Friday, August 26, 2011

Easy skirts, attempt 5

Every girl in Erin's phonebook will get skirts this year for their birthday.  I made this one last weekend for her BFF Ella.


 Cute fabric, no? I made Erin a matching one, since it was her BFF and all.


I liked the fabric so much I bought 2.8 yards of it, all they had.  And for the size all the girls are now it's just about perfect: the width of the bolt is a tad bigger than the recommended 2x waist size.  The heart pattern is length-wise so I figure I can get about 7 skirts out of the deal, costing about $3 per skirt (including the cute pink trim).

Orders anyone?

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Erin the composer



Erin had a great jam session yesterday on the piano.  I'd pose to her animals/things, and asked her what they would sound like.  She'd contemplate, then bust out with some music.  And she pretty much nailed the impression every time.

Guess it's never too early to start learning improvisation.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Robin June: 18 months


Stats
Height: 33 inches (75-90%)
Weight: 24 lb 0 oz (50%)

Robin is in full toddler mode.  She runs. She climbs.  Time has its own meaning when she's interested in something, and these days she's interested in everything.  She sings, makes jokes, and absolutely knows the meaning of "mine".  She loves her little blankie (LB), Erin, Mommy, and Daddy. In that order.  She'll gladly tell you if something is big or tiny. She counts while climbing stairs or contemplating her toes.  She loves if you read a book to her, but loves even more to show you what in the book she already knows.  Her investigations are mostly self-driven, and she often quietly busies herself with interesting rocks, laces, water, and other fascinating tidbits.  She loves music and demands, "more" whenever there is a pause between songs.  She's a social butterfly and charms anyone nearby - so long as she's safely in Mommy's arms.  Her favorite food is a toss up between hot dog and palak paneer, but also begs for chocolate milk (koko mulk), doughnuts, lolly pops, otter pops, cookies, or other sweets.  She knows how to open the freezer to look for ice cream.  She has 18 teeth and loves to brush them.   

On a Mommy note, these 18 months have gone by very fast.  

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Negotiating with a toddler




Robin: (from the back seat) mama, need a pop-pop.

Me: No sweetie, we don't get a lollypop until after lunch.

Robin: Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees?

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Reason #7,294 why I love my husband


He loves getting flowers.  He especially loves tuberoses.  He's commented 4 times tonight how wonderful the whole house smells. 

Friday, August 5, 2011

The A's Game

So behind on blogging.  It's been a busy summer.

Brian and Erin went to Erin's first baseball game last weekend. They had a blast.  They had just missed getting free jerseys, but the amount of kid-friendly stuff made it a super memorable event.

At the ballpark


 Erin was engaged, got to carefully select a treat from the vendors (ice cream, of course), played in the play area, colored pictures, and, by far the coolest, got to run around the bases on the field after the game was over.




Oh, and did I mention Brian got the tickets for free from someone outside the stadium?


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