Lizzie's Friend Sophie

This is Lizzie's friend Sophie.  Whenever I ask her about nursery, she ALWAYS mentions Sophie.  If anyone asks about her friends, she ALWAYS names Sophie. When I had a shower for Tenille at my house last week, Lizzie was SO happy that Sophie was coming with her mommy, Natalie.  Yay!  They played so well together, we definitely need to have some playdates with Sophie. At the end of the evening, Lizzie asked for a movie and they totally cuddled up on the bed with blankets and it was so cute I just had to take some pictures!! Love it : )

Why I decided against a haircut....

So I was totally going to have Tenille cut Lizzie's hair into an A-line bob like mine. I thought it would be cute to match, plus once the baby comes I figured I might not have time for hair-dos anymore.  But, then she just looked so cute with a french braid, and Aunt Kristin does the cutest ponytails that I totally changed my mind!  I'll just have to MAKE the time for cute hair-dos while she lets me do them : )

Late Christmas Pictures

We had a nice Christmas this year.  The 23rd is always spent at my grandma on my mom's side.  Then, we go to my parents' house in Livermore on Christmas Eve and have a sleepover.  This year my mom gave all the girls matching pj's. We decided to make it a tradition from now on.

My dad was sweet enough to dress up as Santa for his one and only (for now) grandchild.  She knew it was him, but still hesitated to approach him without Mom. 

The one thing Lizzie actually asked for was "fishies."  A few weeks before Christmas, Todd and I searched craigslist, drove around everywhereand cleaned and assembled a fish tank just in time for Christmas.  We have 2 black mollys and 2 snails for now.  Liz loves her fish!

Quilt Update

Okay so it has been awhile.....between pregnancy pains and sewing machine glitches, I'm nowhere near where I want to be with the progress of my quilt.  However, I have 18 of my 30 blocks completed.  Goal before the baby comes: to finish my blocks!  Here's what they generally look like:

Holiday Boutique

Hey everyone!  I will be doing a holiday boutique this Saturday, the 12th from 10-2pm ay my friend Ashley's on Horner Way in Fremont.  I will be having special holiday sales on ALL of my jewelry.  Ashley will be selling Arbonne Skincare products along with many wrapped gift baskets.  Artwork by Kristin Ann http://www.kristinannbeck.blogspot.com/ will be featured for sale and order.  Two other vendors will be there selling baby accessories including carseat covers, hairbows and more!

We will be providing treats for all who come by!  Come check it out and finish your Christmas shopping!  There is sure to be something for everyone.  While you're there, be sure to sign up for our FREE giveaways!!

Let me know if you need directions!  Happy Holidays!!

Babysitting Miley!

My friend Tenille had her prenatal check-up today. She only has like 4 weeks left! Lucky for us, we got to have Miley over while she was at her appointment. Lizzie LOVES Miley and always asks to go to her house or have her over, so needless to say this was a great day for Liz.

The only problem was, Lizzie assumed because Miley is younger, she'd want to be treated like a baby. Miley was a good sport and even let Liz hold her on her lap for awhile. It looked kinda silly considering they probably weigh close to the same weight, LOL!

I also realized today how mature Lizzie really is. She would bring me any coins or other little toys she'd find and say, "No Miley get it!" She knew those little objects could be dangerous for Miley and was a big helper. It was pretty awesome and gave me confidence in Lizzie's future big sister abilities : )

Quilt Progress!

So Sarah and I are making quilts at the same time, and we thought it would motivate us to see our projects through if we posted our updates on our blogs. I have seen her's in person and it is looking SUPER cute! I am still in the square cutting phase, but will probably put one block together soon to see how I like it so far.

I chose 4 fabrics for a disappearing 9-block pattern. I absolutely LOVE 2 of the fabrics, and kinda settled for the other 2, but we'll see. I may end up getting more fabric to give some more variety. These photos may not look like much, but the stack sure is heavy and believe me, it took awhile to cut each of these 7" by 7" blocks.

Lizzie will be going down for a nap soon, so then I'll have my chance to go at it again. I am determined to have everything cut by Saturday evening! Wish me luck.....