Memorial Day

In the pic above Kathryn was stuffing dolls in her pockets (she LOVES pockets so much). She thought it was pretty funny, just like us!

Below I was trying to get one more pic of Kathryn before we walked out the door but she got distracted by the mirrored chest and couldn't stop staring at herself!



This morning Kathryn decided she and Shug (and for a little while Mommy) needed to snuggle in bed. She made me turn out the lights, turn on turtle (twilight turtle) and shut the door. They stayed like this for 15-20 minutes. I just love how she has to practically close her eyes when the flash goes off : )



We played in the sprinkler for a little bit then headed out with Daddy to lunch. Aren't a fleece hat and gloves appropriate at the end of May on a 91 degree day? She wore the hat the entire lunch. Which, by the way, she ate breadsticks. This may not sound like something but Kathryn rarely tries new things.



A couple of adorable Katie things:

-At about 3:15 p.m. (Kathryn usually will nap till 4) we started hearing a strange sound. Rob went in to get her at 4 and Kathryn had her Rex (toy story) flashlight that roars when it lights up and was playing with it in bed!
-Kathryn was "helping" daddy, or as she put it "I help", tonight. Rob offered a piece of cheese that he was putting on the burgers and she actually took it! She started taking super tiny nibbles, while saying "yucky" and giggling extremely hard!
-Tonight Rob and I were tucking Kathryn in bed and giving her kisses and, as usually, she shoved our heads down (not gently at all) and said "no, night-night". We obliged. After snuggling for a few minutes, Shug included Kathryn grabbed my hand and held it and then got Rob to hold the other side of her hand. I love this and loving refer to it as "the family handhold".
-Kathryn must point out every "big truck", airplane, and dog. I told Robert I will never again miss a truck, dog or airplane - Kathryn has me covered!

Last night after dinner......



Kathryn's playroom (it's as neat as it's ever going to be!):

The table and chairs were mine when I was little : )

I bought this applique today. It was only 85cents so it doesn't really count ; )



And this one for Thomas...(85cents also)



Some bloomers I made Kathryn a couple of weeks ago. These are my first bloomers to successfully monogram.



These are some bibs I made for Kathryn hurriedly before we went on the Disney cruise in March (I guess that explains why they aren't centered well?). I made the mistake of not taking a pic of them before Kathryn touched them! Oh well, still cute enough to catch food!



So obviously this is not finished but I just had to share. I LOVE it!! I don't have the trim to finish the project so no telling when I will get it and finish. This is also my first towel to work with. Kathryn "helped" me with the towel and kept telling me that "Tonnis" needs one.



Another first, pacy clips!



I've already posted this bib and burp cloth but wanted to show it with the pacy clip. I plan to also do a onesie. It's for Rob's best friend that we both went to high school with. I have another month or so before it has to be finished so I'm taking my time!



Where all the magic happens! I just love it! I'm a girl that loves storage containers! I got it organized about 2 months ago and try really hard to keep it that way. What you can't see is the fabric and patterns all over the floor ; ) Make sure to note that almost the entire bottom shelf is filled with blanks. The majority are tees (lots of the Monag girly ruffled ones). I bet I have 50 tees (in various sizes) in there!



My sister works as a rep for Kelly's Kids. Each season they send all the reps a sample of each fabric for the customers to see. Well.....she had no use for them so asked if I wanted them because if not she was just going to throw them away. They are great for "extra" fabrics on more complex appliques and they are lots of basic ginghams and pindots. If you applique find a KK rep!



Well, I hope everyone else had a nice Memorial Day and remembered what it is all about.

Another new post, that I posted this morning, is below. The dates are off though because the blog says that post was posted yesterday.