Wiggle wiggle

John David loves this song.

hats

Here are some hats I've made recently. John David loves this pink one although it doesn't quite fit him and was made for a GIRL. If I have a girl, we'll keep the hat, if not, I'll give it to someone who is. I actually finished a blue one similar to this one for John David tonight and he'll get to see it tomorrow and try it on. I'll try to get a picture of it.

Another newborn sized hat in purples, blues, and oranges.

The one below is the same pattern but in blues and greens.

This last one is pink and red and looks cuter on (don't have a model yet). :0)

birthday photos

Big Boy Bed & Thomas Pajamas

Thought I'd post some recent photos of John David. Here he is a few days ago posing with his stuffed animals--Curious George & Barney. He sleeps with them every night--with one under each arm.

Daddy has been in Cleveland the last few nights to attend a review course for his boards that he will take after graduating. Of course, that is when John David decided to crawl out of his crib over and over. I didn't see him do it, but he must have been smooth because I never heard a noise. He came into our bedroom rubbing his eyes saying, "Mommy rock me." So I put him back to bed, hoping it was a one-time thing. Until 10 minutes later, when he came walking back in again, asking to be rocked. So I was thankful that we had already gotten a toddler bed and that Daddy had put it all together. I dragged it into John David's room and put up a baby gate---praying that he wouldn't be able to scale the gate. It worked. Well, kind of. After being rocked and laid down in his new bed, he stood at the gate and screamed. I finally got to bed around 2 am.

Last night went much better though. He got to wear his new Thomas the Train pajamas (size 3T!) that I got for only $2-$3 at a huge consignment sale. He grinned from ear to ear when he put them on. I got him several pairs of PJ's and a few were still brand new with tags from Gymboree and Baby Gap---all between $2-$3. :)

Anyway, last night I only rocked him for 2 or 3 minutes and he got up, walked to his new bed, and said, "Good night Mommy." It was that easy!

Here is a picture of John David eating breakfast this morning.

And one last picture. This is his new motorcycle that I found at that same consignment sale for only $5! The name of the sale is called Snuggle Bugs (click to see photos). It's held twice a year and you can find all kinds of awesome bargains.

If you are interested, there is also another huge consignment sale that has branches in major cities all across the country called JBF--Just Between Friends (click). My friend Kyra said the one in Denver is huge. You can sell your used kids' clothing and toys or just buy other people's stuff. These events are so much fun. I look forward to each one and find amazing deals.

P.S. I'll post his birthday party pictures in a few days.

Coon Skin Cap

When we were down in Texas, John David got to spend a little time with GiGi and Grandpa. They took him to Cavenders to try on some new cowboy boots for his birthday. He has such a wide foot that we had no luck finding any to fit him. (GiGi has since found a pair of double-wide EE width toddler boots on-line). John David loved his Uncle Sam's old Barney and even took him home to Pittsburgh with us. He keeps his "saur" (dinosaur) in his crib with Curious George and his GloWorm. When he goes to sleep he tells each of them "Night night," one by one.

Daddy let John David try on a Davy Crocket coon skin cap at Cavenders. His Grandpa thought every little boy could use a hat like this but Mommy felt it was hideous and was thankful that no one bought it for him.


After Cavenders we all went to Rudy's for some Texas BBQ. John David even used a toothpick when he was done, just like Daddy and Grandpa. What a man.

Adventures in Kniiting

This is the blanket I just started. I'm alternating between the two skeins of yarn to give a striping effect. The first few rows there at the bottom don't look stripey because the yarns were too similar to show a different at first.

This is my next project. I bought two skeins of variegated sock yarn and four skeins of solid colors. I'm going to hold the sock yarn together with the solid yarn. Here is where I got my inspiration: click here.

But I chose different colors and brand of yarn.

This is the blanket I just finished.
This close up shows how pretty the colors are.

Goodbye Grandpa

We were all sad to hear that David's grandpa passed away unexpectedly on February 1. We were extra thankful that we got to see him over Christmas. John David just loved his great grandpa. John David's favorite thing was when Grandpa would toss him up in the air. He would say, "Again!" over and over. Another highlight of seeing Grandpa over Christmas was playing penny poker games late into the night---and Grandpa always choosing the game Killer.

Here are some pictures of scattering Grandpa's ashes at the pier. He grew up fishing off this pier and used to take David fishing here too---they never caught anything, but this was always their last stop before hitting the Fleet Reserve for a beer on the way home.

Just after Grandpa's son Jimmy scattered his ashes into the water and said a prayer, a jet (two actually) flew over us, as if it had been perfectly timed and planned all along.

Vaya con dios Grandpa. We love you.