Whitney Dinner

Uncle Leonard was in town last week and I went to dinner with him and some of Jon and Sharon's family. Here two of pictures I took in the terrible lighting at the restaurant.

Handsome brothers.

Sarah was Maggie's pre-dinner entertainment, and she was good at it!

Last Zoo Trip

If you're tired of seeing pictures of Maggie at the zoo, then you're in luck: our passes expired today. We met up with our friends and had a good time.

"More tasty girls!"

Checking out the meerkat.

Can't they both look at the same time? Immediately after this, Colette got down to see the picture on the camera, so I didn't get any more.

Eye Mask and Pillowcase

I used a silk nightgown of my mom's to make these items for my sister. Here are instructions I've published for the eye mask. For this one, I added a layer of brown felt to help block the light. I also used elastic lace (originally bought to make baby headbands) instead of elastic. I can't find the pillowcase instructions I used, but it was really just two rectangles sewn together. I used the existing hem of the nightgown for the hem on the pillowcase.

Wonder Box

First of all, how cute is this fabric? I can't get over how adorable it is.

We made Wonder Boxes at Enrichment this week. (Someone else made mine because John is out of town so I had Maggie with me...) You heat up your food, get it to boiling, then put the pot in the Wonder Box and keeps your food at the same temperature to continue to cook it. You can use it if fuel is scarce or to keep something warm or cold on the road.
It was a really easy project. I had to buy 2 1/2 yards of fabric, and pay $4 for the filling. Then you are supposed to get a tub to put it in, but I don't have one yet. Here is a link to more information, the pattern, instructions and recipes.

Blankie Sack

Maggie has been super picky about how her blankie must cover her toes, both while sleeping and in the car. She wakes up in the night and wants us to come in and rearrange her blankets. I didn't want to make a sleep sack because it involved fasteners and I wanted to use things I already had. Also, I'm lazy. So I came up with this idea: a blankie sack that fits around her waist. Tasha expressed concern that Colette would remove a blankie sack and put it over her head. So if your child is like that (Maggie is weirdly not), think twice before using something like this. We got two of these fleece blankets from Maggie's hospital stay. I thought about using two to make a sleep sack, but this only took one. The fleece was about 3'x3.5'.

I folded the blanket in half lengthwise and sewed the bottom and side together. Then I turned down 1 1/2" at the waist and made a casing. I threaded in some 1" elastic, cut from an old pair of PJs and measured to fit comfy around Maggie's tummy. Then I closed the casing. This entire project took about 5 minutes. No more kicking the blanket off! Cost to me: $0. Now I just need to stick the Piglets to her somehow.

Thank You, Goodnight Moon

I actually got Maggie to put on her mittens today. Threats didn't work (we have taken her home from the park when she refused to wear them), but she was intrigued by the mittens in her Goodnight Moon book.
I explained they are like socks to keep her fingers warm and she can wear them at the park, riding her car, or on a walk. So she did! I think this is the first time she's posed for the camera.
Bonus picture of Maggie's first bubble bath, complete with a "winkie." She won the bubbles at the library.

New Baby at Our House

We're dog sitting!