we had thanksgiving festivities at our house this year. pretty exciting. isaac was a little sleepy and/or sick to start the day, and spent the entire morning on the couch, like so: i just like this picture: trying to get all of paw paw’s great-grand-boys to sit still and take a picture. we […]
action shot
derek ordered a new lens for our camera and was practicing capturing some of isaac’s adventures and got this shot of his jump from the stool…
crafty
in an effort to find a craft that didn’t involve frosting (and the subsequent eating of frosting (and the subsequent weight gain from the frosting)), i decided to make felt-y fabric-y things. first, i tried my hand at the fruit, since it seemed less daunting. it wasn’t too hard, so i moved onto this robot […]
kristin boone rocks
kristin took these shots the other day while watching isaac (so i could tutor her daughter). she’s amazing.
First felt veggies
My first four veggies: green beans, corn, eggplant, and a potato.Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
gulf coast cottage patterns
so, i was looking around for some robot items for my kid for christmas and happened upon this super cool etsy shop. the etsy shop had a link to the blog (here). i’ve already told derek exactly which 4 patterns i would like to purchase (and which one i would like for my free 5th […]
shelves
we put these shelves up yesterday. and by we, i mean derek. i put the stuff on them. anyhoo, it’s nice to have something on our walls. the emptiness was a little depressing. now i just need to decide what will permanently live on the shelves. i have so many ideas….. oh, and yes, that’s […]
kid art
i made this for isaac’s room today out of a 12×12 canvas, some gray paint and these nifty little wooden animal shapes i picked up at a yard sale. oh, and my new hot glue gun. yippee…
double take
today, i made my first set of duplicate cupcakes. awhile back, i made these cupcakes for a baby shower. someone saw them online and wanted them. so i made them. makes it easier, but it’s also not as challenging. so, here’s the second batch…
Not magical
I had never really given it much thought, but I guess I had hoped that the putting up of Christmas decor was more christmassy than this. 🙁 Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry