Bathing Beauties

Todd was off playing basketball with the church group tonight, so I tried to simplify bath time for these two. I’m sure this will be the first of many shared baths. Both girls seemed plenty pleased with the situation.

Bring on the Ruffles

Joy of Snazziedrawers just released a new beauty of a pattern called the Hudson Dress, so I jumped at the chance to test it out. These knit ruffles give this comfy dress some glam as does the wide neckline. Joy’s patterns are well written and include great tips and sources. This one is a must for all those obsessed with ruffles like I am! I’m happy to report that Avery thought it was “just beautiful" too.

Missing Omie

We had the pleasure of having Omie visit this past week, and in Avery’s words, we miss her so, so much.

Breakfast for Dinner

Do you ever make a meal and before you are finished eating it, you can't wait to make it again? I do. Tonight's meal was one of those experiences for me. We had breakfast for dinner inspired by some recent pinning on pinterest. For the main meal we had these brunch stuffed peppers. Bacon, eggs, hashbrowns, cheese, what's not to love. (Note: Mine took longer to bake than the recipe. It ended up being about 1 hour.)

Source: pauladeen.com via Courtney on Pinterest

Then for dessert, we had cinnamon roll pancakes. Melt in your mouth sugary, buttery sweetness. The cream cheese "syrup" just seals the deal.

Source: recipegirl.com via Courtney on Pinterest

Indulge!!

Crowns and a Cut

It has been so nice to fit in all this sewing lately. It really is a stress reliever for me. I just wish the laundry didn’t pile up in the mean time.

I just had to purchase this purple crown fabric as soon as I found it on sale. Purple + Crowns = Perfection. The crown fabric is from Jessica Levitt’s Kingdom line. I paired it with some Michael Miller Ta dots. The pattern is Farbenmix’s Celina.

I love how the scallop stitching outlines the fun curves in this pattern.

Avery wore her new dress for “beauty shop day.” She had her first real hair cut today, and she had fun I think. She was super excited to go, but hardly spoke a word once we were there. She was an angel for the stylist though.

She’s got some super sweet curly locks.

We did a bit of shopping then stopped by TCBY to round out the day. We were set to go to her first movie today too, but for some reason she wasn’t interested after her nap. We’ll try again another day. I sure enjoyed our special morning though!

Three Months

At three months, I fill my days with coos and smiles. I am fascinated with my big sis, and look around for her as soon as I hear her voice. At my twelve week checkup I was 23 inches (45%) and 12 lbs (53%). I’m already sleeping up to 12 hours at night, so Mom and Dad pretty much think I’m a rock star.

Happy Heart

Jenny Fish of Sew Pretty Dresses gifted these fabrics to me a while ago, but I just couldn’t figure out how to combine them. I really didn’t think they could all go together, but somehow it works.
A friend took me to this fun shop in Memphis the other day where they had these ruffle knit hearts appliqued to adult tees. We loved the idea, so when I got home I rummaged through my Goodwill donation bag and pulled out all the pink shirts to ruffle up my own heart. Adding the pink to this dotted knit brought the rest of the fabrics together. I used the Imke pattern from Sewing Clothes Kids Love for the top, and the skirt comes from Bizzkids Summer 2009. This may be my new favorite skirt pattern. I’m loving all the layers!


I couldn’t leave Tandy out of this mix, so I just fancied up a onsie with a reverse applique heart and …

… ruffles of course!

Party Vote

I know it was a while ago, but I recently posted Avery’s second birthday party over on Project Nursery. Well, our very own Berry Sweet Birthday was selected as one of January’s Party Finalists! I’m obviously thrilled, and here’s were I ask for your help. PLEASE go vote for our party!!! Shameless, I know. I’m thinking that the $50 gift card would be the perfect thing to save up for this year’s party, so it is all for a good cause. Right? Vote here.

If you would like to visit my old posts about this special day click here.