tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91532389991311833302024-03-18T20:48:33.707-07:00Sew FickleI'm "Sew" Fickle so I like to dabble into everything. I enjoy sewing, crocheting, cooking, baking, teaching...you name it. I'm also a very passionate person so I like to give everything I have into the things I do and if you're ever around me, you'll hear about my latest passions.
My inspirations comes from my family because I want to bless them and be the best wife and mother I can be. The Proverbs 31 Woman is the woman I aspire to be.Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-34280635007258186472012-11-02T07:35:00.003-07:002012-11-02T07:57:39.321-07:00yubo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The boy's <a href="http://www.getyubo.com/" target="_blank">yubo lunch boxes</a> arrived last week and I absolutely love them. I ordered them when I saw a coupon for 25% off your entire purchase. If you know me, I have a hard time resisting a good sale (or just buying things in general). Again, why we're on the <a href="http://www.daveramsey.com/fpu" target="_blank">Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University Plan </a>and why I'm suppose to be on a strict cash only system because I lack self-control when it comes to shopping. Pray for me, seriously!</div>
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I had each of the faceplates personalized for the boys. Bryland wanted the <a href="http://www.getyubo.com/grey-lunchbox-with-personalized-sharks-faceplate-set/" target="_blank">Shark yubo Set</a> but it didn't come in green but since the faceplates are interchangeable I ordered it because it was gray and that's the color I wanted for GRAYdon so the two of them switched.</div>
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Jackson wanted the <a href="http://www.getyubo.com/orange-lunchbox-with-personalized-happy-dinos-faceplate-set/" target="_blank">Happy Dinos Set</a> and I ordered it just the way it came and it fits him so perfectly, I couldn't be happier. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jackson's yubo with drink holder.</td></tr>
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Graydon at this point still hasn't expressed what he likes since he's only 21 months old so I ordered him the <a href="http://www.getyubo.com/green-lunchbox-with-personalized-space-faceplate-set/" target="_blank">Green Space Set</a> and again he and Bryland switched so they could have the yubo in the color they wanted.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Graydon's yubo with "matching" drink holder. I thought it was going to be gray but came in black.</td></tr>
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Here are the three lunch boxes. The handles can be attached anywhere and came in the set. You could even put them on the "side" but then the faceplates wouldn't have been facing the right way and that would bother me. :)</div>
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Here is a picture with the matching drink holders. Once you add the sets in your cart, you can select the matching drink holders if you choose. Again, since you can place the handle anywhere around the lunch box you can do the same with the drink holders. </div>
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I haven't decided what water bottles I want to save to buy the boys yet. I of course want one that has at least 3 color options and easy to clean. I'm going to try to steer away from the ones with the tricky drink spouts that you never know if you're doing a good job cleaning them or not. I don't want my kids to be drinking mold! You know what I mean? I can always go back to the Nalgene or <a href="http://www.kleankanteen.com/" target="_blank">Klean Kanteen</a>, since they have so many cap options to choose from.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are all three with the drink holders on. They velcro on.</td></tr>
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I packed Bryland and Jackson's lunch the exact same. I'm still trying to figure out what to pack and what to buy to give them a variety of food that they'll actually eat. The yubo comes with an awesome <a href="http://www.getyubo.com/products/Ice-Pack.html" target="_blank">ice pack</a> so I could put food in here that needed to stay cold. I used the two <a href="http://www.getyubo.com/products/Medium-Containers-%252d-2-pack.html">medium sized containers</a> (I bought separately) and two small sized containers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Costco Dino chicken nuggets, string cheese, ketchup, frozen edamame (thawed by lunch time), olives, chocolate covered pretzel and Trader Joe's wafers.</td></tr>
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Graydon is still our picky eater. You never know what he'll eat and or when he'll eat. We just had his weight check on Monday and he's in the second percentile. This is good because he's back on the charts! We've been giving him Instant Carnation Breakfast in his milk every morning and now we'll do it anytime he has milk now. He likes soup if we give him a straw so the doctor told us to add butter or any fattening ingredients in. Therefore, Graydon has a slightly differently lunch, snack, etc. all the time. I try to pack him things I know he'll eat and some things I hope he'll eat when we're out and about.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Costco Dino chicken nuggets, string cheese, Ritz crackers, Goldfish crackers, apples and M&Ms.</td></tr>
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The boys have Friday School so on Fridays I have to pack them a snack. But since I was on the cleaning crew as well, I packed the lunches pictured above so they could eat before I had to run Bryland to gymnastics! Fridays are our busiest days and we're all exhausted by nap time. Below are the boys' snacks packed in a <a href="http://www.getyubo.com/products/Large-Container-%28sandwich%29.html" target="_blank">large yubo container</a> that came with the set.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pizza Goldfish crackers, applesauce, juice and granola bar.</td></tr>
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Here is another snack I packed the boys before we headed out to the mall last Saturday to find clothes for family pictures coming up soon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goldfish crackers, Ritz crackers, juice and granola bar.</td></tr>
