Like father like daughter

I have had this picture of Matt for awhile at my office and I've been meaning to scan it and make a copy. It is so funny how she can look just like him and times. This face is definitely a Daddy look alike face. 

water baby

Margaux's curls create a terrible sight of bed head when she wakes up in the morning. So I usually have to spray it down with water to reshape the curl. She LOVES the water bottle and will snatch it. She loves to have her face sprayed. She laughs and laughs.
Other signs she loves the water. Freak out and try to climb in the bath with all her clothes on when she hears the bath being drawn. squeals of delight when its time to wash her hands or brush her teeth. She loves to brush her teeth.
Things she does not love... Well right now Santa is at the top of that list. He came to her preschool and she told him "NO" "no-no" and "don't touch". I'm thinking we might forego the whole trip to the mall thing.

here is a video of Margaux and the spray bottle. And yes she says "Nekkid".

Christmas Crafting

Spoiler Alert if your last name is Cole and you are my friend do not look at this until Sunday.

Of course I have been crafting for some of our Christmas/baby presents and Holiday decor this year. And just like the last time I made a quilt as a gift for someone I have told my Husband if I mention making Christmas presents for people next year have me start in June or July or tell me "No". 

Here is a picture of the basic day one of a wall hanging I made for a friend. and the second is a finished product minus ribbon I added for hanging it. I saw the idea on Pinterest and then saw where another friend made one that turned out so cute. I figured my friend would really like this and it only took me two afternoons to finish. If you notice, one ball is blank. She is expecting a girl in February and that one is reserved for her.

This is an advent calendar for Margaux. Right now she is still too small so I'm using it for Christmas cards  this year. The sucker is huge. I was not expecting it to be so big. I painted clothespins covered them with ribbon, and glued them to what was left of a drawer front from where we made Margaux's changing table out of an old dresser. This had started out as a girls night project idea, but now I know that it is WAY too time consuming for a single girls night. 

Spoiler Alert if your name is Beth and you have an adorable little girl don't look at this because you are getting something similar.

These are some headbands and ear warmers for another friend that is expecting a girl. I got on a bow making frenzy one evening because I didn't think Margaux had enough color variety in her bows. Lets just say she is now stocked up!

sick little girl

Well as you can tell from the previous post, MaGoo has been sick. It started the week after Thanksgiving with a hacking cough. To the point she would throw up slime from drainage. The doctor said this was normal and one of their only ways to get rid of it. She continued to hack, not eat, not be able to sleep, and then she started running a low (99-100) fever. By Friday Mommy and Daddy had enough. So we took her to the doctor and she had apparently caught the RSV virus some where and had rattling in her chest. She has been taking the albuteral breathing treatments and an antibiotic. She is a whole new gal and doing great. I've been letting her stay home from preschool and rest up (even though she is feeling much better). She is doing so well now and we are all thankful to have a healthy happy little girl back. Unfortunately now Gimme, Momma, and Daddy are all feeling icky.

Breathe deep!

Longer post to come but this breathing treatment has been a new part of our daily routine

In addition to warm ears, I also have a warm neck

I really like scarves. Infinity scarves in particular. I just think they are so easy and instantly add so much to a simple outfit. Last year after I had Margaux and was still way to big for how long she had been out of my body I made one. Let's just say I did not bounce back quickly and I still have at least 5 lbs before I'm at my pre-pregnancy weight. Anyhow, my wardrobe left a lot to be desired and I just needed a little something to spruce it up so I made this houndstooth one.

This year I saw a leopard one that was paired with some great solid colored shirts and was inspired to make another one. I'm in love with it and wear it on a regular basis. I always feel so chic in it.

source: http://bittersweetcolours.blogspot.com/2011/10/color-of-day-green.html#more

**Please excuse the lack of make-up. It was a lazy weekend at the office.

 But I still feel put together in my jeans, Tee and scarf!

sharing the giggles

Margaux gets a little loopy at bedtime some nights. Other nights she is grumpy, but I am a big fan of the nights she is pure silly.

Sorry folks... I deleted the video. it played automatically when I went to my page and it drove me crazy.