With our son nearly two years old, this year we can really have fun with Christmas. Over the last month we’ve been learning about baby Jesus, taking photos with Santa Claus, baking Christmas cookies, singing Christmas carols, and dancing like crazy to Mannheim Steamroller. Hey, don’t judge. I blame my parents. At what seemed like …
Temporary Insanity and Peppermint Bliss
It all began with a simple question from my son’s teacher at school – “Would you like to help us with the Christmas costumes for the infant and toddler classes?” Weeks later – surrounded by onesies, tulle, and felt, frantically sewing what would be peppermint costumes for eleven children – I had to laugh at …
Bringing crochet, and Yoda, back from the ’70s
This being my son’s first Halloween, I was inspired to try my hand at crafting his costume. It needed to be cute but not girly (my husband quickly vetoed a lamb) and, of course, inexpensive. After much scouring of Pinterest, I came across the perfect idea – Yoda. My husband loved the Star Wars theme …