A New Direction in all Directions!

So, where do I start! My kiddos, husband and home are my world these days... I am lucky, and blessed, and love my role in this world, but somewhere I have lost a little bit of me! I have been trying to spruce up all aspects of my life lately.. my home, what we eat, falling back in love with sewing and all things crafty, while promising to be thrifty along the way! I will continue to write about my babies and my hubby... because they are the center of my universe and all ( wine is the secret.. a glass a day keeps the crazy irritated Mommy away :), but I am going to let this be a place to log all the crafty things I have promised myself I will do going forward! I love to take a bunch of nothing and turn into something beautiful, and I am going to start doing that again! I want to remember all the things I have created, so I will blog them! So to set things off, here is the thing that brought me and my sewing machine back together- Hooded Towels :) They were Christmas presents and they turned out really cute!

This first set was for three little boys I love a ton who are brothers. I an going to have to make their sister one soon!

This one was for my niece and was SO much fun to make that I recently made another just like it for an upcoming Bday gift!

This brother-sister set was for my niece and nephew:

I am SO bummed because I made another set of three for my older brother kiddos, and a Batman one for my nephew Landon, complete with a mask and ears... but took no photos of them! I just bought some adorable heart towels on Valentines clearance at Target for Lucy, and I have plans for Marvel Superhero towels to match the boys room! This was a fun project and all the kiddos loved their towels! Happy Crafting!

New Years Resolution- Rethink!

I have been a busy girl lately. Organizing, Painting Decorating, Sewing, add three kiddos in the mix and you have CHAOS! Fortunately it is the fun kind of chaos! This year instead of my normal resolution to shed some pounds ( which I could totally stand to do), I decided to rethink how we live over here at Casa De Kimery :) I have vowed to get organized, which has been a daunting task- we had WAY to much junk laying around. I have also vowed to save more, and spend less! When we do spend we want to focus on things that last or matter. Things like sprucing up the house, or saving for a trip to Idaho. We are on a one month no eating out strike, and we have done very well so far! So put simply my New Years Resolution is Life Simplified.. you know like the Target commercials ;) haha!

One place I tend to spend WAY to much money is clothing! I buy for the boys, Bobby, myself, and of course Lucy! So in order to cut back in that area I have decided to be a REfashionista! As in, go through my closet and use things I no longer wear to make new fun pieces! I LOVE to sew, and fabric can be so expensive, so it is a win win!

Here is my first go:

I had this black and white print dress that I bought and never wore, and a cute yellow top that I love, but is way to tight these days:

So I turned them into a belted dress instead. It may not be for everyone but I love yellow, black and white together! The only thing I plan to do is make a cuter belt.. I am thinking wider with some random yellow stitching!

It turned out better then I expected, so I am quite happy. I have plans for many more, as well as some cute things for my Lucy! In no way do I plan to stop shopping all together, lets face it, I am a girl! However I can cut back, and with the pile of clothes I pulled from my closet to redo, I may be able to cut back in style ;)!

Mama, Look What I Can Do!

(Please pardon my extreme excitement and high pitched squels :)

Whew am I ready for another kiddo on the go? We shall see, because it is coming fast!

Whew... 4 months Already!

Lucy,

My Sweet little girl. Today you are four months old! I cannot even remember my life before you, you fit so well into our world. You smile, you babble, you play woth toys.. you are becoming you, and I LOVE IT! I am so thankful to have you in my life, I cannot wait to see what the next 4 months bring!

Catch up :)

WOW.. where did November go? Well, according to my blog it never happened :) We did have a fabulous month however.. trips home to Cali, my family here for Thanksgiving and we even have a brand new nephew! Here are the kiddos on Thanksgiving:
Well back to crafting I go! I wish so badly I could post all the fun things I am making, but they are all Christmas gifts, and I would hate to ruin a surprise! Have a great weekend!

Halloween :)

Jakey as Batman, Aiden as Robin, and our nephew Landon as The Joker:

Lucy the Mermaid:

All the Kiddos:

It was so fun to be in California for Halloween! The boys had so much fun, and the weather was beautiful! It was a great weekend!

My Father's Maze!!

My Dad LOVES Halloween. Christmas is my Mom's Holiday.. there are decorations everywhere, she must have thousands! However, when October 31st rolls around you can expect one thing in my childhood home.. The Haunted Maze! My Father works for hours upon hours every year, and with each Halloween it gets cooler and cooler. This year he even used his neighbors yard, and it was twice as big, and definitely the hit of the block! My boys LOVE Papa's house at Halloween, and I know that having them there is the reason my Dad keeps up this tradition! So here it is, a video of The Schwab's Haunted Maze 2009: (Disclaimer - I am no videographer :)