OOH WHAT A WEEK

My little on is three and it is time. The thing we all hate doing as mothers. The task that is not fun and wish the kids would just figure it out themselves. Because really how many adults do we know that can't do this.
Yes it is potty training!


I have been home bound for three days and I have to say I am happy to be finishing new projects. I made a new design for a baby blanket and I new purse for myself.


Happy to be getting things done and to have no more diapers, but hate the process

Halloween

Halloween has become one of my favorite holidays. It is fun to come up with costumes with the older kids and forcing the younger one to wear one. Noah wanted to be a mad scientist. We came up with the 50 inspired lab jacket. I just used a p.j pattern shirt made it a little wider added some button, Velcro, rubber gloves, and of course eyeballs in his pocket. Leah was a lady bug. Her skirt was a no sew tie tutu of red and black. Wings that she helped me make. Black leotard, leggings, gray and black socks with black boots. Now Ezra I figured it was the last year I could make him be something. So he was the Travelocity Gnome. Red felt hat with a white fringe beard, blue shirt, black felt belt, and brown pants completed the gnome look. He didn't think that was enough so I made him a cape to make him a super gnome. I also made a hat for Jeff to wear, so Ezra would think it was cool. Thanks Honey for being such a good sport.

Snails

One of my favorite things to do is to work with Heather from Amorology. Not only does she come up with the most amazing designs, but she lets me have creative freedom with her ideas. I created a family of snails for this fun whimsical table.

I was very excited to see them in San Diego Style Weddings.

Check out After the Rain in the October 2009 / November 2009 issue

Found these on Sew Mama Sew. The Designer of the bags gives you a full tutorial. Love when people share their talents. Check it out and try to make one. Stacking and Nesting Quilted Blocks

Fall is Here

I found this great fabric and had to buy it. I made a pillow and then thought what else I could do with it, the fabric reminded me of pumpkin pie, so I made pumpkins. They are available on Etsy.

Aloha Leah

To incorporate the love of the beach and dancing Leah and I decided to have a hula party at the beach for her 7th birthday. The party started when all the girls arrived and picked a hula skirt to wear. Leah picked the fabric from my many years of collecting Hawaiian fabric. The flowers on the goodie bags were tissue flowers made to look like an Hibiscus Flower with a Cotton swab dipped in Mod Podge dried then pained yellow.

While we waited for the rest of the girls to arrive we did the limbo. The girls really got into it. It was fun to watch them try to get as low as possible.

My friend then taught the girls an traditional Hawaiian hula and then taught them a Tahitian dance. The girls caught on really easy and then took turns showing each other there moves. After dancing in the hot sun the girls decide to take a dip in the ocean.

When the girls finished there swim it was time to make carnation leis. Each girl picked 12 flowers and then started making them. The leis turned out beautiful and the girls looked happy to be wearing something they made.


We finished the party by singing happy birthday and opening presents. The girls then ate some snacks as they waited for there parents to come. The snacks included marshmallows dipped in chocolate, fruit skewers, cut up watermelon, Goldfish crackers, and homemade chicken nuggets.


Leah's party didn't end at the beach. When we arrived home her cousins where there and we had a dinner party for her. To continue the Hawaiian theme we had turkey meatballs with soyaki sauce from Trader Joes. Yum!! Then had ice cream cake after the kids all took baths and put P.J.'s on. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEAH!
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60 years of Love

To celebrate my Mom's 60th we decided to get the family together for a yummy Italian food and lots of love. My mother has done so much for everyone she knows we knew we needed to so her some love back. We started the evening at her favorite restaurant in Tustin, CA Roma D'Italia. The restaurant was very accommodating and gave us a nice corner in the back of the restaurant. Perfect for the table of grand kids. Each place setting had a bag of Whopper malt balls wrapped in red ribbon and a sunflower on top (my mom's favorite candy). On the kids table I found round up lollipops in red and pink. Coloring pages and crayons help also in keeping the wee ones occupied.

The center pieces had a birthday quote in it to celebrate birthdays and getting older. To finish the table off there were frames from Ikea spray painted red to match and pictures of my mom in them of thought out the years of her life.

The night went perfectly we had a great dinner and then had homemade lemon cake (another of my moms favorite).

Thanks mom for letting us celebrate you!