New Things

We have some new family members, or so it would seem, seeing how much Natalie love these new things. She found these African Violets at the store last week and asked to hold one. They were only $2.50, so we picked one out to take home, planted it, water it every other day and Natalie keeps it company often.

Then, since it gets chilly here in the Fall in the mornings, I bought her some new slippers. Not just any slippers, though, DORA slippers. She did not take them off for at least 36 hours.

Play Date

I met with some other mamas at the park a few days ago. It was so much fun. Natalie always has a blast going to the park, but it was much more fun for me to go with other women to chat with.

Wonky Houses

I'm so excited about these houses! I had the quilting bug bad and was too impatient to wait for my fabric to arrive by mail so I decided to give these wonky houses a try. Oh, my goodness, I don't think I've ever had a sewing project be this much fun--EVER. There is no measuring, no templates and accuracy is not all that important. The wackier the better, really, that's probably what makes it so fun. Natalie is really enjoying them too, she carries them all over the house with her and keeps asking me, "Are you gonna make another house for me?" I found the tutorial here. There's also a picture there of what the finished product will look something like.

And, here are a couple of scrapbook pages I made at Archiver's on Sunday. Everyone was napping, so I took advantage and got away for awhile. Always fun. I'm going to post some great park pictures tomorrow. Happy Fall everyone!

Quilting

These fabrics came in the mail the other day. My mom is going to make Natalie a quilt for her toddler bed, so this is what I picked for that. LOVE them. I ordered them from Purl Soho, which I also love because I can shop entire collections instead of spending hours at the fabric store and not finding three fabrics that really go together! Have I told everyone how fed up I am with my local fabric store?

Also, I'm really excited because I've determined to give quilting a try. I have tried a few times in the past, but bit off more than I could chew and so I gave up early. I used some money from a bag I sold last week and ordered 12 fat quarters from this collection. That was after I went to a quilt store in town (sort of in town) and bought a simple-enough-looking pattern. Casey even said I could use his dinosaur blanket for the inside so I won't have to buy batting and it will be soooooo warm. Also a good way to get rid of the dino blanket, if you know what I mean ;) I'm very excited.

Cutie Booties

Made these little cuties the other day and a certain someone is going to receive them in the mail in just a few days :) They were sooo fun and pretty easy to make, you can find the tutorial here.

I couldn't resist posting this picture of Natalie playing dress-up the other day. She wore all of that for hours on Sunday afternoon.

Dora and Angelina go to the Park

We went to the park the other day. It was great, we had the place to ourselves, the weather was amazing and even Dora and Angelina had a wonderful time ;)

P.S. What do you think of my new blog banner??? Yes, I figured that out all by myself. I know the picture's fuzzy, but it's a good start, I think.

Fall is in the Air

I love, love, love Fall. It's my absolute favorite. I love the colors, the smells, the weather, everything about it, so I'm so happy that it seems to be coming a little earlier this year than last. Exciting.

Also exciting, my Etsy shop is up and running!!!!! YAY! I already had an order, I was thrilled.
You can see it here. I'll be adding more goodies soon.

Teeth

So *certain people* have been bugging me about seeing some pictures of Layla's teeth, so I finally took some. Yes, she really is always this happy :)
Also, the last two pictures are of Natalie and her best buddy Cloe, who came over to play the other day. They were sharing a stool, and a sandwich. So funny.