Easter 2008

Okay so Easter was a while ago but I still had to put a picture of the kids up. I decided to make the kids Easter Sunday clothes this year. I have very fond memories of my mom always making me an Easter dress. I remember picking out the fabric and the pattern with her. She is an excellent seamstress so my dresses always looked like they came from a boutique. I have always been determined to do that for my kids, but, having a boy I wasn't about to make him a dress. Now I have my Isabelle but I felt bad leaving Collin out (no one can ever be left out or I am excessively anxious) so I decided to knit him a sweater vest! As light blue (not dark blue) is his favorite color there was only one option for its design. I underestimated (of course) the time that my project would take and doubted myself (as this is the first garment I have ever knitted). With a few stitches of love and character (mistakes) I completed it the Friday before Easter. I was extremely proud of myself of course but I could not bask in my glory for long as my daughter was now in danger of being left out of the Easter memory in the making. Needless to say that was not going to happen on my watch and I finished the dress late Saturday evening. I had to have the kids match and I made Isabelle one of the 'girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes' (reference to The Sound of Music). I was very happy that I had finally finished a project on time and created fond memories, for myself at least!