The Past Few Days…

Well, I did not think it was at all possible, but the sickness in the Burgess household continues. Thankfully it’s me and not the kids, but nonetheless I am sick of all the sickness. We are going on a MONTH of sickness going around our house. Insane. I went to the doctor on Tuesday to find out I have a double ear and sinus infection. The good news is after 48 hours on antibiotics I am feeling like a new person again. The unfortunate part to that is that Thursday I ended up with the nasty stomach bug that has been going around. Needless to say, I am choosing to ignore the fact that my tummy feels terrible and go on with life because if I slow down to think much about it I may go insane. So that is how the week started. Sorry, I really needed to vent it out!

Ok. So what did we do this week. Tuesday I made a Valentines Day post but that evening my Mom stopped by with more Valentines so I thought I would share. So here is Valentines Day Continued….

My sister and Abigail were over too. My wonderful sister came to watch my kiddos while I went to the doctor. She was a super big help. Then my hubby came home early from work to take over so I could get some much needed rest. I have such an amazing family. So blessed!!!

Skittles and Hot Wheels!

Autumn got a really cool new ABC puzzle.

Auntie got a pretty necklace and Abi also got a puzzle.

And I got a matching necklace to my sisters. Love it.

Thanks so much Nana & Pampo for all the generous gifts. You guys spoil us rotten. Love you guys!

 

Thursday we mainly just did the usual weekend stuff. Took Owen to school, ran some errands and did some major cleaning/reorganizing around here….

So this is a glimpse of what our guest room turned sewing room looked like all spilled out in my living room. This is all my sewing stuff. My mission for the day was to get all this stuff organized to make my new ventures with Nessy’s Dressy’s a little easier on myself. I should have taken an after picture but I forgot. It is finally all organized and I now know where all my supplies are. Yay!

Later that evening Brandon and I went on a much much needed date. We called our amazing sitter Kenzie and she was stoked to come spend the evening with our kiddos. It’s a treat for the kids too because they absolutely adore her! We went and had dinner at Lone Star (too bad my tummy felt like poo and I couldn’t really eat much) and then headed to the movies to see Safe House. Great movie by the way. It was such a fun night and a great time for Brandon and I to connect. Thanks again Kenzie for watching the kids, Owen is still talking about how much fun he had!

Friday morning we went with some of our very good friends (the Lucio Family)to spend the morning having some fun at Chuck E. Cheese. The kids had a blast! What a fun fun way to start the day. Just a little secret if you go to Chuck E. Cheese right at 9am when they open they are testing all the rides and games and they let you keep all the free tickets that are coming out of the machines, and there is no one else there. We had the entire place to ourselves for 2 hours!

 

Autumn, Aubryn & Jace taking a ride. Jace is the little boy my friend Melissa babysits who happens to be our friends Brittany and Travis’ son. Aren’t they adorable?!?!

Owen riding the horse.

Averie & Owen riding the bike!

Aiden was so into this racing game. I think he spent all his time playing this 1 game. Haha

I have to admit, Chuck E. Cheese is seriously overpriced but every once in awhile it is worth it to watch your kids have a blast!

Later that day we packed up the family and headed across town to Uptown Albuquerque. I had an appointment at Alfred Angelo Bridal Salon to try on some bridesmaids dresses for my Best Friends Wedding in August. It pretty tough because all of us bridesmaids live in different states so we are all trying on her dress choices and e-mailing her pictures so she can decide what dress she likes best. I was a little worried about how the kids would behave while I was trying dresses on but they really did great and Brandon was able to take pictures of me to send to her. After that we spent some family time walking around uptown. I snapped a few pictures of the kids since we had the camera  from my dress shopping and they actually came out super cute.

Autumn watching Mommy Model. Haha. She loved the giant wall of mirrors.

Enjoying an outdoor stroll.

And to top off our fun filled family day we decided to head to the very first Chipolte to come to Albuquerque for dinner. If you know my husband at all you know he absolutely LOVES Chipolte and has been dying for one to open up here. He was so excited!!! It’s too bad the only Chipolte here is so far from our house. Maybe they will open one up on the Westside of town. Fingers crossed.

Again the only thing that could have made the day even better was if I was actually able to eat. O well, next time!

And Daddy was one happy guy after his giant burrito! So worth it!!!

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day everyone. Well, since Brandon and I are both kind of Valentines Day ‘Grinch's’ we really didn’t have anything exciting planned for us or the kids. Brandon and I both really dislike “commercial” holidays; Valentines, Saint Patrick’s Day, Etc. We kind of see them as just another way for people to get sucked into spending more money and lets face it, we can say I love you any and every day, not just one day a year. Anyway, even though we are kind of grouches about it, we still like our kids to get to have fun with it, especially now that Owen is in school. He has been pretty hyped up about Valentines Day this year.  Owen was in charge of snack at school today and all the parents who were in charge of snack for Valentines Day were asked to bring something fun a festive. So I turned to my trusted Pinterest and came up with some super cute snack ideas. Owen also got to write out Valentines Day Cards for all his classmates to hand out in his class. He was ecstatic about it and chose some super cool Tonka Trucks Valentines! Before we took Owen to school we let the kids open up their card from GG and Papa Nick and the presents that Mimi sent them. With the day half way over, I have to say Valentines Day has been great to the kiddos. Enjoy the Pictures.

Here is part of his snack…Bear Hugs. Bags filled with Teddy Grahams and Gummy Bears.

I made special tags for each kid in his class.

And some Heart Shaped Pineapple Skewers. I have some serious respect for those people who make edible arrangements. These were not as easy as I thought they would be.

Too Cute. Thank you Pinterest!

Diggin into their Valentines Bags Mimi sent them.

 

Pez & M&M’s, you sure know the way to this girls heart!

Books & McDonald’s Gift Cards. You all know him too well!

Thank you so much Mimi, GG & Papa Nick. The Kids LOVED EVERYTHING!!!!! You all are too generous!

And here is Owen with his Valentine’s Day Envelope he made at school. It was filled with goodies and Valentine’s Day Cards from all his classmates. So sweet. He is growing up so fast!

 

Happy Valentines Day Everyone!!!!

New Item’s Coming to Nessy’s Dressy’s…

Well, for those of you who don’t already know, I have finally set up a website to show case the things I make and sell. So here you have it: nessysdressys.blogspot.com. Check it out when you get a sec if you haven’t already. So since I set up the website I have had 3 orders! So excited. I did get a request from one person to make some baby bloomers and/or diaper covers. I have never made these before but I decided to give it a try. My first pair didn’t come out the greatest but my second pair came out great! So I practiced around a bit more and I have mastered them now and have officially decided to add them as a new product to Nessy’s Dressy’s. I haven’t added them to my website quite yet but they will be coming very soon I promise. Here is a sneak peak for what is coming…

Baby Bloomers

Diaper Covers

Now that I have figured out how to make these, I can start making matching bloomers or diaper covers for the little dresses I make. Yay! So exciting. I also wanted to share a picture of the newest little newborn tutu I made. I have improved my tutu making so much since I last made them….

I make them with elastic waistbands instead of just a ribbon and I added a lot more fullness to them. I LOVE the new product!