Birthday Goodness!

Saturday was Davis's first birthday party! The crummy weather kept us inside but that didn't kill the excitement! The sock monkey decorations were a hit and definitely fun (once they were done). Thanks for everyone for coming and celebrating with us!

Just a few of the pillows, can you believe after all that work I forgot to take pictures of the sock monkeys! OMG!

Great Grandparents!

He was a ham when it came to digging in the cake. He dug right in with two hands, loved the frosting but wasn't too sure about the chocolate cake. Once he was covered in frosting, Uncle Eric told him to touch his head....sure enough frosting was everywhere in his hair :) He kept everyone entertained by clapping, doing the "stevie wonder" and brushing his hands off!

AND GUESS WHAT?! Davis took a his first few steps tonight!

1 year ago!

One year ago today at 2:45ish pm our little punkin was born! What a year its been and man has it flown by!

D= Desperation for him to finally arrive and devotion the minute he did

A= Anxiousness arriving home from the hospital and those few first weeks of feeling uncertain

V=Vivacious! Davis is a spirited, fun loving, vivacious kid

I= Intelliegent :) doesn't every mom think this!

S= Son, my son and I couldn't be more happy or proud

Happy First Birthday Big guy!

Only In Portland!

I was out running errands the other day and drove past this guy. The title of this post says it all!

Wordle Me This!

Have you tried Wordle? Its a fun website where you enter your blog and it produces a word cloud. The biggest words are the ones you use the most...FUN! I was checking out U-handbag site and she had done it...I gave it a whirl.

You should too and post yours in my comment section.
* once you have yours, hit Print Screen on your computer. This will copy it and then open Paint (I think everyone has this application) copy it in there, cut the sides off and then save as a jpg or something else that Blogger accepts.

It's up!

Head on over to the Angry Chicken Blog, the gingham apron submissions are up! And they are cute!!! People are so creative!

In reading it looks like she isn't going to have another round of themed aprons until January :(

Bummer!

I Feel Ducky!

This past Saturday was the Ducks season opener! DH is a big fan and I became one when I met him..Disclaimer- I'll always be a NAU Lumberjack at heart! We went to the game on Saturday and met up with friends, partied like we were still in college! It was great.

We have new season tickets this year and our seats were fabulous! Cheers to a good season!

Detour

I received a new lap top from work. As I'm carting this thing back and fourth from home to work, I suddenly realize..."I need a lap top bag". Did I need a bag or a pouch? I checked out a few existing cool items online. I settled on a pouch (although I'm rethinking that decision). Of course I wasn't going to buy one, rather sew one. So the last few evenings for about an hour or so, I've been cutting, sewing, re-figuring...and Waa~La!


I gotta say, this is my second project without a pattern, I think thats the way to go. Its much more enjoyable. How in the world I ever made boxed corners?! HELLO?! Who knows, but it worked out. I may add a Messenger bag style strap and I still have to sew the inside bottom (which you leave open to flip it inside out while sewing the two materials together) and of course iron the heck out of it...but I had to post.

So why detour you ask? I'm supposed to be working on the sock monkey stuff...the damn monkeys. Notice how I have developed a love hate relationship with these things...I have started them. I have one finished and 2 other bodies started. I lost steam, but am not allowing myself any other projects until I get this darn birthday stuff done. The invites arrived the other day, they are adorable. I chose different wording than those on the link. Here is what I have done so far...a long way to go.

Davis turned 11 months last Sunday!



Enjoy the long weekend! Sock Monkeys here I come!