Matching Skirts

The first of (hopefully) many matching skirts. One for my big 4 1/2 year old and one for the baby dancing in my belly right now.

So close...

Only 2 months from my due date and I am getting so excited for our newest little squish!  What I am looking forward to the most is babywearing. It's truly one of my most favorite parts of being a mama to a tiny one ever.  The warm body snuggled against mine, the newborn fuzz, the peaceful breathing of a sleeping one.  Squee!!! I just love it.

Memories... at the beach nevertheless.



For her, I brought her to the beach the day after she was born.  This one woman said to me, "She's so tiny!  When was she born?"  Oh her face when I said "Yesterday!" Soon I'll have baby girl #3 to snuggle, only I am guessing I won't be at the beach the day after.  A Maine baby in April...we'll likely wait a bit before we catch some waves!

Dress a Girl Dresses

Our 4-H club made some dresses for "Dress a Girl Around the World".   This is what we have so far, more are coming!  Aren't they adorable?!

Challenge: Bag 2

Last week, I wrote about The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo and how she talks about keeping things that spark joy.  My reusable bags are a mismatch medley, which I'm working on replacing with ones that "spark joy".

My goal before the baby is born is to replace as many random reusable bags as possible with some handmade ones. The baby is due April 7th and I'm hoping to make a bag a week.  Perhaps by the time my little ones is born, I can pass on my random re-usable bags and have quite a collection of handmade re-usable bags.   

Bag 1 here.

And confession about bag #2, I actually made it months ago and never blogged about it. I'm going to count it as a part of this series because I intended to start and complete this little self challenge last summer.  2 bags down, we'll see how many I get to before the baby is born!

"One Match"

I promise to not have oodles of pictures of his 'one match' fires, but I can definitely assert that he is the very best fire pepper out there.  Again and again, he slowly and meticulously gets it ready, I strike a single match, step back and his fire is going. Voila.

Because I never want to forget this little gem, as it also makes me smile wide, I'm posting it here, so I will always have it.  This was his quote tonight:

"When daddy isn't here, I'll be the man of the house. If a robber tries to come into the house, I'll use my martial arts and throw him out! And when he's out of the house and we're all safe, I'll holler "GOOD RIBBONS!"

(Also known as "Good Riddance!")

This kid certainly keeps my heart full! Happy weekend!
 

February "Chicken Soup with Rice"

Another month, another verse and another bowl of soup!  We're making a "Maine" version of "Chicken Soup with Rice", inspired by the "Chicken Soup with Rice" by by Maurice Sendak (1962).  Kids are really enjoying memorizing the poem of the month.

November here.  
December here.
January here.

I cannot commit to making the same soup 12 times this year, so I vary it. This month's soup is tomato, pepper, ground meat and rice. 

In February it will be
My snowman's anniversary
With cake for him and soup for me!
Happy once, happy twice
Happy chicken soup with rice

Mama, I'm going to....

"Mama, I'm going to hold your baby more than I do Hop.  I'm going to love your baby more than I love Hop."

I tell you, if that's the case, there's A LOT of love and A LOT of attention coming baby #3's way! Because Hop DEFINITELY gets a lot of attention.