Christmas Stocking for Dolls

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Dolls need Christmas stockings too.

Felt hair clips for child and doll.

Feliz party dress

Savannah finally has her cast off. It was on 7 1/2 weeks and I felt every minute of it. I definitely wanted it off more than she did. She is back to normal activities, potty training is slightly better now that she can hold herself up and pull up her own pants again. The arm is still slightly bent but she will straighten it out eventually. Doctor said that children don't need physical therapy and the arm will straighten out as she grows.

We celebrated by going to Sesame Place which she absolutely loved. It was just me and her, so did so many rides and mama was dizzy! she was even brave enough to do a water slide (she hates slides). As we were walking around we saw a bunch of the characters going into a show, so we snuck in late and she had a BLAST! My normally shy child was running up and down the bleachers, screeching, singing along and waving to her favorites (Elmo, Abby, and Cookie)

We also went to the beach with some friends this week and both kids had a great time. Nolan ate enough sand to make up for several meals and both of them loved going in the water. My Jeep got stuck in the sand when we were leaving and I was scared to death I wasn't going to get out but God sent along this wonderful couple to help me push it.

(Below is Savannah freezing her little butt off leaving Sesame) and yes she has ridden the coaster in the background 2 times and loved it.

My sister in law handed down a dress I made for my niece a few years ago. I couldn't get over how cute it looked on Savannah and how well it fit. The pattern was the Feliz Party Dress from the book Sewing Clothes Kids Love. This book has lots of different styles and different options you can make with the same pattern. It's a little more advanced and you have to add on your own seem allowances to the pattern.

 The dress is double layer with the top layer open in the back. There is a casing for the tie so it is very lenient with sizing and there is also elastic sewn between the lining and bottom layer of dress. You can add ruffles to the back and make it into a skirt as the child grows.

 We have finally started construction on our house. Jake, my dad and several friends helped cut off the back half of the roof and frame out the new addition. We are creating a shed dormer on the back half of the house to create a 3rd bedroom and 2nd bath. Our house is a 2 BR 1 BA right now and the rooms are very small. So Nolan is sleeping in our room in a pack n play still.

Savannah is going to be a flower girl in my brothers wedding next month and she is so excited. We found a great dress on eBay and I tried out some hairstyles for her.

 I like the ponytail look but it doesn't stay very well.
 She really has amazing full, wavy hair, I put a few curls in it and had no trouble coming up with a couple cute styles.

 Obviously she was thrilled about this.

Girls hair and a Bag

Finally, a hair post!

This is my niece Emily 3. She has bangs so I tried to copy a picture I saw on pinterest for toddler hair.

 Another niece Lauren 5. I also tried to copy a picture I found on Pinterest for her. I've never been really good at formal hairstyles or updo's so I'm working on it and learning new tricks as I go.

 Her's was 2 braids on the side and fishbone braids all twisted into a bun. I am too tired to find the original picture right now but I can assure you the Pinterest picture was much better.

It was my sister in law's birthday a few weeks ago, so I made another purse as her gift. This is another new one for me, but it was really easy. The pattern came out of a book called Simple Sewing with a French Twist.

I will definitely be making this one again!

 

I have a couple more posts coming up soon. I've been so busy with my multiple jobs (mother, housewife, babysitter, and the 2 paid jobs on top of that) I feel so overwhelmed, I'm exhausted all the time and after reading another blog tonight I realized that I am constantly striving to have the perfect Pinterest house.
I have to move all my stuff around just to take a good picture and it's absolutely ridiculous. I highly doubt the houses these pictures are taken in are lived in. I don't have nice furniture, and I can't keep up with the mess my family makes, but I'm doing the best I can.
After preparing this wonderful delicious dinner last night, Jake called to tell me he had a meeting at work he forgot to tell me about, so he wouldn't be home for dinner. As I already had everything ready to be cooked it was too late to turn back. So I strived forward, with Savannah whining the whole time, I managed to finish 2 hours later. I put her to bed scarfed down my food then cleaned the kitchen.  Jake made it all better by calling me Super Mom!
It makes all the difference to have someone encourage you. Even if it's just one word, make sure you let people know how much they are appreciated. We forget this all too often.