EMBROIDERY / SEWING PROJECTS

For the sake of getting caught up on my blog I'm just posting pics of the things I have made recently.

NOVEMBER IN PICTURES... AND A FEW WORDS

November was fun.  The end of November was so busy with a trip to Fort Worth for Morton's birthday, ICE, then back home for Thanksgiving and a weekend at the ranch.  Oh yea, and my birthday too.

Here is the middle cutie in her turkey shirt.  I made London and Kinley shirts like this last year but with fall colored ribbon.  I saw this fun ribbon color combo on the Love From Texas blog.  Jessica always has cute applique's and I enjoy reading her blog... it first caught my eye when I saw the clothes she appliqued and sews for her cute kids, then I realized we had more in common than just sewing... both nurses that have a love for the littlest of patients and our hubbies are both attorneys.  Crazy huh!  

London had her 'Thankful' party at school and wore this sweet outfit I cranked out the night before (of course... because planning ahead is never much fun right!)

just  a random pic of my two littlest!

and some sweet itty bitty baby toes that got a true mini pedi!!!  I must say, a pedi on a newborn is one of my favorite things!  I can't resist those pink piggies peeking out of her gown!

OK, back to November.... Thanksgiving...  

Matt and I hosted Thanksgiving for his family at our house.  It was fun to have everyone over and get to have the house decorated and full of family.  We redecorated the dining room and put my mom's old dining room set in there.  I finally brought my wedding crystal and china home and displayed it in the china hutch.  We even used our china (for the adults only) for Thanksgiving lunch!!  I was a few goblets short of my Waterford crystal so we mixed the fancy china with our everyday glasses.  It actually didn't look bad.  

I decorated the kids table with lots of fun things (thanks to Pinterest)

London helped make the Thanksgiving banner

I made burlap goodie bags and filled them with 2 Thanksgiving activity sheets, crayons, snack mix, a necklace craft, and a bag of turkey poop (milk duds).  The bag was great and kept the kids busy while we were getting lunch ready.  The turkey poop was the biggest hit.  The kids laughed so hard when they found it in their bags!!!

 I made a paper bag turkey.  It was actually very easy.  The hardest part was finding a store that carried paper bags.  Matt ended up finding one at the liquor store.  ha ha!!!  I used paper plates, paper cups, and plastic forks/spoons for the kids and made burlap place mats out of the leftover burlap I used for the goodie bags.  I also had a fruit and cheese turkey for the kids to snack on.  They picked the 'feathers' clean!

The kids played hard and had fun together.  While we were saying our last goodbyes in the driveway, Kinley fell asleep on the rug.  She and her cousin had been dressing up in princess clothes.  I guess all the wardrobe changes wore her out!

We packed up for the ranch as quick as we could and guess who never fell asleep!!  We usually let London drive through the ranch gate but Kinley got to do it this time!! Can you tell she was excited to be at the ranch!!  She is a ranch girl for sure!

 It was so cold and windy all weekend and we were cooped up inside most of the time but Aunt Liz took the girls out with her one afternoon to hunt pigs!!  She was sure to bring lots of activities.. and ear covers per my request!!  No pigs came out but they saw lots of deer.

 Aunt Liz and her little hunters!

We had family pics and Holland's newborn pics taken.  I used this one for our Christmas card.  Our friend Clark Lara does our pics and we just love him and his work!

And finally, my mom brought over an old picture of her. I couldn't believe how much Kinley looks like her. This pic was taken when my mom was 2!  

I think that wraps up November.  I'll get to December soon!

MORTON IS 3!!!

We took our yearly trip back to Fort Worth to celebrate Morton's bday.  It is always so fun to go and hang out with everyone.  We always make time to go to the ICE exhibit at the Gaylord Texan.  The girls love all the decorations in the atrium of the hotel and absolutely loved ICE this year. 

The theme this year was Shreck the Halls. 

 Even though they haven't seen the movie, they loved all the ice sculptures.

Family pic (minus Holland who was in the room all nice and warm with Nana)

it was about 17 degrees in ICE

my favorite sculpture

group shot....

Matt, me, Morton, London, Kristin, Kinley, Henry & Casey....Love them all :)

after ICE we met up with my mom and Holland and walked around the atrium at the Gaylord.  London and Kinley loved this huge gingerbread house.  and YES, it was real, everything on it was edible!!

London and Kinley's favorite part in ice are the big ice slides.  Kinley must have gone down about 10 times before we finally had to pull her away.

Matt loved the dragon...... since his nickname at work is Dragon.  I have no idea why but that's what all the attorneys and his assistants call him.  ha ha!!

sweet cousins at ICE

HALLOWEEN

I've been so terrible about blogging but am attempting to get caught up with a few short and sweet posts! 

Halloween was fun.  We did the typical Halloween things as usual.  One afternoon we ventured out to a pumpkin patch.  London had to take a pumpkin to school that was unique so she picked one with a long curly stem.  Kinley was drawn to the small round pumpkins and had the hardest time deciding on just the right one.  Holland was great and well, slept the whole time :)  Don't you just love the skeleton pj's.  Kinley had some to match and her were glow in the dark.  If I knew anything about taking pictures I would have taken on of her glowing!!!

I found time between playing with Kinley and nursing Holland to make this cute candy corn dress.  I saw it on Pinterest and was thrilled on how it turned out.  I made London and Holland a coordinating outfit (no pic - bad mom) to match Kinley.  It must have been chaotic because I have no pics of the 3 of them together the day they were all dressed up.  London's outfit was an appliqued shirt with a candy corn on it and I made a twirl skirt in candy corn colors.  Holland had a white layette gown with a candy corn applique on it.  

Halloween afternoon was crazy.  I got London home from school, quickly carved pumpkins, did homework and London had violin lessons. We rushed home for a quick dinner and to get dressed up.

The girls were butterflies for Halloween, I was going to make Holland a crysalis (just swaddle her in a green blanket) but I never got around to getting a green blanket.... oh well, I ended up nursing her almost the whole time we were going house to house.... so no one would have seen her anyways.  Again no pics (bad mom).  I think Matt took some pics with his phone.  We went down 2 streets and called it quits.  We made it home in time for the girls to check out all the candy they got, get a quick bath and were actually in bed on time :) 

OK, that pretty much sums up Halloween :)  On to the next post.....