Breathtaking...

Little girls are such much fun to dress up - ribbons, bows, ruffles, but sometimes I just look at my boys; their plain, simple, rough and tumble selves and they take my breath away. I can't believe how mature and handsome they look in this photo. They are growing up so fast.

Lil Turkey A-line

We are about to head off to grandma's for Thanksgiving lunch. Just had to sahre Lacey's turkey dress! I just love this brown corduroy! Happy Thanksgiving!

Fall Splendor

This is a little fall set I made for Lacey. A dress, coordinating appliqued pants and matching applique sash. The colors in this fabric are gorgeous!

Mountain Getaway

Travis and I decided to head up to Asheville and The Biltmore Estate while the boys were away for the weekend. The weather was nice and the scenery was gorgeous. Lacey's favorite thing to do was splash in all the fountains on the Biltmore grounds. The child loves water! It was nice to have a weekend away!

Costume Parade!

I spent the better part of a month, of and on, making all these costumes - all for one night of fun. Cody decided, after spying a wig at Hallowen Express, to be Elvis. Well, Elvis wouldn't be Elvis without his bejeweled polyester cape. I spelled out "Elvis" in sequins! Caleb and Dylan wanted to be pirates. ARGH! I made their vests, pants, and red sashes for their waists. These were fun to make. Lacey was Little Bo Peep. Complete with pink gingham dress, white underdress, pants, and LOTS of white eyelet trim. She had to have her little shepherd's crook too. None of my photos are really good. Nobody was in te mood for a photo shoot!! More to come on all our Halloween festivities...

State Fair

We went to the fair on October 12th - I'm just WAY far behind posting any photos! I think the boys had a good time. They rode everything in sight and we all ate yummy, greasy junk food. That's what the fair is all about I guess!

Battitude

Just a little bat dress for the Halloween season. It looks much btter wth the black underdress, but it was 80 degrees outside!!

Breaking News....

I interrupt this long Blog silence with some breaking news. Lacey, my 15 month old BABY pooped in the potty last night!! Yes, you know you are a mom when poop is exciting - especially poop that can be easily flushed away. We were getting ready for a bath when I saw that LOOK on her face - all moms know what look I'm talking about. So, I put her on the toilet and BINGO. Okay, enough about NUMBER 2. hehe
My computer is finally bug/virus/spyware free so I have a lot of blogging to catch up on - an a lot of blogs I need to read! Sorry - no photos for this post!

Wax On, Wax Off....

Caleb and Dylan are LOVING karate. I can't believe how much they have already learned in just a few classes. We are certainly going to stick with it! I love that the instructor (a 6th degree black belt) also streeses the importance of respect, self-confidence and discipline. It's a great program. And yes, even the instructor likes the Karate Kid movie!

This Girl Can Twirl!

My latest Lacey creation. This outfit is actually three pieces; the full twirl skirt, the black underdress, and the sash. I made an underdress vs. an undershirt because shirts never stay tucked into skirts on busy toddlers! This skirt was a first for me so it has lots of flaws. It weighs a ton because of all that fabric! It was fun to try something new though. I also had to include a photo of Lacey's pig tails. They are so cute but she loves to yank them out so they never last long! Updates on my boys soon to come as well.....