1st Birthday Lemonade Stand

It was our baby's first birthday today!  CRAZY!!  We decided to have a lemonade stand for her party - and that meant SUPER daddy got to build it for us! I LUV how it turned out!  We were blessed with sunshine and a great afternoon with good friends.  And we could not be more thankful for her and the joy and fun that she has brought to our lives and family over the last year. So, here's a few moments from our day...

Now how do I break it to SUPER daddy that I'm thinking about a CASTLE theme for birthday #2...

Adria's Crib Mobile

So I mentioned a few days ago that there remained a few projects that I had hoped to finish up for Adria's nursery and I am super excited to be done one of them!! :)  Found some inspiration from etsy/pinterest and came up with owls and flowers to match her color scheme and tie in with the tree mural behind her bed. l had all the felt already so it cost me NOTHING and she is thus far completely infatuated with it so I'm happy!  The little owls took me longer than I thought they would - but that seems to be the case with most things these days!  

Have a great day! :)

the baby needs a room.

In anticipation of our baby's arrival, which may or may not have occurred about four months ago, (but really who's keeping track of my blogging delinquency right, ahem,...Trina....) we did prepare a new little nursery for her.  I, probably a little too confident in my belief that it was a girl, went ahead with a color scheme that could have proved to be a little problematic had my 'gut feeling' been off,...but it all worked out perfect! :)  

The tree mural was an addition to the room started to pass the time because she was late and I was bored.  BUT, it turned out super cute and I'm really happy I took the plunge.  It also gave me a place to hang some cute black and white pictures of her little newborn fingers and toes which I love!   

The quilt was a super sweet gift of love from my mom.  I picked out fabric and a pattern online and had them sent to her  and she graciously sewed the countless - (well - 'countless' to me because I didn't have to do it!) pieces together.  ;)  But it turned out so beautiful and I am so happy with it!  Something I definitely could not have pulled off!

So - this is where our princess hangs out.  There are a few more projects I would like to add to it, but we're happy with it for now.  I don't think I've ever had a room "done" so why start now right??

Baby Washcloths

Baby washcloths also on the list for replacement... and really easy and cheap to sew. Who knew??   brown for boys.  pink for girls.  :)  I would love to try some matching hooded towels...but we'll see when the ambition wears out..... :)

Burp Cloths

I found a great little pattern at Homemade by Jill for new burp cloths.  And being that baby #3 is well on its way and my old ones were well loved and should be replaced (umm....the burp cloths, not the children....  well, they're well loved.  just not needing replacement....)  I guess it's time to start doing some prep work.  Anyway - super happy with how they turned out - love that they have the batting in the middle and should prove to be good and absorbant!  I have some more flannel scraps I have to use up so that should ensure we're covered for both boy and girl options! :)