Project Life Week 5

Here's week 5!   You'll notice there are no pictures from Charlie and Adella's Birthday party, I plan to add a full 2 pages spread once I get all the pictures.  I tend to do that when we have big or important events.

Instagram - in-it

My camera on my phone isn't great, so I prefer to use my regular camera mostly, but sometimes the phone is closer and I have to get the moment NOW so I grab for it!  Here are the instagrams for the week (I know those that follow me already saw these, but ya know, the grandparents always want more more more!)

A little football

Very blurry, but Charlie was laughing at Grandpa Button's funny faces on skype

So sweet!   He's modeling the new towel bibs mommy made (FYI, easiest project ever and these bibs are AWESOME!   They don't even try to rip them off! I made 10 of them in well under an hour)

Peg Board sewing organizer

I had the genius idea a week or so ago to put a pegboard above my tiny sewing area, the table is already small and once you add a sewing machine, a serger and a project, there is no room for tools.  All my stuff gets lost and I also have to worry about little hands grabbing scissors that I didn't even know where there!   So here was my solution!  LOVE IT!

I have serger threads on hooks on the side (need to get a few more).   The thing in the middle is the long arm quilting table for my machine.  The baskets are cheapy walmart baskets (in the kitchen organization section).  We got the pegboard from lowes and they cut it in half for us.  We got all the hooks at harbor freight in a box, we bought two boxes for 3.40 each!  The whole project was well under $30 and we still have another half of the pegbaord plus lots of hooks to go organizing somewhere else!  I still have tons of hooks we didn't use, but we need more of the longer ones for the serger threads. I also don't like my regular thread on the hooks so I'm gonna change that, but here it is for now!   Now I know where all my tools are and I won't have to buy elastic for every project because I don't know what I have at home!

Project Life Week 4

One whole year!

We had a great day - I sang Happy Birthday a gazillion times, we played, went shopping and ate dinner at Red Robin!

We headed outside as the sun was setting to try to get some pictures - trying to take pics of two one year olds that walk is not easy!  I don't care if you are by yourself or have a whole crew!  All they wanted to do was play!  But I got a few and they capture their personalities anyway right?

Adella likes to point! 

This is my best attempt at getting both of them to look at me at the same time - um FAIL!

This was my favorite and best one of Charlie - my little stone face!   At 1 year old, Charlie is a mover!  He has become so quick, almost running!  Our pediatrician told us we could flip their car seats to front facing as soon as they start running - at least 3 to 6 more months if possible.  I don't think Charlie is going to make it that long!   This kid has started to really like food more this last week, in fact it seems like right on his 1st birthday he decided it was way good!  He started eating more and more that day which is good because it was time for the formula to go (oh my I am so grateful!).  Charlie remains a perfect sleeper, he will fall asleep and generally stay asleep even through his sisters screaming - he is one amazing kid!  It's actually quite strange that he does that because loud noises in general terrify him.  We have to hold him while we vacuum  he screams and chases it around if we don't!   He also hates the vita-mix when it gets turned up to fast.   Charlie' best trick is clapping, which he likes to do just about every time you ask (as long as there aren't lots of people watching) Charlie is getting taller, but isn't packing on the pounds yet!  He's just too active!  Here are his stats:

He is up exactly 1 lb in the last two months.   He's only slightly ahead of Adella, though when you look at him he looks much taller, and when you pick him up he feels much heavier too!

This little cutie is catching up to her brother in walking - she is getting pretty fast herself!   She is also a great little eater (though becoming somewhat picky at times).   She love loves berries the most right now I think!   She laughs and smiles at everything, she's a little shy but getting better.   She is a total Daddy's girl, it's too darn cute the way she lights up when daddy is around (not so much fun when daddy leaves though!)   She likes to point and will sometimes show you where her ear is and sometimes wave bye bye- though she pretty much refuses most of the time!  She also has a new move she likes to do when excited, she twist her body side to side - 

this photo is completely blurry but it demonstrates her new move in action!

Adella is also quite small in weight and not getting much bigger (she was 17lbs 8 oz at 10 months).

We took them to Red Robin for their birthday, I mean how can you not go get your free birthday meal at Red Robin?    Adella didn't eat much, but Charlie was having a great time!  He ate tons, and then figured out how to throw his food up in the air - I know, not the best table manners, but he loved watching the pieces fall back down!

What a fun year we have had!  We are grateful for all the love and support of our family and friends!   We had an awesome birthday party yesterday, luckily Rachel was able to take pictures for us, so I'll have a fun post up when I get those from her.