I actually made this dress a few months ago for Grace to wear to preschool since she is in the froggy class, but it has been too big for her. I put it on her the other day and realized it's probably not too big, I just cut it too wide. Also, after only wearing it one time, Gracie woke up from her nap with the ribbon ripped off of one shoulder. Next, I'll need to learn how to child proof clothing so when my girls wear them they won't come apart (or just follow the directions better). My good friend Katie taught me how to follow a pattern and learn the "language" of a seamstress. She even helped me tweak the pattern and add the ribbon at the top and ruffle at the bottom...Thanks Katie!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Sewing
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
10 Months
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Donut Party
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
Gracie's 3
I can't believe my little girl is three years old. We happened to be in California on her birthday and were able to celebrate with cousins, aunties, and Grandma. She sure was a happy girl, loving every minute of all the attention.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
New Years
Well, for New Years Eve I was assigned to be the "kids event coordinator", and I must say, I did a pretty good job at it :) I don't have any pictures since I was so busy, but go onto my sisters blog to see the days events. http://kochomo.blogspot.com/2010/01/party-hardy.html
The rest of the time at Grandmas we:
fed the ducks
did lots of crafts
Had a girls night at Cheesecake Factory
slept with Dodo
went bowling
Took family pictures
Had a sleep over at Charlies house
and cheer on Adam in his half marathon.
We had a wonderful time and miss everyone...until 2012!!!
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Christmas Eve
Twelve days of Christmas the the Merkleys.
The kids loved singing and performing.
All the kids piled in Grandma's tub .
Opening a special Christmas Eve gift from Grandma
Cute new Christmas jammies.
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Let the Festivities Begin...Before Christmas
Christmas at Grandmas. This year we went to California to spend Christmas with all the Grahams. The girls and I stayed for 3 whole weeks and Ben came out for 1. There was a lot of commotion, but it just made the house that much warmer for the holidays.
Crafts
We love having a professional hair stylist in the family!
The next few pictures are at "Pretend City". It really is the cutest place ever. It is basically a little town with things to do for the kids. There's a post office, beach, grocery store, garden, doctors office, art center, pretty much anything a real city would have. We spent the whole day there and could have gone back every other day because it was so entertaining for the kids.
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