happy halloween!

from Little Red Riding Hood, the Woodsmen, and the Wolf disguised as Grandma

 And despite what it looks like in the picture below (and the pouring rain outside), there was a happy ending to our story. We had a great Halloween filled with three fun parties and lot of tricks and treats. Hope you did too!

And this shot is from today. The Little Miss was eying my wolf nose all day Saturday, so this morning before church she requested a "dog nose" of her own (all day yesterday she kept telling me, "Mommy, you look like a dog," and then she would howl. It made me laugh). 

How could I resist such a request?

this week...

...has been filled with nice relaxing afternoons of sewing, and not so relaxing last minute late nights of sewing. Above was the result of a couple of afternoons listening to my favorite genius mix on iTunes while the Little Miss took a nice long nap. Does life get any better?

And the last minute late night sewing you ask? Think giant purple overalls for Husband who decided he needed to be Wario for his work party today (their department decorated in a Mario Bros. theme for a competition).

More pictures to come. And also on the agenda is the gender announcement (I'm not trying to be overly dramatic about it and keep you in suspense, I just haven't had the time to get a post done), and a much needed shop update for the holidays!

Hope you have a safe and Happy Halloween!

little style

 Thanks to my sister for these pictures! They are from a few weeks ago during a family get-together.

Dress: vintage thrifted
Brooch: handmade by my (other) sister and I
Tights and Leg Warmers (she insisted on wearing both): Target
Shoes: thrifted

It's a...baby!

Sorry for the tease but I am just so excited that I got to see my little bean today I wanted to show you it's sweet profile! I can't tell you the gender yet (we have a plan of how to tell our families and since most of my sister's and sil's read this blog I have to wait). But can I just say I am so happy to know and so excited for who is coming to join our family.

The Little Miss summed up her experience like this on the car ride home, "Mommy, baby in the ocean. Lay on pillow. Pink rag."

I laughed at her sweet, matter-of-fact observations. Yes, it did kind of look and sound like the baby was in the ocean, and yes, I laid on a pillow, and yes, there was a pink rag covering my pants so the gel didn't get on my clothes. She also made sure to tell the ultrasound tech and the midwife that I had a baby in my tummy. I'm so glad she is starting to understand a little bit about what is going on, she'll be such a good big sister.

baby bump: week 20

A couple more shots from the pumpkin patch, this time of my baby bump. We are officially in the midst of week 20 now which means...drumroll please...finding out the gender! I am so excited! I can't wait to know who is coming, who is punching and kicking and saying hello, and who it is that I already love so so much! Any guesses?

This long cardigan has been my lifesaver, allowing me to still wear some of my shirts that are too short to cover my belly - thus the lumpy, bumpy look I have going on - I guess I should have made sure to smooth all of my many layers. So don't worry, my belly is not deformed, ha!

Tonight we are going up to a cabin with all my siblings to play games and hang out. So glad it's Friday, yay! Have any fun plans?

the pumpkin patch

We went to the pumpkin patch this week, the same one as last year (can you believe how bald the Little Miss was then?). It definitely got me more in the holiday spirit and reminded me that I need to finish our costumes since Halloween is sneaking up on me!

I also contemplated how my belly will soon be the size of a pumpkin.
Oh dear.

h+s kids

Isn't this one groovy little girl? Her dress from hart + sew makes for an adorable Marsha Brady costume for Halloween - and there are lots more amazing options if you need some inspiration for your little one. How about a cowboy, an indian, a sailor, Raggedy Ann, a clown, or a train conductor? 

If you see something you like, from now until Halloween, mention 'costume' in the message to seller box for a 15% discount!