Everyday dress

I first want to say that I am SO excited about this dress.  I liked it immediately when I saw it online so I had to buy the pattern.  It was so easy to make.  I did leave out a step. I hope it wasn’t an important one :/ yikes!  But it turned out great.  It looks adorable and I LOVE the fabric I used.  I am even about to make one for a friend that is having a girl very, very soon!

I had a lot of fabric left over so I plan to make a matching headband.  Now if I can only find some adorable leggings to go under the dress!

       

Christmas 2011…Part 2

Part 1 of the Christmas blogs were pictures from our Christmas with the Robson family.  This blog has pictures from the Wilson family.

       

I really wish we had taken a family picture too.  I had planned on it, especially after doing one of my siblings but just never got around to it. 

It was a very nice Christmas indeed!

2012

Last year I did a goal list.  Things I wanted to get done in 2011.  I finished a few things thankfully, but then forgot about the list. HA!  I actually had a more detailed list in a notebook that had probably 35 things wrote down and I finished probably half of them, maybe even more, but I forgot about my blog list.  Looks like I didn’t do very well.  (click here)  Maybe I will try to complete some of those things in 2012.  

Now on to my new and improved list!

1. Clean out extra room that will now be the baby room.

2. Make crib bedding for new baby.

3. Turn boys room into big boy room.

4. I have bought a pattern for a baby dress.  Make it!

5. Headband/ Hairclips for baby

6. Hang picture collage over couch in livingroom.

7. FINISH picture collage in my bedroom.

8. Make yellow pillow for my bed.

Things from last year I didn’t complete and want to try to do this year:

9. Prayer book for Ty & Micah

10. Ornaments for Christmas tree

11. Read Bringing up Boys 

12. Read Don’t make me count to three.

13. Read Shepherding a child’s heart   (started, need to finish)

14. Read Idols of the heart (started, need to finish)

15. Read Forgiven to Forgiving (started, need to finish)

I have a feeling I will continue adding to this list, but this is a start.

Christmas 2011…Part 1

We have had a wonderful Christmas this year.  Spending time away from home with family was a nice break.  It was SO nice to see family!  It was especially nice to “cuddle” baby Isaac.  Cuddling him isn’t easy. It consists of me trying to hold on to him while he turns really fast watching people around him.  He can’t miss a thing!  He is such a sweet baby though.  We spent most of our time talking like goofy crazies just to make him smile, which is really easy to do!  The boys enjoyed gift opening this year which made things so much more fun.  We all got some very lovely gifts!  Now to just find a place at home for everything!

Alex, Rebekah, & Dexter

Ian, Micah, Doug, Ty, Karen

Since I wasn’t in any of the gift opening photos we decided to get one of the 2 of us.

Sean holding Micah & Dexter

Sorry Alisha that there were no photos of you. That’s what happens when you sit next to the person with the camera.

Getting Ready For Baby 3

I am starting to get pretty excited about this new baby.  She has some clothes now so maybe that makes it more real.  Her Aunt Rebekah has given her several things, a client of mine gave us several things and I bought  a few things today.  She now has some super cute stuff!!  After the first of the year I plan to start working on her room and a few projects that I have in mind for her.   I can’t wait!!

I have been looking for baby bedding.  It’s a hard decision!  With the boys I had not planned to use anything but colors, no prints, no animals.  Just colors.  We ended up with turtles.  I loved them when I found them.  They are super cutesy but the boys I really don’t care.  I think 2 days ago was the first time either of them acknowledged that they were turtles.  Okay, so that information wasn’t even important.   But I want cute stuff for this baby too.  No animals this time.  I found one I really like but it’s blue.  I was hoping to go with pink.   This is so hard!  Also trying to decide whether to buy something or make it.  I guess it depends on what I can find.  I will try to keep you updated on it all!

Tis The Season To Be Jolly…

It’s December 15th and I am not finished with my Christmas shopping yet.  I know this isn’t the first year this has happened, we always have a last minute gift to get or last minute stocking stuffers, but this year I am WAY behind.  It’s driving me crazy!  I am SO incredibly busy and just can’t seem to find time to squeeze shopping in.  I could do it during the day, but with doctors orders that I shouldn’t be doing much or doing any heavy lifting,  that’s out of the question.  I would have to take the boys and that would be more trouble than it’s worth.  They are usually pretty good when we go out but the lifting is a lot! 

I am trying not to stress about this too much. It’s only one year.  Next year will be different and I will be back to my organized self.  I usually have most of my gifts bought and wrapped by December 1st.  Till then, I will just remember that I am doing this to protect this precious little baby.

I am just going to try to enjoy this holiday season.  It will be wonderful spending time with Ian, Ty, & Micah. 

Sickness, Sickness, & More Sickness…

Wow has it been crazy here!  We have had so much sickness lately.  I feel like I have spent most of my time holding sick babies.  Not complaining about that at all, I love to hold them, but I haven’t had time to get anything else done.  Ty was sick about 2 weeks ago over Thanksgiving.  He had a high fever (104.7) and a cough.  He then took 10 days of antibiotics which ended on Friday and had a fever again by Sunday.  Micah got a fever on Sunday as well.  They both seem pretty congested so at least they have symptoms this time.  We are trying to get ready for Christmas but that doesn’t seem to be going over very well.  I am sure it will all come together eventually! I am looking forward to the weekend when Ian is home with me for moral support!

I hope to get back into blog mode as soon as this ends!  Don’t give up on me!