Easter and The Masters

A month late...I know!  We kicked off our Easter celebration with an Easter Egg hunt at the Johnsey's house.  It was the perfect day and the party was complete with the Easter bunny and a visit from an ice cream truck!  Graham napped through most of it, but we had a good time.  Next year he will be running around hunting eggs with all the big kids.

Easter snuck up on me this year so I only had a few weeks to get Graham's Easter outfit made.  I went back and forth over which pattern to make, but in the end I went with the Chery Williams bubble.  I used white linen with ecru tatting on the collar and sleeves. 

A few weeks ago I headed down to Gulf Shores with three of my best friends from college for our annual girls weekend.  The rule is that if anyone has a baby under the age of one they can come along so Graham was the lucky bug this year.  In anticipation of the upcoming trip the Easter bunny loaded him up with beach gear!  His Easter bucket was stuffed with a spiffy swim diaper, monogrammed sun hat, sun glasses, and suncreen.  (too bad the weather wasn't great and he didn't get to use any of this new stuff)

This year the Masters fell on Easter Sunday, and we always enjoy hosting a Masters Party.  Several of our usual attendees were out of town, but the Branchs were able to come and we had a lovely afternoon.

Graham and Brooks in their Easter outfits

Brooks had a minor blowout and required a wardrobe change, but he returned so that we could finish up the photo shoot.

Emily made a cute cake in honor of the event

I have a feeling that these two will be watching many more Masters together! 

Sewing Projects

I have been sewing/smocking for almost 9 years now, and last year thanks to my parents and Nick I added embroidery to the mix.  I certainly have all of the necessary training and tools to be able to make Graham lots of cute things...now if I could only find the time to make them.  These are a random assortment of items I have done in the past few months.  There are more, but these happen to be the ones I took pictures of.

towels for Graham's bathroom

bib for Graham
(sorry I don't know how to rotate pictures in blogger...if anyone knows please tell me.)

puffy vest for Anna Kathryn
(Kiley's daughter)

burp cloths for Libby
(Natalie's daughter)

bib for Jackson
(Whitney's son...he was born TODAY!)

crab bubble for Graham
(Children's Corner - Taylor pattern)

monogram bubble for Graham

I have been working on some smocking as well but those take a good bit longer...hope to have them finished soon.

I did make Graham's Easter out fit this year, but I will include those pictures in my next post.

Graham - 4 Months

If I was one of those really "on top of it" moms I would have been posting these pictures each month, but I am here to tell you that I am no where near being "on top of if." I take it week by week...no more like day by day if I am being completely honest.  So here is my attempt to catch up on Grahams monthly pictures.  (Hey at least I did manage to take the pictures even if I didn't get around to posting them!)
 

One Month

Two Months

Three Months

Four Months

 We are having so much fun with this little guy!  For the most part he is a genuinely happy boy.  This month he started sleeping through the night (consistently) which has made life so much easier (on average he sleeps for 8 hours a night).  He has found his hands and just this past week his feet.  His motor skills are improving, and he is able to hold toys which typically end up in his mouth.  As you can tell from the pictures he isn't having any trouble putting on weight!  It seems like I put away clothes every week that he has outgrown.  We are headed to the doctor this week for a check up, and it will be interesting to see how much he has grown since our last appointment.

Later this week I plan to post on Easter and The Masters (I know I am a month late) and some of the sewing projects I have been working on lately.  Until then I hope everyone has a great week!

Here is his current schedule:
6:30 -7:00 Wake Up
7:00 Eat
7:30-8:30 Play
8:30-10:00 Nap 1
10:00 Eat
10:30-11:30 Play
11:30- 1:00 Nap 2
1:00 Eat
1:30-3:00 Play
3:00-4:00 Nap 3
4:00 Eat
4:30-6:30 Play
6:30 Eat
7:00 Bath
7:30 Bed
10:00 Dream Feed

Celebrity ReTweets 19-15

Hi there! Sorry for the delay but things have been busy…which is good! Here are the next entries in my “30 ReTweets in 30 Days” exercise.

Sunday, April 8th @bubbawatson

It was a nice Easter Sunday and we enjoyed watching the final round of the Masters with our great friends, the Branches. Bubba Watson hit an AMAZING shot on the second playoff hole to wrap up the green jacket. A nicer person couldn’t have won and hours after his victory, I congratulated Bubba via Twitter.

My Tweet: Very happy for @bubbawatson! #MastersChamp

Response Time: None

Why I think Bubba didn’t respond: Bubba was a slightly busy in the moments and days after his victory. It’s cool though. I don’t blame him.

Monday, April 9th @AUMensGolf

Auburn fields a great men’s AND women’s team this year. The day after Bubba’s big victory, I was still thinking about that tremendous shot and how no ordinary person could pull it off. I decided to ask the Auburn men’s golf team is they could duplicate the shot.

My Tweet: 153 yards, 40 yard hook, 53 degree wedge. I wonder if any of the guys on the @AUMensGolf team have got that shot!!

Response Time: None

Why I think the golf team didn’t respond: Not sure. Guess it’s obvious that none of the guys on the team can hit that shot!

Tuesday, April 10th @RutledgeWood

Rutledge Wood is one of the hosts of the American version of Top Gear, as seen on The History Channel. He’s a very knowledgeable car guy and has a twinge of Southernease in him (he was born in B’ham). I recently watched an episode of Top Gear in which the guys highlighted the worst cars ever assembled. Rutledge featured the Pontiac Aztec. Weirdly enough, I saw an Aztec on my way to work a few days later and had to let Rut know about it.

My Tweet: Hey @RutledgeWood – I saw and actual, functioning Aztec on my way to work this AM. Can I get an RT for that?

Response Time: Within 2 hours
Additional Comments: “hahaha nice! They’re out there!”

Very cool of Rut to acknowledge my Aztec sighting! He’s a very nice guy and a look at his Twitter feed shows that he interacts with lots of his followers. But I still felt special!

Wednesday, April 18th

I hate to disappoint but I didn’t work for a ReTweet on this date. It felt bad to end my streak but it was a long day at work. I’m really kicking myself for this!

Thursday, April 19th @RedLobster

It was “National Grill Cheese Day” and all of Twitter was abuzz with hashtags commemorating this stupid occasion. If I’m going to tweet about what food for which I was hankering, it would be Red Lobster. ReLo is probably the best restaurant ever and an easy pick when you need a romantic dining destination. Surely they would give me some retweet love for giving them a shout-out on Grill Cheese Day, right?

My Tweet: I don’t care if it is National Grill Cheese Day, I’d rather be at @redlobster! Can I get an RT?

Response Time: None

Why I think Red Lobster didn’t respond: This stupid Twitter account isn’t even verified. It’s probably not the official Red Lobster account. They wouldn’t recognize loyalty if it stepped on their butter-drenched tail!

Not bad but my percentage of receiving a retweet is starting to decline. Click here to see previous attempts and check back to see future Twitter begging!