Ellie's ONE

Friday, May 6th, Ellison Kate Heatherly turned ONE! I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. When I look back at pictures of her from those first few weeks, I'm amazed at how much she's grown. She began walking before the 1 year mark where Jackson was almost 14 months. She can say mama, dada, bubba, and the other day we were pretty certain she said bottle. She has 9 teeth. And she has the biggest attitude ever!

She's gonna be a hellion, I can already tell..

Here's some of her 1st Birthday Pics taken by Micki Benoit at www.mbenoitphotography.com/blog



She did it!

My baby girl is getting so big. She's take a step or two in the past but yesterday, she decided to make it official -- she's WALKING! 2 weeks before her birthday too! We didn't get to be there for her first stroll around the daycare room but we caught her a few times last night and I finally snagged some video today. Ellie, being of her own mind, will not walk when you want her to -- only when she's good and ready. So without further ado...

Ellie's 1st Baseball Game

On Monday night, we had the good fortune to get free tickets to the Rangers game. My company sponsored the game that night with a give away of FREE Rangers hats with our Progressive logo on the back. They always do it up BIG so for the first hour of the game, in a picnic area on the 3rd base line we enjoyed free hotdogs, burgers, cokes, and beer. Unlimited. It was a blast!
I was a little worried about how Ellie would do since the game didn't start til 7pm and she's normally asleep in bed by 8 or 830. I took my Moby Wrap just in case and sure enough, before 9 she was passed out cold wrapped up on my chest. She was a trooper!
And Jackson, of course, loved the whole thing! They always have a kids area with games that he (although failing miserably at) loves. He won a calendar, a hat, and 2 tattoos.
I couldn't tell you who won but we all had a great time! Here's some pics from the game!

I did it..I created a Crafting Blog...

So here's the story...About a month ago, I told Brendan how much money I was going to need to throw Ellie the 1st Birthday Party I had envisioned. He laughed in my face and said $50 was all I could spend. I laughed in HIS face and got him to go to $100. Which is still RIDICULOUS if you know anything about me...Heck, that's ridiculous for any birthday party, I think. But whatever. I decided to take matters into my own hands and posted some of Ellie's baby stuff on craigslist. I also put a post on facebook that I would sell my appliqued burp rags and onesies/shirts for cash money for Ellie's party. $15 for a set of 3 burpies and $10 per shirt/onesie.
I had NO idea I would get as many orders as I did and almost $300 later, I have a pretty good party going. I can't wait to see it all come together. But that, my friends, is a different post.
So a few weeks ago, I decided that I needed to come up with a name for my super tiny, pretty much friends-are-my-only-clients, sewing business. I even made up these little tags to put on my burp rags and onesies. The name... "Kari'd Away." Which is fitting because with most things, I tend to go a little overboard and get carried away. Brendan teased me at first but when I told him how much I had sold, he shut his pie-hole. Haha...love how I can sometimes make my man silent. I even have the prospect of putting some items in a boutique here in DFW. I'm pretty stoked!
I decided to start back up on our family blog and to keep me motivated, I started a crafting/sewing blog to give me a creative outlet. I'm sure my friends on facebook are tired of seeing my sewing projects there anyway. So now, they will all be combined at...you guessed it...

http://karidaway.blogspot.com/

So come follow me over there as well if you are interested in where my arts and crafts fever takes me!

It's been over a year...

I can't believe it's been over a year since I blogged. So much has happened: I switched offices (again), Brendan turned 34, we had a baby, Jackson turned 3, we found - fell in love with - and joined a new church, had a year of holidays with 2 kids, Brendan turned 35, (notice how I left out my birthday?!) and a year later, I decided its time to get back to it.
I think I might also start a blog for my sewing and crafts as well. But first I wanted to see if I could keep this running for a few weeks at least. Let's see how it goes!