With much anticipation, Hadley had her first ballet class this week. She had been longing to join in with Arden’s class most of last year so we knew we had to enroll her this season even though she’s a little shy of the two year age expectation. I’m posting these photos chronologically so you can {…Continue Reading}
I wasn’t at all sure I’d have anything to share for the Week 1 sewalong for Season 7 of Project Run & Play. I’ve had a slew of Etsy orders and some with shipping deadlines in addition to the work I’ve been doing on the big build for my Sawdust Extravaganza prize. So, this was {…Continue Reading}
Hadley at 21 months is a study in contrasts: She has mostly two speeds: full-tilt and crash. She is a dynamo of activity and full of vim and vigor. What exactly does vim mean? Wait, just checked and it means enthusiasm… That is, until you think she’s in for the long haul and then check {…Continue Reading}
Our big little girl Hadley Marie is 18 months old. She is 34 1/4″ tall and 29.7 pounds which puts her right at the bleeding edge of the charts for each. She’s a big girl, but she’s proportional. Every so often we capture the illusion that they’re not always picking and poking (and pulling hair {…Continue Reading}
I’m still here, and I’m pretty busy to boot! On top of Sew-vivor sewing, I’m also working on Covert Robin and Package Pal goodies (and a top secret project)! So lots of action, but nothing I can share with you just yet. My first challenge for Sew-vivor is complete and photographed, so I’m all set {…Continue Reading}
Recently, I volunteered to pattern test for Shauna at Shwin&Shwin and Shwin Designs. I was delighted to receive a pre-release PDF pattern of The Julia Jacket. Isn’t it cute? It’s available for only $9 through Shwin Designs on Big Cartel or you can click over from Shwin&Shwin. The pattern is released now so I can {…Continue Reading}
This past Sunday the weather was per-fect for sledding: 40 degrees, sunny, and there was plenty of snow on the ground. So I gathered up the girls and headed to our local sledding spot – the slope off a bridge over a river. Arden’s first trip down a sledding hill: And Hadley and me (with {…Continue Reading}
I can’t believe it’s week 5 of Project Run & Play and the accompanying sew along! The competitors are making amazing looks and it’s been so so fun to play along. This week’s theme is the Men’s Dress Shirt challenge. Lucky for me, hubby Dave has recently lost a significant amount of weight and no longer {…Continue Reading}
This is my entry for week four for the Project Run & Play sew along – Love is in the Air theme. I focused my design around sisterly love and made my daughters Arden and Hadley matching twirly skirts. Since they both love their new dollies, Rose and Clementine also got matching skirts. The skirts are {…Continue Reading}
Now that Hadley has passed a year, I’ll do quarterly updates until she turns two. Since her birthday, Hadley: Attended her first parade. We went with gMa & gPa Sunshine to CMU’s homecoming parade. That’s my sorority house in the background. Went Trick or Treating for the first time. She is so definitely an extrovert. {…Continue Reading}
