9 months old...already!!!

Oh my goodness how the time has passed. Riley is now 9 months old and all I can think is I have to start looking on Pintrest to plan her 1st birthday soon!!! I guess I have some time but it is definitely sneaking up on me faster than I would prefer. She is getting so big and has reached a whole new level of cuteness. She is trying extremely hard to walk and in the meantime getting all the bumps and bruises that come with it. She is eating as much food off my plate as I am. She is talking and copying people and you can tell she is so proud of what she is saying!

We had her 9 month checkup with Dr. Wren yesterday and all went well...no shots! It made me get butterflies when Dr. Wren walked in the room she just wanted to snuggle up to me, she never snuggles so this was an amazing feeling. She ended up weighing 18 pounds 10 oz which is the 46%. She was also 28.5" tall which is the 81% percentile! She is a tall skinny girl. Dr. Peterson says she will still have a long ways to go to get skinny thighs which makes me laugh because she is very muscular, just like her mama!

More Baby Blankets

So after a couple of practice blankets I decided it was time to make Riley's baby blanket. And here it is, I love the vintage look of the bikes and small flowers. The only thing I wish I would have done was make the name in a darker fabric so that you can see it a little better but it looks so sweet in person that I can't complain much!

 I also have a picture of the blanket that I made for my friend Cassie's baby Sophia. I love this one and most people say that so far it is their favorite!

Andrea's Bridal Shower

Andrea's bridal shower was last week and it was so beautiful. We couldn't have asked for better weather and so many of her friends showed up to celebrate. It was at a winery in the middle of the country and it was so beautiful! Abbie and I were able to throw some food and activities together, I wouldn't say this is my specialty but we did ok! I can't wait for my friend to get married, the wedding is going to be wonderful and very beautiful!

I made this pillow for Andrea to put on her bed as part of her gift. I have a little tutorial below. I paired it with 3 bottles of wine in a basket for her!

Step 1: Buy the burlap, enough to cover the pilow form that you buy.

Step 2: Sew 3 sides of the burlap (I left the bottom seam open) and flip inside out.

Step 3: I printed out letters on Word and traced them on the burlap with a fabric marker.

Step 4: Put the pillow form into the burlap cover and stitch the bottom opening. I did a rough stitch with a thick black thread, it kind of looks rough but that was the look I was going for.

I actually made these cupcakes as well for the bridal shower, very surprised at my ability to bake and have people actually like them but it was successful.

Champions

So Patrick finally got to play in the championship game for his softball team and the City tournament was this week and they WON!!! Back to back champs but he actually got to play this year. Riley was a champ through the whole thing too she stayed up until 9 and was a trooper through the whole thing, didn't fuss at all and stayed awake just long enough to take a picture with daddy before she passed out for the night!

Riley also had her first taste of blackberry's and as you can tell she loved it. Unfortunately we made quite the mess but it was worth it!