Demolition Day

On Wednesday our downstairs bathroom looked like this

On Thursday it looked like this

And our yard looked like this

Nothing like a toilet in your yard.  But we have managed to change out our back door - you can see it in the background.  Still need to do some framing, add some panes, and we plan to add our house number to it.

So, Doe Doe braved our one bathroom house this weekend and visited. 

He built a shed onto our shed (much needed for all our junk!).

 


Watched airplanes.

And hung a hammock. 

It was a good weekend. 

More from the Pumpkin Patch

Be warned... an excessive amount of pictures of my son are in this post.  But as an excuse, his grandparents requested them...

My friend Alison is a good friend.  You know how you can tell if you have a good friend?  When your camera battery dies, she takes just as many photos of your son as she does her own children.  And then she drops off a disk of all of the photos she took of your son the next day in your mailbox.  Thank you Alison!  We had a great time with y'all at the pumpkin patch and look forward to the 2nd annual pumpkin patch adventure next year. 

Here's Mc all fired up to ride Bear the pony.  Nevermind that his helmet won't stay put.

See him looking back at the other kids like he's so big and bad?  And notice Daddy looking on in the background.  Everyone's wondering if this little guy has enough courage to ride the horse. 

And right about now is when Mc decides that no, he in fact does not have enough courage and riding a horse is not a good idea today.

But petting his soft muzzle is a great alternative

Pumpkin Patch

Our good friends the Bosdells invited us to a pumpkin patch farm over the weekend and we had so much fun visiting with the goats, pigs, chickens and horses.  My camera died shortly after our arrival, so no pictures of the pumpkin patch or Mc playing with his friends Ansley or Sadie, but here are a few shots we got early in the adventure. 

Daddy and Mc talking to the goats

Baby pigs!

This cute miniature horse was so sweet and loved having his head scratched

Mc even tried to ride a horse named Bear, but decided at the last minute that it was a little too scary for this 15-month old!  Maybe next year!

New Product: The Bad Boy's Belt

Just a quick snapshot of the newest product in progress: the Bad Boy's Belt.  What little guy in your life doesn't need one of these? 

The belt, adorned with preppy shirt jacquard trim features a nickle-plated military-style buckle.  This may be the only accessory your "bad boy" will approve of!  Toddler and youth sizes, $10 each. 

Working on a few details for additional styles for boys' belts.  Be on the look out!

Rain

We're thankful for it.   

But when you're 14 months old and it's been raining for 3 days, it can leave you feeling a little cooped up. 

So we've had to be creative. 

We went to the museum.

Had a tea party

Did some coloring

(Sometimes it helps the creative process to get your foot in it)



And played with play doh

And looked longingly at mud puddles in our back yard....



...all in the name of indoor fun

Kindermusik Then & Now

McCord just started his second year of Kindermusik at our church and all I can say is what a difference a year makes.  Here are pictures from his first day of Kindermusik then and now.

Then

Now

Now Mc is a walking, clapping, dancing Kindermusik fool! 

We've learned  that exposing babies to music at an early age helps foster language development.  Music is also "instrumental" in helping babies develop reasoning skills required for math and science.  I especially love all of the social interaction Mc gets by being in Kindermusik, but the bonding time for the two of us is why I love it so much.    

New product and blog news

My sewing machine has been busy!  I got a confirmation e-mail that High Cotton was accepted into the St. John's fall festival, so I have been taking advantage of Mc's naptime to get some sewing done.  I've been so excited, I haven't been able to sleep most nights, so that's given me lots of time to sew too.  Whew!  I hope I can keep up the pace.  I have lots to complete in 2 months. 

These giraffes are my first product.  I am especially excited about them because I sketched them out and designed them from scratch.  McCord received the first version that hardly looked like a giraffe at all - so I've had a lot of quirks to work out.  Now we're all set.  Because each giraffe is handmade, no two are exactly alike, but they all share a ruffled gingham mane and knotted tail in common.  Each giraffe is $15.95 (available first for sale at the festival in November) and measures approximately 28" from horn to hoof and about 14.5 " wide. 

Each giraffe sports the High Cotton label

These lovely ladies are adorned in vintage fabric from the 70s.  Many of the designs I'm working on involve vintage fabric and repurposed items.   

And switching gears, I've added tabs at the top of my blog for easier navigation.  I plan to add a products tab where I will highlight the giraffes and other items I create for purchase. 

And just ordered these business cards from a site my sister recommended.  Pay no attention to the etsy site - I've just created it, but haven't listed anything yet.  I hope to get that up and running after the festival.