St. Patty's Day

Yay! I finished the cute little dress for hazel to wast on St Patty's Day :) It looks good!  And the amazingness of uncooperative babies. Lol, she's still stinkin' cute without the bow ;)

The Funny Little Moments

Hazel is so cute and she does funny little things all day long. Today was a slow day. Just us at home while Daddy had the car and was off at drill. Per request I had made some cookies last night and they were sitting on the counter. I let Hazel have one sweet thing a day, generally, so when she saw them she wanted one. I picked one out for her and when she got it she just kept turning it over and over in her hands, inspecting it. I said, "Go on, eat it."  To which she responded by licking the top of the cookie to test it. Her face was so cute I couldn't help but laugh a little. Oh boy, what a stinkin' cutie! :)

Hoot!

Over the past few days I've realized that I need some ear warmers to protect my beloved ears from the cold. So I found this really cute owl hat pattern on ralvery. I modified it a bit to turn it into an ear warmer. I think it looks great, but I think its a touch loose. I might try a smaller needle size.... Anyways, here's a picture, hope you enjoy!

Ps- if you're interested in making one its called Who on ralvery. Sorry you must be a member, but its free :)

Dress for Hazel

Hazel has grown into the next size up, which is good and awesome for her. But the problem comes at the fact that she has no Sunday dresses in that size. So I was fortunate enouh to get my hands on some patterns for dresses. And yesterday I finished the first one! :) I can't wait for her to wear it on Sunday; she looks absolutely adorable in it.

Winter Wonderland

Some people might think that I'm slightly crazy for saying this, but I truly think that the weather we are having is kind of amazing. :) I love this snowy, very cold weather. It just makes you want to curl up with a good book and snuggle in front of a fireplace. Too bad I don't have a fireplace....one day we will, *sigh*. It's especially good right now though because I haven't been feeling well, so it gives me a great excuse to curl up and knit or play games with my hubby. And I love to get all those extra snuggles from Hazel! So I hope that everyone is staying warm and cozy in this rather cold winter front! :)
This is the view from our bedroom window. You can't tell but the chimney has the picturesque smoke coming out. ;)

Happy New Year!

Whew! The presents are played with, the food has been eaten, and everyone is back home-safe and sound. This holiday has been lots of fun for us and we hope it has for ya'll too.
With the new year coming up Jamie and I decided that our family resolutions would be to be more active, try to keep our house organized, and invite the spirit into our home more often. We have lots of handy charts to help us with all of it and I am super excited :) and today I got to finish a project to help us keep Hazel's room neat. How does it look?

Happy New Year!

Fair Isle Knitting

Let me just say that I might be a bit slow in discovering this wonderful way of knitting. But I now love it!!! It is a style of knitting in colorwork that allows you to knit with multiple colors of yarn at once. I've never been brave enough to try this before, and I fell in love with a blanket pattern I stumbled across. While trying to figure everything out I came across a blog that called the blanket the "pattern from hell." At first I agreed, but now that I understand what's going on and how to read the pattern I have to disagree! The Love of Knitting pattern "Hot Chocolate Swirl" is simply devine. :) I just wish I had more time to work on in, but here is a little sneak preview ;)