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I am loving the yubo lunch boxes. Since each set came with the large containers and two small containers I did order the <a href="http://www.getyubo.com/products/Medium-Containers-%252d-2-pack.html" target="_blank">medium containers</a> as well to give me more options. I'm so glad I did because the last two Fridays I've used all of the containers. The goodbyn are great but I try not to use those since the boys would have two lunch boxes to carry and that's just too much for us so I try to limit that if possible. Today is the last day of gymnastics and I'm so glad. Bryland luckily isn't interested in it and thinks it's boring. He has two buddies in class with him but that's not enough to keep him there so we'll finally get a little break after today. :) <br />
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I didn't get a chance to take a picture of what I packed the boys today but I'll have to do it with my phone. :) I really want to start making the lunches into themed lunches or characters but I haven't been able to purchase the fun tools to help me do that, so hopefully I will after the holidays. We'll see. Have a blessed week.Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-76485698854578769452012-10-24T16:30:00.000-07:002012-10-24T16:30:27.134-07:00The Fick Five Goodbyn Reveal!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well, you've seen a couple of the Goodbyn's that the boys have decorated and now you get to see all five of them. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All Five of our Goodbyn Lunch Boxes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's Jeremy's lunch box decorated by Bryland and Jackson. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">This is mine and as you can see I have a ring on my finger and a crown. :) Yes, I had fun decorating mine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Bryland's lunch box and he's very proud that he's 5 now!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's Jackson's again. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Graydon's that Bryland decorated. Did you notice that the boys and Jeremy all have the same "eyes"?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys wanted to help me when I was trying to get pictures of the lunch boxes. Bryland is very excited to use his.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jackson again and of course he's wearing his favorite colors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They were walking all over the house with their lunch boxes. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Graydon wanted to do it on his own. We're still in PJs because I had them decorate them after breakfast and their chores. :) Then we had school.</td></tr>
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So far I am loving the Goodbyn Lunch boxes, however, the easiest way to clean them is run them through the dishwasher. And I usually run my dishwasher at night so I have nothing to use to prepare lunch for the next day unless I go back to the old fashion ziplock bags. The other challenge is fitting all 5 of them in the dishwasher with all of our other dishes. I will have to figure out a better system.<br />
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The good news is I ordered the boys' Yubo lunch boxes and they will be arriving tomorrow sometime. I am one of those crazy people who track orders like crazy. :) I plan to use them this Friday when the boys are at Friday School. The boys always pack a snack when they go and this Friday I have cleaning duties to fulfill so I also need to pack them a lunch while I clean. It's going to be a crazy day because after cleaning we go straight to Bryland's gymnastics. Pray for me! <br />
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<br />Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-31029377756870066362012-10-17T07:49:00.002-07:002012-10-17T08:16:50.664-07:00The Original Goodbyn has arrived!!!On Friday, we received two of the Original Goodbyn Bento Lunch boxes I ordered. I had to contact <a href="http://www.goodbyn.com/" target="_blank">Goodbyn</a> to find out where I could still order these from since they'll have their new designs out in 2013. <br />
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Goodbyn suggested <a href="http://www.raspberrykids.com/" target="_blank">Raspberry Kids</a> and <a href="http://www.fenigo.com/" target="_blank">Fenigo</a>. I ended up ordering two from <a href="http://www.kidslandusa.com/" target="_blank">Kid's Land</a> since they had the Red Orange , which is Jackson's favorite color. I also ordered the blue one since Graydon doesn't know what his favorite color is yet. The other 3 that belongs to Bryland, Jeremy and myself <strike>are still on their way from CANADA!!!</strike> just arrived on Monday from <a href="http://www.fenigo.com/" target="_blank">Fenigo</a>. I'll post pictures later.<br />
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When Jackson woke from his late nap, he wasn't very chipper and you can see by the pictures how whiny he was then how happy he was by the end. :) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uh, stop taking pictures of me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmmm...where are the stickers?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There they are. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I get to use ALL of these?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, if you let me open presents when I wake from every nap, I'll be happy.</td></tr>
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I ran the lunch boxes through the dishwasher and had Jackson decorate his and Bryland decorated Graydon's since at the time his hadn't arrived. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are the stickers that came with each of the Goodbyn Lunch Boxes. (Sorry they curled up on the bottom.)</td></tr>
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We started putting their names on the water bottles first. The cap screws on and I decided to have them put their stickers on the side where the "loop" was so their names would be exposed and they could use that part to pull out the drinks.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I put my phone next to it for size comparison.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bryland putting Graydon's name on the water bottle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was so excited to find the perfect letters for his name.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As you can see, we didn't put the stickers on the side of the "loop" here but it's ok. (I'll fix it later.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sweet boy. His eyes always sparkles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a great big brother!!!</td></tr>
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Then they decorated the outside of the Goodbyn Lunch Boxes and it was so much fun. Of course the teacher inside of me went over the "plan" of where to place the eyes, nose, mouth, etc. and then I let them go at it. I did have to help make sure that there were no air bubbles and they turned out so great!</div>
