Scout Turns 4

Scout was able to celebrate his 4th birthday in Bahrain.  Thankfully some of his presents from the Grandparents arrived on his actual Birthday. I don't have any pictures of the presents from us.

Buddy is 8!

Birthday's come fast around here.  Buddy turned 8 this week and that means NO CARSEAT! He is very excited about that.  He is growing fast and every time I turn around he surprises me with something. (sometimes good, sometimes bad)  He wanted a sleepover, so we ended up having 3 kids from another family spend the night, then everyone got a friend for the night.

He does hate having his picture taken, so I only have a few when he was busy opening his presents.

 He is hiding under the table ans wouldn't come out to blow out the candles until I put the camera away.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Grandma

We took a weekend and spent it celebrating Grandma's birthday.  The kids got lots of cuddle time on the porch and even more time sailing and attempting water skiing.

 Uncle B and Buddy showing their best side to the camera,

Fun in the pool, why Scout is wearing a life jacket I don't know, but he loved playing in the pool all weekend.

 As always the hammock is the best spot in the shade.

 Then I tried taking a face shot of each of the Grandchildren, I was partially successful, and I love how their personalities shine through.

Cousin A

 Cousin R

 Munchkin

 Princess

 And then the boys... who don't always love having their picture taken....

Scout

Happy Birthday Grandma! We love you!

Scout is 2!

It seems strange that the baby is now 2.  He is growing quickly and finally talking a lot.

 He had a little help blowing out his candles.

 

The family all came over for burgers and hot dogs on his Birthday and he loved all the attention.  He is a sweet little boy who loves playing and following the other kids around.  He also loves his blankie, and wants to drag it everywhere.  He keeps me on my toes and I love him.

Munchkin turns 5!!

How is it that Munchkin is 5?  She was just a little baby when I started this blog.  The day of her little family party she (and some siblings) were sick so we cancelled it, but she still had cupcakes and ice cream at home.

 This guy was making us laugh.  He didn't want to use his hands and ate his entire cupcake without them.

 Munchkin's creative side is coming through.  I know this picture is fuzzy, but she took it and it is of the signs she made for her store/restaurant.  It had pictures of the stuff she sold and she spent a few hours playing store.  It was fun.

 

Princess' 9th Birthday

Princess turned 9 and she was very excited to have a party with friends AND a party with family.  I never got to take a picture of her with her cakes, but I did get pictures of them playing with the balloons before school.

Birthday Bags

Princess was very excited to have friends sleep over for her Birthday.  You can do that when you are 9.   I decided to make purses for the girls to have as favors .   They are copied off of a purse my mom made for Princess when she was 3 or 4.  The strap is too short, but she still loves it. 

I am posting lots of pictures and directions only so I know how to make them again if I ever make more.  I don't have a pattern for them.

2 squares, 15" square is a good size.  18" worked OK, but a little big for girls. Sew around leaving a hole to turn it.

 Fuse heavyweight interfacing (for twill fabrics) or lightweight fusible fleece (for thin cotton fabric) to one side.

 Clip corners, turn and topstitch around the whole thing. (closes the hole) I use a chopstick to get the corners square.

 Fold into a triangle with the outside facing in.  Draw lines at the 1/3rd and 2/3rd mark. Sew but stop 1" from the edge on the top.

 Fold over and turn in the outside corners. 

 Hand stitch the top edge down and then fold down the top flap.

 Add velcro to keep flaps closed.

 Use a ribbon or a self faces strap, and zig-zag on the sides to secure.

 Admire all of the purses in a row.

The girls loved them and I like the fruit ones the best. They each have 3 pockets, one with vecro on each side and then middle one is just a flat open pocket. The striped ones are lined with pink, and have grosgrain ribbon straps.  The flowered one is a little big and not as nice.  It is still here because the girls didn't like it.  I don't really like it either, but I will give it away to someone. I am sure I can find a little girl who likes it. 

The ones with fusible fleece are actually quite padded and would work great as a little camera bag, a snap could be added to the middle pocket to keep it closed.

Happy 7th Birhday Buddy

My son is 7 years old... where did all that time go. He is now an independant child who loves swimming, music and almost any sport.

He had a great birthday, he got to play with his cousins, Grandparents and his aunt and uncle.  We finally live close enough to have family over for a Birthday Party.  He had chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and chocolate ice cream, AND Daddy made chocolate mousse from scratch.  All this after homemade pizza for dinner.  The only bad part of his day was getting stung by a jellyfish and crying for a LONG time until it started to feel better.   I don't think he will want to play in the water for a little while.

 He took this picture and asked me to post it.  We dig this sign out every birthday and the kids love to see it hung in the house.

Happy 8th Birthday

Princess is officially 8 years old.  That seems unbelievable to me.  She started out so little.

Now she is out of a car seat and in 2nd grade.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!