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A few weeks ago I introduced the idea of the Locks of Love program, when the girls and I were talking about cutting their hair. We looked at the website, saw the pictures, and talked about why some children are sick enough to not have any hair.
The girls’ hair was getting really long. Longer than we’ve ever let it grow before; “princess hair” is what we called it. Beautiful as it was, it was getting pretty hard for them to take care of it. Lots of tangles, that were hard to get out and took a long time to brush. I love to brush their hair, and didn’t mind doing it, but it’s helpful for them to have a sense of accomplishment with it. They weren’t really able to take care of their hair very well by themselves. And since we’re helping them learn to take care of themselves more and more (picking out clothes, brushing their teeth at a certain time each day, washing their face), I thought it would be helpful for them to be able to take care of their hair as well, and have it look nice after they’re done.
And so we went from this, to this:
They really love it.
I call them my pixie fairies.
There’s some winter weather on tap for the weekend: “significant ice and snow.” The kids are at grandparents’ for the week, so on tap for me is some sewing and thrifting. Probably afternoons with some friends, chatting over tea.
We sure do miss them when they’re gone.
I must have won some kind of thrift store prize a couple of weeks ago, because I happened upon several yards of fabric at one of my favorite thrifting haunts.
This green was perfect for a little Charlotte, paired with a vintage pattern picked up at a yard sale several months ago. I put this together in an afternoon, and she was delighted. Unfortunately, my camera’s memory card seems to have given up on life and didn’t save most of the pictures I took. Picture a sweet rounded peter-pan collar at the top, and there you go. You can see it a little here:
This fabric is not from the thrift store, but I am very excited about it. Baby blankets for friends (can you guess which one, Melanie?), dresses for the girls, and a few summer nightgowns are in the plans for this pile of loveliness.
And what day is complete without some button-sorting with Daddy? Charlotte was most interested in sorting out the pink and orange buttons, and then counting them to make sure of the amount.
The button jars are usually brought out on special occasions, and it’s always a treat for the children to look at them!
Wow. That last post was a little….wandering? Sorry about that. The pictures were nice, though, eh?
I’ve been thinking a little about changing the feel of this blog a little bit: perhaps a little more frequent posting, more pictures, and a little less writing. A few more links and simple lists, too, maybe. We’ll see what happens.
Just thought I’d pop in real quick, say hi, and show a few pictures of our day.
A few sweet pictures of my oldest babe.
We’ve been chasing the winter blues, dreaming of seed catalogs, and sewing spring dresses. What have you been up to?
We’ve been keeping warm around here, and moving along after the holidays. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas season…!
We had a good Christmas, filled with family (that I didn’t get many pictures of, unfortunately) and rest. Fabulous food, too, which is always nice.
There’s something so nice about candles at Christmas, isn’t there?
Ivy had her very special Christmas piano recital, in which she flew through her songs fantastically (video to come, eventually…).
Her friend Jonathan also did very well…I happened to glance at them as we were waiting to start the recital. No nervousness here. Nope.
My mom made the girls some fancy dresses for the occasion, and they turned out great.
I’ve managed to carve out some time in the past few days to do a little sewing. Pretty fun, especially when the most perfect fabric is on the clearance rack in all its glory.
I’ve also had a chance to try some projects I’ve had on my mind for a few weeks. This one took just a few minutes to put together, and it’s destined for a sweet boy who’s turning 5 soon.
Post-holiday winter always tempts me to start thinking about Spring, and there are few things more wonderful than fresh summer-time dresses and nightgowns for some little girls, right? Just doing a little fabric dreaming…hopefully the dreaming will turn into a little fabric ordering soon.
The girls have been more and more interested in making little things with fabric and paper lately, too, which pleases their mother. I sorted through my scrap fabric basket and let them have at it with the leftovers, and they spend lots of time now creating little treasures. They have also requested empty paper towel and toilet paper tubes for making things.
I’ve picked up children’s craft books here and there over the years, while yard-saling and thrifting, and it’s finally paid off. So nice to have them reading above their age level and also able to comprehend instructions. If anyone has any children crafting/art book recommendations, I’d love to hear them!
And then we have our sweet boy. He became the proud owner of a can of Tinker Toys a few weeks ago, and when the pieces aren’t used as swords, guns, or drumsticks, he asks if we can make him a guitar. Then he plays it and sings about how much he loves his Mommy.
Right now little buddy is pretty sick, though. Poor guy…he’s a pretty pleasant patient, though.