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I love how they got to personalize it. It was so cute to listen to why they chose each sticker. Hehehehe, I love my kids. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The outside of Jackson's work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The inside with the water bottle showing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The outside of Graydon's that Bryland worked so hard on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the inside.</td></tr>
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I was very bummed that we didn't get all 5 of our Goodbyn boxes in time for our <a href="http://www.elevatenw.tv/" target="_blank">Church</a> trip to the Pumpkin Patch. I packed these two for the older boys. Doesn't it look great? </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trader Joe's Sour Cream Popcorn, Target Cheese Balls, Trader Joe's Petite Cocoa Batons (the tiny dessert spot next to water bottle), ice water (to help keep lunches cold), green snap peas, ham sandwich, string cheese and red seedless grapes.</td></tr>
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And this box on top is what I packed for Jeremy. I bought this I believe in the Dollar section at Target a couple years ago. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you see Jackson's impatient hand?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snap peas, red seedless grapes, ham sandwich and string cheese that he didn't like.</td></tr>
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Hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know how I'm doing so I can become a better blogger and obviously photographer. I'll post pictures of all 5 of our Goodbyn Lunch Boxes soon and how to mold hard boiled eggs. :) Have a blessed week.</div>
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Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-42490403257160153972012-10-10T07:45:00.000-07:002012-10-17T07:15:47.020-07:00Bento Excitement!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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For awhile now, I've been wanting to make Bento Lunches but being on the<a href="http://www.daveramsey.com/fpu" target="_blank"> Dave Ramsey Plan</a> we have a limited shopping budget. So, what was a girl to do? I decided to sell some baby things that we no longer need (since we are done having babies) and things that we didn't need around the house. This allowed me to order <a href="http://www.goodbyn.com/" target="_blank">The Original Goodbyn Lunch Boxes</a> for all 5 of us. I figured once I plan our meals better, buy in bulk and waste less we could save even more money. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <a href="http://www.goodbyn.com/" target="_blank">Original Goodbyn Lunch Boxes</a> with ears. The boys will each have their own colors. Jeremy and I will have ones without ears. I was tempted to get the Raspberry ones with ears though. </td></tr>
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However, I have also started a list of other bento boxes I hope to get in the future with other fun tools to help make our lunches even more fun and enjoyable. Here are a few that are on my wish list. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.getyubo.com/" target="_blank">Yubo</a>, probably what I'll try to save up next for. The faceplates can be personalized and are interchangeable. For drinks, they have these velcro pouches that you can attach to the side of the box.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodbyn.com/" target="_blank">Goodbyn Bynto</a> are smaller than the original but still come with stickers and the cute ears. The water bottles are now sold separately.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.planetbox.com/" target="_blank">PlanetBox</a> has two different sizes available (Rover and Launch). You can also find them at Pottery Barn, however they only have limited options to choose from. I have read reviews that they leak so all liquids should be in their round containers (dippers and satellite dish).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.laptoplunches.com/" target="_blank">Laptop Lunch Boxes</a> have many colors available and many options to choose from. I like that these are sold at Whole Foods so I can easily purchase them when we are able. However, they currently only have one color available and I would prefer the boys all have their favorite colored boxes (and Jeremy and I too).</td></tr>
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Our schedule has been so busy the last several months that I've had no time to craft. Crafting was "my time" and was and still is a much needed time, however, we are unable to carve time out for this so I figured this would be my new hobby. A hobby that would allow me to save more by wasting less, making healthier food, make eating fun for my boys, feed my husband (his main love language...yes food...but really Acts of Service) and I'm sure much more.<br />
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I'm sure as I begin to make these lunches, it won't look as cute as many of the Bentos I've seen on several amazing blogs...but maybe one day I will be able to do that. :) We will see where this takes me since I'm Sew Fickle! I'll do my best to take pictures of our Goodbyn and what I decide to pack first. :)<br />
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<br />Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-76149311808534489452011-11-01T21:24:00.000-07:002011-11-01T21:24:38.521-07:00Update (again!)I'll try to make this short. Obviously I'm not the greatest blogger since I can't ever keep up! Now that my husband got me an iPad for our anniversary, maybe I'll be better at it. To be honest, I have 5 drafts that I need to finish. The challenging part is taking pictures, uploading them and then figuring out how to make it look all fancy and nice on here. ;) Just bare with me while I figure it all out.<br />
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Lately, I've been posting pictures on FB recipes I find on blogs I follow or pinterest and recipes I research (mostly cupcakes). And the response has been great, and one of my friend told me I should have a blog. Then everyone...hahaha...not really...some people asked what my blog was but I was slightly embarrased to share. But I'm just going to do it!!!<br />
