Easter Basket

So what's a mom to do when her one year old gets invited to an Easter egg hunt and

a) no basket yet,

b) stores are picked over of baskets,

c) most baskets are bigger than Taylor

Well I went searching through my overstocked craft closet for a basket that might work for just this one occasion. I found a stack of Christmas baskets in the back that I keep holding on to ‘just in case’ I need them even though I rarely decorate with baskets anymore and gold is not my thing. Over at Thrify Décor Chick and Just a Girl these ladies are constantly updating unwanted items with a little bit a spray paint. I have some other projects in mind that will use spray paint, but for my current dilemnia it was a life saver. Here is a picture of a basket like the original that is a size bigger and my finished project.(I promise the bow doesn't look so huge in real life) Isn’t it amazing what a little spray paint can do???

Supplies:

Basket from closet – free

White, quick dry, spray paint – free (found on hubby’s work bench)

Ribbon - $1.97 from Walmart, but bought originally for a different project

Basket Grass – free, saved from previous Easter’s

Taylor Tuesday

I finally figured out that Taylor says 'ti-ti' for kitty. She loves to go to the front door and watch for Tessa(our outdoor kitty) and I found her there yesterday saying 'ti-ti' over and over. I love it!

Weekend Projects

I figured I better post pictures from this past weekend before Mel sends someone down from Washington to track me down! I admit that I've been a bad blogger lately and have only been posting Taylor Tuesday and monthly posts. I promise I've been taking pictures, just haven't posted them.

Here are a few from last week's hail storm that we had here in Austin. It only lasted like 15 minutes, but did quite a bit of damage in that short time. The storm didn't really bother Taylor, but she was mad that I kept running around the downstairs to take pictures instead of having snack time with her.

This is our driveway and the cul de sac.

Don't look at my toes(I was in the process of changing colors),
but I used this as a way to show how big the hail was.


This picture shows our backyard and a preview of our new addition to the deck.
Stay tuned for pictures after we get it stained!

And the best part of a daytime rainstorm is God's beautiful rainbow that follows!
(Noah's Ark is my favorite bible story)

Okay Mel, here's the part you've been waiting for...
I'm a Stampin' Up demonstrator and this past Saturday I had a workshop at my home.
Here are the projects the attendees had a chance to make:

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes, Sincere Salutations, Polka Dot Punches
Paper: DSP Walk in the Park, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Ink: Baja Breeze
Tools: Corner Rounder, Oval Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, 5-Petal Flower Punch

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes
Paper: DSP Walk in the Park, Basic Gray, Cameo Coral
Ink: Versamark
Tools: White Embossing Powder

Stamps: Polka Dot Punches
Paper: DSP Walk in the Park, Whisper White, Cameo Coral
Ink: Cameo Coral, Basic Gray
Tools: 5-Petal Flower Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, magnets(to make this a bookmark)

Stamps: Wow Flowers
Paper: DSP Walk in the Park, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Basic Gray
Ink: Baja Breeze
Tools: Scallop Flower Punch, 1 1/4 circle punch, 1 3/9 circle punch, sticky strip









So Saturday night Chris and I decided that we didn't have enough projects around the house and ventured into Home Depot. We came out successful, but didn't attempt any until Sunday. Taylor found the dolly so fascinating, but not nearly as exciting as 'helping' Daddy install a new sink in the powder room. BTW, if you live near me and want our old pedestal sink let me know. There's nothing wrong with it, I just wanted storage area in this bathroom.


After helping Daddy for a little bit I was able to distract Taylor with Cheerios. Oh.. completely forgot to let you know that Taylor is starting to walk. She took a few steps for Chris a couple weeks ago. Then on Saturday I got to see her in action myself. She now cruises around the house barely holding on the furniture and normally carrying her snack cup, bunny, keys, or her spatula. I've tried to catch her on video walking, but have been unsuccessful. Looks like Taylor and I have a mission to catch her on video this weekend. I'll leave you with a picture of our girl with her snack cup and some yummy Cheerios!



