A Day in Pictures

Oh how I love my saturday's.  Always a family day, the only day David and I are off at the same time.  Today we did a little second hand shopping and got... oh my, a little drum set for the kids $8.00.

Then we went hiking around Battle Ground Lake.  Amazing!  Phia walked the whole way and even touched a slug!

Beauty like that! Leads to this!

AHHHHH!

1 and 2 of 48

So after looking through and being discusted, thrilled and inspired by this

My piles, stacks and bins full of fabric wonderful fabric.  I currently have to keep them in the garage hence the ugly bins.  I started to think, well if I made 1 project a week I would bust through a ton of that lovely stuff in a year.  Then maybe I could shop and be gifted more.  So after doing the math 48 projects would fullfill my quest.  I do need to make two quilts for the kids and those will take me definately longer then one week so this is a give or take dealio.  In an effort not to procrastinate until the end I made 2 this week.

Hat with the Leila & Ben pattern that I made a hat for Logan out of. Love this pattern! EASY and CUTE! The front is a bird using the lining fabric.

Then this

This was a series of 6 fabric swatches that I got at a place in Portland called SCRAPS.  I got 3 huge bags full of different ones for like $5.00 way back when.  So this was a series all the same except color.  I was hoping for another row of ruffles but believe it or not I didn't have enough.  Sooooo exciting to watch the little itty bitty serger scraps go in the trash.  The end of a little pile of fabric.  Sophia loves it.  Wore it to preschool today.  No pattern just cut it up using the size I had. 

so 2 down 46 to go!

Mail!!

Don't you love to get mail!  I love mail.  I am the worst abotu sending it but when I get it I LoVe on it.  Read it a few times keep it for a good long time in a special box.  So anyway with Logan's birthday we got a box from my Aunt Becky and Uncle Rich. (Yep the ones that gave me the continually refilled Starbucks card, feel the love)  They sent all sorts of little goodies.  Gummy bears for David (his fav) Licorace for me (my fav) a sweet hello Kitty lunch box for Sophia who actually wanted me to pack her dinner in it.  Then a Longenberger basket for Logan super sweet.

Yes that is the biggest gummy bear I have ever seen in the basket.  His sister is dying to get her hands on it.

The boy however was more interested in this.

He loved pulling all the stuff out and actually did help unwrap but then got sidetracked filling and unfilling the box with the paper. This, of course just after he emptied one of the cabnets.  Seems he loves mail as much as his Mama!

Sundays

Busy busy! 
I finished the Pilot Cap from Sew Liberated- we call it the wrestling cap.

Check out the double chins on the babe! LOVE THEM!

We did a little climbing

Dress up

Then there was this...

Well you know you got a good Mama bag when your three year old fits in it and...

your one year old can drag her in it.

Off to the park.  I do love my parks. This is on the Columbia River.

Phia did this...

While Logan did this.

Then we went home.

While they napped ... well Logan did and Sophia fooled around.  I pulled out my fabric.  Ok I have like 8 bins full now.  I know discusting and wonderful all at the same time. 

So I decided if I sew one thing a week for the year I could theoretically make 48 things and burn through my lovely stash.  SOOOO I cut out 2 today.  Here is really what sits on my island.

My favorite thing on it though is the birthday gift from my aunt and uncle that keeps on giving!

They gave me a gift card for my birthday in Novemeber and they thankfully keep refilling it.  AHHHH a hot cuppa joe or today Chai on a Sunday sinfully wonderful!

Then we rounded out the day with some animal races, and yes they are cheering them on.  I have no idea where this came from but is was good for a hard belly laugh and you gotta have one of those daily! Check out blue in the background he looks annoyed and possessed!

Finally Phia ended with a creation while I cut out my two patterns! You can't tell but she has a ton of tape on there and was happily busy the entire time I cut.  Three is amazing!

Day in Pictures

Logan got a family pass to the zoo from Baba!

No rain... What more can you ask for!

The BoY turned 1

Our vampire boy is one!

Look at those beautiful chompers!!

It's true my sparlking little fellow made the leap into whole numbers.  I feel joy and sadness all at once.  He is walking and babbling and asserting his desires for so many things.  What can I say... I am on the freeway and I wish to be riding a horse and carriage.  Time slow down please! 

We enjoyed two celebrations so far the first with Mimi.

Do you see a food theme here? 

Phia and Daddy made blocks.

They were a hit.

We had decorations and a little dancer!

Presents

Las,t but not least cake.

Needless to say he liked it and needed one of these.

Happy 1st birthday Logan.  We love you more everyday.  Be the best you,

 we know you can be.  Enjoy life and don't forget to eat cake!

XOXOXOXO

Mommy, Daddy and Phia

Blue sends you a big lick!