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Year: 2009

  • It was so wonderful out yesterday. Sunny, happy, beautiful weather. Erin came to visit us and kept an eye on the little miss while I had a cavity filled (I blame the coca cola during pregnancy). After getting some work done we headed outside to walk around. Everyone had the same idea, as we came back to the house my friend Donna came by with William and my neighbor across the street was taking the first walk with her newborn. Since both William and Tuesday were awake and relatively happy we took advantage: Donna says these…

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  • Those have been the main crafty activities since Tuesday was born. Mostly because I can knit while I nurse her and I keep the wheel out. So combine those two things and you have hand knits… in handspun! My favorite combo. Remember those scrappies from Funky Carolina? Well I made yarn with them! And I made a hat with that: And then I put the hat on my baby: And then took a million pictures of her: "Ohhh I'm looking at my frog toy." "I figured out that these things are my HANDS! And I can…

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  • I started knitting up a baby surprise jacket for my neighbor across the street. She just had a baby boy, I'm so excited for another baby friend for Tutu. While I was trying to get Tuesday to model the jacket I realized if I wanted her to have one I had better start on it ASAP. Here is our new friend's: (with vintage buttons from great grandma's box) And here is Tuesday's: (with random buttons from the box because I didn't have enough to match) I love knitting these out of Socks that Rock Mediumweight. It…

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