Summer pettiskirts and a fun photoshoot!

Our Summer skirts are here, and we are THRILLED! Following are pictures with descriptions of the colors and sizing. Scroll down and take a peek!!

YELLOW

Size Medium (ages 3-5)

LIGHT PINK

size small (1-4)

LIGHT BLUE

size infant

RED

size large (ages 4-7) and small (1-4)

Perfect for those summer activities, and the holiday season as well!

Quick recap: All skirts are $20! Each skirt is made from 35 yards of high-quality nylon chiffon! Hand wash, line dry.

And, if you couldn't guess, my favorite part of the entire thing was taking pictures of my girls. Ahh, I love 'em! :)

To purchase, email me at: colecouture@yahoo.com

One Of My Favorite Things

I Love This Stuff

I have a pair of old, favorite pants that I spilled grease on, and after being washed and dried, the grease hadn't come off. They sat in my drawer for over a year. Until I discovered THIS. (I got mine at Hobby Lobby. I've also seen it at fabric stores. It's like $4.) I put a little on, let it sit for a few minutes. Put it through the wash. Walah!! Grease spots GONE.

Know how you'll put your kids' dirty clothes in the wash and they come out with the majority of it clean, but some little dark grease spots left behind? This stuff'll take it out AFTER it's been through the dryer!!

Grandma's Secret Spot Remover. Go get some. You'll thank me.

Happy Easter!

We had such a fun Easter this year! We actually celebrated Easter on Saturday at our house, because Mike isn't home much on Sundays, and we knew it was going to be a crazy day. I might have to adopt this tradition in years to come. It was so nice to get the "Easter Bunny" stuff out of the way, and then be able to focus on Jesus Christ and the Resurrection on Sunday. It made for a peaceful, Christ-centered morning.

Sunday after church my brother- and sister-in-law had a giant Easter Egg hunt at their home. I figure that there were about 40 kids there (ALL family, mind you!) and it really was a blast. Following are some pictures of our fun day!

The only picture I got of both girls. Aiva loving on Emma, and Emma not having it - typical. :)

Emma was so cute! She would pick up an egg, and then chuck it into her basket (in this case bag) with gusto.

Waiting for the hunt to begin. The kids were given starting lines, based on age. The older kids had a lot farter to run than the younger kids.

Emma on her starting line.

GO!

(Aiva in the middle)

Princess Aiva

Cute Emma. She loved taking the eggs apart and putting them back together.

Happy Easter!!!

Spring Pettiskirts Are Here!

We are SOOOOO excited for this new order of skirts!!! We went for bright and fun, and lots (and lots) of pink! We also took the liberty this time of adding our own personal touch: flowers and the occasional ribbon.

As before, all skirts are $20.00! The flowers/ribbons can be done to your specifications for an extra $5 for those of you who don't feel like doing it yourself (as we know we would do, given the choice).

Here are the photos I took today of these gorgeous skirts!

*IVORY*

Available in size Medium and Large

Customized flower/ribbon $5.00

*HOT PINK *

Available in size Large

Flower/ribbon $5 extra

This skirt does not come with a ribbon, like most other skirts. It comes with it's own flower (NOT THE ONE SHOWN HERE), which is cute on its own, or can easily be removed and replaced.

*DUSTY ROSE*

Available in size Small

This one also already comes with a flower (NOT THIS FLOWER) instead of the typical bow. It's cute by itself, or can be easily removed and replaced.

*RASPBERRY*

Available in size Medium

*TURQUOISE*

Available in size Medium

*LIGHT PINK*

Available in size INFANT

This skirt does not come with a flower or a bow, and I didn't attach one, as I knew my 15-month-old would pull it off. But this skirt is made more for babies (it's a tight fit for Emma) so you could easily attach something for a younger baby.

Pictures of both girls - just because they're cute. :)

We had fun today - can you tell? The girls had a blast running around trying to catch butterflies!

A reminder on sizing:

Infant = babies up through about 18 months

Small = ages 1-4

Medium = ages 3-5

Large = ages 4-7

If you choose to have us put a flower on for you, it can be custom-tailored to the color combination you choose. For example, I attached a fushia flower to the turquoise. But how cute would it be with a white daisy? Or the ivory skirt with a purple ribbon and flower?

