December is here

December is here...but not much snow here...very odd! I will take it though...the weather has been excellent! I have been thinking about Christmas alot lately...had my Christmas tree up for a month now and all the decorations. Christmas shopping is pretty much done too! But for the man in my life who has no idea what to get me here are a few ideas: All from Etsy.com

Bookmark from...The cupcake Girls



Love sign from...WilliamDohman

Tee from....MaryinkMr. Darcy proposal cup...Brookish

To Do list

Lots and lots of laundry!!
sweep
mop
make appointment for whiskers...too many kittens
make appointment for Emm's 6 month immunizations...i can't believe she is 6 months!!
clean bathroom
get ready for the weekend...going to edmonton!!
hopefully get computer fixed soon so i can post pictures and update blog more!!

P.S I LOVE KNITTING
P.S.S I am in the christmas shopping mood!!!

Ughhh

Frustration...what i feel every time i try to go online!! Internet connection and our computer....SUCKS! Also a little hormonal...things still working itself out in my body.

Anyways enough of that rant!

These past two months have been filled with birthdays, anniversaries and Emma growing like a weed! Later this coming week i hope to do a long update.

But for now since i have Internet connection (for the moment) i will leave you with the one and only fully finished and decorated room in my home....Kaden's room!

Before:

After:

Best wedding entrance ever!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0

I love this wedding entrance soooo much! So much fun!!

xo
Tracy

vintage sale

20% off all items in my etsy shop!! thebrownsweater.etsy.com

I'm Going Cloth!!!

I have just purchased some cloth diapers!! I bought a few Bum Genius and some Baby Kangas! I hope these work well for Emma and for the next babe if there is going to be one!

I am so excited about doing this...not only for the enviroment but cost reasons and that it will be so good for Emma!! If anyone out there as advice on cloth, the kinds or cleaning leave a comment!!! I wanna hear what kinds work best for your children! Also tips on cleaning would be muchly appreciated!! Pic is from cozybums.ca

Happy Birthday Peter!

Yesterday was my man's birthday! We had homemade pizza..yummy!! We had a few friends over and just hung out! It was great! I am extremely lucky to have this great guy in my life!!

Vintage Suitcases! <3

I have been looking for the perfect hard suitcase/bag for my paints! I have found a few vintage bags for my shop...i am still searching for a hard vintage carry on case like the white one below that i can afford...for now i will just dream!! These are a few etsy shops that have very cute suitcase/bags!!

This one is from Lunevintage.etsy.com...http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26257951

This one is from BrightWall.etsy.com...http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24345456

I am in LOVE with this white one!!!

This two are from GetReadySetGo.etsy.com...http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22706353

A new love!

This past week I have been sewing up a storm!! My MIL taught me how to use her sewing machine and now i want one...badly! I have just been sewing some burp clothes...but I want to sew some baby blankets soon!! I love it!! I would love to make a blanket for Emma for her big girl bed...i figure since she is only 2mths I have a lot of time to finish it! Also i found out that my friend Joy wants to make a blanket as well so that is pretty awesome! I don't really know anyone else that likes to sew, so that is awesome, we can work on it together!! I signed up for Rachel's Pretty class...she has a tutorial for a picnic blanket that i am dying to try out!! Check it out here: http://blingonmysewingmachine.blogspot.com/2009/06/last-chance-for-our-crafts-classes.html

Pics are from her blog...bling on my sewing machine! Love reading her blog, she is very inspiring and oh so crafty!!

Two Months

Emma is now two months! We tried her in the jolly jumper ... since she holds her head up so well. She did good!

Shop updates!

Well I have added a new item in each of my shops! This painting is in Treelove26. etsy.com. I originally painted it for Emma and decided that it doesn't go with her room. Soo I have started another butterfly painting in her room colors...Brown and blue!

I added these awesome retro canisters in: thebrownsweater.etsy.com

And as promised a few scrap pages I have done!

Bubbles the Bear

last week we had a visitor! Yup a bear! My mother-in-law spotted him by our trail in the back yard. He was super close to our house. He was on our sewer mound eating grass and then he was by our deck. It was so cool to see... that i got Kaden out of bed and we watched the bear go into the neighbors yard. We decided to name him/her bubbles!! When Kaden and i talk about bubbles this is our conversation :

Me: what is the Bear's name?

Kaden: Bubbles. Messy

Me: Bubbles is messy?

Kaden: Poopy. Wipes

Me: He's poopy?

Kaden: yah. Grandma clean.

That boy is so cute!! he is sooo funny. Everything is messy or poopy.

One Month

I can't believe Emma is one month already! It feels like she has been with us forever and at the same time it seems like yesterday i was preggo and anxious for her to arrive! Here are a few pics of our sweet girl!!

Spring = Creativity!

