For my baby, Leila...

I have been sewing quite a bit lately (more than my average of Zero times) and mostly for my daughter, Leila.  Although Leila is not the only child I have, sewing for Leila reminds me of the many times when my mother sewed for me and my sister.  I do have some fabric to make my son some comfy pajama pants, though (I will post the finished product later)!  I have so many craft/sewing projects I am working on, and with the addition of my new Singer Futura sewing/embroidery machine, my projects are limitless!
Below are a few of the dresses I have made for my daughter.  Maybe one day she'll appreciate the little things that I do for her...I know I appreciate my mom, too!

Her daddy's favorite team...Roll Tide!!

She wanted a matching purse for this one!

School photo...isn't she darling?

 

 

Spongebob Rules!

It has been a couple of weeks, but I am excited to post my pics of my daughter's sponge
bob shorts I made. I got the pattern off the Internet and the shorts were for a boy age 7 (my daughter is 3 and they fit my 6 year old son like biker shorts). I will post the link to the cute shorts pattern later, and I will post my next creation in the next few days.

***UPDATE***  The pattern and tutorial I used for the Spongebob shorts came from http://www.craftpassion.com/2011/06/sewing-kid-shorts-with-pocket-pattern.html

I did not use the knitted rib for the bottom hem (I did just what the tutorial stated and cut fabric according to shorts patter) and I did not sew ribbon onto the shorts' waistband for decoration (they were cute enough without it).

Daddy's birthday dinner

Friday night my sisters and I had a birthday dinner for my daddy in honor of his 60th birthday. There was nothing extravagant, as he is not the extravagant type.  Me and the hubs, along with our children, my older sis and her kids, my younger sis and her kids, Ms. Colleen (daddy's "friend" for many years) and her nieces sat down and ate dinner while daddy enjoyed some of his grandchildren.  TJ and Leila  (of course) had to get out in the middle of the floor to do some dancing and the other children followed along with them.  I thought we would be kicked out of the restaurant with all the noise the children were making, but since our party were the only people left in the restaurant, everything was fine. 

Me and the birthday guy (my daddy)

Butter Pecan cake made by Carla

My sister, Carla, seriously needs to start her own cake business! That butter pecan cake was out of this world!!! I also stayed away from sweets for the majority of the week, so I was good and only ate one slice of cake. The cake was one gift that he enjoyed, but I bet he will enjoy the other gifts (money-lol) for days to come! 

Singing "Happy birthday"

Game win!

My lil man had a game (again) versus Sports Grafix at the Doleac Complex last tonight...and they won! The kids were very excited and now their record is 3-4. A couple of those games they could have won, but this is first year coach-pitch (no tee-ball) and a learning process for them all. Leila ran Carla ragged, escaping  here and there while I was helping out in the dugout.
The game ended with TJ giving the other team the last out by chasing the little boy down and beating him to first base. He was excited...the whole team was excited! The coach even gave TJ the game ball!

Day 2- Brazilian Butt Lift...NOT!!!

I didn't do it today! Although it was seriously a good workout, I was very slow moving about today. My husband convinced me to wait until after my PT test this weekend and start Brazilian Butt Lift then. I don't want to be too sore for the PT test and fail! I haven't been to the gym this week, but I have been going faithfully until recently. Maybe if I decide not to go the rest of the week and save my energy (and running efforts) for the test I will do better than the minimal. We shall see!!

Day 1 Brazilian Butt Lift

Well...day one of Brazilian Butt Lift is complete and boy did it sting! I got a PT test coming up Saturday (my dad's 60th birthday) so I can't do too much more than the usual. I feel like I will pass, I've been eating okay and exercising three days a week. Back to the BBL...my butt is tightening up as I write! I won't post my before picture until I know I am getting some results. BBL combined with a 900-1100 calorie diet and exercise 3 times a week, I can reach my goal of losing 25 pounds to transfer to the Air Force (if I decide to).
Wish me luck!
P.S. I will post a pic of my kids instead!

Easter Sunday 2012

A week late, but Easter Sunday was great! The Allen family color for this Easter was lavender, so my mom-in-law purchased TJ and Leila's Easter outfits for their birthday. It was great not having to be concerned with anyone else's clothes but my own (for a change). We had a fun-filled day at my mother's house: Easter dinner and egg hunt.

Opening Day-Baseball

Yesterday was Opening Day for Hattiesburg Dixie Youth Baseball as well as HubFest. Two major events going on in the city of Hattiesburg, but one event I could not miss was TJ's first coach-pitch game. Dressed in black and gray, he was an awesome sight to see! Leila kept me running all day while TJ ran on the field..it was a long day!

Long Tuesday

Well, I finally got my hair done after months of neglect (had to finish my research paper this month). Hair, I won't do it to you again! I paid for it, too! My hair was dry, my scalp was itching, and I thought I needed a relaxer. Magic Hands Salon hooked me up last night and hopefully it will last until next appointment.

Tomorrow is the 23rd!

The first time I posted a blog post, my son was only 18 months old. Now he will be a whopping 6 years old on March 23rd! My! How time flies! I sure do think he has turned out to be a mighty fine little man...I wish he could stay 18 months old sometimes...my baby is now a big boy!

Leila, Leila, Leila...

My daughter turned 3 on Lephrechaun's Day! Just kidding! St. Patrick's Day. She had a birthday party (TJ too) on Saturday. I bought her a birthday girl shirt from The Children's Place, but she refused to wear it, opting for her yellow shirt instead. For weeks she has been telling me she wanted a "Ye-row" dress, but she wants to wear the dress all the time! Well, she got the dress for her birthday and she was very excited!