This Moment...

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Inspired by SouleMama

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Gifts for My Soon-to-Be Neice

Part of the reason that I went back to Chicago last week was to celebrate my sister's new baby, who is due to arrive sometime around December 6th. For my One Thing, One Month pledge, I had decided not to buy anything new during the month of October, and so my sister's shower gifts were all handmade (with lots of love).
The hat, onsie and pants are all things that have been in my baby gift repertoire, but the bibs were a new one for me. I followed the instructions in the book Bend the Rules Sewing, one that is worth checking out if you haven't already. This book has great, SIMPLE, instructions for several different projects. And the bibs came out pretty cute I must say.

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And We're Back!

I have been on a brief hiatus from my blog, as Finn and I just spent 6 days in Chicago visiting my family. It was so great getting to see everyone, and Finn and his cousin Harper were like two peas in a pod! I hope to be settled and back to my regular blogging tomorrow!

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Felted Magic Wands

Here is another great craft idea that I borrowed from a blog that I read, Moment to Moment. These were just too cute to pass up! It was actually my first time needle felting when I did this, and it was slightly disastrous. I ended up breaking a couple of needles and completely ruining the first star before I got the hang of it, but the wands ended up pretty cute in the end. You can find the star wand tutorial here.
Felting needles are super sharp and there was no way I would have let Finn (almost 3) try this, even though he really wanted to help. Honestly, I was a little scared doing it myself at first. But Finn loves his wand (and hopefully his cousin will love hers too!) and I am ready to experiment with some more needle felting now. Pin It Now!

A Tropical Treat: Coconut Lime Cookies

Over the weekend, it was dreary and rainy here, and so when I saw a blog post with a recipe for coconut-lime cookies, I just had to try it. These require some very non-local ingredients (coconut and lime!) but were yummy and definitely made the rainy weekend feel a bit more tropical.
Feeling intrigued? Check out the recipe here! Pin It Now!

Finn's Almost 3 Tree

In less than a month, my little boy is turning 3! I can't believe it. This birthday is going to be pretty special because this year is the first time that he is actually anticipating his birthday, and is talking about how it is almost here. So, in order to help him get a sense of "how long" until his birthday I made him a Finn Is Almost 3 Tree! Finn and I painted a tree together, cut it out and hung it on a closet door. I then cut out 31 fall colored leaves out of construction paper, and numbered them 0 to 30, for the 31 days from then until November 7th. I taped the leaves on the tree, and now each morning we get to take down the biggest number, and one less leaf means one day closer to the Big 3! The father we are into autumn, the less leaves we have left on our tree!

This has been great because Finn can get a better idea of time, and how long a month actually is. It has also been good as we have really been working on recognizing numbers over the past couple weeks, and this has helped make it into a game. Pin It Now!

10/10/10: What Are You Doing?

Tomorrow, 10/10/10, has been declared a global work party day! A day of action for the citizens of the work to show our political leaders that we are ready to work against climate change and encourage those leaders to do the same! Check 350.org to find events near you! Pin It Now!