Alma 32:41

...Nourish the tree as it beginneth to grow, by your faith with great diligence, and with patience, looking forward to the fruit thereof, it shall take root; and behold it shall be a tree springing up unto everlasting life.

Monday, September 29, 2008

Fun projects and SYTYCD Tour


Love SYTYCD! The tour was a lot of fun. The stage was not as far away as it seems. We sent down on Saturday and caught them at the Honda Center. We stayed at the Ayres hotel right cross the street so we didn't have to deal with parking or the crowds as much. It was a very nice hotel and a wonderful almost 24 hours kidless! My cousin watched the boys for me and Asher took the bottle (I pumped breast milk for him) just fine so they were great for her. That was a huge relief. Anyway- back to the show. It was so much fun to see them dance in person! They are amazing! We got to see tons of Katie and Joshua dancing. They are so amazing. My only disappointment was not seeing more of Chelsie Hightower and Mark's dances. Bleeding Love was awesome in person though so I'm still pretty happy. Chelsea T and Thayne were both their as alternates so they danced their latin dance and in all of the group numbers. Just a warning- the script for the show is ULTRA- cheesy. But hey, we were there to see the dances not see the dancers MC. Twitch talked about VI Real and how it is for everyone and it's about living your dreams. That was cool. Mark is truly an amazing performer. Will was awesome too. He is also a very good MC. He got cut out of too many clips on the TV show. Jessica took up too much camera so he was not allowed to show his personality. It wasn't really Jessica's fault either. I liked the Adam and Eve dance better in person. Maybe just because they've been able to practice it more now- it seemed a lot more fluid and less posed. Anyway! I loved it!

I have a new nephew!!! No photos yet but his name is Austin Joseph and he was 8 lbs 9 oz. We are still waiting to hear more and see pictures. :) I sent him this onesie plus two plain long sleeve ones for wearing under things...
I made these ones for fellow blogger Lil Bucks Creations (see side bar):


And I just finished a package for my SIL and the new baby and for the twins b-day. I bought Ethan's present- Fisher price stackable bowls that also fit together to make balls. For Addison I made a "Black Apple" doll as shown on Martha Stewart. She has a link from her blog. And I made some diaper/wipes cases based on this tutorial. I recommend increasing the length to 10.5 or even 11 inches to fit longer diapers.Maybe I should embellish her outfit some more.... She looks plainer in these photos... Kaden loves her. He's huggged her a lot and says "I love her" every time. He decided her name is Her. He was saying "I love him" so I told him to say her and now he thinks Her is her name. :) LOL!

Friday, September 19, 2008

Giveaway!

One of my favorite websites right now is Thirty Handmade days. She is now hosting giveaways every week! Woohoo! Her first is a gift certificate to Beaucoup an awesome party favor store.

Thirty Handmade days is full of links to tutorials of tons of fun DIY projects. Anything you want to make- check out her links. the site is full of inspiration!