Hello! Just listed another quilt in my shop, Lucky No. 7. It's a Christmas heart quilt, made from pretty red, green and blue prints. I bound it with black and white striped fabric and I'm super happy with how it turned out! I hope you like it as much as Greta! And please share my shop with anyone you know who may be interested in lovely, modern handmade quilts. 

PS: I have another Christmas quilt in my shop - a wonky 9-patch quilt.

I finished this dress up for Greta at least a month ago. I love it! I used the Oliver + S Bubble dress patern, but added 8 inches to the skirt width and I didn't bubble it. I made the bodice in size 6-12 months and the skirt in size 12-18 months because I wanted it to fit really well and I find Oliver + S patterns run large. The fabric I used is by Heather Ross and is a lovely linen cotton blend. I trimmed the armholes, neck and hem with ric-rac, which was such a pain! I sewed the neckline at least 4 times! I love how this dress turned out! And I think it looks sweet on Gigi.

I think "science experiments" may be the funnest thing for Holly. For this science experiment, I sprinkle baking soda in the bottom of a 9x9 glass pan and then gave Holly a couple small jars of dyed vinegar and a couple eye droppers. Holly needed some help to get the hang of the eye droppers. Those will help with fine motor skills and strengthening muscles in the hand. Holly loved this! She giggled when she saw the bubbles. We talked a little bit about what made big (or lots of) bubbles and what made small (or few) bubbles. More vinegar equalled more bubbles! We did this 3 times and each time, Holly dumped the remainder of the vinegar into the pan and laughed at all the bubbles. It was really fun and I think it'll be a regular in our home because baking soda and vinegar are so cheap! Definitely do this with your child and let me know if you do! 

This isn't my original idea, but I can't find exactly where I got it from! Sorry!

PS: Holly isn't wearing her princess dress because she had an accident. She wore a different dress instead! She wears this dress when we're going out of the house.

I've decided to forgo trick-or-treating tonight (bad mom?) because we got candy at ballet, Conor's office, our ward trunk or treat, a Halloween party and we went trick-or-treating in downtown Los Altos this afternoon. I'm kind of sick of candy. Except peanut butter cups. Never sick of those! 

Holly is awesome! She's such a go getter! She was super excited when it was her turn to go get that donut on the string and she did not disapoint. I'm so glad my camera had enough juice for these photos. Yessir, my daughter is awesome! I love this little girl!