More Tie Dye Shirts!

The girls made tie dye shirts again this weekend. I think this is what our Christmas Gift project will be this year, as it's pretty cheap and easy, and the girls love making the shirts.

Viking Quilts for Sale

I have 2 MN Viking Quilts for sale... 

One is more of a "Toddler Bed" size and measures 46x52; I am asking $75 OBO for it.  Shipping would be $10 extra

The other one, I don't have exact measurements for it yet, but it looks the same as the smaller one.  It would easily fit a Full Sized bed, and it's longer length wise (so you can pull it up while sleeping and it still will cover your feet.  

Asking $175 OBO for that one.  Shipping would be $10 extra

OR.. purchase BOTH quilts for $225 (OR Best offer.)

I am trying to purchase a Twin Sized bed and new sheets for Sarah, so these must sell!  She currently is using the bunk beds that are in Lilly and Ashley's room, but when all three girls are here, it gets pretty crowded in the beds.   

(Donations will also be accepted and are greatly appreciated :)  There is a button on my blog on the sidebar if you'd wish to help out, and in return, Sarah will draw you a picture with a Thank you Card!)

Bianca's Scrapbook

I actually was able to print pictures and get them in to Bianca's Scrapbook the other night!  I'm so glad that I took the time to premake all the pages so that I just had to pop in the photos - there's only 1 page that I had to redo due to the photo sizes not working out.  Here's a few of the layouts! (and they're not in any order, just the order that blogger uploaded them at, and it's too much of a pain IMO to reorganize them)  Thanks for looking!

The hospital didn't take pictures :(  Luckily, I had my camera  and since she was in the room most of the time, I was able to still put on the outfit that I purchased for pictures and get a good picture of her in it!  (Sadly the other day she had an explosive diaper and stained this outfit, so I am very glad that I got pictures of her in it when I did!)

This page has the announcement that they put in her mobile cart, her footprints (that the hospital did just minutes after she was born), her first picture - on the scale showing her weight), her crib card with her birth info, and our wristbands (2 for her, one for me and one for Tom)

Just a few hospital pictures - in the envelope is a copy of mine and Bianca's bills from our hospital stay. 

These pictures were taken the same day that I had a photo session - she was 8 days old.  We went to the photo session (it was free, the photographer wanted to build his portfolio and was offering a free session plus a free 8x10)  I'm VERY happy that once we got home that I took a bunch of my own photos of her in the outfit, as I figured out why the session was free - He did a bunch of shots of her in this outfit, and then did a bunch of ones in hats and blankets that his wife crocheted.  When I got the proofs back, NONE of the photos that he sent me were of her in this outfit - they were all in the items that his wife made. So that's why it was free - to promote her crocheting business. (anyways, enough on that rant lol)
The outfit was from my Aunt Lucy.  The Shoes were from my Mom.  The headband was from my Sister in Law's Mom.  The Puppy (in the picture below) and the heart blanket - both with Bianca's name on them were a gift from my scrapbooking friend, Marge. 

Of Course, our first day out of the hospital wouldn't have been complete with out a trip to Menards! (picture in the bottom left) Bianca and my friends (and former coworkers) Beth and Kathy.  Bianca's Middle Name - Elizabeth - is after my friend Beth (picture on the left in the picture)

These are just random picture that have been taken throughout the month!

These are of all her siblings holding her.  Left to right (and top to bottom) Ashley, Jordan, Lilly and Sarah.  

Thank You :)

Thank you to those who have ordered from Lettering Delights through my links!  It's greatly appreciated!!

Bianca Elizabeth Hall

We are proud to announce that Bianca Elizabeth has arrived!  She was born on 4/30/2012 at 6:09pm.  She was 7lbs, 1oz and 20 inches long. 

We have been home since Wednesday and she has been doing great!  

This was taken about 2 hours after she was born

Leaving the Hospital

5 days old

6 More days!

6 More days at the MOST and Miss Bianca will be making her appearance!  Doctor said that if she doesn't come out on her own, I will be induced Monday April 30th, at 7am!

Also.. just a side note.. all files are currently unavailable right now :(   I've been out of work for the last 3 weeks for early maternity leave, and well, bills do come first :)  Thank you to those who are not sending me hate mail for this.  - and to the few that are sending hate mail / leaving negative comments on posts, see that donate button on the side? Use it. :)

Latch Hook Project

Remember Latch Hooks Rugs?   I used to do them a lot when I was younger.  I was at Hobby Lobby the other day, and saw them there (and they were on sale, so they really caught my eye) and thought that might be a good project for Sarah to try; she's always asking for something crafty to make, and since before Christmas, I've kinda ran out of ideas for quick projects. 

Below is her after she got her first row done - she caught on super fast!

and below is the result of 3 hours of hard work. She's excited to come home tomorrow after school and work on it some more.  I can't believe that she actually sat for 3 hours straight - she doesn't even do that for movies!  I must have found something that keeps her attention and that she likes to do !

Birthday Invites

Next month is Lilly's 9th Birthday, and we're heading over to the Bowling Alley for some fun!  Here are the invites that I made.  

Pins were and SVG cut using SCAL and the Cricut. 

Background embossed with Spots and Dots (I think that's what it's called!)