Family Photos

So here are the family photos we had taken a few weeks ago. I am really excited to have some great shots of all of us together.

We went to Simplicity Photography (see the link on the side if you want to see more of her work). Angie is an amazing photographer whose blog I've been stalking.
Rex was really good for the whole shoot.

We often just walk down the middle of the street together in coordinating outfits, you know.

I love this one of Rex in black and white. He looks so innocent. It's a good one for me to look at on a day when he's driving me crazy:)

He was totally hamming it up for the ladies.

AND she actually got a picture of Baden without his Heaton scowl. Now that's talent.

Thanks again Jeff, for spoiling me and letting us get these photos taken. You're the best!

Hair Wear

This post is for Lec. She wanted to see some of the hair clips I've been working on. I love all the funky headbands and clips that are popping up in stores, so I've been making some of my own. I made this one for my sister that just ran a HALF MARATHON yesterday! Yeah, Cassie rocks. She didn't even walk any of it.

I made this fabric flower from an old shirt. I added a button to the middle and then added these wooden leaf-shaped buttons to the edges. I loved anything leaf-related, in case you didn't know.

This one is more for a younger girl.

I made this one and wore it in our family photos. You'll notice the new header and I'll be posting all the pictures soon. I love taking pics of my boys, but I really wanted some of all of us together. So, my very kind husband let us go to an amazing photographer.

That's all for now. I'll be posting a lot this week. Lots of pictures and projects. Stay tuned.

Another Halloweinie

Here are my boys all ready to trick or treat this year.

This little fry understood the whole process quite well this year.
Can you tell the difference between this year's hotdog and the 2007 one? You can at least tell by knowing I have a better camera now than I did then.

Hope you all had a great Halloween.

Cozy

This snuggley little guy is already 5 months old now! I can't believe how fast it's happened. He has me wrapped around his baby finger. Didn't take him long to figure out how to do that.

Sew Busy

I've been really into the idea of "refashioning" shirts lately. I tried my hand it this before, but this time around I found a blog that had some cool ideas. (See the "crafty inspiration" link called "my mama made it.") Here's what I made yesterday.

I used scraps from old shirts I don't wear anymore, so the only expense is the plain shirt and I did buy these buttons because I really liked them. They are oval-shaped and wooden.
On the child front....we bought Rex a piggy bank. It's only natural that he will become a penny-pincher. He's our child. I used to ask my mom if I could have the money she was going to spend on the happy meal instead of getting it. She never said yes, but I kept trying. I also might have sold oragami at recess in third grade. Anyhow, here's our little tightwad now.

I love how he has his little lips pursed. It requires a lot of concentration, you know.

Editing

I was just playing around with my photo editing software tonight. I brought up this image from June and messed around with it.

Two Looks Good on You

Rex is a pretty fun two year old. He has a great sense of humor and he's really sweet, too.

Here are his latest moves:

- He often asks me what time it is. He doesn't expect me to say "nap time" or "lunch time." He really wants the actual time. While I'm pretty sure the numbers mean nothing to him right now, he's content just to hear the answer.

- He says, "Holy Cow!" about a lot of things. I'll see if I can get a video of him saying it because the way he says it is really funny.

- Sometimes he starts looking around for something and then he says, "Mommy, where is my super suit? I need it!" If you haven't seen "The Incredibles" this won't mean anything to you, but it's his favorite movie right now.

I love him at every age, but I really get a kick out of him right now.