The Prettiest Flower in the Garden

Remember yesterday when I posted about my Fab-ric Flowers?  Well, two of them were used to make headbands for my grand baby.  I think they make her look like the prettiest flower in any garden.

Take a good look at the elasticized band.  Does it look familiar?

It's an adjustable bra strap removed when I make my Brags.  It's on the biggest size here for Natalia (sorry I didn't measure) so it will go smaller for a younger baby.  I'm thinking of trying some other materials for straps as well, so I'll let you know how that all turns out.

Baby is here for a couple days.  Please keep her in your prayers as she has double ear infections and also has to take albuterol for her cough/chest tightness.  This is the first time she has had to take this and it takes me back to when Callie and  Levi were both prescribed this as infants.  Callie only needed one prescription of it.  Levi on the other hand has dealt with asthma all his life.  He hasn't let it stop him; he is very involved in sports and outdoor activities and from the looks of it, it's not going to keep Tally down either, no matter the outcome.  Just for fun, here are some more photos of her.

She is such a happy baby.

Maisey waiting for the sure-to-be-dropped Cheerios.

She adores the camera.

Maisey is so gentle with Tally.  Tally is giving Maisey a kiss here.  I tried to get one of Maisey licking her fingers but it didn't turn out.

We have one of those baby seats that hooks to the counter.  She thought she was such big stuff sitting there while Opa made dinner.

She's a keeper.

The Bean, football, and a finished project

So The Bean stayed with her oma and opa last night and it was relatively peaceful. Her she is all fresh and clean. I handed her to opa while he was in the shower. She DID NOT like that. She prefers a nice sedate little bath. She is the cutest thing on the planet (in my book, anyway) and I can't believe how big she is getting already. She just turned 3 months old! Aside from the barfing, (BunBun calls her Ralph) she is a joy to have around. I never knew I could have so much fun with a squirming little human.

Here is my son, Levi. He is #64 and is the center for the varsity Ferndale Wildcats. This pic was taken last Saturday when the Wildcats KILLED East Nicholas by about 50 points. Last night the team traveled to Willits to play and they won that game as well, 44-16. I'm so proud of Levi and his commitment to his team and the sport he loves. He eats conscientiously (most of the time) and although he plays other sports in the off-season, he works year round to stay ready for football. He is the boy GOD promised me and i couldn't be more proud.

Here is the butterfly I made for the Holocaust Butterfly Project. I basically took a brown grocery bag, measured the size limits, and drew a butterfly within that space. Next I took some card stock and cut it into squares and glued them onto the drawing, overlapping when i needed to to cover the bag. When it had dried, i took a black sharpie and went around the entire outline and each and every piece of card stock. Then i cut it out and mailed it to Houston. I think it looks like stained glass, kind of. Not the most gorgeous piece of artwork, but something I'm proud of nonetheless.

a quiet (hopefully) night at home

so the bean is spending the night with us tonight. her momma and her great-aunty (my sis) went to an out-of-town football game (my son's). so it's just me and opa, the bean and maisey. opa is reading the paper, maisey is playing Nana to the bean and here i am. but i'm tired and i'm about to go grab that little bean and bring her up to my room. i PROMISE new pics of her tomorrow. till then...have a happy night.