Things I have been making.....

I have been feeling pretty crafty lately. Probably its because of the new house and all the extra space I have to decorate with. I have been wanting to create and make stuff. So I got a used sewing machine. I am not a sewer and never have been. I thought a good starter project would be to make some throw pillows. I found some fabric and went crazy!!!
I didn't really use a pattern. I just got a bunch of pillows from D.I. and measured them and then started sewing. Some of them are a little bit special but for the most part I really like how much they brighten up the room!

I really had fun making the fabric flowers. I ended up hand sewing them, but even that was fun too! I think that my next sewing project will be a matching blanket. I love snuggling under blankets at night when I am watching T.V. or reading a book. Just need to find the fabric and pattern that I want to do.

I had some extra fabric left over from the pillows, so I recovered this lamp shade with it. I don't really love how it turned out but it was fun to make. I think I will probably end up replacing it with a different lamp shade but for now it's okay.
I spent a lot of time over Christmas refinishing this old dresser. We wanted a place to put our movies and DVD player that wouldn't be out on display for the kids to play with. Sense we moved into our house we didn't need this dresser anymore because our closet is huge so I thought it would be fun to refinish this and use it for our movies and DVD player.
It was a huge project but a had fun doing it. I really lived how it turned out! I am kicking myself for not taking a before and after picture.


One of my next project will be this window. I think that I will mostly just sand it and maybe put a glaze on it. The paint on it is super thick so I wont be able to sand it by hand. I've Just got to find some time to borrow my mom's sander so I can get it the way that I want it.


This is the other thing that I have been working hard at making! Our family of four is growing by one in September! I have been super tired and super sick. I honestly have not had such a hard first trimester before. I am 11 weeks now and finally starting to feel a tiny bit better. It's a good thing because I don't know how much longer I could have lived off of toast and sierra mist!


I know that this is my third pregnancy, but my tummy got big fast!! I was a little bit surprised at how fast this little one poked out. In this picture I am about 8 weeks, but I look like I am about 4 months! Sigh, gaining weight is my least favorite part of pregnancy!

I got to go in on Friday and get a super quick ultrasound of the baby. It was very wiggly and I was so relieved to see it's tiny little body moving inside of me.

We are so excited for this new little one to join our family. Sydney is sure it is a little girl. She wants her to have purple hair and she wants us to name her spirit. Brock is having a little harder time grasping the concept. He will sometimes comment about the baby in my tummy but I don't think he understands it just yet. Boy will this baby rock his little world!!!

Stuffed Animal Horror House

Okay so my daughter loves pipe cleaners. She loves making things with pipe cleaners. Giant spiders webs, animal tails, huge long chains. She loves to use pipe cleaners to decorate with, she makes them into jewelry for me and for her stuffed animals. I thought I had seen it all....that is until I walked in and saw this:



and this:
and this:

And this:

Poor Jeremy Giraffe!

And this:
Sydney and her cousin Eden were pretending that all the stuffed animals were at a party. What kind of party hangs all of it's guest up by there necks? I certainly have never heard of such a party and I personally hope that I never get invited to one!!

I am thinking that the party was for this special stuffed leopard. See the hood on his head? It was obviously a surprise party for him.

Yep...... defiantly a surprise party. Don't you think that Sweetie looks very surprised? She looks that way to me!


I don't know if I should be worried about the mass hanging of all the stuffed animals, or if I should be proud of my daughters crazy imagination. I think that I am more worried than proud though........

Potty Training

Look who has been potty training!!! Brock has been doing such a good job going potty in the big boy potty. If took him a few weeks of treats and stickers but Brock is finally fully potty trained. He is even waking up dry in the mornings!! I love this little boy! Even though he totally gives me a run for my money, I love being his Mom!!

Sydney's 5th Birthday

I can't believe that my little girl just turned 5. She seems to little to be a big five year old!

Sydney wanted a pinkish-purpleish bike for her birthday. Thankfully I found one that perfectly fit. Complete with streamers, a bag, and a horn and the name "Misty" painted on the side. She LOVES her new misty bike. It is a little bit big for her so she has a hard time stopping as she is riding but she is doing very good with it!
She also got a horse calendar, and a watch....both things she really really wanted!

A birthday would not be complete with out a stufffed animal of some sort. Sydney loves stuffed animals and when I saw this purple unicorn I knew she would love it! Sydney's Aunt Sarah also sent her a little puppy house that had 5 stuffed puppies in them. These fast became some of her favorite toys and they get played with everyday!



She also had a small friend party. She loved having her friends over and doing crafts with them. This balloon decorating kit was by far the most popular craft. It was less than 4 dollars at Walmart and the kids loved it!

Sydney got spoiled by her friends too!


Sydney was determined to have fondant on her birthday cake(I blame cake boss). I am sure that she wanted some big elaborate cake like she has seen on Cake Boss but there was no way that was going to happen. I found a recipe for marshmallow fondant and it actually turned out pretty easy to make! We made an ice cream cone cake and Sydney loved it. (please no funny comments about the cake. I am in no way a fancy cake maker!)
For her birthday dinner we went to Red Robin. The last time we went to Red Robin was for my birthday and my sisters told the waiter that it was my birthday and they came out and sang to me. Well as we were eating Sydney leaned over to me and said,"Mom, I want the red robin cheerleaders to come over and sing to me." It took me a minute to figure out that she wanted the waiters to come out and sing happy birthday to her. I told our waiter that it was Sydney's birthday and she wanted the cheerleaders to sing to her. He laughed and came back five minutes later with about 10 waiters and waitresses and a huge ice cream sundae. Sydney was so excited! I wish I had brought my camera to dinner to capture her face at the moment, it was priceless!

We came home and ate the fondant cake, and then went to bed. It was a fun fun day!!

Sydney loves going out and riding her bike and is getting better at it every day!

A few things about Sydney at 5 years old:
Favorite food:Grapefruit
Favorite treat: Dark Chocolate
Favorite movie: Spirit
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite animal: Horses
Favorite toy: All my Dogs
Favorite book: Piggy and Gerald books
Favorite song: You'll be in my Heart(from Tarzan)
Favorite fruit: Pears
Favorite Veggie: Broccoli with cheese sauce
Favorite Restaurant: Subway and McDonald's
Favorite holiday: Christmas and Fall.
Best Friend: Bria
Favorite thing to do? Playing hungry hungry hippos
Favorite thing about being 5? Making my bed and cleaning up
What she wants to be when she grows up? Mommies big girl girl friend.

Sydney does not want to be a mommy when she grows up. She wants to grow up and be my big girl girlfriend. When I asked her what she means she said. We will always be together. We can share the same clothes, and sleep in the same bed. We can go do fun things together and we will never be apart. She even goes around calling me "girlfriend" instead of "mom" most of the time. It is super cute. I hope she always wants to be my girlfriend!!!