Merry Christmas

Way back in 2012, we did send Christmas cards.  

I am like 6 and 1/2 months pregnant and look so pleased to be in the picture.

The kids on the back of the card.  Everyone fought to hold the giant S at the beginning.  At the end no one would hold it.

Adam, also known as Adam Fitzfattam or Captian Destructo.  

Grace, my favorite Grace quote during the photo shoot "but I forgot how to smile."  Good thing Brian was willing to dance behind the camera to get a genuine smile.

Jacob, the ring leader of the circus.

Merry, Merry, is getting so grown-up.

Another family shot.

And now to my favorite part of family photo shoots, the outtakes. 

Adam with his blade o'grass mustache, definitely a classic.

This looks like Adam is majorly annoyed but in reality he is just looking at an airplane.

Then there is the time I squashed Brian's fingers between the rocking chair when I sat down.  

This came close to being the picture on our card.

Birth announcement

 Brian was wondering why I had to have him fingerprinted.  I told him it was either that or family pictures, he opted for the fingerprint.

Memories I like.

Eliza week 2.

Cute little toes.

Adam is obsessed with them as much as I am.  He counts them and then says "this one is big and the rest are teeny tiny"(in a squeaky voice).

Check out how tiny her legs are in the newborn onesie.  

A big yawn.  I think her hair is growing not falling out.

Grace is so in love with her.  She loves to give her bottles and lay down by her and look at her.

A posey-posed one for the posey-posed people.   How squishy is she?

Back to sewing again

Something about having a new baby makes me want to start sewing again.
Since a shop hop starts tomorrow for the local quilting shops, I had better use the fabric I got at a shop hop a couple of years ago.

I figured if I started now I could finish 3 Easter dresses.

There is a website called Project Run and Play that has inspiration for sewing and great tutorials.

This is a version of one of their crafty's dress pattern.

The whole dress, maybe I will make a little dress jacket in green Kona cotton to go over it, short sleeved for our warm weather.

I added some details to the bodice.

Some of the details.  Pintuckage and micro pleats, 2-lip sleeves, a random button Grace picked out (I bet you can't tell which button).

Grace's crazy dance moves.

How is this possible that she did not fall down?

Happy Birthday Merry

Happy # 7 Merry.  

Cake of choice:  Red Velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.

Activity of choice:  Laser tag

Favorite gift:  Roller skates.

1st family photo and cousins come to visit

 One more added to the craziness.

All the double cousins with Grandma Stott.

Posing for birth announcements

Sweet Eliza.

 A good dream.

Our cute little peanut.