Love and miss you Mel!

Taylor Tuesday

This one is for PawPaw... take a knee. It's an old saying that Chris' dad used to tell Kellie when she was playing softball. I have been trying for a few weeks to catch Taylor doing this and finally did. Thanks for the inspiration Kel!

And I have to do some work this afternoon, but will finally post pictures from my Stampin' Up workshop Saturday. I haven't forgotten Mel!

Family Pictures

We went yesterday to have Taylor's one year old and our family pictures done by Lisa Woods. She's given us a sneak peek on her blog and I can already tell that I'm going to have trouble picking my favorites. The rain held off just long enough for us to enjoy all the flowers in Mayfield Park and for Lisa to get some great shots. While you are at Lisa's blog, you should see all the other great pictures that she's taken. I found Lisa after seeing all the great photos she's taken of Adelaide. Thanks for the inspiration Annalee!

Taylor Tuesday

Taylor can be such a goofball already. She was being really silly after lunch the other day and I grabbed the camera. This is also a great shot of her toothy grin.

Happy Tuesday!

Wendy

Praises

I just loved Kelly's post about things to give praise for and thought I would do one too. I find myself very blessed on a daily basis. I don't know Kelly personally, but started following her blog when her daughter Harper was born. Now I just love seeing all the cute outfits she has for Harper and can't wait to try her next recipe. I figured if she can cook with a 2 month old then a I surely should be able to with an 11 month old.

PRAISE: That I am blessed to have this ball of sunshine in my life and the ability to stay home with her. Taylor has learned to stick her tongue out and it just makes me laugh.

PRAISE: That today is my Mom's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMAS! I have the best Mom and look forward to our daily phone call. Plus I'm really looking forward to our trip to New York next year to celebrate our big 60/30 birthdays.


PRAISE: The weather has been gorgeous this week and I've been able to do some outdoor activities with Taylor. We had snack time outside yesterday and basked in the sun.

PRAISE: For the random US Weekly magazines that started showing up in the mail.

PRAISE: I've gave up potatoes for Lent and even though it's hard, I enjoy the reminder that what Jesus did for us was much harder. I also enjoy how much more involved in the church Chris and I have become in the past year.

PRAISE: We are blessed with the best friends and family.

PRAISE: Chris is such a great husband and very involved Dad in Taylor's life. I love watching her face light up when he comes home and watching his face light up when he sees her.

PRAISE: All the things that I love: Unsweet Tea w/lime from Sonic, sunroofs, a clean house, fresh strawberries, reruns of Gilmore Girls on ABC Family, the DVR so that I can catch up on my shows after Taylor goes to bed, stamping, scrapbooking, my digital camera that helps me capture all the little daily moments with Taylor, facebook, blogging, Google Reader to help me keep up with blog I follow, listening to Chris give Taylor a bath, and when Chris picks up dinner on the way home.

What are your praises?

Taylor Tuesday

I found a Little Lambert Leprechaun today and thought you might enjoy seeing her too!
Taylor's Nana got her this green dress so that she wouldn't get pinched.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Love,
Wendy & Taylor

11 months old

This time last year I was humongous and nesting like a crazy person. My spring break was spent washing Taylor’s clothes and putting the final touches on her room. I was also getting pretty good at the Nintendo DS since the writer’s strike had put a kibosh on spring television programming. Now I am preparing for Taylor’s first birthday and watching our baby girl take small steps towards being a toddler.

• Taylor loves to eat and will eat almost anything you give her. (plus the raisinets that she wasn’t supposed to) She is also pretty ‘verbal’ in letting us know when she wants more or wants what we have by grunting. I am working on sign language and words, but we are still learning. We are also working on eating out of a bowl and we tried a spoon, but that was more of a toy than anything.

• Taylor’s favorite game right now is peek-a-boo and can turn even a newspaper into a game of peek-a-boo.

