's Day

I love that on Mother's Day, Luis doesn't have to go to early morning meetings and can be with Raquel and I as we get ready for church.  (Though somehow, Raquel still ended up at my feet whilest I curled my hair.  Why is that?)

I was happy and delighted to receive a cute new pair of shoes and my first orchid EVER.  

Unnecessary

As I pulled out batch of cookies number nine from my oven today, I was taught an important life lesson that I would like to share.

It is almost never necessary to make cookie dough that calls for 7 cups of flour.

There are a few exceptions to this rule, which I will outline below.

• It is your neighbor gift at Christmastime.
• You are hosting an event and expecting 108 guests.
• You have 17 offspring that require brown bag lunches every day.
• You run your own bakery.
• You are planning on freezer-storing a year's worth of Family Home Evening treats.
•  Your name is Annette Ferguson, you are having a few family members over for lunch, and you're worried about not having enough food.
• You are the PTA president embarking on a bake sale.

Otherwise, it is unnecessary.  Next time, I'll remember.

Just a Little This and That

This is mostly for Megan, since she needs something to do at work.  Boy, we really haven't been up to much.  I like to imagine that we can move into a bigger apartment so I search nearby apartments three times a week.  I guess I've been doing that.  Oh yeah, I've also been reading.  You know when you have a phenomenal book and spend every spare second reading?  I've been doing that.  I've been looking at Pinterest.  I've been baking (which occurs because I look at pinterest).  I've been spring cleaning.  I've been Relief-Societing.  I've been playing with magnetic letters...oh wait, that's what Raquel's been doing.

She's also been giving piggy-back rides to her friend, Peanut.

She despises when I wet her hair so we can scrunch it up in pretty curls, but its so cute, I can't resist!

I especially love what it turns out like post-nap.

We've made it down to the pool  a couple times once, so we've already been developing fabulous tans.  Bet you can't do that in Utah right now:)

Yikes!  I sound so lazy.  I promise I'm not.  I just like to exaggerate.  Life is good:)  By the way, in case you are in need of some good news:  3 1/2 more months!!!  Hooray!  

Okay okay, now calm down and go snip another link off your countdown.

Easter

I have been really homesick for Utah these days.  I didn't feel homesick during Halloween, Thanksgiving, or even Christmas.  However, lately, everything seems to remind me of Utah and the fact that I haven't been there in 15 months!  This time, it was our family egg hunt that I longed to attend.  The good news is that some friends from the ward got together for an egg hunt of our own.

 (Raquel guarded her loot well by keeping an eye on the sketchy babies nearby.)

At home, daddy helped Raquel draw her first Easter bunny.  Growing up, we Ferguson children never had a real Easter basket.  During egg hunts, we used sacks.  For Easter morning, we made our "bunny baskets" out of paper grocery bags.  Call us ghetto, but it was one of my favorite traditions...and now it's Raquel's turn.

Sadly, as our Saturday before Easter progressed, Raquel became more and more sick.  On Sunday, she had a fever, runny nose, and the saddest eyes I've ever seen.  She ended up staying home from church.  (I can't help but wonder if she did all that to get out of wearing the outfit I made for her.  I didn't think it was THAT bad.)

 Thankfully, she rallied and had enough energy to open her gifts.

A few days later, once her soggy nose dried up, Raquel was forced to wear her Easter outfit anyways.

Picture Time!!!

Last week we scheduled Raquel's one year photo shoot.  It was a lot of work keeping that girl happy, but with the help of her monkey, Peanut, and a few balloons, we made it through the session.

First, she was feeling a bit shy, so we had to warm up.

After that she was pretty glamorous.

  

Do you see her holding up the column?

Time for an outfit change.  This is where the balloons came in to play because she was D.O.N.E!  Surprisingly, this is when she gave us her best smiles.

 

 

And this was Raquel 3 minutes into our car ride home.

I'm in love with them all!  

Thanks again, Jen!

A Day at the Pool, A Day of Green, and a Little Bit More

It got into the 90s here last week, which I do not think is appropriate for March.  We tried to make the best of it by having our first pool day of the season.  The water may have been slightly chilly and a bit "buggie," but we still had fun.

Not that I want you looking at my legs, but do you see how much darker Raquel looks than me?  I'm pretty much jealous.

Not that we celebrated much for St. Patrick's Day, but we did eat a rainbow of colors for breakfast the day before.  We were also invited by our friends, the Tappens, to try some corned beef and cabbage for dinner.  It was pretty delicious.  Raquel and Matthew kept sharing secret jokes throughout dinner.  They then helped their mommies work off some calories as we played run-around games.  Sadly, the video won't upload, so just use your imagination and try picture me running around with Raquel.

The little bit extra, is that I love doing my daughter's hair and I love watching her play.