Baby parade

This year we had a really hard time coming up with an idea that fit. It took us forever to decide which one was right. We thought this would be classic yet not as time consuming as some of the other's we were considering. Although I loved the idea we were way off with the amount of time. It took me forever as the majority of the costumes were sewn. In the end it was worth it.
















As an added bonus we ended up getting first place in our category as well as first place most original out of everyone. That was a surprise. I wish I had pictures of some of the other entries. These people really go all out. It was fun but I am glad it is over!

How Long?

So it has been awhile since my last post. I have been so busy this past week that I hope I don't experience stress like that again any time soon. But in the end it was worth it. You see every year our town has the largest street fair in our state. It is crazy times around here people. The parade actually goes right by our front door. It is so exciting and I am glad my children will have this memory. We get to see them preparing days ahead which just adds to the build up. When we bought this house we had never even been to the fair. Then one day we realize that we are literally seated right next to the judges stand. This is a big deal for these folks let me tell you. We even have news crews live and on the scene. The fair itself runs from Tuesday till Saturday with the big parade on Wednesday. These photos are the view from our front porch.







So anyway...back to why I have been so busy. Every Saturday of the fair they have a baby parade. The first year S and G were seven months old. I had never even seen the baby parade before but it sounded fun...so why not. It ended up being really fun and strangely enough we won first place in our category. I think they definetly had the twin thing going for them...and the fact that they are so cute.



So after Ragedy Ann and Andy we were hooked. The ideas for the next famous couple thing started flowing. So at eighteen months we tried Pebbles and Bam Bam. That was a fun one to make. We used a lot of sculpy for the bones, necklaces and bracelets. I don't remember if we placed or not for that one. We did however get a sweet picture in the local newspaper. Sadly this is the best photo I could find of both of them together.




At two and a half they were Jack and Jill. The well was the best part and my husband did an excellent job with that. Without it we could have been considered Hansel and Gretel.









In September of 2007 my sister's children joined in the action. It turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself. We ended up calling them "Half Dozen." We also entered my sister's town baby parade as well. We placed at both which was exciting. These kids deserved lots of treats after what we put them through. They didn't complain at the unexpected hot day or when the feathers were stuck in their faces. They didn't even complain about the bags of down batting that they each were stuffed with. I think this went so well because their were so many of them and they all looked exactly the same. This was a fun one to create.





At the second parade you couldn't have a wagon so H. lost her nest in place of the front pack.




So this brings me back to why I have been so busy. Check back tomorrow to see more!

Baby Bird

 

 

The first time we saw H my husband called her baby bird. In all of her smallness she did resemble a baby bird. She was only 5lbs 2oz. and her cry was just as tiny. All of our kids have their own song with their name in it. How appropriate that hers include the lyrics "little bird". It only made sense to have her first birthday be a baby bird theme. Perhaps I will post some photos of that soon. I love her scrawny legs in the photo above...especially when you compare them to her current legs....um not so scrawny.

 

 

Although she is not talking much these days she does constantly walk around saying "mom mom mom mom mom"....all day. It is cute and quite loud. It reminds me of...well.. a bird.

Pajamas

I had this crazy idea right before vacation to make all of the little cousins matching pajamas. It all started when I found a sheet at the ReUzit shop. My sister and I had this same sheet when we were little and shared a bed. I knew that I would have to make our girls matching nightgowns. But what about the boys? I obviously couldn't make pink pajama pants for boys. So they got stuck with material without sentimental meaning. At the first attempt in the two youngest girls nightgowns I wasn't happy with how they turned out. They seemed too wide. So the older two girls ended up with matching shirts as well. They actually looked pretty cute as shirts so I will probably end up doing that again in the future. With all of this practice I can't help to think of Christmas pajamas. Maybe I can find a cute print that is gender neutral. Hmmm...

 

 

 

 

Local finds

Here are some of the latest treasures I was able to find thirifting. The best part is these were all in walking distance from our home. I love being so close to main street. I was able to find two pyrex containers and these tiny juice glasses. I am not sure if they are really old or not. The glass seems pretty thin and the etching was unique. So I told myself they were vintage too. The background is an apron I found earlier this summer. The material doesn't seem as old to me as the style of the apron itself. I guess I should have included a picture of that as well.

 

I thought this croc was swell. I love the color and the shape of the handles. It reminds me of Fiesta but alas it is not.

 

I love this bowl. I wish I knew more about it. They wavy divider is the best. Even G said..."hey Mom I know we can have potatoes on this side and corn on the other." So true. The funny thing is we never usually have either of those for dinner. It does however work wonderful for chips with salsa and cheese as dipping options. In case you were wondering.

 

Another pyrex...because well you can never have too many serving bowls....right?
I realize most people are thinking why am I wasting my time looking at this right now. But maybe...maybe there is just someone out there in blogworld that gets the same "oh my word I can't believe my eyes" feeling as I do. If so....I'd love to go thrifting sometime.

 

Playing

 

I love this photo for several reasons. I love all of the people laying in the bed(look closely). I love the vintage toys that they always play with so well. I love how they are so into what they are doing that they don't even notice me. I love how nice they play together and that they think it is totally normal to have your best friend with you at all times. I love having twins. I love being the one that gets to be with them during the day.



I hope moments like this one are tucked tight in my memory. They are growing so quickly.