• She has learned how to open cabinet drawers and doors. She loves to go through my make-up drawer and throw everything on the floor. Taylor also loves to destroy my Tupperware cabinet on a daily basis.

• Taylor is learning to share. She will go to put the toy or snack in your hand and then take it away very quickly. It’s pretty funny when she does this.

• The girlyness is starting to show up more and more. Taylor loves to play with her brush or try to brush her hair while I am. She will even brush my hair for me. (It’s really sweet!) She will also bring me her bow if it falls out so that I can put it back in again.

• Chris was playing music for Taylor the other day and figured out that she likes to sing to Poker Face by Lady Gaga. She oooo’s along with the song.

• This month she’s really started to figure out how to push the buttons on her toys to get them to work or play music.

This month’s photo session started out really good and then Taylor figured out there was more to do than just sit in the chair or try to climb down like she normally does.

Bow results

I completely forgot to have Taylor pull a name yesterday, so we did it today. I shouldn't be amazed anymore when drawing a name out of a bowl turned into a game for Taylor. She had so much fun taking all the names out and putting them back in. We repeated this many times and it's funny that she continuously grabbed the same name first.

And our winner is ....



And in case you can't read it, it's Heather!

Congratulations Heather!
Marie will be looking cute in green bows soon!

I have to tell you that this was fun and I might have to do another contest again soon. If you didn't win, you can get creative too and enjoy all the free instructions for making hair bows at Girly Things. She has a great website on how to make MANY different kinds of bows and even pictures to follow. It's the best site I've found. Now go get some ribbon and go crazy!

Taylor Tuesday

I'm sure by now you know of our little girls curiosity. I have amazed myself with how fast I can open the fridge or freezer door, grab what I need, and close it before Taylor get get in there. I wasn't quick enough this time and she decided to do some 'shopping'. She's only pulled a few items out, but after looking at this picture I realize that I need to do a MAJOR fridge cleanout before she does it for me. Guess I'll have to put the bon-bons down and get to work!


Love,
Wendy

Hot glue and ribbon

So what do you get when you combine ribbon, a hot glue gun, and a crafty momma?

You get a bunch of new bows to match Taylor's spring outfits!

I've had the clips and finally bought ribbon the other day at Joann's. I have to contain myself in the ribbon isle, but I am so excited that Taylor can(and will) wear a bow. I can't wait until she has enough hair for pigtails, so I made two of each color so that I would be ready when that day comes. In celebration of my bow making I would like to make a two sets of bows for one of my blog followers.(sorry to my friends that have little boys) And since I was a proud Aunt for many years, anyone with a special little girl in their life is welcome to enter. Just post what colors you want and Taylor will draw out a name on Tuesday. (I have the above colors plus white, red, and black)

Here is our cutie modeling one of her new accessories:


Love, Wendy

Taylor Tuesday

Sorry this week's picture is coming to you so late, but I caught the cutest shot of Taylor today. We've had contractors at our house lately working on the deck and Taylor loves looking out the window and watch them. They even wave back at her from time to time. Notice that she is tall enough to look at the window but still finds a need to stand on her tippy toes to see better! She is a funny little girl but I think she's still mad about me taking away her chocolate.

Love,
Wendy

Mundane Monday

So I thought I would be posting cute pictures from today since we went to the Children's Museum this morning, but instead I get to post from our afternoon adventure. I really don't blame Taylor for being mad. I would be mad too if someone took chocolate away from me too! Guess she didn't get the memo that she can't eat chocolate for a couple more months. I opened the nightstand drawer to get a Kleenex and she quickly found a box of Raisinets. Sneaky little girl had some in her mouth before I could get to her and then proceeded to put the other handful in her mouth as soon as I retrieved the mouthful she had. It's really hard not to laugh when she looks so cute happy as could be with a mouthful of chocolate. I was able to grab the camera and snap a few shots of our chocolate girl.

Here's so pictures from our morning adventure:

Chasing the ball ~ Playing with Leili

No nap time is complete without Bunny