Pajama Birthday Party

My daughter recently turned 7 and wanted to have a pajama party with her friends. No sleep over just a fun night to get her lil girlfriends together for some fun. It turned out to be the cutest party and I just had to share the photos. Who knows, I may even inspire you to host one of your own. LOL

As soon as the girls arrived, they made their first stop at our "Beauty Station" They got their hair fixed, a little bit of eye shadow, super start stickers, perfume and a dose of GLITTER GIRL hair spray. Oh and I can't forget a little body glitter too. Gotta glitter these girls up. Hee! Hee!

After being pampered they got to take their new comb and choose from a variety of fun things (hair clips, candy, rings, rubber bands, ect.) for their goody bags.

The girls danced to some great tunes as they waited in line. They were so adorable.

Then on to the nail station. These cuties don't have their hair and makeup yet. LOL Each girl was able to choose from a variety of polish and enjoy candies while getting their nails done. They loved it!

I loved the set up. My fun friend Debadoo had this terrific idea to trace my daughters hands on paper doilies so the girls knew where to place their hands.

After getting all pampered up with Hair, Make-up and nails polished the girls danced the night away. Well at least until it was present time. 

Cass was so excited and had so much fun with all her new presents. In the picture below, she was excited to get not only money but her very own visa card. WOW! Her best friend really wanted to read all the cards. It was adorable. They are always together. In fact we are headed to her party tomorrow.

The Cake ~ a beautiful cupcake sunflower cake we found at Safeway. Mommy was sick and just couldn't do the cake. But loved this.

It was a very fun party and the girls had a blast. I would definitely do this kind of party again and again.

Just had to throw in the crazy pic too!

Happy 7th Birthday to my Sweet Cassidy!!! Love Momma and Daddy!

(below, dinner with Nana & Papa)

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A little personal

So today's post is going to be a little personal.
Not personal like, embarrassing, just about us.

I have a good excuse for having no crafts to share,
no recipes for you to devour,
no places or movies to recommend
(although if you haven't seen,
The Hurt Locker or Avitar yet you need to.)

My creative mojo had left the building.
Until Thursday morning when I had the house to
MYSELF
for two glorious hours and I finally started feeling normal again.
Normal because this little one inside me
seemed to zap all my energy and creative thought processes.

Yes, I'm going to have another baby and I am so thrilled.
Our story goes something like this,
boy and girl meet in college, start dating,
get engaged and almost two years later get married.
Boy and girl move from Milwaukee to St. Louis
so that boy can go to Seminary to be a Pastor
in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
Girl works as youth director and starts
her photography business too.

Boy and girl go on vicarage in Indiana (like an internship)
and find out they're gonna add a little girl to the family.
Boy and girl move back to St. Louis and little girl is born.
Boy graduates from Seminary,
receives his first call to serve as an Associate Pastor
deep in the heart of Texas
over 1,300 miles from family and friends.

Boy, girl and little girl move to unknown city,
with unfamiliar people who soon become friends
and start their new life there.
Soon, they find out a little boy with join their family.
Little boy is truly all Texan.
Girl starts an etsy store to try and help make ends meet.

Boy and girl and little girl and little boy
enjoy the life that God has blessed them with.
When little girl turns 4 and little boy turns 2.5
they will welcome a new little one into the fold.

Boy and girl are blessed beyond imagination
by the Creator of the Universe.
His love abounds and it all around us,
in our family, in our church,
and in our loved ones 1,300 miles away.

Here's our Christmas card from this past year,
just so you can see all of us!
Here's our little girl, Naomi!
And our little boy, Micah...he loves to RAWR!
And a drawing that Naomi did of our family
or at least what it will be like in October!

There now you know a little more
about us and where I'm coming from.
Feel free to learn more about us on our family blog!

Now that I seem to be getting
my creative mojo back
I hope to have something
more fun for you next time!!!

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✻ Guest Blogger ✻

I am happy to share with you our first guest blogger. Nancy from "Nancy's Couture" She has a fun blog. So make sure you go check it out! And the tutorial below is very detailed. I can't wait to make some of these! Thank you Nancy!!!

~ Now on to our Guest Blogger ~

Hi everyone I'm Nancy from Nancy's Couture. I am a wife and a Mommy of 2 incredible children. I am new to blogging and I am loving it. I love to share my ideas and show off my creativity. I am a self taught seamstress. I started 11 years ago with an old sewing machine bought at a yardsale. I started off sewing curtains and pillows. Then I started making my own clothes. Now I sew mostly for my kids. I have recently started upcycling clothing. My newest passion is drafting patterns. I hope you'll come visit my blog!!!

T-Shirt Trunks

What do you do when your son outgrows his favorite t-shirt? 

Make boxer briefs out of them!!!!

After many tries I think I got it just right. I have tried to make this so it is as easy as possible but also comfortable for the little man in your life. Overlaping and using a zigzag stitch makes these super comfortable for the little guy.

