artsy-crafty babe

week 2

2012-05-31T19:23:18-05:00

I'm still grannying along.

New yarn arrived, which caused me to re-think a little. Sort of. I jumped in at the beginning, using what I had. Once the new yarn arrived, which I didn't think anything about when ordering, it caused me to think a bit about what colors I was using. Really, I liked the feel of the new yarn much better that what I already had.

Then I decided that I didn't want to go the pink/purple/blue route so much. The yellow, orange, and gray were calling me more.

I looked around my living room and deiced that my favorite anthro pillows were going to be my inspiration. Funny how I ordered those colors without even noticing. So I completed week 2, then made week 1 again. I didn't mind. I then decided that a little pink and purple mixed in was okay. So far, my grand total is 15 colors, but there may be more on the way.

I can't wait to see what week 3 brings!

It's not too late to join in...you know you want to!

what i wore

2012-05-30T06:29:00-05:00

Okay, so I got a new battery for my camera remote, pulled out the tripod and actually *tried* to do better. I think it is an improvement, but there is still much to learn. I still haven't figured out how to get a decent full body shot, so you'll have to use your imagination on this one.

When I decided to do these posts, I told myself that I wasn't going to do any of those silly looking away fashion shots, but here I am, looking away. Gah!

It's just a simple outfit, but I felt cute in it. The tank is from Old Navy and is kind of stretched out, the cardi is from Target, the skirt is one I made about 6 yrs ago after Ava was born, the wedges are from Target, and the belt is from who knows where. If I do this long enough you'll learn that most of my clothes come from Old Navy & Target.

It's ridiculous how many shots I took to get these few. Honestly, most looked like this - hee hee! I may have trouble seeing myself in the mirror, but I have no problem laughing at myself doing silly things like this!! Yes, there's definitely room for improvement, LOL!!

God Bless Ceci

2012-05-29T16:28:36-05:00

The month of May is always busy for us. We have 3 birthdays, Mother's Day, a dance recital, extended family birthdays, and various other little things thrown in. This year we had some biggies thrown into the mix - a First Communion (Alex) and a Baptism (Ceci). Sandwiched between Lily's actual birthday and her sleepover friend party, we celebrated Ceci's Baptism on Saturday afternoon.

Going into it I was feeling a bit frazzled. We usually do this before our babies are 3 months old, but here we were with Ceci approaching 7 months. Would the christening gown still fit her? The gown worn by her sisters, brother and cousins? Would she look like a giant baby up there among the newborns? Or be totally uncooperative when it came time to pour water on her head? Thankfully, she hasn't grown like her oldest sister & brother, so the gown fit fine. And the other baby being baptized was 6 months old and screamed like a banshee the entire Mass (hee hee), my little Ceci looked like an angel up there!

Once we got to church a calmness came over me. We forgot the bonnet and she wasn't wearing anything on her feet, but we made it on time. It was a beautiful baptism (despite that screaming baby). Ceci was in the best of spirits. Seeing each of my kids sneak kisses on Ceci while the baptism was taking place was heart warming. This baby is so loved.

After Mass we all gathered at our house for some celebrating. It was how I think entertaining should be, but rarely is for me. Entertaining usually stresses me out, but I had everything done ahead of time this time around. We were able to enjoy good food and visit with our family and friends, stress-free.

I'd have taken more photos, but I was in the moment. It wasn't until everyone had left that I thought to get some photos of Ceci in her christening gown. My sweet baby. Bless you, Ceci!

eleven

2012-05-28T22:51:35-05:00

We celebrated another birthday around here last week. The biggest turned 11. Wow. I was given strict orders to not write anything sappy here, so I won't. But I will say that I am proud of this one. She's a great kid and I have no doubt that she'll go on to do great things :)

Happy Birthday, Lily! I love you!!

what I wore

2012-05-23T09:15:37-05:00

Y'all, I suck at this!! I almost didn't go through with it. Not only am I doing a sucky job getting photos of my outfits, I'm having a hard time seeing myself in these sucky photos. Of course, seeing myself and accepting myself is why I'm participating. I'm still hanging on to a good 20 lbs of pregnancy weight (probably closer to 30 lbs if I'm honest). Dressing this foreign body is HARD!! Okay, here it is.

5/16 just a regular work outfit. top: anthropologie, skirt: wal-mart, necklace and bracelets: ??? too bad you can't see the cute black open toe wedges from target that I'm wearing.

5/17 dress rehearsal edition. lovely photo in a smudged up dressing room mirror :) top: target, ankle pants: jcp, wedges: target

5/22 comfy work outfit, baby on my hip out in the yard edition. I was trying to do better. I used the self timer, but I was too far away (using the grill as a tripod becuse I'm too lazy to use a real tripod). I was going to try again, this was supposed to be a test photo, but the phone rang then I got distracted and changed into shorts & a tank (not showing you THAT!). Oh well, this is all I got!! top: anthropologie, pants: jcp, sandals: ?? (you can't even see them, so it doesn't really matter)

Once I get a new battery for my camera remote, it will get better, I promise. Bear with me!!!