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So my excuse for not staying updated....um, I had another baby?!?! I'm tired?!?! I have too much other stuff I want to do!?!? The list really is endless but there's a few. Graydon was born on January 28, 2011 and as soon as I had him in my arms I loved him and still adore him. I wasn't ready to have him be my last baby but with the rough pregnancy, Jeremy says no more. :( He's now 9 months old and he's such a good baby. He loves his brothers and his brothers love him. That makes this mama happy!!! Our life is constantly busy but I've learned to be alot more laid back once I had Graydon and really try to do everything with the boys and the things God has planned for our lives. We are truly blessed. I can't wait to have time to share all the great things God has taught us the last several years and still teaching us. It's awesome!!! Challenging but awesome!!! Here is the most current picture of our family. <br />
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It's a tad bit challenging to have a family photo of all of us looking but next month my friend Jenn is taking pics of us!! She's amazing and I'm excited for her to show her mad skills once again. I'm really hoping she'll capture their personality, which means Jackson will either be throwing a fit, smiling really big (eyes open or shut). Hahahaha, he has lots of character! You'll see what I mean. And then Bryland hopefully will be cooperative. He likes Jenn so it should be ok and Graydon has done pretty good at his photoshoots but he has started the whole seperation anxiety. Oh yeah, and there's Jeremy...as HOT as eva!!! Enjoy the blog and hopefully I can keep it up for you. :) Be blessed.Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-68868251717483904352011-01-02T23:16:00.001-08:002011-01-19T20:48:18.470-08:00Our 2010 OrnamentsI never understood why so many people had Christmas trees that never matched and why people bought random ornaments all the time. The first year Jeremy and I got married, people even gave us ornaments for our wedding gift and I was like "what kinda gift is this?" Luckily, I saved these and still have it on our tree today. Our first Christmas we had so much fun because we got to go out and buy everything for Christmas. I had no idea how I wanted our house to be decorated, except for it to GLOW! Whatever that means! We went from one store to another on Black Friday and I enjoyed it so much because I LOVE shopping! <br /><br />Well, once we had Bryland I understood random ornaments. People gifted ornaments to us when we had Bryland and I just kept them off the tree until I had Jackson. I realized that I wanted them to have something special every year. Well, last year we spent more than enough money on ornaments for each of us. Jeremy is a "saver" so he wasn't pleased with the amount I spent, so this year he told me that I couldn't spend as much. I started looking around and didn't like anything I saw and nothing that really matched each of our personality or the year we had....so I decided to make my own.<br /><br />I started looking around to see what I could make and was quite happy with how much we spent and ended up with. So here is what I did to make our ornaments. <br /><br />I went to Craft Warehouse and bought a couple things I needed. These glass ornaments were on sale below and had exactly the amount we needed.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564115159454077634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-FT9QYlgcsAhr5OAacfk4ByRQDj_19loez93GUAPNbzB7dSKfgy1eZIX8_gZTSYICo_mX4WWpr-Jc11rSTpSUEKA9yfJr5w0FvrqH2V1THmaRVWumBZeC5lOBvp8IaF8gMGxM0AN8J7D/s320/Christmas+Preparations+001.JPG" /><br /><br />I had several of these Sharpie Paint Markers but needed a couple more colors so I used my 50% coupon at Michael's and got a set with colors that I needed to trace on the logos that I wanted. I printed off the symbols I wanted for each of us and simply traced it on. It was so easy because the ornaments were clear. You'll want to be careful using these because they come off very easily. If you mess up, just spray some Windex on it and wipe it off. Color in as much as you need.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564117098441532610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rrGqgIZNNcw2U-EoSKEBlzsCnB9pp_az5cBf4Ts3r-NENYXkIexJ5rFmICkvBWaAfRtWXCGmlazwt4oYgEAFLVKuXNg_kaVgeiYuge5LNyhoI_Ehz7bs8v0OyjtKtj9JZD22bBXJConx/s320/001.JPG" /><br />Finally, the fun part. I wanted to use Mod Podge but I wasn't sure if that was the best adhesive for the ornaments, so I bought the one pictured below. Pour a good amount inside the ornament and turn the ornament so the adhesive covered the entire inside of it and pour out remainder. Then pour a bunch of Martha Stewart glitter (not pictured) inside and shake until completely covered. I had to use a ton so make sure you have enough. Let it dry overnight.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD83uZS9Pnqx1LexroW6lJW_a2UdqcjcQ2mFlCjTrBPP3fbyzAKXsrft1uG5q1Dcj71BUS2_L99AIZGdhJhtCMlfC8XZFMRYbli4aVglxJlVEmbLmC_K4cqVsgTa42ufR5NwOVWc_JOpJp/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564117102941932610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD83uZS9Pnqx1LexroW6lJW_a2UdqcjcQ2mFlCjTrBPP3fbyzAKXsrft1uG5q1Dcj71BUS2_L99AIZGdhJhtCMlfC8XZFMRYbli4aVglxJlVEmbLmC_K4cqVsgTa42ufR5NwOVWc_JOpJp/s320/002.JPG" /></a>Then I had to spray and adhesive on the outside of the ornament to seal the Sharpie Paint Marker so it wouldn't scratch off. I can't remember what it's called but I got it at Craft Warehouse. I couldn't spray it because it was extremely dangerous for my pregnancy and even for those who want to get pregnant. <br /><div></div><div><br /><br />This is how they turned out and we were quite pleased. I'm hoping that when I open up my Christmas decorations next year, they'll still look like this. :)</div><div><br /> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564115162546218546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cAWe-BLhMcPXpCT3TBmEm8_QPxkZzJ2PsIlCob3wCOVrCVtzFJAQTW7xx63s_9dpCH3hsQg85igOGcCpjy6uy2b7cV8hEWdxlDGsCLn-nsGdUwi-7osSjNkQD9s7ExoM4ORIxv1UMhzS/s320/Christmas+Preparations+008.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div>This is the Superman one and Jeremy traced on the symbol and it looks amazing! I think he had a lot of fun making it.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl75o1gOpqvW8-ndqDcIVqvkQvQWgejaT5jJ-WUlPp-t-IPq_NT-vycezk9tOTqqnP2_i4FM7WrqGyyrjiaqRuRZLHSvL3mqaKdY-jILOLRFMUPtRTcTM0jUjq7Kv7O7WitBAbfYGG6WGM/s1600/TFH+Christmas+and+Ships+076.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564116030553332578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl75o1gOpqvW8-ndqDcIVqvkQvQWgejaT5jJ-WUlPp-t-IPq_NT-vycezk9tOTqqnP2_i4FM7WrqGyyrjiaqRuRZLHSvL3mqaKdY-jILOLRFMUPtRTcTM0jUjq7Kv7O7WitBAbfYGG6WGM/s320/TFH+Christmas+and+Ships+076.JPG" /></a><br />This is Bryland's because he had a Spiderman party and also dressed up as Spiderman for Halloween. I didn't do a very good job but no one could really tell (but now you can).