25.6.10

little bitty clothes

lately i've been having a lot of fun making little clothes for niya. here are a couple of projects i've done.

i made this hat and sun dress. the hat i used this tutorial, and the dress i just kinda made up
this little number i made using the warhol pattern by dana at made. i thought it turned out pretty cute
niya likes it too
its so fun having a baby girl i can sew for

california dreamin

Me and niya went to california for a week to see my dad. he just had a spinal fusion and we wanted to be there to help, visit, and maybe lift his spirits. the surgery was really brutal. its really hard to see your parent in so much pain. he seems to be healing SLOWLY. Hopefully the surgery will be a success and he can have less pain.
It was good to see him and good for niya to get to know her papa a little better
Niya was happy to see gunna too
she made friends with burger pie too (this ones for amanda)
i loved seeing my cute nieces and nephews. they loved playing with niya
the week happened to be over memorial weekend so we got to spend a little time at the beach house too. Niya had so much fun.
i put her in the sand box to play, and of course the first thing she did was eat it
yum
i left niya with sunny for a few minutes to run get the camera and i came back to this. she let her face plant in the sand. what a bad aunt
she practiced her hands and knees rock on the "oh so clean" beach house carpet
she got to spend time with her second cousins. this is sarah's boy carson
can you believe that face
i got to spend some much needed time with my family.
i miss them so much living in utah
i always love getting to spend time at home in california. it never seems to be long enough, or often enough

15.6.10

concrete jungle where dreams are made of

a few weeks ago we got to go to New York! we had such a good time. we were practically locals by the time we left.
we stayed right in time square. it was a pretty perfect location. there are a butt load of people walking around at all times. i hit at least 5 people with my stroller. i might have hit a few on purpose.
of course we went to magnolia bakery for cupcakes. i love cupcakes more than life. i give magnolia's a big fat 2 thumbs down. can i say WAY over rated. i miss sprinkles
we sat in the park across from the bakery. drew and niya played while i ate half my red velvet then threw it away.
niya was a pro on the subway
so was drew. except for the time when he got off the train, and left me and niya stuck behind the closing doors because these two lamos would not get out of the way of the stroller
we went to FAO schwarz. id never been. it was amazing. i think i enjoyed it more than anyone
especially with the big piano. we were just like tom hanks in BIG
we found the worlds ugliest statues. walking from the WTC to battery park. just look at those, pure ugly


















drew did have to do a little bit of work, but i felt like we had the perfect amount of time. we saw everything we wanted to see, did a good amount of shopping, ate ourselves silly, walked our little buns off, and had so much fun!
I heart NY