Advent Calendar.

I have really been wanting to make an advent calendar and i promised myself i would make one this year....didn't happen. My goal is to make stockings this year. We will have to try for the advent calendar next year.  I am planning to make mine out of felt, but if anyone wants to check out an awesome one that i would NEVER attempt....check it out HERE.  Its crazy!! 

I am so excited for Christmas this year. I have always loved Christmas and growing up was the one to get out the decorations and put up the tree. It just makes me happy!  I can't wait to see chloe on Christmas morning, she was so much fun with her presents on her birthday, I know she is going to have so much fun!  

This is kind of a lame post i know. mostly i just saw the advent calendar and wanted to share. that is all. 

It's Fun to share.

I now know what it would be like if i had twin one year olds.  Well sort of.  I have started babysitting for one of my friends while she has to go back to work.  Sad i know...I am so lucky to be able to stay home and play with my baby all day! And now i get to play with TWO of the cutest babes around!!  Meet Lincoln, he is adorable!  Chloe absolutely ADORES him, its pretty darn cute!!  She gets SO excited when he comes in the morning and when he gets up from his nap.  They are going to be BEST friends....as soon as Lincoln stops crying every time she touches him!  

she is 3 months older than him so she feels the need to take care of him, by patting his head when he cries, giving him toys by throwing them in his general direction, or taking them all away so he can't reach them. But by far the cutest was yesterday when she was sharing her snacks with him!

Here she is showing him that he needs to open his mouth when she gives it to him! ha ha 

Here ya go Lincoln...SMOOSH! I can't believe he was letting her do this!! so funny!

But he seemed to be enjoying himself!! 

Its pretty fun having this cutie pie around! So far it has been pretty easy having two, he is so good, he makes it easy. And chloe LOVES having him around...which is good for me i seem to have more time to get things done while they entertain each other.  I thought it would be the other way for sure!!   

Cutest Hat Award

I Never thought in a million years i would find a toque that would be cuter than this beauty . And no way would Chloe look any cuter than she does in this one. 

I stand corrected. 

  

This is quite possibly the cutest hat man has ever made.

And these pictures don't even do it justice.

I just want to scream every time she puts it on....and she is rarely allowed to take it off...to achieve maximum cuteness. 

Also i love her new jacket as well....just adds to the hat don't you think?

Octoberfest

Earlier this month we decided very last minute to go to the corn maze. I had really been wanting to go, so when my sister in law called we jumped on the chance!  Chloe is always so happy to go anywhere with all her cousins, and i think they like her a little bit too! 

So here we are in the pumpkin patch with some cute cousins and a friend.

Brady refused to get in the face hole, but he smiled at least!  Chloe thought the bunnies were pretty cool!  But they had these two turkeys that were humongous....one of them flapped its wings and gobbled at her and she threw a screaming fit! it was pretty funny! 

Halloween was fun, we went to our first Halloween party since we have been married. Ya we are lame and don't get invited anywhere! ha ha  Chloe had a blast at my mom's house handing out candy, she loved to see all the kids, and only got scared a few times! 

I am a ladybug, regan is the Hamburglar and chloe is about the cutest giraffe i ever did see!

Just some cute pics of my little giraffe, i think i might make her wear her costume randomly, i can't stand how cute she looked....the best part was her tail wagging when she walked.  And surprisingly she never tried to take her hat off, which was nice! 

and yes she did have to have a bow....otherwise how could you tell that she was a girl giraffe?? 

My mom got this kitty a couple of weeks ago...Finn. He is probably the best kitty they have ever gotten, he is so quiet and just lays there (my kind of cat!).  Chloe however HATED this cat and was deathly afraid of it...seriously it was bad....blood curdling screams if that cat came in 10 feet of her.  but give her a couple of weeks and she totally warmed up to it and follows it around everywhere! 

Dad sharing his yummy cinnamon bun with chlo. thanks again Suz they were delicious!!  Oh and did I tell you that chloe is TOTALLY independent and will not eat ANYTHING unless she has her own spoon/fork.  If you even try to put something in her mouth she just spits it out....she is ONE and she can do it herself!!! geez!

Just one sunday on our way to church...chloe looked too darn cute in her toque and boots! 

Little Girl.

There Was a little Girl...

Who Had a little Curl, right in the back of her Cute Head!!

When she was good, she was Very, very Good....

But when she was Bad.....She was HORRID!!

PS. I put Chloe's hair in a ponytail today....it was a good day. minus the huge tantrum she threw shortly after.

I also had to change the words to the rhyme a tiny bit. i hope no one is offended. But she has no hair anywhere near her forehead.

Shirt refashion

I love to look at sewing/ crafty people's blogs and i have seen a TON of refashioned shirts lately and have been meaning to make this for a while now. This isn't the best picture but you get the idea...nothing fits the same after a baby! 

 Regan was working late so i whipped it together, surprisingly without too many problems.  I had this old super soft sweater that i haven't worn in forever which i love the color of, so decided i couldn't just throw it away. and turned it into....

THIS!! Cute eh?

And here is Chloe modeling it for you. I only wish i would have put the ruffles a little closer together cause they kinda stretch apart when she has it on. And the neck doesn't lay as flat as it should.  But other than that i LOVE it!! and it seriously took me an hour....AND i made supper in that same hour. I am awesome! 

 

being crafty

I swear it seemed like i was sewing and sewing my eyeballs off for weeks.  But really I don't have much to show for all my hard work. I have been attempting to make a carseat cover for chloe's big girl car seat for a month now....and failing miserably. I don't think i should try to make my own pattern ever again. I have almost finished it but have put it aside for a little break from the stress. so hopefully it is coming soon!  

But i have finished a few things starting with this crib railing teething cover. My crib came with those plastic things to protect it....but obviously (note the damage) they do not work.  So i once upon a time saw a cute alternative on someone's blog and whipped one up!  i think it came out alright and it was super easy!!

I also made chloe a little baby for her birthday. I was going to make her two, but it didn't happen so maybe she will get a little friend for Christmas. I was surprised at how easy the doll was to make, and i think you should all try one!! you can find the tutorial HERE 

As you can see Chloe loves her baby and carries her around everywhere! 

Then I made this birthday banner, which wasn't hard but took up a lot of time. My sister in law was my inspiration and she was a HUGE help!! so thanks Pam!!  I am excited to be able to pull it out for every birthday.....decorations check! 

And lastly i made these cute little magnet letters so Chloe can learn how to read and be the smartest kid in her class.  Or i just thought they were really cute and they were also super easy. Magnet strips+modge podge+cute scraps of fabric+ exacto knife = super cute fridge letters!!