<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQoRzGQuM1DHEAyW83MVlRgt_ibcq7hzw2L2PUWp9O06LxZCuuF52bS94joHRDO1uf5_InW_grOO-1Q8KSsLJYzbkbF6-fR0wftNcmvRg6pAS3ZLHDzFClyAWKCnilg7PHzoFVTK6XW8s/s1600/TFH+Christmas+and+Ships+075.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564116021981847682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQoRzGQuM1DHEAyW83MVlRgt_ibcq7hzw2L2PUWp9O06LxZCuuF52bS94joHRDO1uf5_InW_grOO-1Q8KSsLJYzbkbF6-fR0wftNcmvRg6pAS3ZLHDzFClyAWKCnilg7PHzoFVTK6XW8s/s320/TFH+Christmas+and+Ships+075.JPG" /></a><br />This is mine because we are Cougar fans! Jeremy and I met in college and fell madly in love.<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564115176566902930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7d3RWjP3mRCIF9ZysAAO3g9qvJ-rLcb7R1I5N7XyfXvzyUWk10bXqzNkpFTKbrzTHZiX9Xm4lpuN1sknH_qwQ6pA0vmBs_16N2bhAV8qr0nVFvLeFEg4hf8NEdBQn6Mt5e_DNwF0KqiM/s320/TFH+Christmas+and+Ships+073.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div>This is Jackson's ornament. Since we were doing a suphereo theme for the guys in the house, this is one of the superheros he knows and it matched the pillowcase I made him inside his stocking. </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgp_v1Y2RK6h3lfStAvCCIN0Pp8SV4I2OYAMidAxOOZ5B0hAj9LbGFNKo_MvkFCds9k4PBFf4L8tbs_g7C-SMu5sng1_y2zw78TMhyphenhyphennD73dpGcLKosN9grVBD7C8lnfN63Xpz0lv4GSIr/s1600/TFH+Christmas+and+Ships+074.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564115179323585554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgp_v1Y2RK6h3lfStAvCCIN0Pp8SV4I2OYAMidAxOOZ5B0hAj9LbGFNKo_MvkFCds9k4PBFf4L8tbs_g7C-SMu5sng1_y2zw78TMhyphenhyphennD73dpGcLKosN9grVBD7C8lnfN63Xpz0lv4GSIr/s320/TFH+Christmas+and+Ships+074.JPG" /></a> Then I simply wrote the year and our name on the back so we wouldn't forget and I'm sure we'll eventually end up with a plethora of random ornaments from now on. :) Please feel free to contact me if you need help. <br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564115170422029282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_fq7zw_1OqAaqWKAWea7OYTo4EWj4aXgBNf9GUnZG2rQe5xUyzHpZM5oOPBkNXfWVEB742RXtNJjjekF54QB3MJ0CDUV8XncsSNNZ4sEOg7_4J1vEwPdwIMM8dnLwOwDMJQ8MNiCiVye/s320/Christmas+Preparations+009.JPG" /> </div></div></div>Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-4111196156135173132011-01-02T23:15:00.000-08:002011-01-16T22:51:59.611-08:00Jesus' Birthday CakeI love following blogs. When I'm bored, I try to catch up with all the blogs that I haven't read in awhile and of course I always end up finding new ones to follow. I can't remember how I found this one but it was probably one of the mornings I couldn't sleep because of my contractions.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>When I first read this blog, I had to laugh because she completely reminded me of myself. I have attempted to make special cakes for the boys' birthday since Bryland turned one. I love throwing big parties and each year I feel like I have to one up myself but I am finally ok (I think) with just making it fun for the kids and not going all crazy.</div><div><br /></div><div>For Bryland's first birthday, we had a "Gettin' Wiggy With It" Party and I got the idea from a friend. It was so much fun because the guests came wearing wigs and one of the games I had about 20 pictures of Bryland and I photoshopped different celebrity hair on his pictures. I made a huge cupcake cake for him to smash his face in (but he barely touched it). </div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563041203105070050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIL3OFEKqDxEPGKTOe1UqtcR8BUtseInlgqj0KHHNgS3Ix-h7DXm5kN1zJf6eq9zc4CH6M7Sos7GCb6aponm3FG5c7kM_3wEKwFqU7MPeyFgB4-ewQGflmzgajLUrCWsCWEm9mqMUhrfh/s320/Bryland%2527s+Birthday+109.JPG" />For his second birthday we had a Cars themed party and I attempted to make a bunch of little cars, with buildings driving on a road using fondant. It was not pretty! It was so stressful and it stressed my husband out too because he of course was my helper! My sister picked up a cake for me and we put some of Bryland's toy cars on there. </div><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563035420264043458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8oZ-isAvwtukYYfBa-1UvJvbY3qdHTMBoveYwtTkJ6s44xAdHEExdC4OsrdaRaVLpu2UFffz47_MsXTXDKGXlfTtQH2_-GHGejwpWYk6V_QcUZ_ENBNCdhbqa3Xbm4eIYhGblCKJH0AE/s320/Bryland%2527s+2nd+Birthday+053.JPG" /><br /><div>And for his third, I made Spider looking cupcakes for his Spiderman party.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563035433852008994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGI5mLy2ksBR8_HGadkyTHJqMWyGi4ho1aCdrSJtBXdpWI4s-QOoG2cTtqJKMwc64uhcNbbxS6twcbymximL-xK0ZyPU_iY94rKVQxLB-iHn9Swo5KBgZ-qCn6H78sRE1v9ih0Hos4eRC/s320/Bryland%2527s+birthday+and+Pumpkin+Fun+007.JPG" /><br /><br /><div>Luckily, on Jackson first birthday I used regular icing and made a beautiful cake for his Pirate themed party even though the treasures are much bigger than the sunken ship. </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563041208209792882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFy2BM27nLIxls2zNDed1Fzmn48cLKRykOiLGVxQQOfKiLTxtzYLuBTU7ZHONJ-2W18gzfSndqhB5wC0_fw9Q5Uq9s4g-ed5Fxf0xrqI8TXMuQWDglChXLXRXMuXCS1HIvF_pCTRj7Ph7/s320/IMG_7671.JPG" />I also had anything that had gold foiled wrapper as treasures for centerpieces.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563035424300257458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90UvnYbAG9wEZYdWBdgKSNUt1Srh9H5wUfxJ1O5VMckIPQpxu_mN5Oqovc7n9d2G-Fyczu9bGH5_xwY3rQCJN2kAf5dOYHxoQolwT_3A5LD4qouAPEKuo2zVlKLmy_thW54UC7T-GUhi5/s320/IMG_7656.JPG" /><br /><div>And for his second birthday, I just made cupcakes but spent alot of time on the Krabby Patties, since it was a Spongebob Party.</div><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563038190543940738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWXeS_PaC8J5-012ZA9ed_RuBB-LmzOKBWrfjhRhyphenhyphenOypUJrLeaLgS1-EXPDq_30kzjkhwipU96vjjTKwFRjExpFrDJN3sfrc_3MBTCW4LiySDFYoYfoqT4sHiT-AoiI4QRs5Y7VRYiPpe/s320/047.JPG" />I did make my brother make him a birthday cake that looked like a burger. I think I saw it on Bakerella and was planning on making it for a Cupcake contest party and my brother didn't have an idea so he took it from me. I wasn't very pleased that he won since I took the time to find the idea but he was better friend's with the host, so I gave in. So because of that and him always making me make desserts for his hunting trip, I told him he had to. :)</div><div></div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563042356738684898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_919bRagg-YXO0EZxFK_qbH1j-M5xb2xGAXrZwOwn6noZCMWCUb1aMd12Wd9Z4vCtADsR45v0OENiNU5MKQib8hpR-orMlw2X5QA7krecMPpWxYWCGzOP-tPW63riUaFGowkVFU7HnQF/s320/046.JPG" /><br /><div>Finally, for my sister-in-laws baby shower, I had a great plan to make a beautiful cake for her bird themed shower that didn't turn out at all. I was so upset that I went to a local bakery and spent $50 on the best cakes. After this, I decided fondant was no longer for me and that made my husband extremely happy!!!