Happy Father's Day!

For Father's Day this year, I put together a year of Daddy-Daughter Dates for my husband and oldest daughter. Little Monkey is now two and a half years old! She is at such a fun age that I figured it was the perfect time for her and daddy to start having one on one outings together.

I found this super cute matchbook notepad at the dollar store. On each page I wrote the month, then what the date for that month was. My husband will pick which day of the month he wants to do the date. 

Each date has an estimated price of how much that date will cost. Some are free and some cost money. I taped the last two pages of the book together to make an envelope to put money into so all the dates are "paid" for ahead of time. I called this the Daddy-Daughter Date Bank.

If one date costs less than what I estimated, the change can go back into the bank in case another date costs more than what I budgeted for.

I also added some Swap Out ideas. If one or two of the dates don't spark my husbands interest, there are some alternative date ideas that he could do in place of the one he doesn't like.

I think this will be a special tradition that my husband and daughters can do as they grow older. Plus, when daddy is out with one of the girls on a date, the other daughter and mommy can have one on one time too! :)

Happy Father's Day to all the Daddy's out there!

Kitty cat and Bunny rabbit

Just a couple of stuffed animals I made for my girls. They each got one in their Easter baskets. :)

Daisy Duck Hat

I had a special request to make this Daisy Duck hat for a special little girls 1st birthday present.

I found a pattern from the website Hopeful Honey. The pattern was for a baby hat, but I needed to make a bigger hat for a toddler. So I made a basic earflap hat for size 1-3 years and switched colors to purple where it seemed appropriate. I then followed the Hopeful Honey pattern for the eyes, beak and bow and attached them. The size of the appliqués fit great on the bigger hat.

Waiting for a little gentleman...

I have a nephew due to be born any day now! 

I made this photo prop set from a pattern I found on Ravelry. I think it will look so adorable for newborn pictures!

Can't wait to see him in it!

DIY detangler spray

My daughter's hair has grown quite long. She's always slept on her stomach so I've never had a problem with bad bed head in the morning. That is until recently!

She has started sleeping on her back and her long pretty locks have been getting very tangled.

(Some mornings are worse than this)

 She wasn't liking getting her hair brushed anymore because it was pulling and hurt! So I decided to try making a hair detangler spray instead of buying expensive store boughten ones. 

Mix 1 part conditioner with 8 parts water. (Use hot water so the conditioner mixes in easily) 

I have a spray bottle from the dollar store which was the perfect size for 1/4 cup conditioner and 2 cups water.

You can use whatever conditioner you have on hand. This is also like a leave in conditioner so you can use it on yourself as well! It doesn't weigh your hair down or make it feel greasy.

When I made it I told my daughter it was a special spray for her hair so it wouldn't hurt to brush it. She lets me spray it on and brush her hair with no resistance now! Her hair looks so shiny afterwards!

Lamb hat

While I was still pregnant, I made up this sweet little lamb hat in anticipation of the arrival of our baby girl. I found the pattern on Repeat Crafter Me, and loved it instantly.

Guess what?! Baby Girl HATES hats! I am so dissapointed! She is fine with one on if you are holding her up, but if she's in a car seat or laying down, every time she moves her head, the hat shifts and she is not impressed. I can't really blame her, it's not fun to have a hat shift over your eyes and then not be able to pull it off by yourself.

I'm hoping when she's a bit bigger she won't mind them as much. 

Some baby stuff and a cake!

Hi strangers! I haven't been keeping up with my blog! 😮  My apologies!

Life with baby #2 is going great. Little Monkey loves helping take care of her baby sister and enjoys giving plenty of kisses each day. 

A second baby makes life busier but I'm thankful to still be able to find some time to fit in crochet projects. I have even started babysitting again! 

A couple projects I have yet to share on the blog include this baby sweater....

... and these sweet little wrap around baby booties...

Also, thanks to an amazing, wonderful, fantastic friend who stocked me up on freezer crock pot meals, I've been able to slack on my supper cooking duties and made this carrot cake instead! Ha!

I was surprised the other day when my hubby came home and requested a carrot cake. He's not usually a big fan but had developed a craving! I had never made carrot cake before, but now that I have (and know how much oil is in it) I am no longer disillusioned that it is a healthy cake! Lol!