Arden helped me bake Daddy’s favorite cookies for Father’s Day – gingersnaps! We didn’t get to spend very much time together on Sunday since Dave was heading to the airport for a business trip, but we had breakfast at Tim Horton’s on the way and I think he got a couple of cookies. The rest {…Continue Reading}
Sorry I’ve been MIA around here. I’ve been busy entertaining my inlaws for the last week and a bit and dealing with erratic weather here in Michigan – 90’s for three days in a row followed by three days of barely 60. That’s Michigan weather for ya’! I mostly entertained Arden and prepared meals while {…Continue Reading}
We interrupt our normally scheduled post about Mother to Be, Being, Been to bring you… Yes, I do have a life outside of hosting my first blog competition. Today, Michigan weather played nicely for a change and it was sunny and semi-warm so we played with chalk in the driveway for a bit before bedtime. Arden {…Continue Reading}
Yesterday we had a pretty activity-filled day. In the morning, Arden and I went to Target to get all of our Easter supplies. Then after nap, we “Egged” two of our neighbors! This is a fun idea similar to Boo’ing where you hide treat-filled eggs around their yard and then leave an egg carton with {…Continue Reading}
In preparation for baby #2’s arrival, we ordered a toddler bed to free up the crib for the new nursery. It arrived a couple of days ago and I put it together in the evening while Dave was putting Arden to sleep. The plan was originally to wait a little bit, but we had shown {…Continue Reading}
If you’ve been checking in, you’ve noticed a distinct lack of sewing activity ’round here. Part of a post-project-toddler-runway-and-I’m-pregnant-and-exhausted funk! For the past several days (okay, weeks), I’ve been telling myself that it doesn’t have to be a dress that I pattern myself and photograph along the way in order to post a tutorial. Just. Sew. {…Continue Reading}
Arden loves to “cowee”, or color – a term she uses to refer to coloring with crayons, paints, or watercolors. My Mom introduced her to watercolors while visiting in Florida, and I recently continued this activity for her here at home. Rather than risking a dumped over glass of water, we just run a little {…Continue Reading}
When we were trying to decide on a theme for Arden’s 2nd birthday party, we wanted it to be something that was meaningful to her. Arden loves to dance whenever there’s music playing (and frequently when there’s not!), and the iPad commercial music never fails to get her bouncing to the beat! So, it quickly {…Continue Reading}
To my beautiful baby girl on her Second Birthday: I always tell you at night that “I love you more than my arms can hold”, and this is true. Even more so now that your growing body is beginning to push the boundaries of what I can easily carry for long stretches! I think back {…Continue Reading}
“No!” has been Arden’s word of choice for some time now. She’s finally begun responding with “hm” as an affirmative, which is a nice change. I know it’s a phase most children go through, but that knowledge doesn’t make it any more trying. My Mom tells me that when I was a little girl, I said “no” {…Continue Reading}
