So many babies

Seems like we’re still in the season of babies around here so that means I’ve been making baby gifts. Finding time to sew is much more difficult now that Rosemary has completely given up napping, but I did manage to get a few things done.

Three different friends of ours recently had little boys. I think girls are generally more fun to sew for, but I really do enjoy the little tie onesies…especially when they’re Gator-y.

Another tie onesie, a couple of burp cloths, a little blankie, and a diaper/wipes case.

Some girlie burp cloths

And finally, a couple of nursing covers. I think these are my favorite new mom gifts to make.

Christmas Gifts 2009

It felt a little bit like Santa's workshop exploded in our house the month before Christmas. I'd had grand plans to get all the gifts that I was making for Christmas done over the summer, however, painting the exterior of our house made other projects seem less important at the time so I just kept putting them off. As a result, I stayed pretty busy in December finishing up gifts.

Ezekiel and Ian's travel pillows.

Ezekiel and Ian's crayon rolls.

Rosemary helped me make hot/cold neck wraps for her preschool and ballet teachers.

A Minnie Mouse apron to go with Nikki's Disney cookbook.

Baby Catherine's initial shirt.

Bibs for Catherine.

Emma's photo frame.

Mom's trifle bowl.

Olivia, Breanna, and Sarah's bath wraps.

Mom's burlap table runner.

Preschool Parade

Last week, Rosemary's preschool had it's Halloween Parade.

Rosemary had decided that she wanted to be Tinker Bell and was soooooo excited that morning. She never gets ready that fast!

Our pixie.

(Please excuse the sink full of dishes and cluttered counter...it was a busy morning!)

When we got to school, Rosemary saw her friend Allison dressed up as Silver Mist.

Here's most of her class. Miss Judy led the way and Miss Debbie was in the back. Hunter, the little boy who told Rosemary that she is "his princess," was in the pirate outfit at the front of the line with Miss Judy.

Tink and Silver Mist held hands the whole time...so cute.

A Brand New Bag

Nikki and Jason are expecting a baby girl in the next few weeks. I wanted to make them something since this is the first baby they've had since I started sewing and Nikki sent me a link to this diaper bag when I asked her about what they'd like me to make. She just wanted a little bit more pink than black. Here's the final result.

Lots of pockets

There was enough fabric left to make a changing pad, diapers/wipes case, and a burp cloth.

I'm so happy with how it turned out! Anyone else need a diaper bag?

A Look at Our Week

Pretty normal week for us and that is nice. Jonathan's back from Chicago and for that I am quite thankful. I'll be even more thankful Thursday night, when Jonathan is done with class for the semester. Jonathan will be even happier than me. I'm counting down the days.

Here's a peek into what we've been up to:

Rosemary got her very own LIBRARY card. Woohoo! I can't wait until Millhopper is open again though. I like the downtown library, I just don't like going to the downtown library.

I made shoes. Never made shoes before.

Ben graduated to the bathtub. As you can see in the pic below, he very much needed a bath. What a messy face but what a handsome boy!

And we saved time and money and the earth (well, maybe that's a stretch...but it's in honor of Earth Day tomorrow) by putting the kids in the bath together.
Sidenote - I'd hoped to switch to blogging using Windows Live Writer but I can't get photos to upload so I'm sticking with Blogger's Dashboard. Anyone had any luck with Live Writer?