Me and my beautiful babies

 Miss Hazel is growing up way to fast! 

 Nothing is more sacred and beautiful than the ability to give birth to your best friend.

 One of many reason I love you Matt.  Yummm.

 The Baconator

 I finally took Oliver up on his offer for a nap.

 Hazel and Britton are best buds.  I can't imagine why.

 A little duet

 A Tri-et?

The Lego master hard at work

 Our little tornado hard at work

The Funny Stuff My Kids Say...

 Just something to think about.

So on to my story.  The other day I was subbing at church for a friend (nursery time).  After all the chaos had dissipated and there were only a few parents left in the room, Oliver (who I was holding in my arms) turns to me with a very serious look on his face and starts patting and poking me on the chest.  We then had a very strange conversation that went like this:
Oliver:  "Humm... they look a little like mountians"
Me:  "Ummm... thanks, I think"
Snickering parent #1:  "At least he didn't say mosquito bites hahaha"
Snickering Parent #2:  "Or pancakes hahaha"
Thanks Oliver for mortifying me in front of my fellow church attendees.  Really appreciate it.

Some other little ditties that crack me up:

 -Oliver says to Hazel after a bath one night "Hazel, you awesome naked!"

-At least 10 times a day Oliver will ask me "Hows you nap mommy?"  I think this is his way of hinting  "Hey mom you look like crap, perhaps you should go back to bed?" 

-When ever someone passes gas Oliver says "You make a poopie in your pants?"

-Me:  "Who does Mommy love?"
Oliver:  "Oliver... and prettys... and sewing".

A Rug For My Mug

 One of my secret obsessions that my husband puts up with is my love of mugs.  I have mugs for every holiday and occasion.  The "W" is the newest addition to the Mug Family.  (You can go ahead and picture Matt rolling his eyes). 
So, to honor my mug, I made it a rug.

I have to say I am a little annoyed with my choice of fabric.  The grey and white fabric has so many squiggles that it makes my sewing look crooked (more crooked than it really is I should say).  Oh well. 

Here is mug rug 2.0  No squiggles.

A Few Random Beautifuls....

 Miss Hazel Sunday morning before church.  I just can't get over those beautiful blue eyes!

My handsome Oli-pop.  He is becoming such a big boy!

 Hazel loves anything with a face on it.  She will snuggle and slobber all over her stuffed animals and chance she gets.

 As you can see Oliver is in love with his Daddy.  I can't blame him, so am I.

Brother and Sister love

Good morning Oliver, how about a back rub?

 ...or a big hug?

Squeeeeezeeee

 

 Hugs are the best!

...and a big smooch!

My latest project

 A while back I was looking for a book that would help me grow as a quilter (being that I don't know what I'm doing most of the time) and I came across this little beauty.  Now that it's cold out, it's time to dive into my winter sport of quilting.  I'm going to attempt to make a quilt made entirely of blocks from this book.  Below are my first two.  This project is going to take forever!

I'm using Joel Dewberry's Modern Meadow and Kona solids in pale blue, navy, avocado green and taupe 

for most of the quilt blocks.

Hazel's First Steps

 

Here are Hazel's first steps!

She has been practicing.  Look how good she is now!

One of my favorite things

Sewing has become a great source of happiness for me.
It's my 'time out' that I look forward to every day.

One thing that makes it all happen that I can't live without. 

My Viking. 

 This Viking...

 Not this Viking.

Here is where the magic happens.  It is my Lady Lounge where beautiful things are created.

 These blocks will eventually be a quilt for Hazel's first Birthday.  Guess I had better get moving.

I just love this vintage fabric. 

These block will hopefully turn into a queen size quilt that will grace my bed.  Long way to go!

These stars are a bit tricky but I'm getting the hang of it.

 This is the quilt I made for my friend Jenna when she had her baby girl.

Merry Christmas!

 Here are some highlights from our Christmas morning.  Enjoy!

What at ham!  She had so much fun!

Oliver loved his new airplane

Classic 'I'm so excited I can barely stand it' photo

Matt is in love with his new slippers.

Miss Hazel loved her new purse.  Off to the mall with mommy!

The stroller was the biggest hit of the morning

When given a choice between OH and HO I choose OH.  I really need to have a third child so it's less confusing to people.  If I had a Theodore I could be HOT.

Holiday party

 Matt's co-worker Julie was kind enough to have us over for a Holiday party.  The highlights of the evening were: a deep fat fried turkey, white elephant gifts and a whole room full of sugar high children!

 Hazel got a few laughs out of her great love of celery

 I wish I had a fence around my Christmas tree!

No work party would be complete without the Bagleys!

 Earlier that day we were over at the Anderson's for Drake's 3rd Birthday.  As you can see Oliver and Drake love each other.

 Playing the new awesome game Drake got for his birthday.  Matt looks very pretty in his party hat.

Dr. Wheatley 2.0