"look mom! no hands!"

this doesn't make me nervous at all....


and a couple of hendrix trying to figure out how to use a phone

tagged

4 shows I like to watch
the office
30 rock
sesame street (haha.... you have to admit it's better than some shows)
just 3... i just like to watch 3 shows

4 things I'm passionate about:
being on time
sewing
dave
my kids

4 Phrases you use frequently:
"are you poopy?"
"get down from there!!!"
"you're so cute"
"it's bedtime" (even if it's 4 pm. i use this one a lot...)

4 things I have learned from the past:
not to let your two year old stay in a poopy diaper for more than 10 minutes
first impressions are not what they seem
prewash fabric
umm.... i guess i have more to learn? or i'm drawing a blank :)


4 places I would love to visit:
hawaii
tahiti
california
anywhere warm....


4 things I did yesterday
freezer paper stenciling
watched the olympics
went to church
changed lots of poopy diapers

4 things I'm looking forward to:
my mom and dad and sister coming over!
hendrix's birthday party
going to the mall with christy and amy today
my parents coming this summer (or us going to michigan)

4 things I love about winter:
the thought of spring
the thought of spring
the thought of spring
the thought of spring

4 things on my wish list
a serger
a new sewing machine
a fence for our backyard
a serger

honest Abe

I made Hendrix this Abe Lincoln shirt. See mom?? my mom thought I was crazy when I told her about it. ha. but it's cute, huh?



Tutorial and image link HERE
a few of my own tips that I've learned from freezer paper stenciling lately:
always do a second coat of paint--even if you don't think it needs it.
heat seal the paint with a warm iron (after it's dry and the stencil's off) some of the textile paint i've used says to do this, some don't-- but DO it- you'll be glad you did :)

kids

**first of all this potty chair has NEVER had potty in it-- so it's clean. otherwise I wouldn't just let my kids play with it!!**

Don't you love how kids parallel how they play with real life? Quinn was pretending that this dog had to throw up... in her potty chair.

i love how you can catch of a glimpse of hendrix laughing in this one.

and don't worry about it-- Quinn's only wearing a 12 month shirt. my mom bought it for her LAST Easter hoping that it would fit her. yep... and it still does :)

Quinn thought it was HILARIOUS when the potty got stuck on the dog's head

the little man

he might potty train before his sister at this rate.

a little naughty

I get him down from this position at least 30 times a day.

drumroll please....

Here they are. not 100% complete, but almost. They both still need a little more stuffing and to be sewn shut. Hopefully they will make both my kids have a happy birthday this year!!

Quinn's:

Hendrix's:


I was trying to show how huge this one is. Ha... you'll probably get it more when you see a picture of one of us on it.

sibling fun

the things I let them get away with. at least they were having fun-- and no one got hurt (this time...)

catch up

The day before Valentine's after Quinn and I 'heart-attacked' Dave's desk, Quinn said to me: "Mommy, will you make me something for ValentiMe's Day??" ha... how could I resist that? Why, yes Quinn, yes I will.

So in addition to this lollipop that I gave her...

I made her this kitty. I patterned it after the doll I made her for Christmas. I originally intended to make her a mouse, but when it was done it definitely looked more like a cat. And she lovingly named her 'Eloise." (I also made her a cute little bag, but that didn't seem to get in any pictures...)

Hendrix got some new boats to play with in the bath (come on... he's too young for chocolate)

Hendrix loves to play this keyboard. Hopefully we have a little musician on our hands. and yes, Christmas pj's... it's Christmas year-round in our home.

He seriously loves to look out the window.



I made this garland to decorate for Hendrix's birthday.

And while I've been making Hendrix's, Quinn has been asking me to make one for her birthday... so here's hers. The strands will just be single, they were just hanging up in the craft closet like.... but hopefully you get the idea. And if not, I'll be taking pictures at their birthday parties. And boy oh boy-- invisible thread is a nightmare (but kind of cool at the same time)
And HERE'S where I got the idea-- you can see a picture of how they will look hung up.

curtains

why is it so much fun to play in curtains??




even for big kids?

first black eye

Hendrix's eye had a run-in with a two-year-old holding a drum stick. ouch. hopefully this won't turn too black and blue--this was taken shortly after it happened.




Shortly after the incident I saw Quinn on her fake phone saying this:
"Grandma Marcia? We need your help. Because Hend-er-ix got a big owie on his eye."

Me: "how's Grandma going to help?"


"She's going to take his blood pressure then feed him some food."

good thing Quinn's around to tell us the remedy for an eye owie. Too bad Grandma's not here to take his blood pressure.

just because

I love the look on his face in this one... like he can't believe I'm actually letting him dump them all out

nothing to say about the rest of these... except when in the world did he grow up??!

thanks.

haha.. thanks everyone. hope it didn't seem like i was fishing for compliments on my motherhood. You all were so nice in your comments. i was hoping for some real suggestions like: waking up and saying "Happy, happy, happy" while spinning around 5 times or to eat 18 oz of chocolate every day. but thank you everyone-- thanks for thinking my house is always clean. and thanks for thinking i'm a happy/nice person. i promise to lay off the magazine quizzes for a while :)
on a side note, Hendrix has been making this funny face when he wants something. He LEANS (and he's big, so it sometimes knocks me over) and sticks out his eyeballs.