Bandana Dress

Have you heard of the pillowcase dress?  I have been wanting to make them for quite some time now.  They are super cute play dresses that grow with your child.  Long dress when they are a toddler and still fits them as a shirt when they are in grade school.  This is assuming that my sewing will last the test of time! 

Every time I go to a garage sale or thrift store I keep my eye out for cute prints.  If you have no idea what I'm talking about just google "pillowcase dress" and see all the possibilities!  So precious.  Here are some easy  instructions if your feeling crafty. 

Well, I didn't have any pillowcases that I wanted to cut up....but I did have 8 bandannas that I bought from the Salvation Army ($2!) several months ago.  At the time I had no idea why I was buying them....I just liked the print.  Lately I've been really into making the girls clothes out of recycled material.  I decided to sew 2 of them together for my "pillowcase."

Considering I'm a major "newbie" at sewing (I got my first sewing machine for Christmas this past year!) I think they turned out pretty cute.

Next time I think I'm going to use ribbon instead of making the straps myself.  They took a lot of time and don't look very good up close.  But then again, maybe I need the practice! 

Hangin' at Memaw's

Picking Blackberries

Every morning over breakfast the boys and I chat about our days plans. I ask them what they want to do, and everyday they say, "Let's go to Memaw's!" Their great aunt is Memaw. She spoils them rotten and they love it! She has 5 acres to run, play with dogs, frogs, pick black berries. They feed chickens and blow bubbles. Memaw's house has the coolest toys and her cookie jar is always full...and they can reach it. What kid wouldn't love Memaw's house?

Feeding the chickens a slice of bread....don't let them out again Gavin!

Maya found a wild flower.

Camille picking flowers.

Zander riding his bike through the yard...no training wheels! Yay!

Maya and Dolly

Gavin and his new best friend, Frog...he's not so creative in naming animals...

Daddy's Girls

Just wanted it on the record that both the girls are TOTAL daddy’s girls. Nearly every night they cry uncontrollably for at LEAST 30 minutes. Ely rocks them, telling them to let it out and to tell Daddy all about it….they cry and then just give in…they start sucking their thumb and let out only little whimpers until they fall asleep listening to their daddy tell them every thing is going to be alright.


Secretly Ely is eating it up. I seriously can’t compete and he loves being so ”needed.” Once they’ve nursed they really have no more use of me (unless, of course, I’m willing to stand up with them pacing the house!)