It is finished!

and looks so much better!

still belongs on the island of the misfit toys

but I made it

and I am proud

I also whipped up on of these

while Jon was on his way home from work

I am obsessed with crafting.

If anybody has plain onsies, bibs, burp cloths, etc around...

I will take them

and craft them.

a bit of ridiculous...

my costume

yes I wore this to work today.

I am married and pregnant....

who am I trying to impress?

(Hansen Pumpkin Patch)

32 weeks-

I feel like I am lying when I say that... it seems like I am so far along.

Thanks mom (and dad) for helping me make my belly look funny!

Winner of the Lang pumpkin contest... me!

Thanks Tink for helping out!

The land of the misfit toys....

is possibly where my creations belong

but they were made with LOVE

and I haven't touched a sewing machine since 7th grade

and this was my VERY first time using a serger

(thanks for teaching me mom)

My daughter will love them

no matter how creepy Jon thinks they are

The inspiration

The product.

It is so soft

The inspiration

(I may buy the real thing one day)

a little "special"

It needed some fixing

It still needs the stitching on the edges to give it the final touch

but I love it!

and I am proud of myself for crafting it

Now I just need to buy a real one so I don't scare my daughter

as Jon and Justin say.

yes we are aware we are having a girl...

anybody who knows Jon isn't surprised by this...

another weekend craft project.

More Crafting

a bridal shower gift for Stacy

2 gifts for myself

pillows for our rocking chair

she is going to be an animal lover

a cute little onsie

my dad helping with my "halloween costume"

yep.

a little embarrassing to wear, but completely awesome!

looks funnier on

Thanks for helping me mom!

grandma is getting her ready...

for next year's boating season

with her own pair of sperrys

she can match her uncle Justin and great grandpa lang with these babies

now we just need a baby and some sun.

I learned a lesson.

I didn't give up.

I didn't give in.

I fought HARD.

and I won.

after MANY ups and downs

being built up

being knocked down hard

I won!

Perservence really did pay off.

NEVER GIVE UP!

The Birthday BoyThis is my little brother.

it is his birthday.

He is a great uncle and a very caring person.

E, Katiebabe and baby H are lucky to have him

(along with many other amazing qualities)

we are lucky to have him in our family.

he is awesome.

love you joshie!

Happy Birthday!

another year older

my mom had a birthday.

and she turned another year older

and increased her awesomeness by a few points.

she is amazing, sorry everybody

i have the best mom and my kids will have the greatest grandma.

she is loving

thoughtful

caring

a good listener

selfless

creative

a good painter

a seamstress

an artist

has the ability to create anything

a fantastic mom

the best grandma

able to envision everything

a designer

willing to do anything for her kids

(have you seen what she has done for my nursery?)

has awesome taste

a faithful member

a great example

a good cook

loyal

ambitious

always positive

sensitive

determined

humble

motivated

etc.

etc.

etc

the list goes on and on...

Happy (late) Birthday to the most wonderful woman I know!

hopefully my daughter will look up to me as much as I look up to you!

Craftastic Conference Weekend

The weekend started out with spray painting a few DI frames to create this...

There are still a few more pictures and things needed, but I love it.

My wonderful husband spend his Friday night measuring and hanging pictures for me. What a guy!

We also took advantage of the time we had and just hung out and went shopping.

Nothing exciting but nice to just be together.

We went to the utah game and drove up to the cabin.

I woke up WAY too early on Sunday morning so I decided to make these...

Jon reminds me constantly she will need something to wear during March madness and the college bowl games.

As long as they aren't boyish I will let it happen.

Looks like I am actually helping it along....I dyed these brown for a little surprise for Jon... more to come when they are finished!

E decided she wanted to "design" a flower for her hair.

She designed.

I created.

What a team we are.

I have been searching for a dress for Stacy's wedding in november...

I found this one...

cute but wrong color.

so i dyed it brown too.

I cut out the material and my mom sewed it together.

Jon put the grommets in and we now have blackout curtains for the nursery!

I also cut out and pinned together 2 special little things I CAN'T wait to show you!!

They just have to be put together.

Whew what a weekend!

I can't wait until Saturday. I have a few more projects I am excited to complete.

*Last night this little girl decided to throw a tantrum.

Jon had his hand on my stomach and was just in awe over how much she was kicking.

I am pretty sure it was all his fault.

She wasn't happy with a few "stinky" things her dad did while we were laying in bed.

What a fun experience for him.