Easter Sunday

I love Easter Sunday. This is the only time all the children get new clothes. And never before have I bought the boys new clothes. But thanks to Costco, they got these new fancy Sunday outfits. I was planning on getting Spencer a tie, but Taneal was with me when I saw these church outfits. I think she kneeled on the floorright there in the store and seriously begged me to get them. They were something like $12 per outfit and I gave in. And they all looked so dang cute!

Taneal and Camie's dresses were a different story. They don't sell big girl sizes at Costco. I got on the internet and looked to see what Kohls and Target had and I was quite disappointed. They were either sleeveless, too short, or WAY out of my budget. I could have gone out shopping all over creation in hopes of finding something, but I didn't have the courage to manhandle 3 little boys to find an acceptable dress. And then when I found the dress, chances were that I would pay too much and then it wouldn't fit or Taneal wouldn't like it. So I figured it would save time to make the dress. Besides cut-out time, it took about 2 hours. It went really fast and I really liked how they turned out. Plus, I had extra fabric to make them a purse to match. Danielle was so bummed that I got her a Costco dress because it didn't have a purse to match. And I also made the mistake of not getting head to toe pictures of my girls all decked out in their dresses that I hand sewed! What was I thinking? Okay, maybe I was thinking that one of you readers out there would be a serious seamstress and zoom in on the picture and see all the flaws. Because there are quite a few mistakes. I never claimed to be good at sewing, I just know how. I took a class. I still need experience. But Taneal and Camie were thrilled, I didn't have to leave the comforts of my home because I used fabric I bought years ago with good intentions of sewing some beautiful dresses, and I didn't get frazzled by hauling three small boys shopping. How was that for a major run-on sentence? And, the dresses were modest. Whew.

Can't say what will happen next year. If I can find modest, reasonably priced dresses without a major hunt, I will opt for that. The boys will probably just get a new tie. Maybe I will make those. Or not. But it is fun to dress my kiddos up, snap a few pictures, and have them look pretty for a few minutes.