Happy Birthday Babe!

Can you believe this sweet face is 32? I can't. Frankly, he doesn't even look like it.

Today is Jeff's birthday. We celebrated yesterday. We made pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream. We went swimming with the boys. We opened presents and we made a yummy dinner and made a chocolate cake. Tonight Jeff's parents had us over for a fantastic dinner. It was a great weekend celebration.

There's a lot to celebrate. I can't imagine my life without Jeff. He is an amazing husband. He is an outstanding father. He is my best friend. He has exceeded my expectations and wishes. I love you so much Jeff! Thank you for making me SO happy.

My Baby Bade

This bib says it all - "Mommy's Trooper." Baden had his first real cold this week. His nose was running and he couldn't breathe well enough to use his binky much at night. He also spent the week listening to his sick brother WHINE A LOT. However, through it all, he was really good. I love this kid.

On a side note, Baden has taken up singing. When Rex and I sing to him he tries his best to sing along. It's adorable.

Clothing Creations

Well, the boys and I all have a cold, so I thought I'd post some things I was making a few weeks ago. I don't want my blog to bore you all and I don't want to risk a hostile takeover like this one.

So, here are a few recent projects. I sewed on these strips of fabric to look like a scarf and made a snowflake hairclip to go with it. No, I'm not wearing this one. It went to someone much cuter and younger than me.

Here was a bleach pen experiment that I fell in love with. I taped down some paper letter that said, "Skater." Then I bleached a pattern around them including some stitching marks. Let it dry for a day, wash it, and presto! You have a cool Hurley-inspired sweatshirt that only cost $6.
Then I stitched on a letter "e" just to add some more texture.

I'm on to more projects, but they are top secret for now.....oh, the suspense.

Zippy

These pics are especially for Aunt Malinda. This is Kate and Dave's sweet, little nameless baby. Yup, she's home from the hospital and nameless. Everyone keeps referring to her as "Zippy," and I think it's going to stick!

She has cute, redish-colored hair.
She's tiny! Well, not really. She's over 8 pounds, but she just looks so teeny-tiny since she's brand new.

Congrats Kate and Dave. She's perfect! Now we can't wait to find out what we should call her.

Two and a Half

Little Rex is now two and a half! Here he is with his buddy Sophie. She is such a doll and they play together really well.

I wanted to record a couple more funny things Rex has said lately. He's a funny little guy.

Rex: "I don't like Santa Claus!" Me: "Why?" Rex: "He's old." After explaining that Sant brought him presents he was okay with him again, but I thought it was pretty funny.

We took Rex to In and Out for the first time. On our way out the door he said, "That was fun. That was a fun cheeseburger." I have never seen him really eat much of a cheeseburger, but he was all over that one. He's got good taste.

Seven months?

Wow, this little man is already seven months! Yikes! He is still growing fast. I had to snap a quick picture of him today while he still fits into this 12-18 month outfit. Yes, we grow 'em big here.

Baden has been into smacking his lips like crazy. I think it's adorable. He is the happiest little guy ever. I really wish I could freeze him at this age...minus the spitting up.

One of Those Days...

Well, we had our first expense of the year on New Year's Day. Our freezer died. A day after we stocked with food from Costco. Yup. Not so good. At first we thought it was just the freezer, but then the whole unit went through a slow, painful death.

Below: Rex is currently in love with that green colored Odwalla juice. He is not in love with me taking his picture, in case that wasn't clear.

Here was our make-shift freezer. Luckily our neighbor also let us use some fridge space till the new one arrived. And luckily the giant birds in our backyard only ate the waffles.
Our new fridge arrived late last night and the drama is over. Come on over and have some filtered water or ice. Yeah, baby - that's an upgrade.