little pumpkin grace

Sunday, May 19, 2013

sweet little top, shorties and more sewing projects!

I have loved this red barn dandy fabric forever! It's been sitting in my fabric stash just waiting to be made into something sweet and thanks to Noonie it is now a vintage inspired little swing top for the little pumpkin!

I have serious love for pockets and these cute ones trimmed in wooden buttons don't disappoint! ThANk yOU, Noonie!

My friend Amber made Grace these adorable sailor shorts for her birthday - loooove!!

Here's a better look...aren't they sweet???! And goodness, where did the baby roly-poly belly go??? Dare I say that in its place there are now abs thanks to dance and gymnastics?? If only my abs looked half as good - ha!

Amber has been sewing up a storm lately. She also made Grace these cute pink gingham shorts with the sweetest little pockets ever!! ThANk yOU, Amber for sharing your talent with us!!

{And the stack of clothes are things the little pumpkin has outgrown *sniff, sniff*...yes, I am tackling closets once again! I haven't sorted the girl clothes into what I'm keeping/selling yet, but I did press 30 little boy jon jons size 12 mo - 4T today that I will be listing for sale just as soon as I can photograph them.}

Up next...a fun nautical-inspired little number out of these fabrics and trims...

And maybe even a couple of fun summer tops / skirts out of these random fabrics...
{Guess who picked out the donuts?? *wink*}

But before all this sewing goodness can take place, there's this thing called the last week of school that I must tackle! My oh my, where did the time go??!?

Thursday, May 16, 2013

The family that limbos together...{Mother's Day Recap}

Mother's Day was such a nice, relaxed Sunday for us! Noonie and Papa J joined us for Mass and then we went for our annual picnic at the park {thank you to my sweet hubby and to Papa J for arranging all the food!!}.

We were able to see Lance's mom in the afternoon and I only wish my sweet grandma lived closer so I could have given her a hug.

Some random pics from our day...

The sweet handmade gifts made me tear up. I'm blessed far more than I deserve with these two sweet littles!

Noonie loves rainbows and we found a card with a rainbow for her :)

She collects white milkglass...I found a really fun one for her in {Canton}.

Grace's teacher sent home the silhouette she made of each child at the beginning of the school year, along with a sweet poem on the back...

If Papa J is around, you bet the littles want him to toss them around!!

I found a canvas sign that I absolutely LOVED at Canton for my mother-in-law!! I sort of wish I would have gotten one for us too - ha! I had it monogrammed with their last name (blurred in pic) and I think she really liked it!

My, oh my, Grace was striking her cheerleader pose...it's like I'm seeing 5 years in the future...

But my favorite part of Mother's Day was this spontaneous limbo contest we started when I found a stick near our picnic blanket...

Lance's turn! He can limbo while eating a piece of chocolate pie - that's talent right there!!

Papa J's turn! he he he

Hudson may or may not have cheated a little *wink*

We even talked Noonie into doing it!!!

I did it too, but no one took a picture {thank goodness! hahahahaha!!} but here's one with my girly girl as we were leaving the park... proof that I was at that picnic too! ;)

Being a mom is the greatest gift I've ever been given. Thank you sweet Lord for blessing me with these amazing little people I get to call my daughter and son!

And to my dear mom ~ ThANk yOU for being the best mother anyone could ever have. Anything good in me is because of you.
I love you!

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Kindergarten End-of-the-Year Program!

Oh dear! Yes, totally in character!

She had the most wonderful kindergarten year in the Whale Tank as her teacher so affectionately calls their classroom...
{he he he...I love that her preschool pal Layla was sneaking in the background!!}

Hi, Mama! Hi, Daddy!
Yesterday was the little pumpkin's end-of-the-year program...she was soooo excited!!
Welcome, Welcome Everyone...

Oh, they were too cute with all their songs and skits!

This little number was sumthin' else!!

They read some of their favorite kindergarten memories and talked about the things they'll miss next year when they're BIG first graders...oh, and then the tears started for me...

They recited a sweet little poem...

And by the time they sang their sweet "Goodbye" song, I was a hot mess...

Sweet Savannah...it's been too cute to see Grace and Savannah become best friends!

At the end when her teacher read a farewell poem to us parents, there was hardly a dry eye in the house! Ms. V is as sweet as they come - LOVE her! Grace has been blessed with amazing teachers thus far - what an answered prayer!!

Girls, Girls, Girls!

BFF's...

A year full of sweet memories...

...and hard work too! Her school follows a pretty tough curriculum. These littles work hard all day long! We're very proud of you, Grace!

Our baby girl is growing up!! Can't believe we have an almost FIRST grader!

Kindergarten...a Year to Remember!

Thank you, Ms. V!

Monday, May 13, 2013

May the "fourth" be you...

No, I'm not terribly behind on "May 4" for all you Star Wars fans out there...it's just that a certain little someone around here is 100% Star Wars obsessed these days, and well, he is turning four in just about a month...

But Summer babies deserve a little school celebration too so we had a little school party for him today! Boy was he excited!! Love this little fella!