Oh how I Love spring! The snow is pretty much gone ..praise GOD!! And the weather is getting nice enough where you don't have to wear a jacket! Spring = playing outside, walks, painting, finally finishing the Christmas/december daily project i had going, new baby!!, my body back.. well sort of ( 10/15 pounds to lose), new haircut, flowers...i could go on! I love this new change after like a million months of grayness, cold weather and snow.

p.s pics to come of paintings and my scrapping i have done and intend to do!

p.s.s Restocking my handmade store Treelove26.etsy.com and my vintage shop Thebrownsweater.etsy.com...so check them out in the next couple of weeks!

Emma

Well we had our gorgeous baby early! Emma was born on April 7th and she is great! I was sooo hoping for a girl!! It has been 10 days and i am feeling great! Not like with Kaden...i couldn't walk around too much without feeling dizzy and in a lot of pain. This time around i felt better and well enough to go for walks and move around by the 5th day!!! Also labour was much better this time around too...i didn't have epidural and labour only took 8 hrs compared to Kaden's 19hrs. Things are going good and we are all adjusting well! Kaden of course is being so helpful and loving! He is aleays saying "hands" which means he wants to hold her!

Belly Shots..Finally!!

So FINALLY I got some pics of my belly!! My friend Grace is a wonderful photographer! She came over on the weekend and took some pics and the ones I have seen, I just LOVE!! So Grace if your reading this thank you!
I am 37 weeks...so probably the next time I blog there will be a new little one in our family!!

I'm still here!

Our Internet is getting better...it is really slow but working. We've been really busy around here! Peter finished his office and we cleared out the baby's room..so painting will happen probably this weekend..if peter feels like it.
Peter's work vehicles have been giving him a tonne of trouble, so he might be working on those this weekend.
Peter's mom got a job here and is staying with us for awhile. She volunteered to watch Kaden last weekend and Peter and I went to the city! We had dinner and watched a movie! Got a hotel and just overall had a great time just the two of us!! Also i loaded up on some baby stuff!! So fun!
I am about 35 weeks...i still need to take a belly shot and post it! I am ready for this little one! I look forward to seeing Kaden as a big brother!! He is going to be such a great helper i just know it!

A bunch of Lovely days!

This past weekend has been really great!! Relaxing and productive! Valentines I made my lovely husband breakfast!!

We hung out a bit during the day..Peter mostly worked on his office which was fine with me! Getting closer to working on the babe's room! We relaxed in the evening and exchanged gifts and funny cards! We snuggled on the couch and watched a movie!! By the way Kaden and I made the yummy cupcakes..Kaden is a great helper and had a good reward of licking the spatula..his fave part!

Today is fam day and we went on base and ate some breakfast and had soo much fun watching Kaden play! Lovely days!!

Catching up!

Alright this is going to be a lengthy one! First of all our Internet is sucking right now...it only works when it wants...so frustrating. I have a lot of catching up to do! I have my 2009 goals to share:

Here are days 5 to 11 of my Christmas album...and yes I still need to get all my pics printed so I don't know when I will be able to post the rest of the Christmas album. It will get done though!!

Day 7 will be a letter to Kaden!








The past couple of days it has been super sunny and warming up a bit...so great! So when I was grocery shopping there were Tulips!! TULIPS!!! They make me have hope that spring is coming! So I couldn't help myself and had to buy some! So pretty! Then this past weekend I caught the dreaded cold that as been going around...whoo soo much harder to get through a cold without any meds! I am just starting to feel alot better...just a cough now.

My sister and her adorable babe are visiting..YEAH...love having them here!

I am about 30 weeks preggo..wow am i ever carrying different...I have only gained about 25 pounds. My belly is sticking out more forward and this baby like to beat me up...when he/she moves it's uncomfortable and sometimes hurts. Soon I will take a belly shot!

Also February 3rd we celebrated this great little guys birthday!! The party is on Saturday so I Will post more birthday goodness then!

I won!!

I entered into a contest at Elles blog and won!! Check out her blog http://ellesstudio.blogspot.com she has great ideas and links to her online shops!! I love love love her tags and use them for scrapbooking! But she has many ideas on her blog for using her tags for other projects!! Thank you Elle again for picking me!!

Lovely Scrapbook Kits

I just got in the mail my first scrapbook kits...I purchased 2 because they were having a sale!! The shop is called CropSuey!! Check them out, they are still having there sale!!!http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6210528 I love them and can't wait to dig in and get creative. But first I have to finish my Christmas album. It is taking me awhile because i need to put my pics on discs and run into town and get them printed off! Can't wait to get my new photo printer running! (Peter did good!!)

I have been feeling pretty crummy lately....this weather is really getting to me! Can't wait for spring! I have about 12/13 weeks left till babe comes! I am getting alot of braxton hicks and am sore alot. Today was good because the lovely sunshine came out!! 2009 goals and pics of my Christmas album still to come!!

The New Paint Color

Well here it is Peter finished painting my studio/guest bedroom over the holidays. I am not sure i still want to use this color for the nursery...still thinking about it. Now Peter is working on his office. He put a door in, moved a light switch and doing a little drywall. To finish he needs to put in flooring, paint and drop ceiling. Maybe my studio will get some new flooring too...we'll see.

Later this week i hope to post my new year's resolutions and some more of my december daily...i'm a little slow on that one but it's getting there!