Baby K Turns 1

For Baby K's 1st birthday

I decided to have a kite party .

It was at the end of March, so I figured it would be the perfect weather for kite flying.

The plan was to have it outside under the canopy tent, with picnic blankets all over the lawn. But you know what they say about best laid plans... we moved inside.

There was a large bucket filled with kites for everyone.

Everyone did get to go out for a bit to fly kites.

Sorry for the poor pictures. I was running late and didn't have much time to take pictures.

We had barbeque beef sandwiches, salads, and chips followed by cupcakes. Even though it didn't go exactly as I had planned, it was still a very fun party.

It's a Pirate Party, Savvy!

This party was a blast to put on! It was for my son who was turning 8. The invitations really helped set the mood

This was the walkway up to the house

Inside the door was a large treasure chest for coats, boots, etc.

I had the soundtrack from Pirates of the Caribbean playing and there were skulls, bones, treasure, and snakes everywhere. As each boy came in he was given a pirate hat and an eye patch.

The Captain got to sit at the head of the table where everyone had hotdog boats, gold fish, tropical fruit on skewers, treasure (chex mix with candy), and rootbeer.

The centerpiece was an opened treasure chest that held the first clue to our treasure hunt. (We did the hunt last. The treasure they found was their own treasure box favors.)

This was the awesome cake that my mom made for the party. Whatever other talents I may have, cake decorating is not one of them. Thank you, Mom!

This was the sign on the bathroom door because they are 8 year old boys and I just couldn't resist.

One of the games we played was Pass the Pretzel. Each boy got his own hook to wear and they divided into two teams. They had to pass the pretzel from one hook to the next all the way down the line.

They also had to walk a plank blindfolded and had a cannonball war.

There were two ships in the room, each with a Jolley Roger flag hanging behind it. They divided into teams and were each given a stack of scrap paper. They wadded up the paper threw "cannonballs" at each other. They loved it!

The captain got to sit up in the pirate ship to open his presents while all the rest of the pirates sat on the floor. I think he felt pretty cool being up higher than everyone else.

This party was a huge hit, and so fun to do. Hope you got some good ideas for your next pirate party.

Semi-Homemade

A REALLY long time ago I posted about how I was wondering if I should make Baby K's blessing outfit, or if I should use one of the ones I made for my other boys. Later I told you that I had "sort of" made him his own outfit, but that I was waiting to get the pictures back before I wrote my post. I know you thought the day would never come, but I just got the pictures back about 2 days ago, so here is the long-awaited post.

I decided to call his outfit "Semi-Homemade"

Shirt - Store bought

Tie - Homemade

Socks - Store bought

Booties - Homemade

Shorts - Store bought

Blanket - Homemade

There you have it - "Semi-Homemade."

{Thanks to my wonderful friend for the great pictures. She took some REALLY fantastic pictures. Visit her blog here.}

"Ties for Little Guys"

If you have been to my Etsy shop recently, you will have noticed that it is empty. With the move, the kids home for summer, and all our summer visitors there has been no time to keep up with my shop. So I finally decided that the shop would have to be on hold until school starts again. But I am getting things ready. This is something new I will be adding to my shop. My "Ties for Little Guys" (thanks to my SIL for the cute name) will be in the shop this September (or late August if I am really ambitious).

Refinished Crib

So here was the before for the crib. I just knew it had potential!

And here is the after.

Wash. Sand. Prime. Paint. And voila, a beautiful new crib!

Himalayan Poppy... the color even sounds pretty.

Update: I am linking this post up to Furniture Feature Friday on Miss Mustard Seed's Creative Blog. Check it out!

It's a Jungle in Here!

Big "K" just had his 6th birthday last week. Well, you know me... we had to do it right! We went on a jungle expedition. Enjoy the journey....

Decisions, Decisions

We will be blessing Baby K in a couple of weeks, so I am naturally thinking about what he should wear. I've had something different and handmade for each of my other kids.

I made this outfit and blanket for my first son to be blessed in.

I made this for my second son.

This beauty was made for my beautiful little princess, but not by me. It was made by someone much more talented than me.

Look at the amazing detail on this thing. Isn't it gorgeous?!

I pulled them all out the other day and it got me thinking, "Am I wasting my time making another blessing outfit for Baby K? I have two perfectly fine outfits to choose from right here. They've only been worn once. The next one I make will just be worn once and then packed away like the others."



Then my other side says, "All the other kids have their own special outfit, he deserves his own. And I have been wanting to put them out on display somehow. If I don't make another one, I won't be able to do that." So I am torn. I'm definitely leaning towards making another outfit, but I'm just not sure.

So here are my questions for you:


1. Should I make him his own outfit or just use one of the others?


2. Do you have any good or unique ideas for displaying the blessing clothes?


Please comment. I need some good advice.

A Beanie for Baby Revised

Remember this post with the creepy picture? Well, here is a replacement picture. Much cuter, don't you think?



And just in case you were wondering what is under that hat...


Lots and lots of hair.

Baby "K"

This is a little something I put together for my baby.




The tutorial for the little booties is at Stardust Shoes. I can't wait to see him in it. Actually, I can't wait to see him period.

A Beanie for Baby

I absolutley LOVE the little hats at this Esty shop. They are adorable. I've looked everywhere for a tutorial or a pattern for these cute visor beanies, but I have had no luck. That's probably just as well because I've never been very good at following a crochet pattern. So when I couldn't find one I decided to just wing it. So here is my first visor beanie made for the little guy who will soon be joining my family...




Is it just me, or is the second picture a little creepy. I wanted to show the hat being worn, but since I don't have anyone that small around here I had to settle for a doll, but it's kinda creeping me out. Dolls just do that to me anyway, so maybe it's just me.