catch a fire

does this happen to anyone else?

a little story.
a shower story.

(stop imagining me naked.
well, okay.
if you must)

nine times out of ten when i get in the shower,
i get this..

i call it "the nub".

why is it still in the shower?
it's basically useless.

unless you call slipping out of my fingers and going down the drain, just to clog the pipes, useful.
and i never notice it until after im IN the shower, totally soaked, and really warm.
at that point, getting OUT of the shower is the last thing i want to do.

the 4 year old tried to help, but couldnt see the new ones.

hence, the large puddle of water on the floor.

yay.

see why i missed it? oh, its there alright..

the end.

sorry. not a very thrilling story..

the hippity to the hip hip hop..

nothing says fun like some good ole' sidewalk chalk.

spring?

i got rid of a whole lot of that...

to make room for lots of this!

(come on spring... you can do it!)

32 by the blue...

...or not. that was to be our slogan for this year, but since we haven't made any progress towards any large oceanic bodies of water, we'll have to readjust.

in the meanwhile, we had a pretty awesome birthday for our man-of-the-house.

complete with golf,
mini golf,
papa johns (a rare treat),
whole fruit margaritas (sans tequila),
chocolate applesauce cake,
and sugar free ice cream...

overall, it was a pretty good birthday. at least he said it was!

looky here!

i made this last night, in about an hour.
(the shirt, that is. not the baby. they take WAAAAAY longer. )

it turned out pretty cute. but so did the baby. ;)

*edited: tutorial for the ruffle bum is here. along with applique instructions and tips*

of girliness

it's been a long time since i used a purse. and i mean a LONG time. i've been so accustomed to carrying around just a cigarette case with my cards, but it seems like i always need more things/space/etc. so when i saw this sweet little mustard number, i couldnt resist. should be good for diapers, wipes, and a credit card. amongst other things.

jonas insisted on carrying it during the store. at that point, it became a man bag, not a purse.

overheard: Hey! Cinderella, you can marry Belle!
(not by the girl...)

when putting on our shoes to go to the store:
Hey mia! you want to wear your glass slippers?

i too enjoy sleeping with one eye open.

about time..

i figured it was probably about time for a new header, seeming as how it isnt fall (i bypassed winter entirely) and we have another member in our family. whaddya think?

what i wouldnt give!

oh, please. purdy please....

http://www.haveanepiphanie.com/home/2010/2/28/epiphanie-give-away.html

party time

yesterday was layla's blessing so we had a big ole party for her.
even though she slept through most of it. i guess i'll forgive her.

i love her little flower i made. it turned out pretty cute.

my mom crocheted her dress in 2 and a half weeks,
cuz i thought it would be great to give her short notice.

i'm nice like that.

isnt it beautiful?

our family photo, compliments of my dad.

the post party let down.. hope the hangover isnt too bad.

skills to pay the bills...

sleep tight...

so i meant to make this blanket for mia, when she was a baby and just never got around to it.. and now my friend from high school is having her first baby (a girl) and i thought, what a great present!

and, i already have all the stuff! score!
these baby blankets are SO cute. and because it uses so much fabric, they are heavy and warm.

ingredients: 5 different colors of flannel. one for the back and four for the top.

lay the back face down and then the others all face up, in the order you want them. the color you want to show through as the bottom one (the peek-a-boo layer as i call it) and then the others on top of it.. (make sense? not really til you see it.)
i used the ladybug pattern for the back, then the green for the peek-a-boo layer, and then a white polka dot, pink, and light green stripe.

(i've heard a polkadot back is easiest because you sew between the polkadots.. just an fyi)

then you sew diagonally across the entire thing, 1/2 inch apart. (through all 5 layers of fabric).

then on the top, cut through the top 3 layers of flannel, in between the seams you've sewn.
NOT CUTTING the peek-a-boo layer.

*edited* i just used regular scissors to cut through the top 3 layers of fabric (and my hand killed by the time i was done!) but you can buy snippers that zip through it. i did all 3 at the same time as well. just make sure you dont cut the bottom 2 layers.

bind your quilt, wash, and dry.. oh, so cute..

(bind me, BIND ME!)

the finished product!

a little late...

so i finally got the announcements mailed out.

i had them designed and printed like the week we came home from the hospital, but just havent gotten around to sending them out.

but now they are.. and here it is..
i am in LOVE with it.
seriously.
i love the way it turned out.

just because...

birthday

so i try to make a "fancy" cake for each birthday.
and i make them from scratch.
that way i can avoid unnecessary ingredients that come in boxed cake mixes
and can use wheat flour as well.

so i spent ALL day the day prior to jonas' birthday prepping the cake.
only to find the wheat flour RUINED the cake and i had to start all over. argh!

jonas also made sure to tell people that his cake was all "scrumbled" and
"my mom doesnt know how to make cakes." thanks.

but i did end up with a FABULOUS lemon filling.. mmm. delish!

and jonas was sick all day and ended up just laying about being a slug.
in fact, we've all been sick, laying about being slugs.

jonas picked his birthday dinner which consisted of strawberries, jello, and hot dogs.
yum. dinner of champions.

and it all ended with eating cake and ice cream, opening gifts,
and playing with the new food cutting set.

actually.
i ate like 3 pieces because the kids refused to eat theirs.

after all that work! honestly. the nerve.

ruby red slippers

"look mom, they fit just PERFECT!"

FORE!

haha.. but really it should be FOUR.
jonas that is.
my little mandingo.
very cliche, but they grow up so fast!
really!

AND
it makes me feel old. i have a 4 year old. whew!
next year will be even worse!

i'll post more birthday pics later.
right now, i have laundry to do.
and dishes.
and its garbage day. and...

well, you get the point.

rockin' the hawk

fyi... punk isnt dead. its mainstream.

after numerous BAD haircuts we decided just to make it easy.
and i mean REALLY easy. on him, on us, and whomever is cutting his hair.

this was the sucker he got from cookie cutters.
he demanded it be included in the picture.

no teasing allowed

so we finally got mia in to the eye doctor (it only took 3 months) and they said that she does need glasses. we have mixed feelings about it. i mean, it could definitely be worse but she's only two! nobody wants to have to wear glasses at two.. bleh. anyways, we took her to pick them out and seriously, she is so cute in her glasses.

and she WANTS to wear them! thats half the battle! but, i guess when your life has been blurry and these 'new sunglasses' magically make things a bazillion times clearer, i can understand her reasoning.

and because i didnt want anyone to think i'd sold the boy, here's a pic.
it's like he was getting ready for his senior pictures! hah.

anatomy of sandwich eating

does anyone else find it oddly funny the way kids eat sandwiches? they always go right down the middle and then wonder why their sandwich is falling into two pieces?

back by popular demand

i know.. i'm a total slacker. i havent posted any pics of layla, so here are a few from today. she's gained a lot of weight and is an excellent baby! she's so quiet and sleeps so well at night. she's a dream! and pretty cute too.

check out all her hair!
although, in the front, she's got some pretty sweet male pattern baldness going on!

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