Quilt

I have been wanting to make Chess a quilt and I finally did it. I bought most of the material new for this project, but the cost wasn't too bad. I used a sheet for the back. This was my first time really quilting (not just tying the quilt with yarn) and my little sewing machine had a hard time. I didn't buy a walking foot for the machine and just "winged it." There are about a million bumps and folds in the fabric that a professional would laugh out loud at. But for me and my 16 month old, we like it just fine.


Chess wanted to help me put the finishing touches on.




See, she likes it!


a close-up


I'm kinda proud of my mitered corners - I looked up on You Tube how to do it.





It's all ready for her to use on her new (to her) big girl bed when the weather cools off. We put her on a full mattress on the floor last week and she's doing great! She only fell asleep on the floor once and she rarely cries. We put a gate on her door so she can't come out. She is such a good sleeper and sleeps all night on her bed. She looks so tiny on it, but she is growing up so fast!

A Shirt

I have had the desire to create lately, so I have been going through my list of things I've been wanting to make. I have been using fabric from my stash and repurposing old clothes so that I don't spend a ton of money. I think this may be my version of nesting. Not much cleaning is getting done, but a lot of sewing. So get ready for many posts on things I have made.


a little shirt -
This was my first time doing smocking. I don't know what I was scared of. It wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be.


my little model






We were at the local farmers' market.


Daddy retrieving my little model.

Want some Cheerios?

Just reading the paper...

I love this one because she really is "reading."

Ellie's Birthday Party

The party was at a friend's pool - it was a beautiful and fun day!


The hot tub was not heated, so it made the perfect kiddie pool!


I love her face here.




Unlike at Emma's party, I actually got a picture of the birthday girl this time.


I love this picture.




Check out Jared's landing in the background - he flipped and didn't even go under with all those tubes!

G Braves

My dad got us some great tickets in his company's box seats. It is the only way to watch a baseball game with a toddler as far as I'm concerned. When she got tired of watching the game and eating ice (which kept her occupied for some time) she was able to play around in the air- conditioned room with her cousins. All had a great time! Thanks, Dad!




the fam




hmmmm....Spongebob or baseball? An easy choice for these kids.


Big Rick taking pictures


27.5 weeks pregnant and enjoying the air-conditioning


Amy and little Will


me and my Momma


eating her ice and getting soaked (I see you, Andrea)

Smoothie

Chess can't get enough fruit, just like her dad. So when Jared served up this smoothie, she wouldn't even let him get a sip in!

Wordless Wednesday

Cousins

A certain little girl thinks she's one of the big girls now...




I love the way she's looking at Will here like, "You're not big, like me."


And here she's thinking, "You're cute, though, so it's ok."

Mayfield Dairy

Chess really loved the giant jersey cow out front. She kept saying "moo!"








For some reason I really like this picture.


another interesting one

She watched the movie but would NOT wear the hairnet. You must wear a hairnet to tour the facility, so we had to skip that part.



She also loved the ice cream, of course!





Click here to see Chess's first trip to the dairy last year. She's changed SO much!