Our lil' man turned two a couple of weeks ago!
We had a jungle theme!
A snapshot of his first two years
Favors for a couple of friends (I embroidered those on the sewing machine!)
And he owned the unwrapping of gifts...
...compared to last year!
Happy 2nd Birthday Jake!
In comparison to his first Easter, Jake was a huge participant in hunting for eggs this year!
What a difference a year makes!!
In the beginning he kept wanting to put the first egg that he found back where he found it.
But after a little explaining, and seeing his two cousins rushing around, he got the idea!
It didn't take him long to become a pro.
Jake collected four eggs in all, pretty good for a 21 month old!
Here, when it was all over, Jake kept signing "more" "eggs". He wanted to hunt again! Too cute!
Sorry for the unexpected blog break. We did a bit of traveling to TN to visit my family in November. Jake and I were there for almost three weeks.
Anyway, I have a ton to share! I've been a very busy-crafty-bee over here. So, first up...
After being inspired by an appliqued cardigan I saw in a Hanna Andersson catalog, I just needed to make a version for Jake.
I searched around a bit, and decided on Kwik Sew 3150. I also decided to make the cardigan more "lil boy" like by using contrasting fabrics on the arms, and choosing a different applique.
Here is what the original from Hanna Andersson looks like.
And here is my version. I used the left over fleece from Jake's Halloween costume.
I purchased the applique design from Urban Threads, and made just a couple of changes in my embroidery software. Here are a couple of close-ups.
I made a couple of changes to the Kwik Sew pattern in order to get more of the look of the HA one. I inserted the zipper differently and applied fleece binding to the edges. All in all, I'm pretty proud of this one, and it was a simple pattern to put together.
And, we have to see the cardigan in action! Here Jake is, sporting his fleece cardigan while helping pick out a Christmas tree last weekend.
After looking at this year's Halloween pictures, the decision was made that Jake really needed a haircut. The poor baby was titling his head up in nearly ever picture so he could see from underneath his hair! And he needed a real haircut, not a mommy-cutting-the-bangs look.
So we made a trip to Kids Kuts this week.
He was quite the trooper, and only complained a couple of times. Kids Kuts was great - they had a car-chair and small toys that we could distract Jake with during the cutting. And the hairdresser was great - she easily maneuvered around Jake's squirming with ease. We will definitely be going back.
Thanks for stopping by and reading!
After receiving a hand-sewn romper from Cora recently, I decided that I just had to make one out of flannel in order to beef-up Jake's fall and winter wardrobe.
This is an OOP New Look romper pattern. I added a few inches to the length to get a longer pant look. The monkey flannel print came from a recent Joann's purchase.
I finished off the facings by stitching the interfacing to the facing pieces prior to fusing. All the inside seams are serged. My hope is that it will survive toddler-wear-and-tear and multiple washing for quite awhile.
I did attempt some modeling shots, although they are not the best. Capturing a toddler on the run has been challenging. I do have to say he's the cutest monkey ever!
I guess I added too much length because we have to roll the bottoms about an inch. But, maybe he'll get taller over the next couple of months and it won't be a problem for too long.
Thanks for stopping by and reading!
For Halloween this year Jake was a turtle. Just the cutest turtle ever!
Using Simplicity 2527 I sewed up only the shell portions, figuring that making the fleece jumper would be risky since we never really know what the weather is going to be like on Halloween in San Diego. I'm glad I didn't make it, because it was a bit on the warm side. Instead he's in a store bought onesie and pants.
There was quite a bit of baby-wrangling going on, though, because you know, go figure that Jake didn't want it on or want to keep it on.
A big thanks to Kris (who stopped by to spend the night during her crazy work trip) for snapping off the photos as quick as she could!
Another wee-baby was born the middle of May, this time a boy!
Look familiar? Yep, it's another Jackie Clark romper!
I used flannel this time, and the larger size. Hopefully by the time this baby is ready to wear it it will be cool out!
And I just couldn't help myself...
Yep, a couple more onesies. I have no idea where I got these dinosaur designs, I must have had them on the computer for awhile.
And one last thing
A quilt! I saw this panel after I found out that wee-baby was going to be a boy, and I just couldn't help myself.
We made it!! Jake turned one on Saturday!!
There are so many wonderful pictures from the celebration so I'm just picking (quite?) a few of my favorites.
As you may notice, Jake is wearing his rocket ship romper and that his party was space themed. Thank you to everyone who came and helped us share this huge milestone with our now "toddler" :)
