Life and Such.

We had a quick glimpse of Spring. 

A quick chance to slide.

A chance for a toddler to strut her stuff!

A chance to relax.

Shoot some hoops.

A chance to swing...

...in your favorite froggy boots!

Until...

It hails! And then gets really cold and we all retreat indoors for the next week. Totally lame.

Sawyer had his first art show at school this week. This is his octopus masterpiece. Gotta love the giant eyeballs! 

Someone was handing out these giant gingerbread men to all of the kids. Avery held onto hers the entire time and it was crushed into a million pieces by the end of the evening!

Shannon sent Sawyer to harass this poor kid.

Sawyer's 4 year old class gallery.

This child has boundless energy. I'm terribly envious!

I asked him to smile and say 'cheese'. This is what I got! I am going to sorely miss this kid when he's all grown up.

The Dust Settles.

So all of the craziness that was the Monday's Child Spring Sale is over. My days will now be spent doing damage control on the mess that I just never seemed to have the time to take control of. Oh and of course enjoying these beautiful Spring days with Sawyer and Avery. (And taking lots of pictures!)

I bought a few yard of Alexander Henry's Apples and Pears fabric a while back. This is the Tea Party Sundress by Oliver+S. I heart their patterns so much, easy to follow with stunning results! 

Avery is such a girly girl. She loves handbags, make-up, shoes, fancy chairs, brushing her hair, chatting on the phone and doll babies. She's getting a kick out of dragging this bag around. It truly is the little things sometimes!

I have several projects to knock off my list too. I've started redoing the kid's table and I'm really excited to get it finished and share it with everyone! I also have a few dresses and home projects I plan on busting out including a version of this cute spring wreath found here.

Today though, I'll just take deep breath and enjoy my sweet babies. 

I love sewing for little girls.

I have been slacking on the blog front for the last few weeks, I know. I have a consignment business with a girlfriend of mine and our sale in coming up in just a couple of weeks so no time for craftiness! However, if you're in the Richmond, Virginia area, stop by our sale!

This cute little number is something I whipped up in just a couple of hours.

These were all taken at my mom's house way out in the sticks. ;-P

Sawyer is going down the slide that the grandparents installed off the side of the deck. How awesome is that? 

Our Valentines Day.

Hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day. Ours was filled with overindulgence in the form of cake, cupcakes, ice cream cake, and sugar cookies.

I whipped up Avery's skirt in about half an hour the night before. Sawyer has a v-day shirt that I made him last year but I forgot it. :( 

I love this clippie. <3

Heart-shaped carrot cake. 

Yummy carrot cupcakes!

Be My Valentine Tic-Tac-Toe.

A short and to the point post today. I wanted to get a picture up of this before Valentine's Day came and went. Sawyer's class Valentine's party was last week and I didn't want to send candy and plus I had a been mulling the idea for these around in my head for a while. I decided to get ambitious a couple of days before the party and whip them out. Needless to say, I was up late cutting little tiny felt hearts but Sawyer said that everyone in his class rrrreeeeeaaaalllyy liked them so all worth it!

It is basically two heart-shaped pieces of felt sewn at the sides to make a pocket for the heart pieces. The board is glued down using clear-drying fabric glue. I recommend doing these for a small class. I made twelve and I don't think I could have done even one more without going a little batty! 

Hope everyone has a lovely Valentine's Day!

Le Trampoline

I know that I have been slacking in the craft post department but I am in the middle of a major creative space organization project, to put it elegantly. Actually Shannon describes it as looking like Jo-Ann Fabrics came into the room and puked. He has a way with words. ;-) In the meantime, here's another post about my ever so interesting life starting with Sawyer's first visit to the dentist.

This boy was nervous as heck but so brave! He made certain upon his arrival that would not be getting any shots, double checking with every staff member he met. Poor guy already has a cavity, I didn't know four year olds could get cavities! I guess that means he did not inherit my good teeth. I am debating whether or not to bring the video camera when he gets his filling as I'm betting that Sawyer plus laughing gas will equal hilarious! I think I just convinced myself. 

O'er the river and through the woods, to Grandmother's house we go...

I wish I could bottle some of this energy. Pure vitality. As soon as he began hopping around he yells, "this is waaaayyyy better than soccer!" Great, saves me eighty bucks on soccer lessons!

Avery has to get in on the action too but stays safely within Grandma's reach. 

My mom lives on about six acres in the middle of nowhere. I loathed living there as a teen but love visiting now. We go every Monday to catch up, eat and unwind and focus on the two little people that matter most to me. And let Grandma focus on them too while I nap! 

The best thing about being in the country is the pace. There's no rush, no urgency to get things done and I've been trying to concentrate more on the small things, the minute details, life's little miracles. I'm a big picture girl, always planning and never quite in the moment. Never quite here. 

I'm glad that I was present enough to catch this wicked sky.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Rainy Day.

Just another cold and rainy Saturday here in Virginia. It's starting to get depressing. Seriously.

I spent the whole day in the house. No showers, still in pajamas.

Avery was my hermit side-kick. 

Sawyer and Daddy escaped for a haircut and lunch. The Sawyer "fro" has finally been tamed! "Pudding and cheese!" he said when I told him to smile for this!

Dad and the kids start putting together this shelf for my craft room redo project. 

They are hard workers, stopping only briefly to smile for pictures. 

She is such a copycat and smart as a tack. We're really going to have to watch her.

Rainy day activities.

Color matching activity from his workbook. I can't get over how awesome his hair looks!

He has to match the correct color food the matching shopping cart. We ended up doing two different versions of this, he liked it so much. 

Please come quickly! I miss the sun and being outside. I miss tank tops and flip flops. I miss running around the soccer field, having family water fights, picking fresh vegetables, and taking long evening walks through the neighborhood. I miss the beach!!! I miss everything about warmer weather. But as miserable as this weather is, I really can't complain. I am still one lucky girl with a good life and the best family anyone could ask for. And so, I'll do what I can to make the best of it.