Woodland Romper

  Haven't made too much lately. But I found this adorable woodland fat quarter at a Quilt Show that I just couldn't pass up. I only had a fat quarter, not enough for the whole thing but I think that I like it better this way.

It was just a simple romper pattern that I had. It is a size 2T which is why it is pretty baggy on my little 17 month old. But this way he can wear it for quite a while!

 

Of course, I can't post to the blog without a couple of selfies.

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BMT Graduation

Well, here is just a little update of what is going on in my newly minted military life. 

Mr. Sir graduated from basic military training a couple of weeks ago. James, my in-laws, my brother-in-law and I all went to Texas to see him.

It was awesome.

Watching Mr. Sir all proud and confident marching with all of the other airmen was really inspiring. They all just spent 8.5 weeks learning all about being airmen and this was their chance to show their friends and family. Seeing them walk in unison, salute, and recite the Airman's Creed was really neat.

We watched the Airman's Run where they run down a stretch surrounded by friends and family singing jodies (fun songs to inspire their running and keep them going). Then it was the coin ceremony. After that, I could finally (FINALLY) go down and give my husband a hug. He had to stand at ease, staring straight ahead until I went down onto the field to 'tap' him out. We were only allowed a brief hug and kiss because he was in uniform but just seeing him was enough for me. At this point James was SO tired, he had woken up early and missed his morning nap so he was a little bit of a grump. We plopped him in the stroller and went for a nice long walk, visiting with Mr. Sir while James took a nice nap.

We went to the Bomb Run, which is a field where they do ceremonies and there are all sorts of old airplanes surrounding it to look at. Mr. Sir and James walked together and looked at the Airplanes, it was really sweet.

There was more stuff that we did on base over the next couple of days but we also got to spend some time with Mr. Sir which was really nice. We wandered around on base and explored San Antonio a bit.

Now, Mr. Sir is at his technical training. It is really nice to be able to talk to him. He still has class during the day but in the evening we can visit and videochat, which is especially nice for James. Last night they played peek-a-boo and James kept pointing at the computer and looking at me going 'dadadada' it made my heart melt.

 Here is a little barrage of pictures from our trip, enjoy!

Mr. Sir is the 4th one from the left in the front of the picture.

My brother in law, James, and my father in law.

Mr. sir is in the back row, 4th airman from the left.

Daddy and James looking ants.

Oath

Pass and Review

At Seaworld.

At the Alamo

Both my men love their pizza.

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3 Years

Today marks 3 years that Mr. Sir and I have been married. I told an older lady this fact last night and her response was "Oh, you babies!" I had to laugh. She had been married 40+ years when her husband passed. So yes, compared to that, Mr. Sir and I are just babies.  Granted, I have moved 5 times since we got married and our son is over a year old it still feels like our wedding was last week. I guess it will probably feel like that when we hit 40 years too.

The tough part about our 3rd anniversary is that Mr. Sir is still at basic training. I have received letters from him a few times a week but I haven't actually spoken to him in almost 2 months. He was allowed a phone call but I was working at the time and missed it. On the bright side though, is that he graduates next week! We are all very excited for the occasion. He still won't be around until October but just being able to visit with him will be worth it.

In the meantime, in honor of our anniversary I plan on drinking coffee (it might have something to do with the overnight I worked last night, meaning I went to bed at 8:00 this morning) and maybe sharing some wine with my in-laws later tonight.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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Colorful Diaper Bag

I have been missing for a little while. I just haven't done anything much to write about. With Mr. Sir gone, I have been keeping really busy. Visiting family, cleaning, reading, working, etc. etc.

But last night I needed to do something with my hands and for a while now I have been going crazy with my diaper bag.

 Yes , it is a big blue backpack. I wanted something that Mr. Sir wouldn't feel weird carrying around, it was big enough for cloth diapers. It worked and it was free. Win, win win. But now that I am doing all of the diaper bag carrying. I want something a little more.... well.... less blue backpacky. Also, 90 percent of the time, it has been a dumping ground for anything needed carrying.

So, to solve my problem of lack of pockets and blue backpackyness, I made a new bag. JoAnne's had this fabric on sale and in their remnant bin. I don't know if you realize this but anything in the remnant bin is 50% off the sale price of the fabric. So I always go scrounging through the bin, I like scraps. There is a lot you can do with 1/2 or 3/4 of a yard of fabric which is what a lot of the pieces are.

 

I came across this tutorial on Pinterest for a DIY messenger bag, I liked it but it didn't have enough pockets for me so as I went along, I added extra pockets.

I really like how it turned out. There are a few things that I would definitely change about it if I made it again. But honestly I whipped it out in about 4 hours and 2 of those hours were also spent distracting James. So for the time and money involved it is well worth it. It's also a bit classier than a big blue backpack.

 

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