Thankful Thursday

God has blessed us with the most wonderful families, but unfortunately, neither Will's nor my family live close. I feel that God planned it this way, because he has blessed us with such wonderful friends. We are so thankful for all of our friends, that not only love Will and I, but also absolutely adore Mini. These are the kind of friends who would literally give us the shirt off their backs, or have your back in a fight (dog or even bar...inside joke)! Just the other day, I was in a jam and couldn't get Mini, and without a second thought one of these very friends offered to pick Mini up from daycare. Mini had such a good time with her Aunt Sandy, Conner, Kay-Kay, T-T, and Mike that she didn't want to leave them; I think she would have stayed there for the rest of the week, especially if Mike kept giving her cookies! So today, I'd like to say Thank You to God for giving us such wonderful friends and Thank You to our friends for truly giving us a local family and for all your continued love and support.

Manic Monday

I left school at 3:00, which meant I had just enough time to run by the Sonic for Happy Hour, run to the bank, and run to Target before my 4:10 appointment. I made it to my appointment at 3:45 with a newly purchased book in hand so that I would have something to do while I waited. Turns out that my appointment is tomorrow! Please tell me that I am not the only one this has happened to. You would think that since I made the appointment this past Friday, I would get the date right, but apparently not. Oh well...round two tomorrow!

Chicka Chicka ABC

Bella's Favorite Book

Sunday Stroll

Fashion Friday

This is another wimpy edition of "Fashion Friday," but I just made Mini some new leg warmers and thought I would share. Some of you may have heard of the brand Baby Legs, which are the cutest leg warmers, but they are usually about $12 a pair! Here is how to make a more budget friendly pair of leg warmers. The best part is, they can be made for boys and girls depending on the sock design; they would be great paired with a onsie when your little one starts to crawl. They can also be worn on the arm to give a regular t-shirt a little more "funk."

Mini in her newest leg warmers!

Use an adult knee high sock and cut off the "curved" part of the sock.

Fold the foot part of the sock in half.

Turn the leg part of the sock inside-out and pin the folded part of the foot to the bottom of the "ankle" part of the sock.

Sew the two pieces of the sock together.

A serger would be wonderful for this part, but I don't own one...yet!

After you turn the finished leg warmer rightside-out, they should look like this!

Here is another pair of Mini's many leg warmers.

PS. Total cost = $2 per pair!!!

Opinions Please

I'm making a piece of nursery art as a gift for a friend who is having a baby boy. The nursery is going to be decorated in a sports theme. Please read the poem I wrote below and give me your honest opinion; I promise you will not hurt my feelings. If it is too long, or too cheesy, please let me know so I can regroup and re-write before painting it on permanently!!!

Son, don't bother counting sheep,
Instead count baskets and goals in your sleep.
You may want to play football, basketball, and more.
We will praise you no matter the score.
Thank you God for sending us this boy,
He has brought us so much joy.

Shopping Trip with a "Mini" Diva

Yesterday, Mini and I went to Raleigh to meet my mom, AKA "Nana" for a girls day of shopping. I wouldn't say it was a successful trip in that we found a lot of stuff, but we had a blast laughing at Mini. She certainly brought out the "diva-tude" yesterday. I have absolutely no idea how she became so opinionated?! Now don't get me wrong, "that apple did not fall far from the tree," but she's even more opinionated about fashion than I am!!! I picked up a cute hat and asked her if she liked it and she immediately responded with, "I don't like that!" Then Nana found a cute pair of shoes and said, "what about these," she immediately responded with "what size are they?" What???? Where is this coming from? I raised my child to like to shop...I might have trained her a little too well. The good news is she really has seemed to like everything I have made her, so I will keep crafting away to meet the high fashion standards my child has set.