Disney in the City...

We are back and just like I predicted, it really was all about the fashion, (and the allergen free food). We had a wonderful time and seriously cannot wait to go back. I think one of my favorite moments from the trip was on the way to the resort from the airport. We were watching the movie on the bus and they were playing that stupid memories begin commercial that makes me cry everytime I see it. I started to tear up and I looked over at Colin who was tearing up too! I said are you okay? He said, "I'm just so happy!"

That just makes my heart so happy.

Here are a few quick photos before I head off to bed. The red and white dress is the one I made and the cupcake photos are from Babycakes, the vegan bakery downtown.

It's All About the Fashion...

As we start packing for Miss C's first trip to the mouse I have noticed one very interesting theme...I'm very concerned about what she is going to wear. :-)
I have always packed Colin's best summer duds on a trip where there are photo opportunities galore but never with as much gusto as I have with Miss C.

Miss C has 5 swimsuits...most of these have ruffles like this one.



She has three costumes, Tinkerbell, Minnie Mouse and Belle.

We have a pirate wig that I got for Colin that he wasn't too into but we nearly peed our pants when we put it on Miss C. If I have time I may make a peasant dress out of Muslin just for kicks.

I have cut out all the material for a few handmade dresses to take along as well as purchased her clothes for summer.

Now I have overpacked for her mostly out of concern that there will be blowouts. But now that I am thinking about it there may need to be costume changes just for the heck of it.

I can't wait to finally start taking pictures again :-)

Six and Six....

And just like that I have a six year old and a six month old. I can't get over how quickly time is flying right now. Miss C is eating and Colin has matured so much in the last few months. His sense of humor is sarcastic and borderline inappropriate at the same time...I'm so proud. :-) I love seeing him take an interest in his little sister and it melts my heart everytime I hear him say, "I just love her so much!"


Miss C is something else. We just started feeding her about a week before she turned 6 months, mostly because I wanted her to try most of the things we will be eating on our upcoming trip and well she was basically wrestling me for my food.

I'm not even kidding.

You would think I was starving the poor girl. Ummm she is obviously getting enough to eat, lol!
She hasn't turned down anything that we have offered her and it has been weirdly liberating to offer her something without looking for a manager and tracking down all of the ingredients. We just hope and pray that she continues to tolerate everything in her diet.

And just because I was looking though my 4000 photos today realizing that I really need to back my files up and found this for your viewing pleasure. This seems like it was five minutes ago but it was from 2009. I can't believe all of his "babyness" is gone. He is a riot and this totally made me laugh. We have one of these for every super hero.

I'm Baaaack....Kind Of :-)

It's been a whirlwind of a few weeks but nothing that a last minute to do list can't fix. We had Miss C. baptised this weekend and she needed a special dress to wear. This is Miss C. with her lovely Godmother Liz.

I used this pattern to make a simple blessing dress. It took me about 2 hours since it was a little late and I sewed one side backwards since I was getting tired. In my defense I did bake 5 dozen cupcakes this week since it was also Colin's birthday.

Here's the fam after the longest Baptism EVER.

Since both my kids are sleeping and I'm wiped I going to share these photos and hopefully come back soon with words and stuff. We only have a few weeks until our trip and I want to make at least one princess dress out of a knit material. Or maybe two or three.

Poor girl, she has no idea what she has gotten herself into.

This is Colin with his "baby" in our rented Boba. We rented a Boba to try it out and we loved it. We purchased ours on sale here. The owner Jill was a doll to work with and I just wished I had one of these with Colin. We chose this one since you can wear them until 45lbs and it has neat little foot straps to keep their hips where they are supposed to be. Very awesome.

I was going to share this one or the one where Miss C is eating Colin. Those are my favorite. But I think this will be my new facebook profile pic :-)

Okay that's it. I'm going to sleep, have a lovely day, week or month till I get a chance to say hello again!

Have I mentioned that I am ready for vacation?

Yep I'm 30....

First of all thanks to everyone who sent me lovely messages and emails. If it wasn't for you I may have forgotten that it was my Birthday altogether. :-)

Things are so busy right now that it kind of snuck up on me. It's probably better that way...way less traumatic.

Anywho since I continue to get snarky...I mean friendly, reminders that I haven't posted photos here are a few that I can muster together in between getting ready for tomorrow.




Happy Wednesday!

So I HAD to Blog About This.....

There is a Babycakes VEGAN bakery in Downtown Disney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How did I not know about this??? Just goes to show that I have been away from the blogging world way too long when something like this slips through my radar.

So basically Colin can walk up to the counter and order ANYTHING!

He is going to freak. We had been thinking about going this Easter and well, finding out about this put us right over the edge.

How could we not go?

I cannot wait to walk up to the counter and let him pick whatever he wants...he has never had that many choices even in Disney. Donuts, cupcakes, cookies, and breads oh my! He knows about the trip but knows nothing about the bakery. We want it to be a surprise.

This is how Miss C feels about that....

Mommy feels the same way too.

Even though we had to think long and hard about it.


But watching your brother eat anything that he wants and you eating your brother it totally worth it.

If anyone needs me I will be cutting coupons and eating Ramen noodles.

Yeah...So I Went Back To Work...

And my life has kind of turned into a zoo. My Christmas tree is still up in my living room, in all of it's brown glory, and it's starting to get difficult to tell the difference between the clean and dirty laundry. I have officially completed four weeks back at work and I have showered everyday AND Colin hasn't missed the bus to his new school.

Impressed?

Although you can't tell from my house that I am succeeding, I feel like I am SLOWLY finding a new normal.



Well, at least the kids are fed :-)