Tuesday, May 11, 2010

orange pants...

for some reason, i've been itching to make leo some orange pants.  i put a word out to my friends that i was in need of some new fabrics, and kindly received many donations of t-shirts, button downs, pants, sweaters...all kinds of things.  and in all of that, there was an orange t-shirt that was calling out to me to become pants.

so i finally got around to it...

and here they are...

now, i know they're pretty huge on him right now...and i considered adding a snap in the back so they can be shortened...but in time, they'll fit just right.

i also used another t-shirt for the pockets...and for the inside out piping on the sides (on the inside it looks like regular piping, but on the outside, it sort of looks like two pieces of fabric rolling outwards.)
i used a pair of his pants that i like the fit of for the pattern...they have a nice wide leg, which i like.
i've yet to master the leo-as-a-model thing, so for now, action shots it is :)

Sunday, May 9, 2010

a lucky lady...

breakfast.  botanical gardens.  a mini train ride.  family nap.  some playing.

i couldn't have asked for a better day. 


and...just for good measure...i'm entering one more time in the ipad contest...over at the blog, iphone apps for kids, they're giving one away!  keeping my fingers crossed...

happy mothers day...

a day to celebrate a lifetime of love my mother has given me...

and a lifetime of love i'll give my son.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

how sweet would this be...


well, really sweet is the answer!

i just found this site, iPhone apps for kids...and they're giving away an ipad!  i'm kind of bummed i'm just finding it now, because the contest ends tomorrow, but i guess it's better late then never!  and what a neat site it is!  check it out here...

oh, how i'd love to win it.  it's the kind of thing that we just can't splurge on these days...so, to think...for free?!?  aye.

plus, leo would probably go nuts over it.  he's amazingly good at flipping through pictures on my iphone.  and playing videos.  of himself, of course :)  at 19 months, that's pretty impressive.

Friday, May 7, 2010

coming up...

i go through waves of being very on top of things going on around us, and waves of just wanting to do the normal, routine things we do every week.

i'm just now getting back into the swing of looking for new fun things to do.  i try to keep it as inexpensive as possible, but sometimes, it might be worth the extra money (like the strawberry festival!  leo's gonna LOVE it!!!)

some exciting things coming up that i think we're going to hit...

california strawberry festival
may 15 &16, 10:00am to 6:30pm
Strawberry Meadows of College Park
3250 South Rose Avenue in Oxnard

messy art (i'm super excited about this one...)
at play
a drop in art class...ongoing throughout the week!
http://play-losangeles.com/messy-art-stories-art/

Garden Concerts for Kids: Elizabeth Mitchell and Family
Weekends August 14 - August 15, 2010
4 pm - 5:30 pm
Central Garden, Getty Center


zimmer children's museum
a little museum full of activities for kids...

travel town
oh boy.  that's all i have to say.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

a road trip...

from home...to vegas...to the grand canyon...to a wedding...and back...

five of us...in a minivan...

we had a blast...