Emma's New Hat

I need to remember to post on here more often! It's hard when there is so much to do and so little time in the day, you know? Between the kids, cleaning, cooking, and trying to find a moment to sew or sing or whatever, there ends up not being a lot of extra time. I find myself not minding though. Once I thought to myself, "What would it be like if I was only taking care of myself, only cleaning up after myself?" The answer that instantly went through my head was "Lonely".

So I am grateful for every second that I have with my family; even if it's spent cleaning up after them, or cooking or whatever. Because having all of that to do really means that I have this amazing family to care for. And I want to always recognize what a blessing they are.

Yesterday I headed over to Joann's to get some fabric for everything I want to make. And using this super easy tutorial (http://www.made-by-rae.com/2010/11/snowblossom-hat-tutorial-by-rae/) I made Emma a snow hat!

Isn't it so cute? I love it! And it completely cracks me up everytime I look at her in it.

I love being able to create cool things for my kids. Plus, I'm saving money doing it; this hat cost me less than $1 to make! It doesn't get much better than that!

And here are the before and after shots of my shrunken heads I made at the Sorensens. On the cookie sheet, mine are the second from the left, and the one on the very right. Below is them finished:

Meet Carl & Mary! I think these turned out really cool, and I think I'd like to make some every Halloween.

I'm going to be posting again really soon - Emma reached a milestone yesterday! Lots of pics to come!