What to be for Halloween

Abby has had a lot of choices of what to be for Halloween. Her first option was a Halloween Pumpkin Fairy...so cute. Until we tried the outfit on. Not going to work. It was way too small.

Then my friend Ruby loaned us her pumpkin outfit that her son Jack wore when he was about her age. She cried and cried.

So I looked and looked today at the store. I couldn't find anything and didn't want to spend any money....so tonight I made her a little outfit. It is cute and she can wear it without crying. I Hope.

I feel like this is a bit like Goldilocks and the 3 bears. I am definitely hoping that the 3rd time is the charm and just right. (Plus it has little froggies in the pattern and Abby loves frogs right now.)

Red Top Mountain

Last weekend we went to Red Top Mountain. Sheldon did some blacksmithing & Abby and I walked around the trail and hung out in the room alot. It ended up raining & storming most of the time. So the iron poor we were going to watch didn't happen. When Sheldon went last time he brought back a great video and I was so excited. However, we still had a nice time.

Crying Pumpkin

We are getting ready for Abby's first official Halloween....or second, depending on how you look at it. Yesterday, we went to the pumpkin patch and she wasn't very happy. She is still getting over having strep & a chest cold.

However, I think the pictures still turned out cute.

I am so far behind....

That baby is taking up all of my time. But here are some current pics of her...

Crabby Abby & Grumpy Gertie

Abby has started taking an interest in her dolls. Yesterday at FUll Bloom she wanted to play with one of Pat's. So I pulled out Grumpy Gertie for her and she has been playing with her. I put her in one of the cute outfits that Grandma Susan made her.

Using scissors instead of a rotary cutter...

well at least for the most part. This morning, Abby decided that 4 am was wake up and stay up time. So after a lot of struggle...daddy & I decided to go shopping and walking. So we did that and came home around 6 am. By this time Abby was asleep, daddy had to get ready for work and I had to fill out insurance paperwork. Not very fun. Then at 10 I had a chiropractor's appointment. So this morning was very busy. Since Abby decided mommy & daddy woke her up really early...she took another nap and I decided to work on a art quilt. I have a few people whom I would like to make something similar for at Christmas time so I wanted to practice. I took a picture I had of Rocky and turned it into my quilt.

I think it turned out cute. I figured too that it would be a go project to work on as I didn't need to use my rotary cutter and I was pretty tired. Here is Abby recovering from her lack of sleep....and right after this was taken we discovered that she had cut her finger. We are not sure how she did it...however, she must have wanted to be like momma. Luckily, we didn't need to get stitches. Though she is wearing a sock on her hand now.

Some Pretties...

Today, Abby and I went out for a few hours so that daddy could take a nap. Unbeknownst to momma...Abby did wake up last night....though mommy didn't. I was very excited this morning thinking she slept through the night. Well daddy quickly informed me that wasn't the case. So to be nice, we went to the Farmer's Market in Watkinsville and bought some yummy bread from my friend Vanessa.

Then we decided to go to the local quilt shop. I wasn't supposed to buy anything...however they were having 60% off and I picked up 2 magazines and some fabric. Well one of the mags had a tutorial on how to make pot holders and I have always wanted to do that....so before going to the 4th of July party...Abby and I made them.

They aren't perfect but they are pretty cute. Abby was sitting so nicely next to Rocky and right at the last stitch...I looked over and his claw was hanging out of her arm. She was more scared of me yelling at him then the actual scratch. Not sure what happened, but I think she tried pulling his tail or something.

Happy Father's Day Everyone...

Hope all the new daddies gets lots of sleep...and all daddies get lots of love. I know Sheldon & Abby are having a great first Daddy Day.

Yikes....

Well...I made a decent skirt. Now I have ruined it. :) I accidentially cut it with my scissors yesterday when I was cutting some fabric. So I am going to add some fabric tomorrow and create a new hem on it.

To go with it...I used some of the same fabric to make a reversible purse. It was fun and a bit hard as it took me 3 or 4 tries to figure out what I needed to do to make it reversible. I finally did it. It isn't perfect but I think it turned out cute.

Tomorrow, a couple of the fabric stores has patterns on sale...I might take a peek...especially since I am not a skinny minny, none of the larger sizes are in the economy packs.

What else. Abby has a new summer hat. She looks adorable. She now knows the sound of the camera and stops what she is doing to pose.

Lastly, here is the other project I worked on yesterday. Homemade pretzels. They are yummy. Also, since Abby is eating more solids I have been making my own. We started off with some baked sweet potatoes. Then a banana, and the last couple of days she has been eating homemade applesauce. It hasn't been too hard as I am also trying to use the crock pot for stuff. Tomorrow, I am going to cook up some butternut squash.

Have a great day...

It finally happened...

A semi decent skirt for myself. Last night Abby fell asleep about 10 or so..then she kept waking up. Daddy grabbed her while he was doing some computer stuff and after finishing some cleaning I decided to work on it. It was about 11 pm when I started and midnight or so when I finished. Very quick & easy. I even tried french seams on the sides.
TFL...

PS....She only woke up once...at 4 pm last night. Yeah.


PS2...My friend Vanessa made some yummy bagels today. So I am now trying to make some homemade pretzels. We will see how they come out. My wrists hurt a bit right now from all the hand kneading.

Reversible Baby Skirt

I think I might actually make a tutorial out of this. I figured out on my own how to make a reversible skirt. It is very similar to the reversible dresses out there. However, figuring out the elastic took me a minute....or two.
I did a straight skirt which isn't the best idea as it doesn't give her any "walking" room. My main goal with making this skirt for her was trying to figure it out so that I could make one for myself. I will probably make mine more aline though.

By the way...I used 2 fat quarters to make the skirt. One side is pink and white the other side is black and white.

Bubble Girl

These pictures speak for themselves.

I finally did it...

Yeah! I finished my first quilt. I quilted and bound it today. I didn't do the best job in the world...shhhh!!! Don't tell anyone. However, it is done and I can finally say I did it. I will know now for the next one what to do.

Abby seems to enjoy it.

Hanging Out While Mommy Cleans

I had to do a quick photo shoot. Abby loves her jumper. She know loves playing with all the different toys. It started last night when daddy gave up on putting her to sleep. She fights it so hard. She will be sleeping and cry and cry and cry. Not sure what that is about. Just know she is inducting us into her cult.

Abby's Photo Shoot

Sheldon and I are going t enter Abby in the Parent Magazine Cover Baby Contest. So this morning we went to Bishop park to go to the Farmer's Market and then we decided to do a photo shoot. Since it rained last night a little this morning I had to be creative....we put her inside of a little basket with a blanket and then laid her down ontop of the blanket on the dry part of the sidewalk. Not the best idea since it slanted a bit and she decided she was going to roll over....not once but twice.

These aren't the actual photos we submitted. But if you would like to see them then go to the Parents site.

The pictures turned out pretty good. Not bad...not quite professional looking...but not bad.