The baby is a ...

Boy...




or a Girl!!!!

I didn't find out what it is!!!! We had some fun and Steve found out what it is, but I didn't!!! For those of you who really know Steve you know he will have so much fun teasing me about it that it will be impossible to guess what it is. The due date is April 2, 2009 plus or minus 3 days. So the suspense begins. Only 19 more weeks which means I am more than half way through!!! Hooray! So start making your guesses and bets. The odds say it's a girl, but you just never know!

Purple Butterflies

I decided to venture into some unknown territory this year and coach Emma's soccer team. Luckily the kids are still at an age where positions are not as important and they only play 4 on 4 so the girls mostly just ran around together trying to get the ball. Since I've never played soccer myself or hardly watched any games I figured the girls might know more than me, but we made it a fun time anyway. It turned out they were really good and we won most our games. We scored a ton of goals and they started getting the hang of being a goalie and also not having to be with the ball every second. I was so impressed with how much they improved and it was a blast getting to know the girls and watching them progress.
Emma is super star and scored quite a few goals. She can't wait until we start up again next year. Go Purple Butterflies!!! (Don't you love the purple uniforms!! It doesn't get cuter than that!)

Magic in her fingers

This is exactly what I think about my wonderfully talented sister-in-law Shelley. Everything she touches turns into an incredible creation. I always wished I lived closer to her because then maybe some of her creativity would rub off on me. As it is we only see each other a few times a year, but I am fortunate enough to get to see all her fun creations on shelleywallace.etsy.com. I felt it was so unfair that I hadn't yet shared with all of my fellow friends the amazingness of her talent so here it is. A few sneak peaks to peak your interest, but you got to keep checking because she is always posting new stuff.

She has adorable quiet books or just the kits if you want to make them yourself and my favorite is the pattern for the ABC quiet books which you can buy the whole alphabet or just a few letters to spell out a name. They are soooooo cute and kids just love them. Here a few sample pages from the quiet books.

I have a custom made messenger bag she made and I love it. They are really great quality and who doesn't love their own unique bag.

I thought I would be creative this halloween and make my girls some cute trick-or-treat bags then I saw the super cuteness of some Shelley made and they were so beyond what I had been imagining for our bags. What kid doesn't love to have a trick-or-treat bag with a see-through section to measure how much candy they are getting. You have to check these out and get them for next Halloween. Your kids will be the hit of the neighborhood.

Plus you have to check out all of her Christmas stockings. If you love boutique's you will love this shop. Go check out all the things that have already been sold to see all her other great creations. She is so amazing and I know she has magic in her fingers. She also has a blog where you get all the inside scoop to her ideas shelleywallacedesigns.blogspot.com.