We have good weekends

That was something Dan said to me last night on our way home from the pool – my new favorite family activity.  He’s right – most Sunday nights we both have the same thought, that we all had a great weekend together.

This weekend was no exception.  There was a LOT of swimming – I got a free 5-day pass to the YMCA and the one in Shoreview has a fantastic wading pool, fountains and all.  Sophia and I went Friday, and we all went both Saturday and Sunday.  I’ve been wanting to get her more used to swimming and she’s loving it.  It’s fun to watch her confidence grow so much in just a few short days.  The wading pool is a pregnant woman’s dream.  It’s not so deep that your belly floats to the top (infuriating!), but just enough to have some fun with the babe and stay cool.  I. am. in. love.

My girl is MADE to be poolside.  She can’t stop talking about “fwimming” and the pool particularly enjoys sunning herself afterwards.  Love it!


Sunday, we had our second annual trip to JAX Café in Northeast Mpls with Dan’s parents.  It’s a fun way to celebrate the birthdays of Dan’s brother and my father-in-law’s mother, both today.  It’s so, so good, and we do have pictures, but it was really sunny and they didn’t turn out so well. 

We took a trip to the cemetery to “introduce” Sophia to Dan’s dad.  I expected that she’d either be a little confused or completely oblivious, but she totally latched onto the idea that her “Papa” was there, even running back to the correct headstone when we asked her to.  She also did a little bit of tree hugging while we were visiting.


We also ended up at Target Fri., Sat. and Sunday (am I the ONLY one who does this??) and had a thrifty triumph by paying only $0.13 for a giant order from Shutterfly!  LOVE when that happens.

Oh, and then there was all the sewing.  I really can’t believe I fit it all in, considering all of the other activities we packed into the weekend, but it went pretty well. 

Thursday night, I started with this for Sophia – turns out it makes a perfect swim cover for her orange bikini!

This was originally intended as a shirt for Sophia, but it’s going to work much better as a 6-12 mo. dress for the babe next spring.  I LOVE the V in the back, the petal sleeves and the stitching details along the neckline.



I’ve been planning on making this dress for the baby – you know, since she likes purple so much (!).  I really like the vintagy feel of it – I think it’s the width of that makes it looks old-fashioned to me, but my favorite part is the cute purple button I found to close the back.


And then there are the dresses for my little friend, Evie.  She’s been begging me to make something for her for MONTHS and I was finally able to come through for her.  We settled ona dress – I showed her the blue fabric and she wanted to match it with pink.  I originally thought green, but she informed me that “Olive green is my LAST favorite color,” so pink it was.  And since there was extra and I had a matching pattern, I went ahead and did a coordinating one for her American Girl (also named Evie).

The dresses for Ev and Sophia were the same pattern and I’m thinking I could do them in my sleep by now.  Unfortunately for these girls, my favorite one is the one for the doll, but oh well!

The sewing machine and I are taking a bit of a break.  I have plans, but they can wait.  After all, tonight the Bachelorette is on (can’t miss that!) and tonight and tomorrow night we have to take advantage of that pool before our time is up.  There is fun to be had…sewing can wait!