Little Girls Hair Bows

Materials:
Ribbon in any width you like
Needle and Thread
Piece of Cardboard cut to the width you would like the bow to be. Usually 3-5 inches with the center cut out to allow for stitching.
Alligator clips
Glue gun

Instructions:
Take your ribbon and wrap it around and down the cardboard using the clips to attach it to the cardboard at the top and bottom. Wrapping it 3 times around to make a 2 loop bow. Make sure

to leave some extra end hanging off the cardboard on the top and bottom.

Stitch through the center of the ribbon using about 2 stitches per “row” of ribbon.

-Remove the needle and slide the cardboard out from the middle of the ribbon.

-Lay the ribbon down and make sure the thread is even on both sides.

-Start to tie the thread into a knot but hold down the sides of the ribbon so that the bow can begin cinching. Make sure the sides of the bow do not fold over themselves. Pull tighter until the bow completely cinches. Have someone (toddler fingers work great for this) put their finger down in the middle to hold the bow together while you tie the knot on the side and then repeat on the other side.

-Use a lighter to barely singe the end s of the ribbon to keep them from fraying, or use fray check.

-Glue on to an alligator clip and its ready to wear!

Examples of Finished Bows:

These were sooo easy to make, really anyone could do this! I figure that each bow costs less than 50 cents but retail in the store for upt to $5 a pair! Ehre is really excited about these bows, they hang in the bathroom and this morning she INSISTED that she wore the green ones!

Summer Camping Trip HOPEFULLY!!!

There are 12 new posts on the Maas family website! Happy Reading!

We love and miss you all, just to make you all jealous. It looks like Katrina, Alice (hopefully) and I are planning a big camping trip WITHOUT YOU to Mammoth Cave National park. We're not sure when we would go we've only just started on plans, but if it does happen its going to be the best camp out we've had in years!

So currently anyone and everyone is invited...you just have to proved your own transportation!

This week

Well this weeks email update was pretty lazy, here it is...

Well I was going to write a lot but I just updated our blog with about 5+ (12 actually) posts... so this week I am going to ask that you check out our blogsite. Its even better than the weekly email becuase it has PICTURES!!!

We love and miss you all have a great week, pray for all of us taking finals!


Jeff, Ann, Ehre and Benjamin

Mouse Trap

....do you remember this game?.... My little sister Christy got this as a Christmas gift a long time ago, and well I've not seen it since. But we found it a few months ago, and tonight we cracked it open with some friends. IT was a blast! The treat for the evening was SMORES....cooked in the kitchen over the stove! What a fun evening!

konked out

Well what did you expect would happen when you take kids on a walk in the PJ's at 6pm? This was definitely the result I was hoping for.

Dump Truck

Last summer we purchased a plastic swimming pool for the kids, it was a great idea, if we had been living in UT. Because it was made of small plastic we had a problem with mold growing in it...YUCK...and had to toss it. This year we weren't sure what we were going to do. We didn't want a hard plastic one because friends have mentioned that the break easily...well thanks to Craigs list we didn't have think long. We found this dump truck. Its a toy and 2 wading pools, just perfect!

Little Ice Cream Cones

This would be on my list of one of the best things ever invented. We found these at the grocery store the other day 60/$2.00. They hold about a scoop, and the kids love them, especially Benjamin....as you can tell they can be messy, but hey that's why we send them outside.

Happy Hallow Walk

Well we tracked it, if you walk from our house to Happy Hallow and back its 5 miles. So I've set a goal to walk it 3x a week. There are a few awesome perks about this walk. 1. There is an awesome playground at the park. 2. A field for soccer 3. Lots of squirles and birds to listen to 4. The trail into the park reminds us of UTAH. 5. Typically I don't have to walk it alone, I am finding friends willing to enjoy this with me. Happy Trails! But you have to watch out...Ehre gave little Madeline a rock to play with, we didn't even notice till Ehre told us that Madeline was chewing on it!

