A Very Blessed Nest

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Fall Break, Day 1

Well, it's Fall and it feels like it was Spring the last time I blogged. Sorry, I have been a very bad blogger, got some things in the works though.

Anyway this week is Fall break and I wish I was blogging from some tropical island somewhere. But, we are here at home. So, we went on a little photoshoot down the road for some updated pics of the kiddos! Hope it inspires you to go take some pictures, the weather is GORGEOUS! Although, the mosquitos ARE still out!!

Well, that and a little bribery for the pictures and 16 mosquito bites was it for Day 1.

HAPPY FALL, YA'LL!

-K

Thursday, September 16, 2010

My Unfortunate Toy Story

I have unfortunatly discovered shaker cars are dangerous when spontaneously dropped on your back with your hair down : )

I only wish I had a picture of me crying for someone to help me find the OFF switch, even though I was all alone with my 3 year old, who was by then in another room not caring a bit that I was in tears : )

Shaker cars are now on my hitlist!

-K

Monday, September 13, 2010

Life changing decision

Disclaimer: It will be informative ONLY

First of all let me just start by saying...I am not one of those people who like to know ALL about someone, like if they got a root canal that day or had to go to the gastroendorologist, but I am 30-something and realize that I would want to know about this particular post. There are a lot of couples out there that are in that decision making time of their lives.

My youngest just turned 3 and we felt like it was time to make a decision...baby #3 or no more at all. Obviously, you can see what we decided.

I know most of us go through this decision process after you have 2 or more babies and if you have a BOY and a Girl, it seems like it can be even harder. Lot's of pro's and cons to weigh. When it came down to it though, I think I liked the thought of having a baby more than actually having one.

This is Jacob right after the little, well you know! He was definitley Loopy and loving that he had an excuse to play Xbox for the next couple of days!

Overall it took about 3 days before he could get up and about, hardly compares to what we woman go through, RIGHT? But, he was a trooper and I really did hate that he had to be in any pain at all! I got a little taste of that helpless feeling that he said he had during my Labor. It doesn't feel good, that's for sure.

WARNING: Your children will pick up on your conversation about this so, beware!

Friday morning at school during PRAYER REQUESTS my 6 year old raised her hand and asked everyone to pray for her daddy..."He was getting a "Jawstrap" today!

Obviously, she had heard the night before that we had forgotten to pick one up (a jockstrap that is).

Needless to say I am sure ONLY her teacher picked up on this, but bless her heart she was so worried about her Daddy. We ALL had a good LAUGH!

I am not going to lie, it was a tough decision. I cried several times we went back and forth, but ultimately, we felt like this was right FOR US! I love babies and told Jacob that I might have a couple of meltdowns along the way and he assured me he would do whatever it took to help me through them. Wish him luck...I can get pretty emotional : )

-K

Friday, September 10, 2010

The No Sew Way To Go

OK, I have been neglecting the Blog and after PW's post about blogging, I have GUILT. So I will try my hardest to be blogging on a daily basis an nourish my blog instead of letting it wilt, as usual.

I do not sew MUCH, just the occasional hem or experiment and a pillow or two. So, when I see something that is NO SEW and I think I can do it, I am lovin' it! I saw a tutorial here for a NO SEW applique....AND I LOVE APPLIQUE'S! So here is my take on it...

Here's whatcha need. An iron of Course and

1. Some SHARP scissors

2. Fusible webbing

3. Three coordinating fabrics

I started by printing off a picture of what I wanted to applique to the shirt(a pear). I just typed it into Google images and picked the one I wanted.

Then I cut it out and placed it. I also cut off the stem and leaf separate to use 3 different coordinating materials.

Next you just follow the directions on the back of the fusible webbing package.

One piece at a time.

Next I took the same 3 fabrics and made a coordinating fabric flower which my friend Sarah sells for dirt cheap on her Etsy shop check it out!!

There you have it! This whole project took me about 30-40 minutes and it was fun!

Kenners agreed!!!

I will be buying up some 3$ long sleeve shirts and getting busy for winter, can't wait to make more : )

-K

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Super "E" turns 3

I have SO been MIA, with reason. Our church has a music conference once a year and J and i have been helping with behind the scenes stuff, along with starting school and Eli's birthday. It has been hectic to say the least and besides all of that not much to blog about in the process. So, here i am with a post (finally) about my little man, who, turned 3 yesterday!

We had big plans to have a birthday party with friends and such, but man alive, August has been one more busy month. So, we opted for a get-together with just my immediate family. Plus i couldn't bare for Jennifer to have to buy my lil' man a present since I missed Bradyn's Party ;( Check it out here. It was so C-U-T-E! and my friend Sarah rarely gets to come to his party since her BIL's birthday is on the same day. It just worked out better this way for everyone!