Supplies Needed:

• 2 T-shirts
• 1" non-roll elastic
• Scissors
• Thread
• Marking Pen
• Sewing Machine
• pattern (click here to download)
  

Here's how to make em:

Trace your back (butt) piece on the front of 1 t-shirt. 

I like to line it up so that you can see the picture on his backside.

Cut it out

Turn your t-shirt over and trace the front (crotch) piece. Cut it out.

Grab the other t-shirt and line up bottom hem on the front and back. 

Trace your leg pattern and cut it out.

Take a leg piece and over lap the straight edges 1/4". 

The crotch side should be on the top.

Turn leg inside out and sew using a zig zag stitch. 

I set my machine stitch length to 3 (medium) and it was perfect. 

It should look like this after you sew it. 

Repeat with the other leg.

Grab the front and back pieces right side up.

Overlap the short straight edges 1/4". Front piece on top of back piece.

Zig Zag stitch using medium stitch length.

Fold with top edges matching.

Mark the middle.

Match leg seam to the mark you just made. Make sure to match the leg back to butt piece and the leg front to the crotch piece. Overlap the leg piece over the back piece 1/4" and zig zag stitch.

Turn and overlap the leg piece over the front (crotch) piece 1/4". Zig zag stitch.

Repeat with the other leg.

Cut the elastic to fit your childs waist. Overlap the edges 1/4" and zigzag stitch.

Mark the middle back.

Line up the seam of the elastic the the middle back. Overlap elastic over the fabric 1/4" and zigzag stitch. I went over it twice.

Front

Back

If you have any questions or something is unclear please stop by my blog and I will help you.

Please use my pattern for personal use only!!!!


Thanks,  Nancy

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Cap City Stunts Feature

Cap City Stunts is an amazing Stunt Team that offers the best in entertainment for any event. They started out performing at Home & Garden shows and School Assemblies in April of 2006. Since then they have sky rocketed to be one of the most respected professional stunt teams in the world. Cap City Stunts philosophy is based on keeping things simple an being self reliant in order to be able to provide their services at a fair price.

Cap City Stunt Team is based out of Sacramento, Ca but has teams through out the U.S., Spain and Finland. They provide positive message assemblies for schools through out the U.S. and Canada and always do what they can to provide the best performance.

Each of Cap City's Stunt riders are well taken care of and have the best reputation with the BMX community. Each stunt rider is dedicated to giving the best show you will ever see.

★ I had the opportunity to see a great performance from Cap City Stunts at my kids school. It was reward day for the kids. All who had good behavior and reached their AR goals were able to go to the show. They were all very excite. Rick De Laney is a great speaker and made the show very exciting with music, stunts and sharing with us what the other stunt rider, Pete Brandt was doing. I loved how they started out their show. 

They picked 2 kids out of the audience and had a break dance dance off. It was so fun. We have one talented kid in that area and he was picked. It was too perfect. That was a great start for the kids watching. After the dance off each of the kids got a poster. Very cool. Then on to the amazing stunts performed by both Rick and Pete. The best part as a mom was listening to Rick talk about how to react to bullies and to make sure you follow your dreams. My son in particular was having trouble in these areas lately and I was very impressed with what my son got out of it. Honestly he really is looking at the teasing differently. He doesn't care as much. Thanks RICK!!! Then it was on to more fun stunts. Including a stunt that included 4 of our teachers. That was so fun for the kids. Pete jumped across the teacher as they lay out on the ground. Very, Very cool. After the show they stayed and signed autographs for the kids. 

They make sure to spend as much time as they can so all kids get a chance to visit. My kids were very excited because on the way out, I was parked by their car, my son asked, "Do you think they would take a picture with us?" I said, " It doesn't hurt to ask." I did and they were happy to. I even got in on one of the pictures. LOL We talked a bit and they even gave my Cass an autographed poster for her bday. (It was her bday the day of the show). She called her Daddy right away to tell him. All in all, I would have to definitely recommend Cap City Stunts for your next school assembly or special event. ★

Cap City Stunts offers....

• School Assemblies ~ packed with exciting music, cool BMX bikes, exciting BMX stunts and great positive messages. Teaching kids to follow their dreams, to stay drug, alcohol and tobacco free.
  
• Special Events ~ Fairs, Festivals & Community Event Entertainment.
  
• Private Parties ~ Make your birthday party, block party, mitzvahs or other special party an unforgettable success.
  
• Bicycle Rodeos ~ comprised of an obstacle course that mimics "real-life" situations. Students practice avoiding road hazards, scanning for automobiles, correct riding techniques, bicycle safety checks, and intersection safety. Additionally, students and parents learn how to properly fit helmets.

More great things to check out.....

• Cap City Contact Info ~ Get more info about booking your show
  
• Useful links ~ Flatland BMX info, General BMX info, BMX links and other useful links
  
• Pics from shows ~ but you just have to see them in action to get the full effect
  
• Video Clips ~ Various BMX stunt shows to view
  
• Media Info ~ TV News Appearances and News Articles
  
• Discounts ~ Check out discounts available for your show
  
• Area Requirements ~ learn requirements for Ramp shows and Flatland shows

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