Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Library trip

Since the El Cajon library is so close to our house, usually I just walk over with the kids.  Or rather, the kids ride in the stroller, and Mama huffs and puffs while pushing two kids and a stroller.  But I digress...

Yesterday was different in the fact that I picked the kids up by car from their daycare, and my precocious little son, says "Mama, can we go to the library?"  And I respond, "Duh."  Which makes him laugh, and I say what all parents say "What do you say?"  And he responds "Mease?  Mease!"  This is Cash-speak for please.  He also does the sign language part of it that he was taught when was a baby, which is holding your hands in front of your chest, fingers touching thumb, and touching each hand to each other.  It sounds weird, I know, but in actuality, it's kinda cute.  Here are some pics from our little trip (but none in the library itself - cause ya gotta respect the library).

This is in the car before going in the El Cajon library (don'tcha just love how Cash has his hands behind his head - that kid think he is all kinds of cool):

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Cash, checking out the treasure box:

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By now the kids are getting pissed at me:

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But one last picture!

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Note, if you will, Cash's styling outfit...Yo Gabba Gabba sweatshirt, Chuck Taylors and cute black scallycap, courtesy of my good friend Shonna Renee Guinn.  Lily's outfit is trying, but really it's the jacket that makes it, but unfortunately, in my pics, you can't really tell.

Monday, November 22, 2010

First post

Most people call me Dee, although in my work life I'm known as Danielle and this is my first blog ever.  There are a lot of things I am into around the house, including organic gardening, canning, cooking from scratch, sewing and oh yeah, raising my two babies with my sweetheart of a husband.  I'm married to a great guy named Aaron who (sometimes) enjoys my sarcastic side.  We have a son Cash who is 3 1/2 and a daughter named Lily who is 5 months old.

This past weekend I finally finished a dress for my daughter.  I'm crossing my fingers that she hasn't grown out of it, before it's even finished!  Here it is in the process of sewing...
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Lily sewing dress

And here it is finally finished...
Lily in dress
Lily in the dress (that's about 6 months too big!)
Bonnet
Side view of the bonnet.
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Back view of the bonnet.

Overall, I think this turned out pretty well for my first year of sewing. *patting myself on the back*