raising heller

i thought this was the cutest fabric. i know that it isn’t conventionally baby fabric but i thought it would work and i think it did.

either side can be the front but i wanted to show the difference between the two.

ok, this is something that i just made for lily(thanks kristin for the patterns.) the dress (see below) i made with an old pillow case from steven’s single days and the apron is made from a sheet (thanks carrie.) i have been trying to recycle fabric and i think it turned out really cute. the dress is a peasant dress and a little plain so i decided to make the apron as well and spice it up.

i couldn’t get any good pictures of lily in it but…she loves it and just had to wear it today even though it is rainy and cold outside. i thought the apron would be cute over jeans and stuff, is that too weird? maybe aprons will come in style?

happy birthday olive!
we went down to portland a couple of weekends ago to celebrate olive’s birthday. amy made the cutest mini cupcakes i have ever seen and everyone loved them. we had a great time and enjoyed seeing them. it is always nice to see california friends though i have to say it does make me a little (ok, a lot) homesick. sorry the picture isn’t more clear but of the 100 pictures steven took, this was the best of more than just one child. there weren’t any of everyone and i thought this was the cutest.

i have been meaning to post this for a long time and am finally doing it. as an avid “OC” watcher when it was on tv, i think this is my favorite moment from the whole series. i can’t tell you how many times steven and i watched this the night it was on. after watching it again today, i am realizing that it is a little bloody so sorry about the gore. for those of you who loved the OC as much as steven and i did, enjoy! for those of you who didn’t care about it, you may like the song anyway. along with loving this scene, i have fallen in love with the song that is being played. just recently i started listening to it again in my car and i can’t get enough. if you haven’t ever listened to Imogen Heap then you should check her out.

4. a receptionist at richard michael

first off…i want to apologize to those of you who have had boys recently or to those of you who have had girls in the past. this was my first attempt at baby clothes and i don’t think there would be too many clothes items i could actually make for a baby boy. i have realized in the last year or so that i love to sew!!! who would have thought that something like this would be almost stress relieving to me. i have tried sewing in the past making blankets and such but the old sewing machine didn’t do me any favors. steven lovingly purchased me a new one a couple of years ago and i am finally getting into trying new things. the last time i tried to sew a piece of clothing was at ruth’s parents house in vegas. i tried to make myself a pair of pants (needless to say, i don’t think they were ever wearable.) well i take that back, i made a dress for lily with steven’s mom’s help. i feel like the only reason it turned out was because i had her to watch my every move. she used to sew all of the time and is amazing! i am glad that i was able to live by her for a while so i could learn something about being domestic. (sorry mom, i learned a lot from mike as well.)

well i wish i had a better picture of the dress but i already gave it away as a baby gift but this was the cutest dress ever. somebody actually gave me the fabric and i came across this pattern online and thought hey…why not! i made another one of these dresses that is even cuter but i can’t post a picture until i give it to the intended person. you can’t tell here but the dress is lined with the other fabric that is also on the boots.

the boots were just an after thought but i thought they came out pretty darn cute.

so today i was driving in the car with all three of the kids when i had the funniest conversation with lily –

lily:”mom are you going to have any more kids?”
me: “i don’t think so!”
lily: “why not?”
me: “don’t you think 3 babies is enough?”
then she thoughtfully ponders for a couple of minutes and finally says “mom, i only want one baby when i grow up!”
me: ” how come?”
lily: “because if i have three it will be too loud all of the time.”
me: “are you guys loud all of the time?”
lily: quietly says “yes” then she adds “i just want it to be quiet when i try to use the phone.”
do you think she has heard me say quiet one to many times when i am on the phone? i just think she is so funny.

another conversation
the other night after a rough day i layed down with her in bed and had a talk with her about listening and not talking back to mommy.

me: “i promise to try my best not to get so frustrated if you will promise to try and listen and not talk back to me.”
lily: “i’ll try better.”
me: “do you talk back to your teachers? do you listen to them?”
lily: “of course i do!”
me: “why don’t you do that for me?”
lily: “mom, i spend a lot more time with you so it’s harder.”

i thought that was very insightful for a 4 year old. i love you lily.

lily and jackson have been into cup stacking lately. it might sound weird but with they found these leftover cups from her lemonade stand in the garage and started stacking them. today i found lily doing it and this is what she did. i thought this was a really cute picture of her. she was so proud of herself. she started school this week and is having so much fun. the following pictures are from her first day.

isn’t she cute!