pure awesomeness:

so, i know she's not quite old enough to color (we're workin' on it), but i'm totally gonna have to buy this for ellie.

i'm sure she could come up with some pretty rad custom designs.
and i'd probably have to color a few too, just to teach by example, ya know?

:o)

happy thanksgiving!
i should go to bed now.

(nifty link)

recycling at it's finest...

 
see the pink bear? it's 29 years old-- given to me by my aunt eileen shortly after i was born.

but it's brand spankin' new to ellie! not only is it in pretty good shape, but you can still wind it up and hear 'rockabye baby.'

i think she likes it.

and i LOVE a happy baby, and her fun little squeals too while rollin' around before bed.

handmade goodies

with the help of a couple crafty pals, i put together a little bundle for my "friend from afar" jessica, of the fabulous blog tart. jess recently welcomed an adorable future rock-star daughter, rowan, and i thought that the tatted gal Alexander Henry fabric in my stash could make some pretty good gifts...

my pal amy whipped up the fancy shmancy burp cloths, and i picked up the cloth nursing pads from jenny. i chipped in the ok cube and sewed a couple things on a onesie and voila! a nifty little gift set, made with love.

jess was very thankful and it makes me SO happy to know she and lil rowan will get good use out of everything. and there's no doubt that our handmade lovelies are enjoying their new home in hawaii!

so now i have a quilt in canada and a cube in hawaii, 2 places i've never actually been myself... and maybe one day, i'll be able to put more stuff out there.... ya never know.

have a good weekend!


(front of onesie)

or better yet, shot of onesie in action here!

 

spotted

 
how funny is this?!

ellie is now the proud owner of a gymboree velour matching hoodie and pants getup, which is decidedly dalmation-esque-- little black ears and all. it was $8 at a nearby consignment store.

cheap, ridiculously cute kids clothes always win. i am a sucker. she NEEDED it.

and i pretty much love it. she makes me smile.
:o)

my favorite little monster

it's official: she's a crawler.

good lord, here we go...!

our silly halloween (i'm a bit behind!)

 

our last minute outfits:
kevin was an ol' school bball player-- kinda like will ferrell in semi-pro
i was supposedly the bride of frankenstein
and ellie was a pumpkinhead (again. not too imaginative on my part, i'll admit)

went to a low country boil at a friend's house, drank a few beers, and was home by 9.
wow.
we are crazy party animals round here. :o)

on another note: we FINALLY fixed our jacked up computer. yeehaw! so now we'll see if windows 7 is better than vista. it's got to be. vista was wack. either way, i will NEVER own another PC again... yep. so i'm back.