Thursday, November 8, 2012

Quilting and Crafting

I have been working on a new Christmas Quilt! Last month I made a quilt for my friend who had a baby! I can't post a picture of it yet since she hasn't seen it yet! But it was super cute! Now I'm on to Christmas! I bought a pattern last year and didn't have the time to make it, so this year I did it! This is it so far.


It still needs to be sewn together with the backing and batting. Then I will add some big red buttons as christmas tree ornaments! I absolutely love it!

Awhile back I decided that one of my mom's lamps was super outdated and was in need of some re-vamping! So we got to work... well at least halfway to work. We finished the base part and then twiddled our thumps back and forth on what to do with the shade. Well we finally settled on a perfect shade from Walmart! It may have been a bit of cheating, but we like the outcome!




My next project- a 42x80 mirror that I picked up on the side of the road! Who knows what I'll come with next! 



*BONK*

It is amazing to me how quickly children pick up on what buttons to push to make you tick, to make you move faster than the speed of light, and to make you sympathize. I fully believe that she knows exactly what she's doing when she consistently and DAILY gets into the things I don't want her to. We have a routine down that MUST be adhered to or I shall lose my mind. Maybe these are good tips, words of wisdom, if you will. Or maybe it's just my kid.

First things first, I MUST...
-not give her a bottle too close to bedtime or she will wake up in the morning in a puddle of pee. 
-I must secure the diaper straps securely around her belly at night or she will wake up in the morning in a puddle of pee
-I must keep her sheets rotating every other day so that she doesn't continue to wake up in the same puddle of pee (Is it crazy to think that she might be deliberately doing handstands in her bed when she pees so it all trickles up her front!??)
-Her morning bottle must be heated in the microwave for exactly 20sec or she wont drink it- she'll turn it upside down and watch it slowly leak out... one. drip. at. a. time.

Once breakfast is over and before I set her loose, I MUST...
-Close the laundry room door to prevent her from eating cat food and dumping the water out all over the floor for her to paint with. 
-Close the bathroom door so she doesn't mummify herself in TP and dunk it all in the toilet. 
-Put up the baby gate to going up stairs to help keep her chaos somewhat contained to one level and keep everyone from being angry with her for going through their stuff.
-Close the basement door so that I can keep track of her easier on one level. 

This is just SOME of my day. It's funny to think about, yes. But sometimes it can be so tiring. But then I have days where all I can do is laugh and yesterday we had one of those moments. I was trying to put away some clothes in my closet and she was trying to shove me in and close the door!! Well in the process she lost her balance and bonked her head on the door. I waited to see if it was a hurt-cry or a fake-cry. Sounded real to me! So I got down on the floor with her and cradled her in my arms and rocked with her till the crying subsided. I tried to pull her away a few times to check her head, but she would instantly snuggle back into my arms! It was so adorable I couldn't help but give in to her. So finally, after about 5-8min of this I set her back up on her feet and watched her walk away... right up to the closet door and deliberately bonked her head again! She turns around and comes running back to my lap with the fake-cry! I was busting up laughing! The little stinker! See what I mean about the buttons? She knows them. She pushes them. She watches for my reaction. 

Friday, November 2, 2012

Stuff Stuff, Frankenstorm, and More Stuff

I've been trying to more interesting, but I barely have time to do all the boring stuff! Does anyone else feel this way? 

We did find some time, before the Frankenstorm hit, to take Hailey to the Fall Festival at Cox Farms. It was a lot of fun! Despite the severe disappointment of the food vendors closing at 4:30pm... what's up with that?! Anyway, Hailey had a blast watching the goats and pigs run around. She just stood there with her face pressed up against the wire fence laughing and pointing. I should work on her manners ;) She judges harshly those with fur. 

(laughing and pointing!)

(Be. the. cow.)

(Choo Choo!)

(loves her pumpkin!)


On our way out we let her pick out her very own pumpkin- she was thrilled and appeared to be ever so proud of herself! Can you blame her? That is one good-looking pumpkin! (and one good-looking baby, might I add!)

On Sunday, before the big hurricane hit we decided to go take a walk through Burke Lake and enjoy all the colorful trees before Sandy blew them all away. Good thing we did, because the once-pretty leaves are all over the ground now- not nearly as pretty down there, now it's just an annoyance! Does anyone else feel cluttered with all the leaves everywhere? Makes me feel like cleaning... the outside... OCD much? 

(Hailey and her Aunt Sydney walking through the forest)

(I couldn't resist. She looks so tiny walking around in the leaves)


Halloween was fun though! Hailey was a piglet at or ward Chili Cook-off and a bumble-bee for Halloween. I just couldn't decide on one. But I soon realized that everyone thought she was a boy in her bumble-bee suit... fail. Should've stayed with the Piglet suit.

(chili cook-off)

(right before trick-or-treating)

(there she goes with Daddy!)