Birthdays and Babies

It's hard to believe GB#4 is six today. 

We celebrated yesterday at a new-to-us park. 

It was so good to see this little family 

that will soon be getting a little bit bigger.

Summer Duds

I've been sewing.

If you've been following me for a while, you know I love the little details,

little tabs and collars,

pockets with trim,

mismatched pockets and sleeves,

and contrasting buttons.

It's all very summery.

It's all little boy.

Wishing you all the good summery things,

Sharon

A Birthday and a Finish

Here is my completed large crochet project shown in progress here and here.  

It is a one handled bucket made for GB#3 for his birthday.  

I imagine him dragging it around.

It was designed to hold these vintage wood blocks that used to belong to his Daddy.

Happy Birthday, big guy!

Smiles and Twirls

I've made a blue dress for the birthday girl. 

I used the swing dress option from the First Day dress and top pattern from Made.  

I added blue rickrack,

and made her a blue button necklace.

 Can you tell that blue is the current favorite color?

The dress has a back slit and button opening,

and is lined with a fun dotted print.

In fact the lining actually makes this dress reversible.

I think the necklace looks equally well with this side of the dress,

and the dress that is now the lining is just as fun on the flip side.

I am considering this completed project a success 

based on the smiles and endless twirling that happened today.

Wishing you fun completions,

Sharon

April Celebration, a late post

Here is a little story that I had in draft status and had forgotten that I never posted it. 

We had a birthday last month and celebrated with a family breakfast.

We did lots of picture taking.

The wee ones walked,

ran,

and did some serious flying!

Wishing you some celebrating,

Sharon