This Week's Projects

This has been a busy week!  Lots of preparing for Easter and Easter-related activities, we were short-staffed at work this week so I volunteered to help out and work an extra day, and Kevin was out of town.  I did manage to squeeze in a couple of projects.  

I went a little overboard with stuff to put in Ava's Easter basket and her basket from years past wasn't going to be able to hold it all.  So I decided to hit up Hobby Lobby and get the supplies to make her a new, bigger one.

I think I will change it up each year--different colors, themes, just whatever she is into at that time.  One of my co-workers saw it and wanted me to make one for her daughter so back to Hobby Lobby I went.  Can I just mention how much I love that store for craft stuff and decor?!  Her daughter is twelve so this is my take on a sophisticated, teenage Easter basket.

I found some cute little items 50% off at Hobby Lobby that I thought her daughter would like in her bedroom so I just went on and picked those up for her too.

The temperatures have finally warmed up the last few days and that means it's time for landscaping!  I actually like going to the nursery and picking out flowers and plants and then working in our flowerbeds.  

Here is what we have gotten done so far:

In this bed we planted knockout rose bushes (which I love!) and azaleas in different colors.  Once they grow bigger and fill in all the space, I think it will be pretty.

Our knockout roses that we planted last year are thriving!

We planted gardenias, golden spirea, purple diamond loropetalum, and different colored impatiens in our other flowerbed.

I planted lots of marigolds in my stone turtle planter.  My grandmother told me that marigolds are supposed to help keep bugs away so we will see.

Now I just want to get some hydrangeas to plant along one wall of our house and if we can keep it all alive we should be set!  

This busy week is turning into a very busy weekend--we have four family meals to go to in the next 24 hours!  We are so blessed to have such amazing family and friends and a God who gave his life for us to experience all of this.  Happy Easter, everyone!