May- June-JULY OH MY! Heaven help me I can't keep up!

Where oh where do the days go around here.   Today  is here and it is  the 11th of July no less!!

I am  one to take a lot of pictures of MOMENTS..... hanging on to all the treasures of today because Today is quickly fading into yesterday...   today  needs to slow down  I think .

 I am going to revisit  a few of my yesterdays....    filled with love....  and  soak in all the sweet blessings of being together with those I love, wishing today would last forever.

Remember Emerson  when  our favorite place to eat snack after  pre-school was....

on the front porch,

it is still our favorite place to share the day

with the doggies of course.

Remember when first spied the strawberries starting to come

Oh MY GOODNESS we were giddy with glee

when we could actually PICK THEM!

Opa and I each got one but you lucky girl, got to eat

TWO because you are so sweet

and Special.

 Then every day we picked a  few more hoping it would never end.

It was just a little experiment to plant strawberries last spring

who would have guessed that

 SO MANY SMILES

would come from a very small strawberries patch

on the side of the house.

I can still hear you saying....

"NANNY I SEE ONE! Can I PICK IT!"

Ice Cream Ice Cream, WE all scream for Ice Cream.

The best thing about

May, June and July

so far has definitely been the ice cream

especially when topped with fresh fruit.

DO you think we will ever get tired of Ice Cream ?

Doubtful......

I'm hoping Heaven has ice cream!

So I can eat it forever!

I told you the porch is our favorite place for a snack.

Addilyn Grace  having a day with Nanny.

she is feeling pretty special in her boots!

We have been stopping to smell the flowers.

Our flowering almond bush in the front yard had never looked so pretty

 Today, Remembering that

a SWEET LIFE should always include polk-a-dots.

If there is one thing this Nanny will be remembered for it will be

her love of Tulips ,

so a day in May would not be complete unless you

found someone to

TIP TOE THROUGH THE TULIPS with!

This baby grew up and turned TWO in May.

Addilyn Grace, I am so glad that you thought

 it would be ok to wear this Dutch costume.

The first time we tried you wanted nothing to do with it.

It is nearing nap time, perhaps you are thinking

 being outside is way better than a nap.

I want to remember

A bit of dutch heritage shining through.

 I want to forever remember little feet bare.

Today I am  Remembering

 that CHAIRS on the porch invite you to

sit, cherish , and slow down.

I am remembering that JOY does a body a whole lot of good.

Emerson your smile  is like sunshine.

it makes any day beautiful.

JOY bubbles out of you and on to me.

I love that your eyes are as blue as the sky

and that your spirit is always looking for beauty and adventure.

I LOVE YOU  Little Miss Emerson Iona

who will soon be turing SIX....   really how can that be?

Thank you for all your smiles, hugs and kisses in MAY , JUNE AND JULY!

I'm  thinking if you have quilts... love... little girls ...

Life is Good!

BLESSING UPON BLESSING

 each day I live.

Remember when you wanted to be this little girl in the statue?

Stepping back in time she must have been five just like you.

You are almost the same size.

The perfect make believe play mate.

The day has suddenly become more fun now that you have found her.

Two little girls one bronze one really alive, 

Perhaps they could be cousins. That is a happy thought.

wondering what her name was???

Bless the little Dutch girl for she lives on.

and Bless the little dutch boys . 

  Alive and well because a smile says so.

On a Bicycle made for two

Oh to be just the right size to climb anywhere and pretend.

One day you said,

"I love the world, because God made it"

So do I sweet one, so do I.

Beauty beholds beauty!

I 'm going to miss this little FIVE  Year old.

who tries to figure out frequently if

her Nanny is young or old. 

Lets just keep saying I'm the young Grandma Okay Sweetie.

 In less than 30 days and you will be SIX!

and ready to start Kindergarten this Fall.

Orange you excited !!

On this day you had Kindergarten round up.

that is why you are all dressed up so pretty.

Remembering just How RICH  I am

 because of these little people

 in my  life.

"we are rich with priceless grandchildren"

With all my heart.

Ok ,  that is enough for now.  I didn't quite get to June, I guess that will have to be another

edition filled with T-Ball, cousin camp and our summer list.   

thanks for listening to me reminisce. 

Now I'm off to my sewing room.... I've got things to show you there too.

say hello down below : )

Janita

Tag- A- Long with me.

A SEW sweet finish for a sweet little girl....Addilyn Grace.

Horray for a finished project!   For her 2nd birthday I made her something cause she's a big girl now!

 I made a blanket  using sweatshirt fleece on one side and a single knit on the other side.   I have made several of these blankets.  They are  soft, cozy and perfect for little sweethearts.


Finished once here but I didn't really love it completely,
 so it was back to the unfinished pile. It needed some sparkle.

I loved the pink striped binding...

 One side with

the sweet little zebras was cute as can be.....

but this side just needed something.... I just wasn't in love with it.

I liked her name on the blanket, that was in the original plan,

 but i used a fabric for the letters that didn't

stand out as much as I wanted it to.

They looked cute but too white.

How can pink polka-dots fail me?

When I bought it I thought it would be perfect.

LESSON learned once again....

 viewing fabric from a distance is not the same as viewing fabric close up.

I should have known this would read white not pink

I needed a new plan.

ENTER  a little tutorial at Sew we quilt

for how to make a quilt block  here.

thank you Amanda Murphy! it was the perfect addition

I modified the block and made two separate flowers

a little bit of this

A pieced block

Modern Blossom

and a little bit of this, an appliqued flower

With raw edge applique here.

  Now it is really finished  here and  Addilyn squeeled when she saw it ....." I LIKE IT !" And then she couldn't get enough of it.  That makes a  NANNY's heart glad. I  love the finish .

Signed sealed and delivered!

I'm so happy with how it turned out.

I knew it could be so much cuter.

Hope she loves it to death!

.

This blanket i am expecting to go everywhere Addilyn goes.....  so the name.... Tag-A-Long.

perfect for in the shade...

perfect for little hands.

she has found the button on the flower.

perfect for hiding in...

perfect for hiding under.

perfect for a cozy corner....

perfect if you want to be a princess

or a queen!

A picture is worth a thousand words.  : )

Can you tell how much she loves it!

                                                      

Tag - A - Longs

There is not a pattern.

This is my idea.

It is made for kids on the go, especially designed to be used as a car blanket but it will be hard to limit it to the car.  I made one for Emerson when she was one.  It is just the right size to manage for little ones and you don't have to worry ... If it gets dirty.... it washes :  ) Emerson still uses hers 5 years later.

 She is about due for a replacement.  She was sad she was not getting a new blanket. 

Guess I better get working on that : )

There is not batting in the middle of these TAG-A-LONGS  but Addilyn's blanket is quilted to add some design  to the solid grey sweatshirt fabric.  Emerson's  blanket was not quilted to hold it together and it has held up without a problem .

addilyn grace

You are such a treasure.

You are worth every minute of my sewing challenges.

I'm so glad you like love it!

May 2011

You grow sweeter every day

oh how I know...

You will not be little forever.

I LOVE YOU!

Happy snuggles!

Nanny

I'd love to know you stopped by.

Please leave a comment below

you will make my day!