A little getaway to St. Louis

Richie and I took a short little trip at the first of the week to St. Louis.  We got there Sunday night and ate at the Schafly Tap Room.  It is a brewery with some really delicious food.


After that we waited in line with about half of St. Louis at Ted Drewes for some yummy famous frozen custard.


The next morning we woke up early and went running around downtown past the arch, Lacleade's landing, the City Museum and the Citygarden.

After that we went to the Missouri Botanical Garden.  It was absolutely wonderful!  They had a children's garden too, and we can't wait to go back with the kids sometime.


For lunch, we ate at Pi Pizzeria on Delmar Loop.  It was delicious.  Can you tell which half was mine and which half was Richie's?


After lunch, we had planned on going to the Art museum, but it was closed on Monday.  So we walked through Forest Park a little and ended up going to the History museum.


We went to see the Cardinals game that evening.  They played the Cubs and unfortunately lost by 1 point.  It was still a lot of fun though!


It was a whirlwind trip, but its always so good to get away every now and then and actually be able to complete a conversation with each other.  I highly recommend it!

Griffin's 8th Birthday Party

For Griffin's 8th birthday party, we had a movie themed party at the house. They had a dinner of pizza or hot dogs with soft drinks, and then they "bought" concessions and watched Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie.


I made these cupcakes from Family Fun.

The boys lost interest in the movie after about 30 minutes as boys do.  They ended up playing basketball, soccer and football in the yard instead. We had to reschedule his party since he was sick last weekend, so several of his friends couldn't make it. Griffin was disappointed but still said that it was the best party that he's ever had!


For favors, we gave the boys popcorn boxes (from Target) filled with popcorn, tickets and candy.

(I got all of the ideas for the party from here!)

Project 52 - Still Life

The theme for this week's Project 52 is Still Life.

May: 10 on 10

Here are May's 10 on 10.

Project 52 - Fiesta or Siesta

This week's Project 52 theme was Fiesta or Siesta.  I had planned on posting pictures from Griffin's party, but he got sick so we had to reschedule his party.  Margaret did go to a Mexican fiesta birthday party though.  Here are a couple of pictures from the party.  Hopefully I will be able to post about Griffin's party next weekend.

KWCC 2012

I completed the Kids' Week Clothing Challenge, and I actually finished several things! My goal was to try to spend as little as possible by using free patterns and fabrics that I already had.

I made this sundress for Margaret.  She didn't like the fabric at first, but it ended up being her favorite because of the ties.

I made this skirt for Margaret.  She loves the pockets and the fact that it twirls.

Another skirt for Margaret.  I even used the same fabric, because she loved it!

I made this peasant dress for Margaret.

Finally, I made this blouse for Mamie to wear with skirts to church.  The pattern was Simplicity 2435.  Unfortunately, it has been discontinued.  This blouse took me a pretty long time to sew, and I think even longer to iron.  She was very pleased with the way it turned out though, so it was worth it!