in the meantime

weston is out of town for the next couple of days and his camera is with him... otherwise i would have a couple of posts here about some projects i have worked on lately.  and because i'm knee-deep in boxes around here, the posting has suffered on the old blog.

i'm feeling guilty enough that i rounded up a couple photos for your enjoyment:

weekend project

we found this chair on craigslist.

we liked it.

but not like it was, aka the muppet chair.  weston said he could probably make a new muppet from the fringe once i took it off.

a few years ago, i picked up this lopsided baby for $5 at savers.
 
i liked it and knew one day it would have a home with us.

some cash, new fabric, and a few hours later...

not perfect, but we like it. 

kate turns 3

it all started with the invitation.  i was getting ready to work on them and asked kate what kind of party she wanted.  she promptly responded with, "a pink party!"  and we were off.  i started brainstorming of all things pink and was completely stumped at the food.  what kind of food is pink in february?  most of the fruit is out of season, i would have to dye bread (kind of gross), we would be stuck with ham...  things quickly progressed to a treat menu.  and then came the invite:

we invited all of the local family and a few friends.  we all visited for a few minutes while we waited for everyone to arrive.

  

kate learned how to hold up three fingers.  she also finally learned how to hold up two.

 

beth ecstatic to see everyone

the decor:

the spread:

 

 

 

  

 

 

this is kate's go-to face when you ask her to smile

 counting the candles to make sure we didn't mess it up

 being bashful while everyone is singing

struggling to blow out the candles - she hasn't quite learned how to blow out air without using her front teeth

eating the cake she picked out

let's open presents!

 

i love that she finally gets the concept - look at her genuine expression here.  she's actually excited without us coaxing it out of her :)

 

the thank you hugs
 

 trying out the gear

 

 

it even carried over to the next day - she has not taken these things off since the weekend!

 

 

happy birthday, sweet kate!  we love you!

laughter

kate had beth cracking up the other night after dinner.  she was jumping around in the kitchen while beth was sitting on weston's lap.  that's all it took - jumping kate equals laughing beth.  it was, of course, more heightened before the camera came out, but it was still pretty effective, regardless.  enjoy!  (i hope you can watch and hear it)

 

this is from a couple of days after, and they were playing together for a few minutes.  kate was knocking on the door from inside the bathroom and when she would swing it open, they would both crack up.  beth loves her big sister, there is no doubt about that!

happy third birthday little kate!!!

there will, of course, be more to come so check back!

So I got Erin these boots for Christmas, and I just have to say how happy I am that she wears them all the time.  She had told me that she wanted some riding boots, and I had done a little looking around, but I didn't really dare to just buy something so nice without her trying them on and making sure she liked them.  She wanted something timeless, and I agreed that a classic style was the way to go.  These were my first choice, and she loves them.  She looks great in them too, by the way.  I'll have to get some photos of her actually wearing them.

the thumbsucker

beth is our little thumbsucker. 

i tried and tried to attach her to the pacifier, which worked for a few weeks, but eventually she took the reigns and convinced me it wasn't for her.  she had her own - her thumbs.  and she doesn't care which thumb she gets, she'll take either one.

   

it is so adorable to watch, i have to say.  and i love watching her switch back and forth between the right and the left 3 or 4 times before settling in on one.  i'm not sure how i will feel about this in about a year, but we'll deal...  for now, we'll just enjoy the cuteness!

dreams

you know how sometimes you have a dream and it is so great or so horrible that the feeling stays with you all day?  or even for a couple of days?  wow.  i had the worst dream of my life the other night.  i am still shuddering from it's effects.  apparently i have been watching too much intervention :)

it was horrible. 

thank goodness for things like this to help me out :)

keep checking in

i am going to try to post at least a few times a week, okay at least a couple times a week :)  let's be realistic.

maybe i can do it?  i used to!

and i started blogging again over at thislearningmom.blogspot.com

i'm going to try to be a little more positive this time :)  it put me in a funk before so we'll see how it goes...

another quilt

i know, i take a break from blogging and then when i do show up it's to "show off" something i made?  i promise i'm not being self-indulgent with these "look what i made" posts - my mom tells me "you should be taking pictures of things you have made!" and i reply with "i have, i do!  they're on the blog!"

so, here's another:

my dear friend, shireen, had a baby boy last month!  shireen is the one who got me making baby quilts in the first place.  she makes beautiful blankets and i love the "shireen quilt" kate received as a baby!

here are photos of the quilt for baby sam (and weston wasn't around to do my photography, so you'll have to make do with mine!)

we love you, shireen & brett!  and sariah of course!!!  love that baby for me :)