Thursday, August 30, 2007

Not too much to update on... just doing a ton of projects. Oh ya, I did manage to start to organize a 'sewing studio' in our spare bedroom, which I'll share half with the girls for their playroom. This will allow me to 'clean up' the dining room, where my sewing machine rarely left. :) Here's a picture of where I am so far... I have a lot more organizing to do:

I'm not really sure how many people are actually visiting this blog space (gee, I need to figure out how to add a counter so I know if it is worth updating or not...)
I have been trying to keep our photo's updated, so you can always check those out on a regular basis... just click on the link to the left or here

HaleyBug Designs Takes Off!

Last week I was contacted by a local company which designs specialty fabrics and have been asked to provide tote bags and some other boutique style gifts. They found me through the internet. I met with them last week and we discussed some of the items they were looking for and the particular style of bag. They sent me home with a few yards of fantastic fabric to 'create' a prototype and some other sample items. Needless to say, I've been super busy working on these projects and haven't had much time to keep our blog updated. Here's a sample burp cloth with the fabric they provided to me.

Smile Lola!

I finally went to the photo studio and had some photos taken of Lola. Here are some of the proofs:

Slip and Slide Time!

We broke out the slip and slide to help Haley cool off in the hot Florida sun. Last year she barely slid on it, this year she has mastered it. Check it out at YouTube

Who's Who?

I've been trying to get photos of Haley and Lola at the same age, so we could do a comparison of how similar they look. Here's one I took today of Lola and one I had of Haley at approximately the same age....

Memorial Day Weekend 2007

Just a quick entry to publish our busy Memorial Day weekend!
Saturday we went down to Parish to visit our friends Brian and Beth. Todd and Melissa were also there with thier little girl Makenna, who is Haley's age, so this gave them a chance to get together and play. Melissa brought TONS of activities to keep the girls busy. Haley also had a blast swimming in the pool! Here's a pic of Makenna and Haley painting.


The girls also got to go on a tractor ride with Uncle Brian and they saw a gator in the little lake behind thier house


And you can see that Lola really enjoyed the day...


On Sunday we went to the airport to say goodbye to Grandma Twinkle, who came to help when Lola was born. Haley had so much fun getting to know her while she stayed with us. Here's a picture of the crew at the airport:

What a Day!!

Here's what our day was like yesterday:
1) I woke up with a 102 degree fever for the second day -- feeling pretty lousy.
2) Mick was kind enough to take Haley to school in the morning. Since my car was parked in back of his, he took mine... or at least planned to, until he tried starting it and the battery was dead! So he pushed it out of the driveway and parked it on the street so he could take his car. What a hassle!!
3) Lola was having her own day of fussiness and didn't really sleep well all day -- which is a bad thing if you are only 2 1/2 months old!
4) As the evening drew close, Mick thought he would help calm Lola down by swinging on the porch swing (which she loves)... Haley joined and there were three on the swing... which is not unusual, however this day, the swing decided to pull out of the joist and fall during a back swing, which is right over the driveway. Everyone was pretty shaken up, but no one was seriously hurt... just some scrapes and bruises. Lola has a nice raspberry on the back of her head and Haley has one on the top of her shoulder.
5) To top the day off, Haley begins to complain about her stomach hurting and moments later tosses up most of the days food and continues to vomit into the night.

This day couldn't get over with soon enough!!!!
Here's is a picture of daddy's little girl at the end of the day... so sweet! (oh ya, in the lower right corner, that is our family pukepot, which I used when I was a little girl!)