I Heart Homemade Clothes!

Hello friends,

My dad's wife, Nancy, got a new sewing machine for Christmas and Allie has been the lucky guinea pig as she tries out new patterns and designs. I absolutely LOVE the little clothes she has made - so, so cute! Thankfully Allie was pretty tolerant as we tried on her new things . . .

Nancy made Allie 2 tutus - which are adorable! She also embroidered the shirt.

And she made this Valentine outfit - I just LOVE this one!

Brandon was being silly with her tutus . . . can't wait to pull out this picture when he goes out on his first date!

Grandpa saved Allie from the fashion show and read her some books.

Here are some pictures of Allie that were taken over the last couple of weeks. It always amazes me how different she can look in each of her pictures. No pictures of the boys this week . . . they are back in school and much harder to get a picture of these days! :)


I took Allie outside one day and sat her in the grass. At first she didn't like it one bit - you can see how she was trying to raise her feet and hands up so the grass wouldn't touch her. She was too funny.

But then she realized she could pick the grass . . . and it was a little more fun!

Allie has been doing a whole lot of this lately . . . . . and is up to walking 4 steps in a row by herself!

She's doing the "Wheels on the Bus" in this picture. It was the only way I could get her to look at me because . .

She was much more interested in our neighbors who were cutting their grass!

Introducing Shirley Temple . . . or Don King!
This picture just cracks me up! Her hair is so curly after her bath - but by morning it is laying flat. It sure is growing in fast.

I heart this little one.

This is such a sweet smile. She fell right after I took the picture above and started to cry. But I grabbed Elmo to give to her . . . which made her smile through her tears! Elmo is her best bud and is always by her side . . . and he ALWAYS makes her smile.

It certainly is FUN to dress a little girl! But when I think back to the boys at this age - it was fun to dress them, too. They make such cute baby clothes. Boys aren't as fun to dress when they get older - seems like jeans and t-shirts are all they wear - but it is ALWAYS fun to dress babies . . . boys and girls! Several of you have asked where I get most of Allie's clothes . . . and my honest answer has to be from the GRANDMA'S! :) They do spoil her (and me!) with lots of beautiful outfits.

I am still going through the boxes and items for Jacob's Stocking - but should have an update by the end of the week!

Ending with a scripture . . .

"God guards you from every evil, he guards your very life. He guards you when you leave and when you return, he guards you now, he guards you always."
Psalm 121:7
The Message

Isn't it comforting to know that God watches over us - just as we watch over our own children? He aims to help us . . . always.

Guarded by God,