Christmas 2007

I guess a lot has changed in the last 50 years or so...! But I know for my family we like to keep it simple. A 3 yr. old girl- my daughter wants things similar to what my mom would've wanted for Christmas. Like princess dresses and a mini kitchen set. This is a b&w picture I found on-line. I don't know who it is; but I couldn't help but share the resemblance!

Pumpkin Decorating!

Seeing as fall is here, my daughter wanted to get a pumpkin.
so off to Trader Joes we went to buy a pumpkin. Of corse we
had to pick out the best one. Then we came home to decorate
it with whatever we had on hand- raisins, dried beans, glitter,
etc... It actually turned out pretty cute & I can truly say Lily
did it all by her self!

Quilt time!

I recently found some really nice fabrics for $2. a yard! Near my moms house in H.B. there is a really great fabric store called Jennys Fabrics. They have the best selection and tons of "flat folds" in the back for only $2. and under a yard. So I was inspired to make a quilt for our master bed! We recently rearanged rooms and painted our master bedroom a mocha brown, so I am excited to make it look nice in there. This quilt will be my starting point for the rest of the room...

A Family of Four

Well, just a few weeks ago a new addition was born into our family. Little Phoebe, she was 6lbs11oz. She is so cute and sweet. My labor went really smoothly too. Half the time of my first child. We came home tired and exhasted, and curious to know what life would be like with 2 kids. Most of all how our 2 and 1/2 yr. old daughter would adjust to having a baby sister.
Wow, what a change it has been... Lily really loves her little sister but is very agressive with her. Can anyone tell me how you teach a toddler to be gentle?! Ahhh... I can't leave them alone for a second...or I hear screaming. But it is pretty cute to see her trying to talk to Phoebe, her voice gets really high pitched to where it could break a glass and she says "She's so tIny!" "She's so cUte!"