<br /></div><div>So, now on to this cake. I enjoyed making this cake because it was so simple and easy and turned out beautifully. First I baked to rounds of confetti cake. That's the cake we use every year for Jesus' Birthday. I used two boxes of cake mix but next year, we'll do small rounds and only use one box because we had more than enough. We calculated that this could feed around 30 people and there was only the 4 of us. :) Here is the link and her directions are way better than mine. <a href="http://texasmonkey.blogspot.com/2010/04/dress-up-cakes-without-stress.html">http://texasmonkey.blogspot.com/2010/04/dress-up-cakes-without-stress.html</a> Check out all the different ones she made. </div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557857210664758194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiD2EsVG9sHpfkJyH_ws22suta0OpsWCgpNT93kr20Ph11VYDP65fZXYyk8IB2cSfeasvnxIji_zSnt2RU4KoZEcc5IxzHQ0XyKo60mhmIgwptEjLquTCS91GB5aI2sYGfafw6cBtY-u9g/s320/Christmas+071.JPG" /></div><div>Next, frost the cake. I did cut the bottom layer to help the top layer lay flat. We love rainbow chip frosting and cream cheese frosting and if I remember correctly, that was what we used but anything will do. </div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557857215553527314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYQ3ZkFoU6VnxVmvcQJgJNCNRUuEQg4QFeuUktCpLefeRF3q1MiS6J7GGa-tsJ_ASY8VlHdOqwvD6m6o9o7sZs8dTzG0-epeONFiHVLvg0MBHgyHr7-Q6K4XSgdAXdDjO00B0-uXwM6zc/s320/Christmas+077.JPG" /></div><div>Then I got several packages of Kit Kats and frosted them four at a time and "glued" it around and we had just enough. You'll see on the blog that I found this recipe that she used different sweets to fill the top and around the cake too. Soooooo creative!</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557857219029540562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjEg8CzoEjR2OyTcEafQgEEDeM7KAQhOqyRzRGTe6hUQgiDxBWKQQHQH4uwDpoX04_JhyphenhyphenJk9AOHf9l_eFOfalYIXA-3n47wBvBnaBsKaSTKAaR5a_jOJq3oRpUwH9jqpxMb6RyK4HHD-X/s320/Christmas+078.JPG" /></div><div>Once that is complete, tie a ribbon around and fill the top with whatever you choose. We chose pretzal M&Ms and mint M&Ms. </div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557857223543292162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBpD4wEBajw39RUiDm_B3CgziVNrtHuf9hOnURVu6eL1yAO60dkzjzYNZSwN148XuttCI4LMGlgyUNKph_aaLQGDkl6bHcCYhhwqF8OeT8jzCygFb6GqhpqfhwrkttM9KP7E39A3bGOKh/s320/Christmas+079.JPG" /></div><div>This is how Jesus' Birthday Cake turned out. Everyone loved it, especially the boys. They were up until 11p.m. that night! I wonder why? </div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557857227720633250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9bL4xeOpOrbhaLRi-oTZfUgG6WkxOS3SKNCUkL7SxHe40cOvACYllAGEb9agv0EFhNBAXp1J3RwiFaTe_EIis95YHd4WsGXTk3WKsH-vM7Ks8wy_-ZqGDaS0sQZJ4so0ZNlJSKFZsU_t/s320/Christmas+082.JPG" /></div><div>This is us singing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus! I love this tradition that we have and so do the boys. </div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557858066474444050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNihPc-P0mcejKcy6NQ_hkYTJE-vW35P5SS29QqtDWxhyphenhyphen60ZQhtNjv6tm7afNBSRGrcFrUg3ezGqKnSB1vtPvJW658Z5MKTa4YnxmN9kOvOn_zhCJ_laxGVEQ1HY1Uu9Y38kzXvqtcAn2y/s320/Christmas+087.JPG" /></div><div>And this is how much we ate of it!</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557858069143531490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHTXOkBmzPovdu1lTG8OGfn63OOQYwaFSCg0k9ONaLRxEuPeKHkdzFFDLhXGGU1HUTik8EpZ_-Wm4i9453bvSWp1s1i_NqLGAxrxl1PdJ_7BpkrTh5MiXag8Qe9VpcKtLepFP9VpptTR0/s320/Christmas+089.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-45418158722724866222011-01-02T22:44:00.000-08:002011-01-02T23:15:32.246-08:00Matching Pajamas for Christmas DayI can't really remember any family traditions growing up for Christmas at our house. I know we go to church and then to my grandparents to open presents. Then we find time to do it with just my family at some point go to my other grandmas. But nothing that we had to do every year because it was tradition. <div><br /><div>Well, since having Bryland I wanted to start some traditions but our kids are still young and we're refining some that we want to set in place. So far some traditions we have started: we get PJs for Christmas Eve so we can wear them for Christmas morning and all day long. :) We also celebrate Jesus' birthday by making him a cake and buying special plates and cups for our Christmas dinner. This year Bryland chose Batman plates and Iron Man napkins. Jackson is really into cars so he chose Disney Cars cups and dessert plates. Then we read the Christmas Story out of one of their Bibles, sing Happy Birthday and enjoy our confetti cake (I'll post later about how to make this simple cake).</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557854198851966802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBMgrAPC-AP__Ux2svKnmk3c43qhm27zXuI6o_eSeBWHThBD6X5qBNGfy9GMBKmAxB95vFN45qMxc44oQKqn1u59_o3OxrQXvvvLI5KIEk7SaDEpLQHmv6bx696LNDpkcYuGGqluPe1Qa/s320/Christmas+082.JPG" /><br /><div>I have always wanted to make PJs for the family and I heard how extremely easy it was, so this year I decided that was what I was going to do. Bryland wanted Batman so I bought 8 yeards of Batman flannel on Black Friday. The fabric just stared at me for awhile. I had a pattern I bought several years ago from Craft Warehouse and I found it on etsy (I love etsy if you don't catch on later). It was a <a href="http://www.paisleypincushion.com/">Paisley Pincushion </a>pattern. I was so happy I found it on etsy because I had lost the instructions but had all the pattern pieces uncut. The lady was so sweet and I emailed her to see if I could get the instructions and she sent me her link. Then anytime I had problems with the pattern (which seemed like it was often) I sent her an email and she gave me her phone number and told me to call her anytime!!!<br /></div><div>I made the boys' PJs from that pattern and it was challenging but turned out great. For Jeremy's and mine, I just took one of his PJs that I have been wearing and made a pattern from that and it was so much faster and easier! And that's what I'll be doing next year for all 5 of us! The unfortunate part was we wore it on Christmas Eve and the boys got their PJs all dirty so we couldn't take a nice family picture that night since we had to wash them. Then the next day we looked gross but took a picture anyways. Here they are!