oh my!

what a month! i decided to go crazy with work this month, breaking all records for no days off. really proud of myself for still being able to get the home and kid stuff done more or less. so lucky to have family that helps out in so many ways. really lucky. so what else is going on? the girls were asked to be in a photo shoot for our favorite punk rock kid band's first ever album cover. we were told to get gaudy prom/pageant show dresses and showed up at the shoot. it was so fun, the girls really enjoyed themselves and all the attention. everyone was amazed at the transformation these young "girls" went through and many of us commented on it being somewhat uncomfortable. it was a good exercise for me who goes out of my way to keep my kids naive and innocent, no small task!! here's some photos:

of special note: our dresses came from the thrift shop (which i have been avoiding for years now, too much stuff!!) and we had so much fun looking through the dresses and shoes. i found a dynasty era silver jumpsuit, something i would have DIED for in the 80's with poofy sleeves and a zipper front, so easy to just put it on and be completely dressed and ready to go. of course i passed but it sure was cool. the dress liz is wearing felt so well made, it looked like something modeled after princess diana's dress with droopy poofy sleeves. i didn't notice until we were at the shoot that it was a jessica mcclintock dress!! oh my!! what a score for 6 bucks!! not sure if we can ever use it again, but it sure is a gorgeous piece of clothing. i am sure the girls will be talking about this fun day for a long long time. can't wait for spring break, one week away! we are off to utah to pick up our trailer, can't wait!!