New lovey for Peanut

Easter is coming soon and I've been thinking of what I could make Peanut for his Easter basket instead of buying another plastic toy or fluffy stuffed animal that the cat overtakes and kneads into. I found a pattern for a bunny, dog, or bear at Walmart and some clearance fabric and got to work on Sunday. I finished it Monday morning and gave it to Peanut to see what he thought of it.

Finished!

Quick picture with Peanut before he started carrying it around by it's ear.

Peanut's wrastling moves.

And after it was finished and stuffed, I realized that cheap flannel fabric is cheap for a reason. This poor bunny has already had surgery to fix a ripped seam that happened while I was stuffing it. The real Easter present will be much, MUCH better and even more cuter if that's possible.

Off to do stupid school work while Peanut naps.

TTFN ~Crys

Oh so crafty!

Lately I've been sewing every second I can between school , business book work, keeping up the house (somewhat) and Peanut. I really am oh so crafy! Here's my latest creations:

Small over the shoulder bag for short trips. I probably won't use this but it's still really cute. It's just not a mommy purse for me. A wallet, cell, keys, sippy cup, crackers, wipes for when germy rude people think it's ok to touch Peanut, and loose change just don't fit in here.

Change purses for our vehicles. Large one is in the truck and small one in my car.

I pieced this quilt top over 2 years ago, Mom quilted it for me in September, and I finally got the binding on it in January. And Peanut's new thing is to crawl around like a maniac when a quilt is laid out on the floor. It's rather amusing and tiring for him.

Smallish bag I finished last night. The handles are long enough to go over my shoulder since carrying a short handled bag, Peanut, a diaper bag, and keys just isn't working any longer.

I practiced my meandering quilting last weekend and got my machine all set up for quilting. Instead of throwing the quilt sammich away, I turned it into a pillow. It's perfect for when my back goes out and I need extra support to sit.

And now for the good pics. Elliot had a lemon cookie for the first time the other night. He's like his mom and is a cookie monster now. Mike had to work this Saturday (yuck!) and the lady was so sweet to give him a tricycle her son outgrew. She also gave us a small basketball hoop for when Peanut gets bigger. Don't know why she moved across country with them if she was going to give them away, but we're not too proud to take a free toy. Here's Peanut's first trike ride. Notice his feet don't even touch the ground - hahahaha!

Helping mommy pick fabric for a new project. Peanut LOVES going through my fabric.

We've been busy. Business is going well. It's picked up and Mike's booked out for the next 2 weeks. That relieves a little stress for me since we go to our CPA tomorrow to get started on our taxes. I'm praying we break even, but a return would be suh-weet! Mike worked the last 2 Saturdays to help make up for taking 10 days off earlier this month, but it's picking up slowly. I'd prefer to see a few more jobs for him come in each week, but he keeps telling me busy season is just around the corner.

The weather has been beautiful lately. We had a couple cool days last week, 1 day only got to 61 burrr. Today was 75ish and tomorrow is suppose to be around that. It's time to break out the shorts.

This is all for now. Peanut and Mike are sleeping and my sewing machine is calling my name. Hopefully, tomorrow I will have a new project finished and posted.

TTFN ~ Crys

Happy Birthday

Happy 1st Birthday Peanut!

Well, really 1 year and 1 day today. We had a birthday party for Peanut on Sunday (along with superbowl, but I don't care about that). Mom, Dad, and our good friends Steve and Ronda from Washington/Oregon stayed here over the weekend. Mom and Dad are still here, but Steve and Ronda had to go home today. :( Mike's dad, stepmom, stepbrother, and grandma from Ohio were here for the day, too. It was lots of fun, lots of food, and very tiring for Peanut to be surrounded by so many people and so much stimulation. He napped halfway through the party and I think recovering yesterday still.

Here's a few pics from his big day.

Chocolate cake from Costco for the adults.

Peanut's very own Mommy-made vanilla cake.

Yummm! Frosting was good, cake wasn't too big of a hit, but he ate a few bites off of his spoon.
Our par-tay hats.

And this one, not on his birthday, but the first time he was in his carseat facing forward.
That's all for now. Just a quick update with some pics for Aunt Jen and the others who couldn't be here with us.

TTFN ~Crys