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557854201753718978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0SkpyF-0_2vE5RyBT3_6KY_2kmnvKwMPrBGHFHCBFywoARMig8MVEJBYB3ZSvXqqRshOXxAC658pVKCtgf9juRpzyDq3jG_FpOq-f6wFtqBQIqkAn5nkrVgGX4ZNKx7pPrTQi0fOMCr1/s320/Christmas+023.JPG" /></div></div>Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-4372920178355242882011-01-02T20:54:00.000-08:002011-01-02T21:18:53.467-08:00Hooded ScarfMy sisters went to London recently and I wanted to make them something special for their trip before they left. I'm really bad at keeping secrets, especially the ones I'm really excited about. So when I saw this Hooded Scarf pattern by <a href="http://pretty-ditty.blogspot.com/">prettyditty</a> on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">etsy.com</a> and on one of the blogs I follow, I fell in love with it.<br /><br />I kept asking the girls what they needed to buy for their trip and if something like a scarf would be useful and dumb questions like that. Finally, I sent Dinah a picture of it to be sure that she liked it and if it was "cool and hip." Apparently, when I became a mom I lost my sense of style. :) And luckily, the girls said they liked it (or they were just being kind to a mom trying to be cool).<br /><br /><div>The girls told me it was going to be cold in London, so I thought this would be perfect! Unfortunately, since I have practically been on bedrest I was unable to find their fabric for them, but my sisters were great and went and found some themselves. This worked out better since I could be sure they liked what they had picked out. I felt so good being able to finish a project and they turned out pretty cute. Now, I need to make one for myself when I can get myself to a fabric store and have the energy to sew again. </div><div> </div><div>This is the one I made for Dolly and she's trying it on in the bathroom. :)</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557821925082546082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YtYa26lcdXraqngjNTlnqUhsoZ8doMXqRgIh77rLPKuSoihydzuSkEXvmnAvxCbufxchhzlZc-LdNz7_W6qzEXf7eIPf2zYFStZwcpj_4DnaHiMAbphOr3_ihUtte-4aOIRHETAuIAMs/s320/001.JPG" /><br /><div>This is the one I made for Dinah and she sent me the picture of it while in London. :) Her hair drives me crazy because it's always so perfect and beautiful!!! </div><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557820397426898418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzz7TjKO1_RoOa8_ztXnlglVsWvs_HVj9qhvu7hEWpePulxDvy1TEAps-TVyqjLkN2cAqLwKmFQpU43rCCMwth_YymEgUSK7diMt0fnikUfcHGAR94J4qeCGzb0_wpdDMOudOkhIUIqpm/s320/63430_10150355624135322_870885321_16157185_4645150_n%255B1%255D.jpg" />I love my sisters and am so glad they got home safely, especially after being stuck there because of the weather. <br /><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-63540783817200853172010-12-21T15:09:00.000-08:002011-01-02T20:45:12.020-08:00Update!<div>Hey, hey everyone! So it's been awhile and this will be my third and hopefully final attempt to keep this blog going. I mentioned to Jeremy that this next year I would really like to blog consistently and also to give out handmade/homemade gifts for everyone's birthdays or holidays. We will see what I accomplish, especially with new baby arriving in February.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557815843272141714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZOquj04c_djvZObahMFUM76pLPCiLg5Pgc2Xtmnlk7wjKzMl0VP2S56sGu-v-_k9Jum77Mh-Gfy9IwPtQwPL030Ml1WQyMO5Nw0rJK2BMIy8cUDmb_BqEHgaLTJ1TFnL6CU7lbisJ9GF/s320/Apple+Cup+020.JPG" /><br /><div>Yes, we are expecting our third baby and it's been quite a challenging pregnancy throughout. My first trimester, I was feeling horrible and was actually on medication (Zofran...I believe) and about half way through my second trimester I was feeling better. Then contractions started at like week 23. Well, they came back at like week 25 and were about 3-4 minutes apart. The shot they gave me didn't slow it down too much so I was prescribed medication that almost made me pass out.<br /><br /></div><div>I remember turning to Bryland, my 3 year old son, and said "Bryland, if mommy doesn't wake up, call daddy." He said "ok" and turned to watch his new movie. Then he said, "but where is your phone?" I knew I was in good hands! He is a bright boy but that made me cry so I toughed it out and walked over to my neighbors house and she immediately knew I needed help. She took the boys to her house, called Jeremy and had him come home immediately and stayed close by as my heart was racing from my medication. Luckily, I came back to after an hour and a half! And my neighbor being as amazing as she is, did all my dishes and brought over dinner for us. We love them so much.<br /></div><div>All that to say, I've been sitting around alot doing nothing and going crazy. So I've been trying to craft when I can because I'm still sitting and I really love to craft. I started to sew and was able to make my sister's each a hooded scarf for their trip to London. But the boys want to get into all the pins, scissors, thread, etc. so I was only able to sew when they're asleep. Then I finally figured out that I should start crocheting again and this has worked out well because the only thing the boys will get into are the crochet hooks. So far, these are some of the things I have made and going to give out as gifts for 2011. </div>Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-54581394232367838252010-02-20T22:21:00.000-08:002010-02-21T08:27:34.968-08:00Painting Fun<div>Today is Jeremy's dads birthday and we celebrated it yesterday. I had the boys do a piece of painting for their papa. I bought several stretched out canvases for a couple projects I have (a later post when it's complete) and saved some for the boys. I bought some acrylic paint, paint brushes and sponges to help them make their masterpiece. I tried to buy colors that matched my in-laws' master bedroom but once the paint got mixed the colors only kinda mattered.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440582560673345746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4Zp2Vs5RKB-bxzBq5s_xQWDTfi717wzNZNjB6e9-HBUuQN4upASl_Ykxix8jtS9XFKUHW-LbaTima0Klb9t3QqamPj9XB-WgAV1P-6bPUheFn09wwmVNj2BJko-YNuuNn_NxxBg1dnIY/s320/004.JPG" /><br /></div><br /><div>Bryland had a blast and Jackson would have eaten the paint so we gave him a paint brush and he made several strokes, then slammed his other hand and went crazy. I got this idea from an episode of Jon and Kate plus 8...but they had more time, helpers, supplies, etc. So I worked with what I had. The picture is of the masterpiece that will go for millions in a few years. Little did Jeremy's parents know we gave them a piece of art that would allow them to retire sooner than they had hoped. :) (Also in the picture, is of the top of a dining table that I found at an estate sale a month ago.)