this morning was “muffins with moms” in isaac’s kindergarten class to celebrate mother’s day. he was so so so excited. and super cute while he tried to be patient. while we waited for muffins, we got to look at our card. i’m the best sower. 🙂 and that’s him and anna hugging me. and me […]
annababy’s 3rd birthday party.
anna’s birthday falls on a stupid wednesday this year. so, we celebrated sunday. which might not have been the best plan because derek was at a meeting all afternoon and our house has been in a perpetual state of disaster since i started keeping extra people and then especially when i got pregnant. anyhow. i […]
curious george rainbow cake.
anna’s birthday is around the corner. wednesday to be exact. but, her grandparents will be out of town. and the middle of the week is tough. so, we had a little party time for her on sunday night. last night. she’s been waffling back and forth between a curious george cake, another yo gabba gabba […]
princess party…
it was perfect timing that anna decided she liked princesses, because she was set to attend a princess party for the fifth birthday of our pal kaylin. we borrowed a dress from heather and her girls and instantly anna was transformed into a disney princess enthusiast. so, naturally, we gave in. and for anna’s birthday, […]
post sewsouth swap – what i made.
after returning from sew south in march, still feeling the emotional sewing high, an online swap was quickly organized, and we all got to work making fun stuff for each other. i made this pillow for my partner. i used interfacing that was marked with a grid, which was a bit tedious but made for […]
$pring ¢arnival
last friday (as in, two fridays ago) (as in, over a week ago) isaac’s school held their annual spring carnival. it’s pretty much a giant fundraiser for the school’s “specials” teachers. i guess other schools have to share their PE, art, and music teachers, but thanks to the money they raise at the carnival, they […]
chickens, princesses and friends.
we’ve had quite a time with our chickens lately. first, we came home from a weekend trip to find four hatched babies. well, two slipped under the fence and were quickly gobbled up by the neighbor’s dog. sad. this picture is obviously before that: now she’s only got two. here’s a cute picture of the […]
baby number three.
if you’re a blog follower, but not my facebook friend, instagram friend, or real life friend, then you may have missed this announcement… the details are. i’m about 9 weeks right now. tomorrow i think. and i’m due on december 4th. the kids are excited. so far. we’ll see how that goes once their attention […]
kindergarten quilt
isaac’s kindergarten year is winding down. this week, they have a spring carnival, accompanied by a silent auction. his class is auctioning a quilt… his teachers had the kids all draw a self portrait onto fabric and i took over from there…. sorry. the lighting wasn’t great. i waited until the last minute (this morning) […]
so much miscellany.
one last post for the night. i promise. i am the worst about letting blog posts (picture on my phone, really) pile up… anyhooo…. here’s some recent happenings. cupcake taste testers. lunch at an english pub in blowing rock for jude’s 40th birthday girls weekend in the mountains. derek organizing (and cataloging) all of isaac’s […]