I finished my daughter's Easter dress the other day and this is the first chance I've had to post photos of it.  The material is a cotton blend and we found it on sale for $1 yard.  So this was a very frugal dress to make.  (We bought enough for me to have a dress, too -- but I haven't time to make it yet.

I can't believe how much she is growing.  She's turning into quite a young lady -- a young lady in training!  Tonight she will be making venison stew for the family.  We're altering her Home Economics book recipe to fit what we have on hand and what we like.  I think those are two essential skills necessary when one becomes a wife and a mother.