Fun in the sun!

When I talk about things being perfect, it's not a show. 

We've worked hard to create a peaceful bubble called home. Sometimes we turn it up, though. 

Hard to stay to calm when Baby Corbyn's around. Things to do and people to see..

Sunshine Sprinkles

Corbyn and I watched the clouds roll by as we lay on our beach towels by the pool.

This is going to be a great summer. It's only noon and already we've had a days worth of fun!

Enjoy my perspective.

Happy Memorial Day 2013.

This memorial day, we had so much fun in our perfect backyard. A day at the pool with your family is the payoff for working hard every day. Or in my case hardly working. ;) Yeah right, I'm a "stay at home mom/housewife. I work nonstop!

2013 has truly been a year to remember. I know, were only in may, but hey!
This month has been filled with stresses, heavy emotions, new experiences and growth.

 In any case, all your woes will melt away on a Monday in Florida, 82 degrees and not a drop of rain in sight.
Corbyn had the time of her life as her daddy launched her in the air, over and over!

She's almost as much Daddy's girl as she is Mommy's. Almost!

Alas, in the pool, Daddy is the fun one! She's a thrill seeker, and he has the muscle to make it happen!

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I, on the other hand cant help but be on the camera! I dont ever want to forget this beautiful day. Or my weird attempt at something artsy..(Ill attempt this further on instagram!)

Peace and Love on this day to remember those who sacrifice for our freedom!

For the dads or moms who don't get to come home to their babies every night like mine does.

 My dreams comes true every day!

 Simming backwards..

 Looking at airplanes..

 She's always impressed!

Have a beautiful week! I know we will! XOXO

Now, feel free to shop! ;)

Harnessing my sanity...

With a 2 year old Diva and a 16 year old who's too cool for school, I often find myself frustrated.

I've been a stay at home mom for about a year, now. Which many of you think is the easiest job there is. Guess again! It's a constant frenzy of toddler requests. She demands my attention and most definitely my servitude from the moment I wake up til nighttime when she takes more than her share of my bed. Not to mention I still like to have dinner on the table for my husband when he arrives, too!

(I'm not just a stay at home mom at the moment, but also a house wife. )

Moms LITERALLY don't ever stop! Feedings, changes, attention, cuddles, calamity, spills, breaks, boo boos, accidents, clean-up, repeat! And if by chance I am too slow in answering her requests I get to hear very enjoyable, oh so melodic WHINING!


Don't get me wrong.. I am beyond blessed as my baby girl is very polite! She always says please and thank you, bless you and sorry. She cares a great deal about others happiness and her empathy is always at the forefront. (unless, of course she's bossing me around. Those times she has little concern for how I feel.)
She loves having friends and chummin it up with those around her.

As I was writing this Corbyn FINALLY went to sleep.
:) I've typed myself into feeling much better.
Thanks for reading!

Homemade Minnie Mouse for Halloween

This Halloween my daughter was old enough to actually have fun on Halloween. I decided she had to have a handmade costume. After much deliberation I decided she would be Minnie Mouse, as I was when a was young and my mom made my costume.

I also happened to be broke, so I was determined to make the outfit out of materials I already owned.

Here's what I used:

1 small womens pink shirt (cost $1 at the dollar tree, which I had previously purchased)

1 Large mens Black shirt

1Large mens White shirt

White thread

Fluff from a pillow we own

Cardboard from empty snack boxes (that I save for all kinds of crafting purposes)

Pink duct tape

black tights

To make the ears I made two cardboard circles and attached them to a flat cardboard rectangle with the duct tape, then I cut and sewed circle pouches out of the black t-shit to fit perfectly over the cardboard for the ears. I used hair clips to attach it to her head. (Of course, mommy had to be the guinea pig to make sure their construction was solid) Then I sewed 4 squares out of the pink T to make the bow. 2 small 2 large, stuffed with Corbyns pillow fluff. Sewed on dots cut from the white T and sewn all together and to the ears. This process took hours, but in the end it was totally worth it. The only downside is once the fluff was added, the head piece became alot heavier! Took many many more pins to keep it in her hair! (Right after I got them together, we went to the mirror to try them out..obviously Corbyn loved them! 

I spend 25+ hours hand stitching each seam, attaching each dot that I had free form cut from the white T-shirt, fashioning a little white collar, giving her one black stitched heart patch, creating the perfect (and totally made up) puff sleeves, which I remade twice out of the same material.
The first picture was my first attempt at the sleeve. I wasn't happy with it, so I pulled out the stitches and added white panels, then cinched the top and bottom of the sleeve hoping it would make it a little more puffy. It totally worked!

For the skirt, I really just had to sew on as many dots as it took to look good. There was no real pattern, I just spaced them out as evenly as possible. It was very time consuming, and made my hand hurt. :) Finally I cinched the top of the skirt in 4 placed and added a long strip of white T-shirt in order to adjust the size as needed once it was done. And also to have enough material to make a big bow in the back.

The results, a perfect Minnie Mouse. I shocked myself by how well it turned out when I have very little sewing experience. All I had was a vision in my head and a desire to make it perfect for my almost 2 year old!