Outdoor Fun

Well, its warm enough that the kids are begging to always be outside. We spend a good chuck of the day playing in the back yard. Ben and Ehre struggle over who gets the tricycle, even though Ben can't "ride" it its still a fun toy.

Outdoor Fun

Well, its warm enought that the kids are begging to always be outside. We spend a good chuck of the day playing in the back yard. Ben and Ehre struggle over who gets the tricycle, even though Ben can't "ride" it its still a fun toy.

Stepdad

Meet Benjamin's Step dad.... his name is Mark. We had invited Mark and his family over for games and a treat, and Benjamin was being grumpy. He wasn't happy with me, and started crying. He wasn't happy with Jeff, and kept on crying...and abandoned us for Mark. As soon as Mark placed him in his lap, he stopped crying, layed back and just relaxed. How cute is that?! This isn't the first time that this has happened, I think Benjamin would prefer Mark over us any day, go figure. I think that its because Mark's wonderful wife, watches the kids 2x week when I am in class, and often Mark is there part of the time....I guess its ok though. Today in Nursery, Elsie would only hang out with Jeff and Benjamin. This was especially nice because it meant that Mark could attend Priesthood! So we're trading kids, can't be that bad as long as everyone is happy right?!

Going to Prom?

Nope, just church. I had so much fun getting the kids ready this morning. Ehre wanted her hair up, and we had just taken the curlers out. By the time we were done, her hair was so cute. She wanted a ribbon so then we added a ribbon, plus a dress and a cute smile...she should have gone to Prom! Ben was so cute in his Sunday vest and tie, he was all smiles. Some Sunday mornings are crazy, and some are like this. Personally I'll take these peacefully, relaxing, smooth days.

Season's First Sunburn

We decided to go and play in the Park. This specific one is especially fun because its next to Julie's house. Tamri and I had a blast with the kids, and it was even more fun when Julie joined us with her boys. I put sunblock on the kids, especially Ben's head, but didn't think that I would need it. Well it was 78' that day and after 1 hour I had a sunburn on my neck, taught me a lesson. Some of us are slow learners. The weather has been really nice and after all the rain, we really do appreciate it, especially since humidity hasn't kicked in ....yet.

Mary Kay Night

Well, it all started with my mom, and a horrible case of teenage acne...now 10 years later I still love the products. I hosted a Mary Kay party with some friends, it was a real treat. We relaxed and had so much fun. I am so amazed with moms that are able to have their own home businesses, and do what they love. Maybe one day I'll become a consultant too, having parties like this all the time with incredible women would be a fabulous "job".

These are two of my good friends, I was having lighting problems the night of the party, and a lot of the pictures didn't turn out well. But good light or bad light these women look sooo beautiful!

What a guy!

Ok, so I am studying, preparing for a project in my German class when I realize that Jeff is up to something in the kitchen. He's make me a treat! Jeff made Apfel Kuchen.... Apple Cake. It was SOOOO yummy. So good that I ended up making a batch and taking it to my German Class...no left overs it was a BIG hit! What a sweet guy, to all of you out there, I'm sorry that I selfishly took him before anyone else had a chance to even date him, he really is the best!

What a BEAUTIFUL Day!

It was such a nice evening, we decided to take the kids on a walk. Federated Church (This is where Ehre will go to preschool in the fall) had a cute playground, thats fenced in, as well as well maintained. The was was nice, we even met a cute dog.

Daily Goal

Well, so with school and all, I'm afraid that I've been more faithful to my blog than my journal...and thats not saying much. A friend of mine, is amazing though and had a cool idea. Why not write every day and then 1/year she has a book made of her blog! Its sooo cool becuase then its a journal WITH pics! Sooooo, I think that for now I am going to try and write more often...sorry no personal stuff... and see if I can meet my journal goals, and keep everyone posted!
Happy Reading!