Bedtime

Putting kids to be can sometimes be a mundane thing. Or quite the opposite, depending on how wound up they are. Either way, I love capturing the routine stuff we do because these kids won't be little forever! These pictures pretty much sum up our bedtime happenings. Clark loves to brush his own teeth before he gets help. He also has to be the one to get Lana's toothbrush ready and give it to her. Lana likes to brush her own teeth but readily accepts help. When you tell her to open her mouth she'll say, "ahhhhh."

Clark's bed is the official "toothbrushing station". Lana will hold her toothbrush and point to the bed or climb up herself to be in the proper place to brush her teeth next to her brother. In this frame she's also holding a shoe because she's obsessed with shoes and loves to carry them around. When the tooth brushing is over you can't take Lana's toothbrush away or she'll scream. She has to put it away herself. Below Clark is wearing his all-time favorite pajamas. He asks to wear them every night. 

There are always bedtime shenanigans that go on before anyone actually gets into bed, including but not limited to: peek-a-boo behind the door, running in circles, naked kids running away from mom/dad, and jumping on the bed.

Lana loves to give kisses before bed. She'll stand in her crib with a huge pucker on her lips to entice mom/dad back in the room to give her just one more kiss goodnight. Then she'll hold her hands out to get picked up which doesn't usually happen, so screaming ensues. Oh, Lana!

Daddy's Eyebrows

I don't know how I missed this one in the Bluebonnet post, but check out those eyebrows! He learned that expression from his daddy!

Babies in the Bluebonnets

We drove into town today to do our annual photos with the Texas Bluebonnets. You can hardly drive by a field of Bluebonnets here and not see someone taking pictures of their kids, their pets, or themselves. It's one of those Texas must-do's. So here is our version this year:

Lana was not feeling well, and thought taking pictures in Bluebonnets was a horrible idea. In fact, she thinks most pictures are a horrible idea. Clark was cooperative but he was going to town picking his fingers (his aunts know what I'm talking about!). Though I rarely get smiles for the camera I love capturing the sweet little personalities of my babies as they are.

Strawberry Picking and a New Hat

We did one of our favorite springtime things this week: strawberry picking at Froberg's Farm. This year we went with cousins and had a great time! In the past I've only been able to pick one bucket but this year I got Clark his own bucket and he turned out to be a very industrious little berry picker. Lana even got in on the action. There were so many berries that we filled our buckets in no time and had a picnic afterwards. The week before we went I tried to get the kids some new hats for the sunny summer but couldn't find one for Clark anywhere so I made one last-minute using the free Oliver + S bucket hat pattern. It turned out so cute and fits him perfectly. No sunburns for us!

A Quilt for Lana

Last week I finished a quilt for Lana that has been in the works for over a year! I designed it based off an Amy Butler fabric I was going to use in her crib bedding but changed my mind. Steve's mom helped me prepare all the shapes for applique using the freezer paper and basting method then I appliqued them all on using a blind hem stitch on my machine. When I finished the quilt top I got intimidated by the quilting part and I debated sending it off to a quilter for months, then finally one day last fall I decided to do it myself. I wanted it echo quilted but didn't quite know how to do it. I tried it first with pen and paper then sat down at my machine and figured it out as I went. It took hours but I love how it turned out. Then it sat for a few more months as we moved and got settled. Last week I finally got the binding done so now Lana has a crib blanket. 

I think she likes it!