Summer Highlights 2012.... August

Mr. & Mrs. Dove

The girls had  a some special friends make a home in the tree next to their playhouse this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Dove. The girls shelled sunflower seeds and set them out for the birds often and talked to them when they were in their playhouse. Mrs. Dove had an egg in their nest early in the summer but it fell out and they went away for a while and the girls were sad. Then, a wonderful surprise.... they came back! And they had another egg and this time it hatched! The girls were thrilled! They watched them every day, and saw baby bird grow so big that the three of them were pretty crowded in their little nest (see them in the photo). Wow! Then they taught baby bird to fly and the nest was empty again. Aaaah, the cycle of life. What a neat close-up nature experience for the girls.

Sunday Dresses

One Sunday morning, while feeling my creative juices flowing and needing a project, I decided to make the girls matching maxi dresses to wear to church. Yes, I made both dresses after breakfast and we actually made it to church on time! Crazy right! But, I have to tell you my secret. I used a super easy technique. No pattern just used a gorgeous stretchy purple fabric that I "smocked " about 7 rows on the top leaving a raw edge of fabric on the top end that would slightly fold over on the finished dress making a little top ruffle. After the smocking technique, I wrapped once around each girl and marked to cut and sew the dress together (making essentially a long tube). Then I cut the length measureing from their under arms to their ankles and hemmed the bottom. Finally took one long strip about 4 inches wide and folded it in half, sewed open edges together, turned it inside out and cut straps for each dress and had the girls model for me to get the strap length correct, then pinned and sewed straps on. Voila! Two adorable maxi dresses in under an hour!

Special Tuesdays!

Mom, Jodi, and I have started getting together on Tuesdays with the kids to spend the day together and let the cousins play while we work on sewing projects, craft stuff and just spending time together. We have also started doing a Bible study and praying together. I am so incredibly thankful and blessed by this time with my mom and my sister and I know the kids love it too. Making memories like this is priceless! Here's a snapshot from one Tuesday morning when Carley dressed baby Isabel in her pirate bandana! Just look at those goregous blue eyes!

 

 

Birthday Celebration

Jodi and Chris invited friends and family to enjoy a beautiful summer morning at a great little water park in McKinney while celebrating Katelyn's 3rd Birthday. It was so much fun! P.S. Jodi you did a fantastic job on Kit's special cake! Love it!