The hats shown above were crocheted by yours truly. Contact me if you'd like to buy one.

If you would like to buy a pettiskirt, contact me via email at colecoutureboutique@yahoo.com to order, or you can contact me directly if you know how.

Where Have All The Bloggers Gone??

I remember a time when I'd check my friend's blog list and most had posts as recent as a few days ago. I so looked forward to checking up on people's blogs!! Lately I've notice that most people's recents post is . . . weeks behind them. Many even months ago! I'm no exception! My last blog post was, like, three weeks ago. I've thought it about it, and I can only conclude that the culprit is . . .

Facebook.

It's fast, easy, and the gratification is almost instant! You can pose a question or comment and check back minutes later and have comments and suggestions! I miss the personal touch of blogs, but like so many other things in this fast-paced world, speed and functionality are winning out on this one.

Oh, there are a few of you out there that still blog frequently. And the "professional bloggers" are still loyal. I still follow my craft blogs, the recipe blogs, the photographers blogs. But I miss my blog friends!!! I do love Facebook. But I miss blogs. I miss the colors, the designs, the carefully thought-out posts.

Oh well. Sigh.

I must now go check my Facebook. I'm expecting some messages.

March 9, 2005

Six years!

That's right. This last week we celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. This one felt special to me this year. I know 6 isn't a magic number or anything, but this year I just feel so grateful, and so proud of what we have built together over the last six years.

Someone said to me this last week that Mike and I make a good couple, that we are a good match, very well suited for each other. It touched me. If I could be considered to be a good match for Mike, it would be the best compliment I could think of. I brag about Mike a lot, but he really is wonderful. He's a wonderful father, a fantastic husband, and my best friend.

To celebrate this year, we actually took the girls to my dad's for a night/day and we spent a night and day in Salt Lake City. We went out for dinner, stayed at the Plaza Hotel, then the next morning walked across the street to the temple and did a live session, which was wonderful! We happened to be in the temple doing a session at the exact same time that we were there 6 years ago for our sealing. Then we went out to lunch at the Red Ginger Bistro and got some awesome sushi and lo mein!! Following are a few photos (out of order - sorry!)

Lunch at the Red Ginger. Lo Mein! Wish I'd taken some photos of our sushi, but we wolfed it down before we thought to take any photos.

The night before at the Cheesecake Factory. If you ever go there, and if you like Thai food, OH MY GOSH, PLEASE get the Bang-Bang Chicken and Shrimp. Oh. My. Gosh. Seriously Heaven.

Mike got a pulled-pork and cole slaw sandwich and the wild mushroom soup! YUM!!

Okay, so yes, all we got pictures of is us eating our food. But seriously - YUMMY!!!!

Happy Anniversary to us, and to many, many, many more.

I love you, Babe. I am so, so grateful that this is forever.

{ Book-a! }

Emma has recently discovered the joy of books - she is truly my daughter!! All day long, we hear the cry of "book-a, book-a, book-a!" ringing through the house. It gets louder and louder and louder until someone will sit down and read her a book. (And when I say "LOUD," those of you who know Emma personally know just how loud I mean.) So, so cute!! (And also a bit irritating when it's all day long.)

We often make trips to the library, but last week it seemed to click for her that this was the mecca of books. The library walls shook with her screams of "BOOK-A, BOOK-A!!!" She ran up and down the rows, pulling book after book onto the floor. And when it was time to go, her chant went up even higher in volume and desperation. Hilarious!! (Okay, and a teeny bit embarassing.) But here are a few pictures I took of my girls at the library this last week, reading their books together. :)

( I should have saved the best for last, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to put the pictures in the order I want.) Aiva kept making goofy faces, so I showed her how to tilt her head and smile. I snapped the shot, then looked at it, suprised to see that Emma had copied me also.

Love it!

Love these moments.

Can I just put in a little ditty here about Aiva? She has been the sweetest, BEST girl lately. She went through a really hard stage at about 3 - I mean, awful!! - but the last month, it's like she's grown out of the toddler stage and is a sweet, kind, thoughtful, obedient (for the most part) little girl. I am so, so proud of my girl. She is growing up to be such a sweet little lady.

BOOK-A, BOOK-A!!

I LOVE my girls. Can I say it again??? I LOVE my little girls!!!