Crafty Wafty

For Valentine's/ Birthday, my very wonderful and thoughtful husband got me a sewing machine! A beautiful, easy to use sewing machine! To say I am excited would be a drastic understatement. I have new projects flooding my mind every day. Here are a few that I have managed to get done. (I'm not an expert sewer by any means, so don't judge too harshly :)

New hairclips for Addi. I had a friend (thanks Emily) show me how to make these cute little things (she made the pink one). Eventually I'll get more colors. They are easy and cute. Here is the link to the pattern.

www.purlbee.com/rose-barrettes/

This is my new table runner

My cousin made her daughter some repurposed sweater dresses, and they were adorable, so I tried it out too. Thanks Kathryn! It still needs a bit of tweaking in some places, but here it is for now.

I didn't sew these, but they were another one of my projects. These were 1950's Betsy Ross paper dolls that I printed off and cut out, then i put velcro on them so it would be easier for Addi's tiny little fingers to switch out the dresses.

I'll keep you posted on further projects :)

Have a happy day!

What do you eat for breakfast?

This morning I asked Addi what she wanted for breakfast and she looked at me and said "Broccoli". So that is what she had...three servings of it! Where did I get such a good girl?

Love you Addi :)

That's One Strange Duck!

The other day Addi and I were headed out for a walk and found Cheerio at our door. We went inside to get her some bread and next thing we know she had invited herself in. I guess she feels really comfortable with us because she wouldn't leave after that. She stayed in our house for a good half hour. She really wanted to go into Addi's room for some reason. Strange Duck!

This is a picture of Addi showing Cheerio how to waddle outside.

Addi saying: "Cheerio, no more poopies in the house"

Addi saying: "You want to come outside with us?"
Strange Cheerio Duck!

Day to Day

We don't have any big news to report about, just our little day to day life. It is simple, but it's a wonderful life!

A little while back we had somebody in our ward give us two free bikes with a child seat. We have really enjoyed them.

My sister gave me this brilliant idea to cover up clear plastic storage drawers with paper to make them more attractive, and to hide what's inside. Now I have cute organized drawers in Addi's closet for all her toys. Wahoo!

Cheap and Easy...Love it!

One of Addi's new favorite things is playing picnic at the park (living room).
In this picture, she is salting her baby's food.
(Notice she has a plate for her, her baby, her ducky and me)

Addi loves to go on walks with her babies too!
There are four of them in her tiny little stroller (each with their own names: Addi, Kyla,
Big Esther and Litte Esther).

For Christmas Jacob signed me up for a cake decorating class.

I have LOVED it and I start the next session of classes this week.

I made this cake out of all the roses that I was practicing with. Not bad for a first timer, but hopefully they'll get better.

Cheerio found a new perch...Addi's window seal.

We played hide and seek one evening and I hid in the dryer.

It took Addi and Jacob a looong time to find me. Love it!

Going for a walk on a cold Florida day, this time with Rudolph :)