A Piece of the Past

When my Mom was going through some of my grandparent's things she found some patterns from when my grandma was a little girl. One of them was in Amelia's size, so we thought it would be fun to try it out.

Here's the dress created with the original pattern. The only change I did was to lengthen it about 2".

Slightly sack like? I guess that was the style back then. Not a good look for Amelia.
Here's my attempts at making it fit a little better.

It's a little better. Definitely wearable, but I don't think I'll be using this pattern again. It was still a fun little exercise.

Amelia the Farmer

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It's a little easier to take more photos since I usually have my phone on me, but not my camera.

Finally, an update.......

WITH SCHOOL PICTURES!!!!

(aka mini glamour shots)

We own the files for these pictures so let me know if you want me to email you a particular one. That way you can get it printed in whatever size you want. We do have lots of wallet sizes that we'll try to mail or handout in the near future. 

Christmas Concert!

Here is video I took of Amelia's Christmas concert. It was, um, interesting? Amelia is in the back towards the right. Pink hat and scarf. You can't hear her, but if you look closely, you'll be able to tell that she was actually singing with the song. Unlike most of the kids by the microphone. She practiced for weeks and did a great job. You may want to turn down your volume before watching.

Super Amelia!

The boys in Amelia's class at school are really into superheros. She asks us if different ones wear capes. So, I made her a cape with some leftover fabric. She loves it! I believe the stance she is taking in the second photo is Iron Man. She said she was a red guy and red guys are good. Then she stuck her hand out towards Rob, who was a bad gray guy.

Off to save the day!

Long Lashes

Just a random photo I took of Amelia. She is such a sweet girl.

Thanksgiving Crafts

On Sunday, Amelia and I worked on some Thanksgiving turkey crafts. The first was a toilet paper roll turkey. Amelia traced her hand and even cut out one of them. You'll notice it is the blue feathers near the front left of the turkey.

The following is a more typical turkey craft. The handprint turkey glued over feathers. Again, Amelia cut out some of the feathers and traced her own hand. She also glued everything on by herself.

Take a closer look at the bottom left hand corner. Look what Amelia can do! Pretty impressive for a 3 1/4 year old, right? Kid genius.

Halloween Cupcake

That title is a trick. Amelia did help me make cupcakes for her Halloween party and she is eating one in this picture. That isn't what this post is about. It's another look what I made for Amelia post.

The hoodie version of the Bimaa sweater and another pair of Oliver + S after school pants. I need to take a back view so the cute ruffle-y back pockets can be seen.

Muffins and Monkeys

Making muffins in a monkey apron with a monkey in the pocket. Any questions?

Pumpkin Patch Again

Here's Amelia at the How Tall Are You This Fall? sign for the third straight year. This year, she's holding her hands over her ears because there was a hungry calf nearby that was "Too Loud!". I couldn't get her to look at me and take her hands down. Oh well. This is also when I realized that her pants are too short to be worn as anything other than back up clothes.