Simple Easter Pleasures…

An Easter Egg Hunt, followed by Family & Food.

May everyone have a Happy Easter full of simple pleasures.

The Beginning of Our Fun Filled Weekend…

Day One… tumble on Gramma’s bed watching a quiet movie while sissy is napping. Lots of Lego lovin’. A trip to Mickey D’s for some Ckn nuggets and a little tunnel fun. Home for a play in the tub… jammies and watching “Monsters Vs. Aliens” with Grampa. Doesn’t get much better than that.

Our Sweet Little Ashelyn...

Ashelyn is getting to be such a big girl... so independent and inquisitive... much like her momma and daddy I suspect. I know she takes after her momma. Misty took this beautiful picture... she even downloaded to my computer so that I could use it... How sweet is that? It will shortly be adorning one of the walls in my living room... yea! yea!

Doesn't get much better than this...

Me on a quilt, basking in the sunshine, with all my babies... can't ask for more.
ps... I snatched this picture from Misty here.

Options...

What to do, what to do? Both will work... How cool is that!?! I fell in love with both of these fabrics and couldn't resist making one more dress with both. LOVE IT!!! Can one little girl have too many dresses? I sure don't think so, but I think I better stop for a little while.

In Her Easter Bonnet...

What??? Easter has come and gone you say.

Okay, so I'm a little late for Easter... But, I hadn't found these babies yet. I am pretty tickled with them. Gramma Doan, Do you recognize this fabric?

Too bad I didn't have this one completed for Sweetpea yesterday... oh well, she'll have them for the next time she wears her little dot to dot dress.

Three out of four little bonnets for my little lassie. Ashe is going to look pretty stylin' wearing these little pretties.

Thought the lamp made a very nice hat display. I might just have to Etsy some of these in the near future... Wouldn't even begin to know where to start on pricing... fun thought tho.

Pretty in Pink...

Momma always loved butterflies. I guess I am somewhat the same. I've always been drawn to beautiful butterflies. When I saw this pretty pink fabric a flutter with butterflies... I knew I had to make Ashelyn something with it. I found some vintage buttons that were from Brent's Grandma Bailey-Ketchem's stash of old, old buttons. I am so lucky to have this stash to rummage through whenever I need a neat center for a hat or embellishment. It makes it seem like Ashelyn's Great-Great Grandma is smiling down thinking... yup, I remember what those came from. Good times.

Here's a close up of the buttons and the pretty little hat.

And here are two more hat in the making to go with the dresses I finished earlier in the week. You can't tell very well from the picture, but one is a light blue and the other is lavender... I found these little gems at the Dollar Tree... yup, that would be $1.00 each, before embellishments. What a deal!!!

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAY-BEE!!!

Gideon was so in love with his little sissy.

You were so tiny and new, he wanted you to hold his hand... and you did.

He even had a kiss ~ just for you.

We're all so happy it's your Birthday and can't wait to celebrate with you tomorrow.

ps... Grandma loves those little piggy tails... sooooo cute!

Just look at you... getting to be such a big girl...
All decked out and ready to go... Oops, where's your shoes?
Oh, and you need a bag.

Happy Birthday ~ Sweet Ashelyn!
Grandpa and Grandma love you and Bubba to pieces!

Some how I failed to wish my Niece, Jade, a Happy Birthday as well. Ashelyn, Jade and my grandfather, Howard Bruce McOsker, all share the same birthday. That is three generations in our family. I think that is pretty neat. I know Grandpa is smiling down at his girls. We love you Grandpa and Jadie~Poo.

I'm Seeing Spots... or is it Dot to Dots?

Misty has always loved "Dot to Dots" as she called them. She was very pleased when she saw I had acquired this pretty purple polka dot fabric.
These little sundresses make up so quick... Two in one night! Woo Hooo!!! These are for Miss Ashelyn's first birthday, so grandpa says she cannot have them until she unwraps them on her birthday. Whatever?!?!

Just a little something whipped up...

Sneak Peek...

Finished Sundress.

My Inspiration... Sandra Sue Richardson
I could always count on my
sweet momma-in-law when it came to
making Misty something pretty.
I am trying to follow in her footsteps.

I LOVE Paisley!!!

I love, love, love this little dress. The rosette can be used as an add on for the dress or it can be tacked on to a headband. I lined it with felt on the back so it's nice and soft and looks nice even from the back.

