Sew Much Fun!

Friday I had a chance to go to my friend, Lisa's house. She taught me how to use a sewing machine.

I have NEVER EVER used a sewing machine and to be quite honest they gave me anxiety.

Lisa calmed my nerves and slowly taught me what did what and how to do the basics.

After a few basics we started on a toddler pillowcase.

I have been wanting another pillowcase for Jace's little pillow.

This pillow was for his bed at home but I decided to switch him to a big pillow and send his little one to daycare for naps.

We made this pillowcase with French seams. So its all clean and nicely put together.

I was so impressed with how well it came out.

Bonus is that I LOVED sewing! I think I can really get into it.  

I chose this pattern for his pillowcase. It is SUPER cute!!

The blue will be the trim and the red is for the cuff.

The finished pillowcase

This is for me mommy?!?

I LOVE IT! Can I wear it?

Justin and I have been looking into getting another vehicle.

A 2 door car just isn't family friendly and we eventually will want more children so while we can do it we went ahead and found a great deal on a Ford Expedition.

Friday night we went to pick it up!

As JB would say Its Clean on the outside, Cream on the inside.

The paperwork took WAY longer than expected. We ended up eating dinner at 59 Diner.

Daddy and Jace getting ready for a yummy burger!

Yesterday Jace was scheduled for a 23 hour EEG.

We checked in at 8 am and by 9:30 he was hooked up to the EEG.

Even though the hook up was not too smooth, once that was over he seemed to pick back up.

Smiley Scuba boy!

Coloring to pass the time........

Dinner time - Grilled Cheese and French Fries

Despite not having much room to REALLY get all his energy out he still crashed at 7:30!

He slept pretty well. He was up and down a few times until midnight.

After that he stayed sound asleep until about 5:30. It was WAY better than I thought it would have been.

We checked out this morning at 8:30. Jace and I were SO excited to see Justin come to get us and leave!

The worst part of the EEG is this mess left in Jace's hair!

We are learning the tricks to getting it out quicker though.

We put baby oil in his hair, let it soak in, comb it and wash it.

It takes a few combing and some time but it comes out.

Justin sat in the tub with Jace and worked on washing and getting oil into his hair.

He really was able to get the glue loosened up.

I was able to get the comb though Jace's hair while he ate pudding at snack and then again after dinner when he ate some ice cream. I got all the glue out of his hair! Well there are a few flakes but there are none stuck to his scalp.

From what we understand the EEG will be read this week and we will know something by next week.

I don't expect result too quickly but I may be pleasantly surprised.

Cupcake Cuteness Overload

 I can FINALLY unveil my Onesie/Washcloth Cupcakes! :)

I made these for JB's cousin who is having a sweet little girl!

I made these with Gerber Onesies, full sized washcloths

and one CUTE dress with bloomers I could NOT pass up!

Since these cupcakes were HUGE I could not use regular cupcake liners.

After discussing with my friend who loves crafts too she mentioned coffee filters!!

OF COURSE!!! Thats PERFECT!!

Before really decorating them

Daisy for the top of the cupcakes

One finshed cupcake

I put a tag inside explaining what they were made of

I LOVE My Silhouette!

The box was not extravagantly decorated but it was WAY better than the plain boring white box.

From what I understand the recipient LOVED it.

That makes all the time,effort and thought into gifts like this worth it!

I just wish I could have given her this gift in person! 

And now one to our cupcake......

So remember last post about Jace's sunglasses and how I can't get him to wear them or hats...?

Well he proved us wrong at the Children's Museum. They had a play hats and other dress up things there.

We put this hat on him and he kept it on - for like 10+ mins!

He kept looking in the mirror smiling.......go and play....come back look in the mirror and grin.....

IT. WAS. HILARIOUS.

Of all hats it was the most ridiculous hat ever! LOL

Here is some more cuteness for your viewing pleasure :)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THAT SMILE!!!!

Jace says touchdown pretty clearly now - we have been working on it....

and I asked who number one was......I am pretty sure he said Momma at the end of this clip :)

JB's best friend, Cade, came over Sunday after we got home from church. He came bearing gifts for Jace.

He got him a Woody doll! I think Jace LOVES it!

Bittersweet Goodbye to Daycares and Curls

Yesterday was Jace's last day at his school. Monday we will be changing daycares.

I am anxious about the change for Jace. I am excited but I pray its an easy transition.

Jace's teachers were so good to him. They love him and I know he loves them.

I wanted to show the teachers our appreciation for all they have done.

I made the two main teachers, Ms. Lina and Ms. Emily, S'mores in a Jar.

The tag says "There Should Be S'More Teachers Like You"

These jars are filled with Teddy Grahams, marshmallows, chocolate chips and brown sugar.

I hope these are yummy and they enjoy them :)

I made cards for the other teachers that really touched our lives and also the owner.

I really wanted to give praise on the teachers to the owner.

I think they really deserve the praise and for them to be recognized!

Football is here and I think we seem to be getting Jace into it :)

He sat on his couch and watched some of the game before bedtime with Daddy

I have been wanting to get Jace used to sunglasses and hats but I have not been very proactive about it.

I decided this week to buy some children's sunglasses. They are shatter proof but not completely unbreakable.

Jace did VERY well with them! He even practiced putting them on. He doesn't KEEP them on but he does better than he had in the past with sunglasses when we attempted.

I try to get Jace to jump but he hasn't quite learned how to.

Here is Jace's version of "jumping"

Today we had Jace's haircut - it is SHORT! I LOVE his long curls but he is pretty darn cute with short hair.

