Christmas cookies!

recipe for sugar cookies and royal icing here. taste test: the supervisor

Christmas ornaments!

salt dough hand and footprint ornaments (recipe here):

pictures via instagram

Picture!

Mr. Jett is 3 months old now. He is my sweet, content little man. He adores Callie, likes to suck on his thumb, and his smile will make your heart melt. I could stare at him all day:Callie has been asking for me to take her picture almost every day for the past week or so. Anytime she says "picture!" and points to my camera I enthusiastically jump up and start clicking away. She always pull up her little chair and either stands on it for her pose or sits down and flashes a big ole smile. I love it:

Thanksgiving 2011

Callie turns 2!

Callie 23 months

Can't believe my baby girl will be 2 next month!

Big Sister

Callie has been a trooper despite the numerous changes that have taken place since Jett's birth. She has added a little brother, moved to a new state, and upgraded to a toddler bed. Through it all she has done so, so well...of course, there has been some melt-downs along the way...but that would happen regardless - it just comes with being a misunderstood toddler :)

A few pictures...

Fingerless Mitts

Little fingerless mittens for Callie:

Guess I'm just anticipating the cooler months ahead :)

Free pattern found here.

Bow-Tied Bolero

For Callie's Sunday dresses, I knit this little bolero:

The heat is too intense here in the Ohio Valley right now

...but once it starts to cool off, it'll come in handy :)

Pattern found here [via Ravelry]

Red, White, and Blue

Using this pattern, I made a little 4th of July dress for Callie with some fabric I bought on clearnce at Joann's:

I need to adjust the length, but overall I think it's really cute on her.

19 months

PJ bottoms

Using this tutorial, I made Callie some summer pj bottoms. I purchased 1 yard of a lightweight knit fabric for 50% off at Joann's and was able to cut out two pairs of capris and one pair of shorts. They were very simple since I used a pair of pants that already fit her as my "pattern" and just shortened them. I made this pair in under 30 minutes: Two more pairs to sew up :)

18 months

Today is Braden's day off and we went to our favorite park this morning, Seneca:18 months old now

Oh! I have a picture just like this from last year:

She's such a big girl now :)

Then/Now

Then:So tiny :)

Now:

Note: this happens VERY rarely these days...today we had a case of a shortened nap and a doctor's appointment that included shots :(

Half and Half Skirt

Using this tutorial, I made a new little skirt for Callie:

Super easy and super quick. I'll definitely be making more! :)

17 Months

Flashback

One year ago today, this is what my Callie girl looked like...

(photo by Alicia)

5 months old...starting to sit up on her own...adorable as ever :)

Happy Easter

16 Months

We've had beautiful weather here in Lousville the past few days. Callie and I are taking full advantage of it. Spring is so unpredictable that we like to soak in every ounce of sunshine that we possibly can. Here's my (not so little) girl exploring our "backyard". Dirt and rocks seem to be pretty interesting lately...hopefully soon she'll graduate from wanting to taste them too :)