puzzles and dinner

i love late afternoon when i am making dinner, listening to ingrid michaelson, and he is doing his puzzles. both of us working side-by-side. lost in our own thoughts.

mama's day

to all the mamas... i hope you day was filled with flowers and little hugs and little kisses.  my day was perfect and reminder of how lucky i am to be a mom.

fiddleheads

fiddleheads are a delicious local treat. and there are only here for a short time, like maybe a month. my friend and native nutmegger, libby, introduced them to me a couple of years ago and now i stake out the local markets at the end of april/beginning of may looking for this rare treat. they taste like a mixture of asparagus and artichoke - two of my favorites.  we made them for the first time this season the other night (and by we i mean sam), and they were as good i remember.  if you're a local, check them out!  

more sewing

i made this quilt a few weeks ago for a new little family member who lives all the way in portland oregon. he arrived on valentine's day, but had to wait a bit for his quilt to be completed. luckily he is very patient.

i love the kokka fabric on the back (from sew mama sew).  i did wacky diagonal quilted lines on the bottom portion in brown.

as you can see the quilting is not perfectly straight, but it gives it a nice handmade look, which i tend to like more that i like pulling out crooked sewing.

new shoes

i made these little shoes for a friends of mine who just had her second babe. I used this pattern and they was super simple and i just love how they turned out. i am excited to make a few pairs for my little one before she makes her debut in july.  

easter sewing

i made calvin a pair of pants for easter.  this was my first pants making experience ever.  i used the method in the the creative family and they was super easy!  they only took me about 2 1/2 hours total to make.  i love how they turned out.

 

here is calvin's easter basket.  my step-mom got the super cute basket.  i filled it with a book about spring, the red balloon movie, stickers, a bit of candy and the pants.

the pants fit perfectly and i would love to say that they were his favorite thing from the easter bunny... but they were soon forgotten once he saw the chocolate bunny.

april?

i am not sure where the time goes these days.  as you can see i am growing... only three more months before baby is due.  i have been doing lot of sewing/knitting/cooking/cleaning and not a lot of blogging.  i have lots of blogging ideas and projects to share, but somehow the 'blog post' bullet on my to-do list keeps getting pushed further and further down.

i have been trying to savor each and every minute with calvin as my only child.  he is going through a very agreeable phase right now.  for the most part he is happy-go-lucky and wants to participate in everything around the house - from cooking to dishes to, his favorite, fixing things.  his language is blossoming... the other day out of the blue he said "mommy i love you so much"... i held back tears as he wrapped his little chubby arms around my neck.  that boy...

i will share some sewing and knitting soon.  happy easter!