Everyone should have pictures like these

But she is just so cute

and loves the camera

and making silly faces

with crazy hair

and this strange monster thing

and i love them all

a different version of extreme sports

A couple weeks ago

ok, maybe a couple months ago,

Connor and I spent some time playing outside

We swung in the hammock

and threw some horseshoes

well, kinda threw

just not far

We practiced on her scooter

i love the helmet

and did rock climbing

finishing with a flying rocket

it was a good day

with no injuries

Birthdays and Boyfriends-already

After Christmas

(yes, I'm jumping around)

we celebrated Hannah's birthday.

Where Connor played with her friend Jack on the stairs for over an hour!

He is such a cutie (good job Michelle!) so I am pleased she has taken a great liking to him!

Jack: "Connor, your so pretty!"

Connor: "Oh Jack, Stop it!"

Connor: "Oh Jack, you're SO funny!"

Connor: "...and dreamy!"

and yes-i made up my own dialogs for all these pictures

The cutest assistant ever!

Let's call this the catchup game!

so bare with me!

Connor is finally getting big and old enough to help me bake

And we made gingerbread men for Heidi's annual cookie exchange

Connor played with this same piece of dough the whole time!

But had a blast.

*for some reason I can't grab and move my pictures-so they are a bit out of sorts...but so am I so were all good!

The Peep found my Rock

Apparently I have been living under a rock since Christmas-

but have gotten a lot done under that rock!

But before I catch you all up on the last couple months-

here's a quick 'peep' into what we did today!

I appliquéd this shirt last night for Connor to wear to Madison's kindergarten class today.

And she posed so well for all my pictures!

Playing peep-a-boo in the bushes

And here are the Easter favor Connor gave to her favorite 'peeps'!

Check out this blog for the tutorial and pdf header card.

So cute....So dollar friendly....and So simple!

Pillow Talk

This Christmas was great-A lot of people had special requests for gifts that I could make! SO Great!

My little sister requested pillows for her couch.

Love all the colors. And I made them removable with buttons on the back

The laptop Sleeve

I made a couple laptop sleeves for a friend and decided to whip up a couple more this weekend!

I originally made this one for my younger sister...then the older one pointed out it is "so much more me!" and kept it for herself!

I used a heavy upholstery fabric for the outside, and fleece for the liner.

Green is more Heidi!

It's ok, because I got to make this one for my other sister...

Chunky cord for the outside with the white fleece liner. And it is much more Mel!

This simple guy is for my nephew Noah.

Denim on the outside and a camo fleece on the inside.

Lastly is Hannah's!

She loved this bright colored cord print with purple...perfect for her bright personality!

These were so simple, but so cute! I only wish I had my own laptop to make one for me!

MIA-But still crafting!

I made these chalkboards for Christmas gifts this year. So Simple...and So Fun!

My sister showed me the idea from here

She admitted I should make it for gifts because she wanted one...so I did!

Etsy Treasury Feature

I made it into my first Etsy Treasury. Check it out here!

The Annual Underwear Tree

One day I'm gonna try and figure out what # year this is we have done the underwear tree!

In the mean time, here is the 2009 Edition! You can check out

2008 here

2007 here

2006 here

and that's as far back the underwear tree blog posts go...but it may have started around 2000!

Oh Me, Oh My...it's Christmas Time!

Shh...don't tell my sister but these are for my nephew. They are his old baseball jersey's made into throw pillows. I've been a sewing fool!

I decided Connor needed a little something extra to wear!

Yes...I actually pieced this together. and it was so worth it!

My little helper will look SOOO cute in this!

Merry Christmas to YOU and YOUR'S!!

It's Like I forgot Christmas was this Month!

Where did November go? And when did my daughter grow up? (Isn't her Thanksgiving outfit too cute!)
And when did she start liking other people like her Grandpa Hootie?And, my goodness...she's always been this cute!And when did she start decorating Christmas Trees without eating the ornaments?
I can't believe we are almost half way through December. I am swamped with Piggy Banks, Bake Sales, Christmas Shopping, Crafting and laughing at my 2 year old!