Melis and aaron

[...] in a later post) What a sweet baby boy!  After they wheeled us into the recovery room, baby Benson started nursing right away!  A perfect latch and everything. Amazing that he just knew [...]

[...] sick.  Don't we all?  (Well, all of it except for the "sick" part.) ::: Baby Benson is sporting a shirt that Aunty Becca wore as a wee lass.  Yes, this shirt is 24 years old. [...]

[...] the magic of our 4.5 year old Tillie. Love that crazy girl. Annnd, here are the best ones of Baby Benson.  We may not be legit, but we sure got lucky! a looooong swaddled sleepy boy.  a [...]

[...] My sister, Becca, did a great little post about our adventures at Quilt Market this year in Portland.  It's a delightful recap and I'm so glad she was on the ball [...]

[...] strike offs for our new fabric line that is going to be debuted at this upcoming Spring 2013 quilt market (boo yah! finally!).  Whew! See what I mean?  Lots to talk about! In the meantime, [...]

[...] is turning some of her fabric into cute dolls/quilts (see instagram) in preparation for "Quilt Market" which is in Portland in two weeks. It is a big expo where a lot of fabric is displayed [...]

[...] 're not the dancing type, maybe another print will speak to you? So, with that, may we present TINY DANCER (a fabric line created by me and my sister, Becca, for Kokka Fabrics).  Seven Islands is [...]

[...] ;She has a ton of amazing Japanese fabric in her shop and carries almost, if not all, of our Tiny Dancer patterns!  Woot! Woot! Here's a cute photo I took from her Etsy shop: I just learned that [...]

[...] would like me to do a little tutorial for you with some helpful hints in re-creating your own Tiny Dancer doll, let me know in the comments and I'll try my hand at it!  ::: Luckily, for me, my [...]

[...] about an hour earlier than our appointment, just to see if they could get us in early.  Boo yah!  They could! So, we got in, signed a billion papers, and were out of there in just under 30 [...]

[...] b/c our tooshies have a nice place to sit upon.  The single seats recline.  Boo yah.  You know I love a good recline. Here Aaron is testing it out.  I [...]

[...] that same outfit when he was brand spanking new too.  He already loves the swing.  Boo yah!  Calvin loves his brother.  You can tell by this face. ::: The next day was Sunday and [...]

[...] for our new fabric line that is going to be debuted at this upcoming Spring 2013 quilt market (boo yah! finally!).  Whew! See what I mean?  Lots to talk about! In the meantime, if you want [...]

[...] would top that list.  Look at this little heart-breaker on a Sunday morning.  My cute friend, Nicole, made a tie for our new baby, but luckily it works for Cal right now.   Also, b/c [...]

[...] I'd had on my fridge for the past while. hA!  Better late than never, right? Also, my cute friend, Whit, had won the giveaway I'd hosted on my blog for the birthday website, so I added some [...]

[...] that pajamas were out.) !  I ended up keeping the shirt unbuttoned, obviously.   My cute friend, Amanda, hooked me up with a Sprinkles cupcake with the gift she gave me.  It was much [...]

[...] , he IS wearing a billion layers here.   ::: I love these two shots of Cal.  My cute friend, Amanda, has a little boy Cal's age and invited the kids to come play one morning.  Sadly, [...]

[...] .  It was all delicious.  Check out the descriptions on their website.  We were big fans. From there, we ran up to Aaron's office so we could trade cars/kids because Tillie was invited [...]

[...] over the months.  This turned out to be a good decision and Calvin and I were big fans.  For some reason, Tillie and Aaron turned up their noses.  (sigh.)  Oh [...]

[...] the patio sets at Costco (end of season, I'm guessing?) so we jumped on it.  We are big fans and we stay outside MUCH longer b/c our tooshies have a nice place to sit upon.  The [...]

[...] be really cute as a border print on a quilt.  That could be cute, right?    Cute Becca.  Looking darling, as always.  And that Nana Nise with her grandbaby, Benson Elmer ( [...]