Boutique anyone?

So if I did a boutique in my house say on a Saturday, would anyone want to put anything up for sale too????

Our Big Secret...

FOR SALE:

Details for potential buyers: http://251n450e.blogspot.com/

Great Bow Tie/Hair Bow Sale

Friends and family sale now through December 4th.

Prices are as follows:

Un-packaged Bow Ties (0-3T)/Hair Bows: $1.50 each (I sell these at boutiques for $4)

Packaged Bow Ties (0-3T)//Hair Bows: $1.75 each

Custom orders: $2.00 each (Sizes: 0-3T, 4-6, or 7-8) Orders must be received and paid for by November 23rd. There are many different color and style options. Tell me what you'd like and I'll see if I can find it. Custom Orders will be ready to pick up or ship no later than the 15th of December.

Ways to Order:

Locals--Please schedule a time to come see what I have in stock. I have over 300 bow ties!

Non-Locals--Please view my etsy shop -- http://www.modishpodish.etsy.com and let me know what you like and I'll make a custom listing for you with the discounted price+shipping (usually $2-$2.50 depending on how many you order).

Everything else in my etsy shop will be discounted to you at 20% off till December 4th. Happy Shopping!

Kate Kate's Birthday

Kate Kate, Kate-ums, Pigskin, Grundle, Esther Goat, Esther Mouse, or just plain Kate...Whatever you call her, our sweetheart turned 1. How did we survive without her. We definitely didn't laugh as much. She is hilarious and when you combine her with her big sister, we are always laughing.

Kate loves to cuddle toys, or socks for that matter. She holds objects up to her face and gives a lovey. She loved to crawl with shoes on her hands but since last Sunday, she has been walking like crazy. She doesn't love food as much as before. She is obsessed with the humongous syrup bottle we have. On her 2nd day of walking she carried it all over the house. The toys of preference this last week have been a wire whisk and empty spice bottles. She loves the kitty cat we are watching--he just doesn't love her back. She can also say "kitty cat." It is hard to discern but I swear she is saying it. Her first 2 words were Hi and then daDAAAA and now kitty cat. isn't mama supposed to be in there???? Kate has this low, kind of gruff ha ha type laugh. We love it! Kate will now chase Abi when you tell her to. Abi is such a great big sister and she and Kate play a lot together and also are naughty at times together. They love making huge messes together. Kate is really good at cleaning up. Her kisses are really slobbery (she comes at you with her tongue sticking out) and she gives really good loves when she feels like it. She is finally letting me read stories to her again and she really enjoys Little Einsteins and a few other cartoons (which Daddy is really happy about). We love our little girls and we're so happy to have Kate as part of our family. Happy 1st birthday Kate Kate. We love you!!!

Abi made her this crown:

Esther goat eating the Rhino I made for her

Grandma & Papa came for dinner

Big sisty

When Kate saw Grandma and Papa coming in, she thought we were going to leave and she got pretty worked up. Poor thing.

She didn't eat much of her cake

Big changes lately

Milestones I've recently experienced:

• Sharing our house with now 2 houseguests: 1 human. 1 not. David and now Nizmo the cat. Never had a pet. Never had a houseguest for more than a week. So far so good.
  
• Drove through a major city in another state BY MYSELF with 2 little girls in tow. Explored various attractions and even walked through a downtown park where I certainly turned heads--being very Caucasian with 2 little girls in our big ol' PINK (not the red I ordered) stroller.
• Made a dress and actually wore it in public---3 times.
• Made a pillow pet for Abi's birthday and a stuffed animal for Kate. They both LOVE the pillow pet.
• Making compromises with Abi about messiness. She gets mess days. I get a few clean days. We're now getting along better.
• Took an internet vacation. I didn't check email for 4 days. The best thing I've done in a long time.
• Gave in and checked out how to "coupon." Why didn't I try this before?

There's more but that's all I'm willing to share.

You've been waiting...It's finally here.....

Questions...

What should I charge for this? And....do you like my design???
Each letter is an individual block measuring 3 1/2" square. As pictured, the sign is almost 3 feet long of if you lay it out flat, then it is almost 4 1/2 feet. Anyone interested in buying it? I'll consider offers! I'll have more holiday ones coming soon....

I never thought I would see.....

A crowd of women surrounding Richard....

....but today I did. Well.....they were really surrounding Kate....Everyone thought she was just too cute and when Abi joined the mix, well...they were definitely the cutest sight to be seen! And yes, I made those dresses and Kate's hat--Kate's dress in 1 day mind you. Thank you Nancy for letting me borrow your serger!!!!

The Fam

First I'll lure you in with Abigail's funnies:

Mommy: "Abi, I like you a lot."
Abi: "Mommy, I like you a lotter."

While baking muffins: "Baking Powder in the HOOOOOUSE!"

Abi grew up again over night. She is capable of so much more. It really is exciting and it's really nice when she uses her new found abilities to help out around the house.

Kate took her first step on Tuesday. It was pretty exciting. She's been standing up a lot on her own. This morning she was talking in her sleep saying "Hi" and emphatic 'yeah's." She still eats anything and everything and cracks us up with the faces she makes. She's almost no longer a baby. Sad but exciting all the same.

Richard is the BEST ever! Last night he watched the girls so I could go to Fabulous Friday for 2 hours. Yeah, 2 hours to myself--what's that like? It was Heavenly. While I was gone, he took both girls to Joann's--yes a craft store!--and bought the pattern I need to make Kate's stuffed animal for her birthday. He's AWESOME!!!

Me...I'm just busy with craft projects. Pictures will be coming soon. In the last 2 months I've made a dress for myself, Halloween dresses/costumes for each girl, a dress for a special relatives Christmas present, and a pillow pet....just like 4 more things to go....wish me luck.

Moving on up!

My bow ties are going to be at Mindy Mae's Market this weekend. Hooray! Wish us luck and go check 'em out!!!!

She's 3!

Can you believe our princess is 3? It is hard to imagine some days and some days it seems like she is at least 6! And some days she seems more like a ninja than a princess:

Abi's Birthday Party Attendees:
Tessa:

Megan:

Cousin Lizzy:

Kate, the cheeser:

Cousin Jane:

Grandma:

Emily:

Yeah...where else were we supposed to put the candles???

Look at those cute cheeks!

Abi loved her cake, even though the oil i used made the cake rancid and unedible. She at least got to eat some frosting.

Abi was spoiled by our neighbors. They took us out to eat and to the circus the night before and then they gave her this super-duper shopping cart. We love you guys!

"Yeah, I'm 3"

Thanks everyone for helping make Abi's birthday so awesome. She had a great time!!!!

Oatmeal Play

The best, & easiest 45 minutes of childcare EVER.
Directions:
Get out 1 kiddie pool. (no water)
Add 4 cartons of oats (mine were getting old in my storage)
Add children (preferably no more than 9 & preferably awake--NO PETS)
Add measuring cups, spoons, etc.
Let children eat, throw, swim, and jump.
Take Pictures

Clean up:
Refill cartons with leftover oatmeal (MARK PLAY OATMEAL. DO NOT USE FOR BREAKFAST THE NEXT DAY)
Sweep
Change Kids dusty clothes.
The end of a fun filled, you are an awesome mom day.

Cascade Springs

We took a trip to Cascade Springs one Saturday. Abi made a friend playing in the water just outside the springs. We had to eat our lunch in the parking lot as you're not supposed to eat inside. The girls didn't mind. We drove out through Heber and stopped by to see my Grandma on the way back.