A Million and One 3rd Birthday Parties!!

Emily's 3rd birthday was on September 8th, that morning I made her heart pancakes (with a candle, of course) and we sang happy birthday. That night we all (Emily, Steve, Dad, Henry, Thelma, Holly & Mike and I) went to Chuck E Cheese, had cupcakes and sang happy birthday again! Then, Saturday was her birthday Little Mermaid party w/ her friends Southern & Sailor. Granny, Papa Henry and Aunt Susan were able to come down from Arkansas. Aunt Sharon came from Virginia and Papa Vince came from The Virgin Islands. Her big present was a wooden swingset w/ a slide, fort and a bench & table from Nana, Granny, Papa Henry, Steve and I. I feel like we partied all week! Here are some pictures of the festivities. Emily is one loved and lucky girl!

 

The dress/shirt I made for Emily!

Emily's bathroom

I've had this plain white shower curtain for years. A couple of weeks ago I decided that Emily bathroom was just blah! I thought about embroidering the white shower curtain with an E and then I thought well, if we have another child they will share a bathroom, so I decided to go with a W and in turquoise, so it would be gender neutral. I started googling embroidered shower curtain, etc. I saw this one on pinterest that was so cute with ribbon tied around the hangers. The bathroom is still not totally complete. I'm going to try and find some cute little prints to go above the towels. Also, I have some white towels I'm thinking about using some left over material to sew a border around them.

Needs to be ironed...

Crafty Mood...

Sometimes I get in crafty moods and I just can't stop. When I start something I HAVE to finish it that day! Well, this birthday balloon wreath is the exception!! It took me 2 weeks to make this baby! I kept on running out of balloons or greening pins (how you attach the balloons to the wreath), so I would have to go back to the store! Most times I would work on it while Emily was napping, so I couldn't just get up and leave.

This is what I used:

1 straw 16" wreath

400 balloons

400 greening pins

I made it very full and big! I like it, but you can use a lot less balloons/greening pins and it will look just fine. The "E" is a spray painted cardboard letter that we used on her highchair at her 1st birthday party.

I purchased the wreath at Michaels, the balloons at DollarTree (a lot cheaper), the greening pins at Wal-Mart (cheaper too) and the "E" at Hobby Lobby. This is another reason it took me so long to make, I had to go to all of these places!! :)

Sewing...

I bought a sewing machine from my sister (it was still in the box)!! I've wanted one for a while, but didn't want to spend a lot, not knowing how much time I would actually spend using it. She gave me the family discount, so I jumped on it! :) I've had little odds and ends around the house I needed a sewing machine to fix for a while now. First, I hemmed some curtains that I had cut off and tried to hide the bottom! Then, I fixed a dress of mine that the straps had broke. Finally, I made Emily a pillowcase dress! I figured this would be an easy project to start with. I didn't have a pattern, so I used an old pillowcase dress she has and made it a little longer and wider. I can say I was pretty impressed with myself. I really didn't think I could do it and it turned out ok. The armholes were the hardest part! What do you think?

An interview, with the one and only Emily Brooke Walker!

I saw this on a blog I read and decided to "interview" Emily. I asked her if I could ask her some questions. She said, "of course"...this is her new saying!

What is your name? Emily Brooke

How old are you? 3---holds up 3 fingers

What is your favorite color? umm, pink, pink frogs

Who is your best friend? Emily, Emily best friend

What is your favorite animal? Umm, umm pig

What are you going to be when you grow up? I don't want to grow up

What is your favorite book? Cinderella and Little Mermaid

What makes you happy? Momma did it

What makes you sad? Momma

What do you love to eat? Strawberry Shortcake

What is your favorite song? Little Mermaid

What are you favorite toys? They are pigs, pigs, pigs

So, from this we have learned that Emily likes pink, frogs, pigs, princesses and Momma makes her sad and happy!

Visitors...

We've been busy with visitors...first Granny and Papa came at the beginning of July. They stayed out at Lake Lanier in their motorhome. We took several trips out there and of course, a trip to the outlet mall. Here are a few pics from their visit.







Then, my mom came 2 weeks later. We went to the outlet mall, again!! Went to the pool and went to see Winnie the Pooh.

Now, it's my Dad and Linda's turn! They are suppose to be here around the end of August.

Reading...

I've never been much of a reader. My mind goes a thousand miles an hour all the time and it's hard for me to open a book and devote my head to just that book. I usually open it, "read" a couple pages and then realize I have no idea what I just read because I was thinking of so many other things. Does this ever happen to you?

My neighbor let me borrow this book she had recently read.

The first night I opened it I almost couldn't put it down. I actually fell asleep and woke up around 2 am laying on the book. I had read over 100 pages. He is so descriptive and kept my attention, I loved it! I read the whole book in 4 days that's a miracle for me. I'm so excited for it come out as a movie. They are suppose to start filming this fall.

So, I have decided that I want to read more. I have a goal of 2 books a month.

I'm now reading this book. Tina Fey is hilarious and so is this book.