New Blog

For those of you who follow my blog, I am planning on starting another blog purely for all of my crochet (thanks Lindsy G for mentioning this a few weeks ago in a comment). This is not to say that I won't post pics of my newest creations here, but I want to start offering a few free patterns I have come up with, and I am not sure how many of you are TRULY interested in knowing how to crochet a preemie beanie or a headband. Some of you may follow due to the crochet piece, but I am assuming most of you are here to read about my family, things that are happening with Paul and I, and occasionally to see what I may have created. I am positive that there will be some overlap, but I feel it is time to free all of you who aren't so much into the crochet :-) My new blog will be www.thedaintydaisyblog.blogspot.com. You can visit this blog to sign on as a follower (please do!), but I don't have anything posted quite yet. I promise I will have something soon. Thanks so much to those of you who find my life interesting enough to read about in this blog, and I hope you will follow along in my other blog if you like to know what my hands are crocheting!

Just 'Cuz She's Cute!

Just some pics of Belle at the zoo. Everything goes in the mouth!!! Belle clearly was unaware of the animals, but she was very into her toys and her buddies Maya and Maddy :-)

Happy Easter!

Naked is cool...so is fat.

Hey Papa!

Today was tons of fun! Paul's brother and sister, Marc and Monique, came over to visit and spend Easter with us. Paul's mom and dad are in Africa on a mission trip, so we asked Marc and Monique to spend the holiday with us. I was SOOO excited to put Belle in her adorable dress (that my sister in law, Stacy, got at the Carter's outlet for $3!!), and to put on her headband and booties. Oh, she was so stinking cute.

Church was fabulous and I was reminded just how much Christ has done for me. It's sad that I have to be reminded of this at Easter rather than celebrating His sacrifice this everyday. It's hard for me to do this each day, but I know I must. I know I would die for Belle, and I understand the sacrifice He gave. Although, Christ suffered IMMENSELY, and I can only stand in awe of what He did for me. Seriously, I am a HUGE sinner, and I know I disappoint God daily. Thank goodness that I am set free by Jesus and the life He gave.

Anyway, after church we headed to my parent's place in Kalamazoo and hung out with the family. Can't beat steak, cheesy potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, and chicken. Seriously, we are SO Dutch. Belle seemed to enjoy her first Easter, and I thoroughly enjoyed how cute she looked in her dress.

I am one blessed woman and I thank God for what He has given to me. I am by no means perfect (I cuss when I'm mad, I take my anger out on my husband at times, I avoid cleaning my house, I would like to lose 10 lbs, insecurities can get the best of me, etc, etc, etc), but God has sure given me much to be thankful for. Paul is a fabulous husband and Belle is my favorite ever (although I might think differently when she is 16 and has the same sassy attitude I had with my mother at that age).

Happy Easter, ya'll!

Baby Booties and a Headband

I finally finished making up my own bootie pattern, and I must say that I am pleased with the final product. I tried them on Belle's feet and they looked so adorable! I wanted to eat her little toes! I decided to pair them with a headband...this also was so stinking cute on Belle's head! I promise to post pics of her tomorrow in her entire Easter outfit. My next step is writing out the patterns so I don't forget!

Mixin' and Matchin'

I believe I came up with a GENIUS idea! Why make people settle for one flower color? So, I decided to make my flowers detachable and allow my buyers to buy whichever color they want and however many they want! The upside is that the flowers also double as a hair barrette. PERFECT huh? Here are some of my creations:

If you can't choose one, put them all on!

Hair barrettes--Dual purpose!

Which one to wear...