Lovin' Me Some Ashe and Gid Time...

I couldn't get Ashelyn to look at me... but look at my sweet Gideon... overlook the drool on his shirt. Oh, and check out miss things new duds. It fit her perfecto... Hopefully Misty can get a picture that shows her off a little better... she was kinda in a mood when we snapped this picture. I love seeing my sweet babies. I'm always so happy when Jake and Misty come over for dinner after church on Sundays. GOOD TIMES!

Pretty Posys...

Picked this pretty little posy fabric up at MO Star Quilt Company today while I was minding the store. Not too bad for a days work... oh, check out the decorative stitching I threw in for good measure...(The fabric I used was: Clementine - Floral by Me and My Sister for Moda and All You Need Is Love - Pin Dots by Deb Strain for Moda.)

ps, the detail work took longer to do than the entire dress did to make. If you have a little lady and you haven't attempted one of these little dresses, you are missing out. VERY Simple, VERY easy. There are several tutorials around already or I would do a quick tutorial... but really, try it out and then leave me a comment so I can see your take.

pps... I love comments.

Repurposed Polo to Sundress...

Here is my latest little sundress for Miss Ashelyn. This is a repurposed polo that I cut up and used. I trimmed the whole thing in light pink thread and added the little applique for something different. It's very soft and comfy feeling... I'm using the leftover sleeves to make a matching set of bloomers.
I just whipped these little cuties up... who would'a thunk they'd be so cute? I am lovin' them. Yeah, yeah for repurposed polos... fun, fun! I sure hope Misty loves the set as much as I do.

New Duds for Miss Thing...

Here is a little sundress I through together for Miss Ashelyn yesterday evening. You can't really tell by the picture, but the background of the fabric is a dark chocolate brown. I loved the graduated polka dots... love, love, love polka dots which will be very evident when I finish her other little dresses I have planned for Miss Things big 1 year birthday... doesn't even seem possible. One week from tomorrow Miss Ashelyn will be 1 Year Old... makes me just a little sad, It goes by so very quickly.

ps... Misty snapped some pictures of Ashelyn in her dress today, hopefully she'll be posting them soon.... and I'm sorry the head band is CRAZY!!! Reminds me of the old pill box hats when you see it on her head. Misty LOVED IT!!!

What can I say???

Gideon is such a hoot!
His favorite past time is jumping...
and fear... what's that?
He has NO FEAR!

Getting ready to jump again... boy does he love it.

Had to throw this one it... she's just so dang cute!

I just had to point out his shirt...
My Mom can kick harder than you...
This made me giggle...

Cheese!!!!

Too cute, too cute... G'ma Loves her B'babies!

Spring has Sprung...

Does is get any better than this? I don't think so.

She is such a silly little miss. She wasn't sure
whether to smell the flower or eat it.

Now Gid is all man.
He was all about climbing on the wood pile.

Can you resist this sweet face?
I know I can't.

Couldn't Resist...

There was a little girl,
that had a little curl,
right in the middle of her forehead,
and when she was good,
she was very, very good,
and when she was mad she would hurl...
Sorry Misty... it made me laugh... man this girl can hurl.
Love, Love, LOVE her!

Easter with the Fam...

I Love when the family gets together... we're smaller in numbers than on past occasions because not everyone was able to be here, but we still had a great time visiting with everyone. We sure missed having Dad and Phyllis with us... we'll see them in a couple of weeks. Uncle David and Lynn (in the Center shot) and Brad and Miranda joined us for an afternoon of eats and visiting. Loved seeing everyone.

We thought we'd try to snap a few shots of the little ones in their Easter finery... they looked so sweet... it kinda looks like Ashelyn is getting ready to meditate.... ohmmmmm

I loved this shot of Ashe and Gid on the hammock... I wish the shadows weren't in the shot... but loved it any way.... ps... don't you LOVE Ashelyn's curls?

Mr. Man is Full of Fun!

And she's off... Boy it sure is hard to catch this little girl sitting still... and do you see that honery little gleam in her eye?

Kinda a cute shot, even tho they're totally looking in different directions.

Mr. Man off to Work.

This is another sweet one of our two little munchkins... We sure do love them.

Happy Easter Everyone!!! We love you.