Happy Birthday Kate!

Kate is 1! We had a small birthday party for her last week. She is walking, says: no, mama, dada, hi and bye. She just started giving and blowing kisses, it is the cutest thing ever! She is 21lbs (50% range) and 30" tall (90%) range. She is getting a little more feisty with Ty, which is really funny to watch. She loves to talk on her toy cell phone (such a girl) and squeals super loud when daddy gets home from work. We love our little Kate! I made her this shirt for her birthday party.

And we can't forget the "bear" picture. This is the last one.

Camping

My whole family went camping a couple of weekends ago. I went up with Ty for the evening. It was fun to be in nature, around the campfire, eating smores, telling stories, eating more smores, laughing and eating the homemade popcorn I made.

This one is "pesto" popcorn.This one is "pimp it up" popcorn.

And this is "cinnabun" popcorn. Super Yummy.

Ty and his cousin ate almost the entire bag of the "pesto" popcorn.

My sister-in-law made this awesome dutch oven chicken for dinner.

Doesn't get much better than this!

My mom had some water damage in her kitchen and so she is having her entire kitchen floor ripped up and a new floor put down. Which means NO KITCHEN for 3 WEEKS!! We moved everything into the garage and this is what our "new kitchen" looks like. I have a new love for the microwave, I had no idea how much microwable stuff you can buy at the store. Needless to say, we are going to have to go on a detox diet after this from all the crap we are eating. Awesome!

11 Months Old

Kate has started walking! She loves it and gets so excited when she is walking towards someone, especially Ty. Ty will hold his arms out and she will squeal and walk/run into his arms. So precious. Kate is such a doll and we love her so much!

Saving money sewing =$0 spent!!

I went to Target and Wal-mart to get some new summer shirts for Kate and was very disappointed with the selection and price, I left both stores without buying a single thing. Trying to be frugal and save money I started sewing instead. I used fabric that was given to me, I used fabric I already had in my fabric stash and I used an old pair of pants too. Here is what I made without spending a single dime!! Total = 5 shirts, 1 pair of pants, 1 pair of shorts and 1 pair of pajamas.

I made these shirts using THIS tutorial. This pattern is great because if you extend the length then you have a dress!

This one I added a little ruffle type detail down the front.

This one I used 2 kinds of fabric and added a little flower to the front.

This one I moved the elastic casing in 1/4 inch, which makes a cute ruffle around the neck and sleeves.

For this little tank I used the same pattern but didn't add the sleeves, I lined the bodice with the polka dot material, gathered the top and added the ties.

Pajamas for Kate! The pajama top is the same pattern. The bottoms is from THIS tutorial.

These pants for Kate and the shorts for Ty were made out of an old pair of pants of mine. I used the same tutorial for the pajama pants above. For Ty's shorts I took the back pockets off of my pants and put them on the sides of his shorts for the "cargo shorts" look.

I love this kimono. So cute and very easy. I used THIS tutorial.

I am really pleased with how everything turned out. It only takes me about an hour to make 1 shirt. You should really try it. There are so many free patterns and tutorials on the Internet, and I'm sure you have some old clothes in your closet that you could use for the fabric. Be creative and have fun and, of course, SAVE MONEY!!

New Baby Quilt

My sister, Jennifer, is pregnant with her 6th child! She just found out that she is having another boy, that will make 5 boys and 1 girl, crazy! I made her this quilt and gave it to her on Mother's Day. I think it turned out so cute, and it is different from the other quilts I have made. I might make some more like it. It was probably the fastest and easiest quilt I have done as well. It measures about 34" square. I might make some matching booties or onesie to go with it.

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Just Havin' Fun

10 Months Old

Hogle Zoo

About a month ago we went to the Zoo with a dear friend of mine, Nicole, and her 3 kids. It was a lot of fun. Within 5 minutes Ty was holding hands with Nicole's oldest girl, Jacqueline. They held hands almost the entire time. It was really cute.

9 Months Old

Kate is growing up. She has 7 teeth now, which I think is insane to have that many already! Ty didn't have that many at this age. She will now let go of furniture and stuff and stand all by herself, only for a few seconds, but she is doing it...she is well on her way to walking. She is 18 lbs 12 oz and 28.5 inches tall. She is a very happy baby girl.She is just as mischievous as Ty. She got into my mom's chalks, can you believe that look on her face. Busted...but aren't I cute!