Sew proud

I am tickled pink that I successfully sewed my first project last night (and today). I'm fairly certain that Austin doesn't check this blog, so I feel comfortable sharing the results, even though it is for his birthday.

I made two coordinating pillowcases...sports themed, of course. For Christmas, he asked for "fun" sheets, but since his bed is a Queen, I couldn't find ANY anywhere. Then when I got my sewing machine, I thought that at least he could have fun pillowcases! I found a pattern online, picked out the fabric (which I LOVE by the way) and bravely embarked on my new adventure. Alas, Christmas is over, but thankfully, his birthday is right around the corner! I am so pleased with the results, even if they aren't perfect and hope it is the first of many projects to come (seriously, how hard is a pillowcase?!?! not very!).

Last night, the four of us met Laura, Matt and Daphne (10 months old) at Lone Spur...our old stomping ground. We all had a blast and honestly, the kids were fantastic. An older gentleman even stood up when we were leaving and said, "Oh, I didn't even notice you were going because the kids have been so well behaved." That was very kind of him to say, because I always worry about others being bothered. Daphne is so stinkin' cute and makes the funniest expressions. She even does Korri's squinched-up-nose face!

Laura and Matt were great sports and rolled with the punches considering the fiasco that follows my children (eating off the floor, stealing D's sippy cup, eating raw onions and yes, Finn is drinking salsa!). It is always tough to find a time to get together (what with coordinating three nap schedules!), but we always manage to have such a great time and it goes by far too quickly.

Also, it was Finn's first outing wearing big boy underwear. Up until now, we've put a diaper on when we leave the house. Even with a diaper, he often would let us know when he had to go, so Jim figured it was time. I think the two of them went to the bathroom four or five times, but not accidents!