Independence Day

I was really looking forward to July 4th this year. It’s always been a special holiday for me and I was looking forward to sharing it with Sofie. She’s starting to get into celebrations and it’s fun to teach her new things. The Hubs was a little wary of taking the girls out to see fireworks, but I persisted so he caved. We were going to head to our FAVORITE BBQ place to eat first,…

Fopie turns 2

We had a party to celebrate the 2nd birthday of the world’s CUTEST toddler yesterday. I tried my hardest to throw a girly Curious George party! There was pink everywhere I could slip it in! Our house was full of family! In total, we had 14 kids (ages 2-8), 2 babies who are 2 months old, and 16 adults. It was packed, but it was FUN! The older kids played Wii bowling. Sofie tried so…

The time is coming

I’ve been super busy this week preparing for Sofie’s 2nd Birthday party!! We’ve been painting, cleaning, sewing, planning, and surviving off lists. I LOVE birthday’s and I’m enjoying all the little details in the parties I throw for my girls. Soon enough their parties will turn into pizza and giggling about boys all night with 10 friends. So for now I’m going a little overboard–because I can. Because you only turn 2 once in your…

Where does the time go?

As Sofie’s 2nd birthday is rapidly approaching, I find myself stumped on what to make for her to wear. I’m determined to make my girls clothes for special occasions for as long as they’ll let me. You know, birthdays, holidays, first days of school (gulp!). This is what she wore for her 1st birthday. I actually planned the party around this fabric! It just screamed birthday to me and I knew my little honey would…

Mermaids and Baby Sisters

After my foray into bean bags, I decided I loved applique. I wanted to attempt it on shirts to see what I was capable of. My oldest niece is obsessed with mermaids so I was thrilled when this little lady was a success! She was part of Katie’s birthday gift last August. We also had news to announce to my family at her birthday party! I was thrilled it still fit 9 months later!