Happy Anniversary To Me!!!

I just realized today, that tomorrow is the 1 year anniversary from the time that my most awesome friends took me out to dinner and showered me with baby gift after baby gift. Click here for photos

Thanks again friends for that evening. I often think of your generosity, and the fun we had together that night.

Can you believe that 1 year ago tomorrow I was THIS BIG???

Quite possibly the funniest photo ever

Do those faces not make you laugh out loud?

And speaking of funny...

Tonight, Eden was playing with a ball that her neighbor friend let her borrow and bring home. Jonathon was holding this ball in the kitchen and for some reason he said, "What the H?" (he really said the letter H)

And then handed the ball back to Eden. Who looked at the ball and asked, "Where's the H? There's no H. Take the H out!! I don't want the H in there. I don't want the H in there!"

Jonathon and I basically cracked up and I litterally almost peed my pants i was laughing so hard. It took us a few moments to catch our breath and Jonathon tried to help her. He said, "Eden, there is no H in there." And she said very upset, "Yes there is! It's right there!" So, he pretended to take it out...she was happy again.

Singing in the rain

This morning it was raining...we still had fun.

I finally made a dress!!!!

I've been saying (in my head) for years (2 whole years)..."I wanna sew a dress for Eden."

I even started a dress, twice. Two different dresses. Neither of them were ever finished.

But, last night was the night that magic happened for me. I was energized. I'd napped from 8pm-10pm. I was excited, and inspired, and ready to get to work.

Usually when I start a sewing project it ALWAYS takes 3 times longer than anticipated. But, last night...somehow my 2 hour dress, actually took 2 hours! (plus 45 minutes this morning to finish up the finishing touches and have Eden try it on for good measure)


I still need to sew in a zipper since it's a little to tight to slip over her head. I've never done this before, but I'm looking forward to the challenge! Plus I kinda wanna change the sleeves. But I LOVE IT! And so does she. She didn't want to take it off today. That made me feel good. (Which means I couldn't get her to stand still long enough to take a decent photo.)

So, the zipper and sleeves will also probably take another 60 minutes. Which means that my 2 hour dress will have actually taken 3.75 hours. But hey! It's not 6 right??

Oh, and where did I get this pattern/idea for this super cute twirly dress? I patterned it after a dress my siste gave Eden last year for her birthday/Easter! She was starting to outgrow it, so I just cut everything a tad bigger...and it worked!

How I'm going green! ;-)

I'm trying to turn my family into hippies: Wheat grass, alfalfa sprouts, hummus, sprouted lentils, the like. It's been fun.

So far I have grown this...which we turned into this.

I made a trail mix with dried apples, cranberries, and sprouted sunflower seeds

Alfalfa sprouts

Lentil sprouts (I love these)



Things I wanna buy now:
Heavy duty juicer
Vita-Mix or Blend Tech
Dehydrator

I love new hobbies!!!...if only they weren't so expensive!

Hitting newstands today!!

Thanks Malik, (and his family) for inviting us to you super fun Birthday Party! Though last week's "tsunami drill" we had instead of your party was pretty interesting, yesterday definitely took the cupcake!!!!

Instead of celebrating Malik's birthday last Saturday...he with the rest of the island was stranded on high ground awaiting the tsunami...which luckily was minuscule.

So yesterday, we made up for it!

Dear Mom (and anyone else who cares),

I shoved my bed in this corner. Eventually I will re-do my room...but I am still brainstoring color combination. This is what it looks like right now, with a faux fabric headboard taped to my wall, and a fitted sheet for a curtain. But, I love that the layout gives me a little more space. Now, to find new furtiture. ;-)

Current color scheme idea...I really like this bed.

And for the record, I also like these window treatments,

And this bathroom