It's costume time!!

I finished the girls' costumes last night. Lydia wanted to be Snow White and we had a dress already, but the tulle (the stuff that makes it look all fluffy) had been destroyed from her wearing it every day for probably a month of last year, so I fixed a few things on it, cut the tulle off, then sewed some new tulle on and voila, new costume! For Maya's dress, Kelly had fabric left over from her son's costume (A Hole In The Wall Contestant..a ridiculous game show-see pics here), so I made Maya into a Space Princess.

So, without further ado, here they are!

Watch that exchange rate!

So today, Scott called me and they're in a port on the other side of the earth...which means for a few days, I fear for our bank account. And rightly so. Here are the first few things that were said:

Scott "Hi! How are you? What are you doing?"

Me "Not too mu-"

Scott "I'm so sorry, tonight I messed up big time!"

Me "What does that mean?!"

Scott "Well..we were at Bennigan's..haha..yeah..they have a Bennigan's here..haha..isn't that funny? All the way out here and there's a Benn-"

Me "What did you do?"

Scott "..haha...Bennigan's..."

Me "What. did. you. do?"

Scott "Wellllll...I was out with the other guys and when we got the bill, it was like 40-some dollars...well...it was 40-some *blahblah foreign money name*, so I said I'd pay for the tab..."

Me "Ok...but why would you pay for everyone's meal anyway?"

Scott "Well, they paid for the cab and I was trying to be nice..."

Me "Ok.....so what did you screw up?"

Scott "Well 40-some *blahblah foreign money name* is about $130...."

Me "Are you kidding me?"

Scott "haha..I totally forgot about the exchange rate....haha....um..."

Sweet. Did he really think that Bennigan's in another country would charge less than a third of what they charge here? And anyway, if you were travelling all over the earth, why would you go to a place you have eaten at 4 billion times?

"It's All About The Girl!"

Yesterday, my friend, Robyn, and I took the Lydias and Maya (and Maddox, but he didn't participate) to a place called "It's All About The Girl!" It was the coolest place! The girls got princess makeovers complete with fancy hairdos, tiaras, nail polish, glitter and lipgloss. My Lydia jabbered on like a woman at the salon while Robyn's Lydia and Maya just sat and took the whole experience in quietly. But once their makeovers were done, they all were so giddy and bouncy! They all had to stop a few times to look at themselves in the mirrors and they were all so proud. Here are a few pictures:

And one of the Lydias checking out their loot!So, there you have it, I sent the pictures to Scott and he said they look adorable, but he's now even more afraid of how things will be when they're teenagers!

In other news, 8 years ago today, Scott and I got hitched. Hooray for us! We haven't been able to spend very many of our 8 anniversaries together, but it's ok, that's just how it is with this military life.

Ok, this is really dumb, but I'm excited over a candle that I bought today. It smells so yummy. It's a "Vanilla-Lime" Yankee Candle and I want to eat it. If you pass by a Yankee Candle store or display, you must get a whiff of it.