He has an upcoming EEG (next weekend) and the shorter the hair the easier to get that glue out. 

I am NOT looking forward to the 23 hour EEG next Saturday but we need to get it done.

This will show us if he is having seizures that we dont' see.

We see seizures but there are times where we are just not quite sure if he is in a seizure or not.

Here is the new short haired Jace

It's naptime here but after we will be headed to the Children's Museum! :)

Taking Steps.....Sure Steps

We had Jace's appointment to pick up his Sure Step braces.

They are TINY! :)

He feet look so chunky and round but those smo's make his feet look small.

We put them on Jace and they didn't phase him!

He doesn't turn his toes in as much - I am sure it will be gradual but I see some change.

His bowlegs will still be something he needs to grow out of but having his feet properly positioned will help strengthen his muscles to help this process.

They don't phase him at all :)

And for some added cuteness - Jace talking on his "phone"

Rockin' and Rollin

We went and had Jace's 2 year pictures taken - it was on a whim but anytime we plan on them its a BAD day. I had an idea we would take him but no set plans. He did pretty well at his shoot ;)

Jace finally got to wear his Buzz PJ's

Because it is getting late and I am getting behind on blogging I am going to add

pics and videos with few words :)

Jace does his animal sounds - not perfect but he is pretty good at them! :)

Learning some BB skills from Dada!

We can not WAIT to get Jace involved in this football season!

We hope he loves it as much as we do! I think he will

Jace got this roller coaster for Christmas this past year. He was pretty scared of it. Every time we put him on the top of it he would go into a seizure. We stopped attempting it for a long while. After seeing how much he liked to ride the ride on part of this down the drive way I thought we should try the coaster part out again.

He LOVED it!

Since football season is starting SOON I wanted to squeeze Jace into the cutest longhorn outfit ever - just in case is doesn't fit once the season starts :)

Wait.....you telling me Football Season ain't here yet?!!?

Bubbles!!!

His "cheese" face is so silly :)

I love that laugh! Makes this momma's heart melt!!

Jace loves books to be read to him and I am seeing that is pays off!

He LOVES books and he loves to read them aloud.

Its so neat how he has learned to emphasize things as he reads them.

This weekend we went to Lexington. We filled deer feeders, rode back roads (no other choices in LTX sometimes) and just enjoyed ourselves.

Spent time with some family and friends but most of all had some great family time. 

Its a great feeling to be able to help JB get his hunting stuff set up and I know it makes him happy to do that. That is one hobby I know will always be JB's favorite!

And I know one thing I will always enjoy - watching him get all sweaty and sexy working out in the heat - whether it be filling feeders or working on the land, he is one hard working, good looking man.

Best of all - he is mine ;)

Lincoln rode around with us some and kept Jace entertained some.

Lincoln is coming out of the stage that Jace is starting to get into.

He is such a big boy now and understands so well right from wrong. He still tests but he is such a big boy!

He was saying that Jace is still little and how he is a big boy :) and he is!

I am amazed at how much a year and 4 months can make when they are this little

Jace is still oblivious to so much while Lincoln catches almost everything going on.

Lincoln tickling Jace

Later Saturday night the Schumpert's came over and all the kids played.

We loaded up the wagon with all 4 kids - that was a workout!

Trey, Keely, Jace and Lincoln

I had have had 2 baby shower gifts to make in the past month.

Both were pretty easy and a blast to make.

I can only share one as the other one has not been seen by the recipient yet. 

 I don't want to spoil it on here in case she happens to read my blog.

The gift I CAN share are washcloth/onesie lollipops.

They came out MUCH cuter than I expected. Since it was my first time to make them I learned a few things.

1. Make the lollipops smaller and just make more of them - I had to make just 4 because I had already only picked up the 4 pack of spoons. Next time I will grab the bigger pack.

2. Bigger bucket - the lollipops were so big that they barely fit in the bucket without looking WAY top heavy

Since we do not know if this baby is a girl or a boy I had to go gender neutral. I wanted SO badly to sway more towards girly colors and decor to maybe help persuade the "suggestion" but I went neutral.

Let me just say - stores are NOT gender neutral friendly. I could ONLY get newborn or 0-3 month in gender neutral stuff. With gifts like this I like to use bigger sized clothes so the mommy can enjoy the "gift" longer before having to bust it open to put the goods to use.

Without further ado - here are the Lollipops

A Single Lollipop

A Bouquet of 4 Lollipops

The Lollipop Sticks are Baby Spoons (see taped to the back of the pops)

They contain:

5 Gerber 0-3 month Onesies

4 Full Size Washcloths (not those thin "baby" washcloths)

4 Baby Spoons

and a Bucket

I will for sure makes these again!

Now that I have done them I can work at fixing the things I learned.

Even though they didn't come out quite as perfect as I hoped, I think the mommy who received them was happy. I am sad I will miss her shower but we had plans set up right before getting the invite for that weekend.

I can't wait to share the other gift I made once the other mommy gets her. :)

Tomorrow we go and get Jace's braces. They came in early so we moved his appointment up.

I hope he takes to them since we will be having to wear them everyday for a while.

I pray that the farm animals on them will help make them "cooler"

Now that I am caught up on the blog

(besides that one other gift I am still waiting to be received) I am signing off.

Ok...ok....ok - a little more cuteness before going to bed.

Dada and Jace Boxing

Jace is such a sweetheart. He will stand up to you but doesn't fight back - yet!

And Jace saying Backpack :)

He surprises me when he just blurts out words we ask him to say and they are clear!

Good night!