</div>Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-37308426460060341222010-02-20T22:04:00.000-08:002010-02-20T22:21:28.627-08:00What's Wrong With This Picture?Can you please tell the man who owns the basket that is overflowing, that his things are suppose to be inside the basket and may not overflow out or over the top? Also, tell him if he wants to do that...at least get a cuter lunch bag. :) Hehehe...the man told me that he did that to be funny and was waiting to see how long it would take for me to notice. Of course, as soon as I noticed I went craaaazzzzy!!!<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440577181158247138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WS9ED2ogyeA3dF3z9IVuGeETQiwX08m9QNOZzZDD3-rFy3Sy6YZw64QTjmIjYLHfC8uMlUnrBhVxuMvEmNAb25IsLFfQZaYFtLQaI0VVW8PZ_3FOBVLI9TLOhktbbAlsyIA4f7OJkvDd/s320/008.JPG" /><br /><br />So I'm still trying to figure out this Blog thing. Some friends of mine from high school are giving me tips through FB and I'm so appreciative. I haven't figured out how to change my Header and want to do that when I have more time. I've already learned that my last blog was too long and need at least more pictures to make it interesting. I also have so much to write but don't want to write everyday but at least once a week. I just feel like in the beginning I have to tell people alot to catch them up. I dunno, maybe I don't because it's not like they're going to go back and read all of my postings...or maybe they will.Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-81988221301264713522010-02-19T20:54:00.000-08:002010-02-19T22:05:38.131-08:00Too Many ProjectsSo I always want too do more than I can handle but I don't know how to STOP!!! Since I've had kids, I've slowed down alot but there are many things around the house that I would like to do.<br /><br /><div>One of those things is, I need to be on a better cleaning schedule. But I'm always tired by the time the kids are down so I never want to clean. I'm up by 6:00a.m. and try to head out by 7:00a.m. but that rarely happens because the boys wake up before than. So Jeremy and I take turns tending to their needs, while the other is getting ready.</div><br /><div>I work all morning and rush home to try to be home at noon so my sisters, who have been so gracious to watch the boys, can go to school or have life. Rushing home also allows me to be able to spend some time with the boys before they go down for their naps. Jackson has been napping for only 30 minutes a day so I get nothing done. During my 30 minutes I clean my glass table (it drives me crazy to see it a mess), empty the dishwasher, load the dishwasher, eat lunch than waaaaahhhhhh. He really doesn't want to wake up, he wants me to hold him so he can sleep on me. So I hold him and try to put him down again but it doesn't work too well. Once they are up, we try to get out of the house to do something fun or run errands. Then dinner needs to be made, dishes need to be clean again and by the end of the night I don't want to clean my house! So this is my excuse for a dirty house.<br /><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 307px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440197958291450594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuZYo_LPrX8_6pPSmVUyC8qw6jTamFsGECP_MW9x7M4OYkHlqb_Y2pTPYKx8yNq_J2nVpUbSP4ELtAgD74fR0uBPTdWefqQS-L58OYe0gRtp_gcPM7d_E_LPh-gFqZbcSR466P8ZSW2Q_/s320/Tet+and+Blog+021.JPG" /></div><br /><div>During my free time I would much rather mess around on Facebook, sew, snuggle with my HOT husband and now blog. :) So my recent projects have been doing things for me so I can stay sane and be a happy wife and a happy mom for my family. I have also been trying to make my house a home and reorganizing it. Our kitchen counters are always cluttered, especially with mail, coupons, magazines, the kids' toys, the list goes on. So today, I bought some cute baskets for each of us at Target (love that store) and went to Ross to see what else I could find. Success!!! I think it looks pretty cute. Not exactly what I would like on our counter but it'll keep us somewhat more organized. </div><div><br /> </div><div>I also hate it when I see our shoes everywhere, especially at the front door. There's a man in my house, I won't say his name, who likes to have a couple pairs of shoes by the front door. It's easier for him to pick out the one that matches his outfit and slip it on and head out the door. What's that you say? Oh, no he doesn't know this could be a hazard to his family! We could easily trip over his size 10 shoes and bonk our heads then end up in the ER. So while I was at Target, I found a killer deal on this basket in the picture. I brought this man to the basket and showed him that this is a good place for his shoes. I also told him that once we have our <a href="http://www.tfhchurch.tv/">LifeGroup</a> from our church started, we could have some of the people who attend put their shoes in there. He thought it was a good idea. :) But I totally understand if you have some kickin' hot shoes and you don't want them scratched....when you're over you don't have to put them in there. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440199629702288354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyUQ4jmdjm8cP2lNwDo3aW4Bso3A5PHQHFqbQsPZ8rDhT4DrARschksjuDUaQFYnxVQessVPMBukz1u1lgNQQVMyIJ1oIgJOHZpOHJrMfblnGDuUB7Hdh_gl4z2tLpDdNS36o5cGPchv_/s320/Tet+and+Blog+027.JPG" /><br /><div></div>Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153238999131183330.post-7885573872774587062010-02-19T13:33:00.000-08:002010-02-19T20:53:39.226-08:00In the beginning...Sew, I've always wanted to start a blog and actually tried once and called it <a href="http://realmomsinclarkcounty.blogspot.com/">REAL MOMS</a> but got too busy and never got around to updating it. I wanted to perfect the blog before I published it to the World Wide Web and that didn't happen. So this blog will be a taste of everything not just about being a mom!<br /><br />I wanted to blog because there are so many things that I am passionate about and wanted to share it with those who wanted to read it. I want this blog to be a place where people can keep up with my family. A place where I can inspire people in the things that I love and have others inspire me. Let me know what you think and give me some feedback!!!<br /><br />I am so excited to blog and don't even know where to start so I'm sure everything will be me rambling until I'm able to organize my thoughts better. Bear with me as I figure this all out.Sew Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439403423761886567noreply@blogger.com0