My Lil' Orchid turns THREE...

Time is moving so fast ...

watching Lil Orchid grow up

(she is still my baby granddaughter)
But very slow

waiting for her sister from China.

Here is a few photo's of her celebration with MomMom and MamMaw.

Mom Mom made Lil Orchid homemade donut holes

rolled in cinnamon and sugar for breakfast (first time treat)

Yes, she ate all her scrambled eggs and cheese I made her

before she indulged in the sweets.

Uncle Nathan was the first to call from college and sing "Happy Birthday"

then it was followed by Great Great and Ye Ye singing in the afternoon.

Crazy...but I'm Back!

All I can say is "Whee-e-e-e-" I am so glad to be back to sewing.

Felt guilty, it took me this long to help little Orchid with her Birthday gift from her MomMom and I. She asked at Christmas time for a sewing machine...Great Gram said she was too little, her reply "I only want a "little" sewing machine." So we couldn't resist when we saw this little Singer on sale after Christmas.

National Pancake Day

Nope, no pancakes!

.....but we did get a Big BIG, VERY BIG SURPRISE!

Some Special Friends sent Lil Orchid a HUGE BOX for her 3rd Birthday. It was loaded with not only way to many gifts

but it was also loaded with CANDY!!

Lil Orchid was so Surprised,

Excited

and Thankful

for such good friends...

so A BIG THANK YOU

TO J & S & J & N. :)

Oh Yeah, when Mom Mom left the room she ate several pieces of Candy!

So when we left for dance class,

she just kept Tapping Away

Lil Orchid wearing a cute tutu

from Great Aunt Vicky (visiting from TN)

Happy Birthday Big Sis!

Birthday Party

Balloons, Cake and Ice Cream !

Saturday we celebrated Lil Orchid's 3rd Birthday with family and friends......

Theme: Mulan-Kung Fu Panda-Asian Luck

Cake: A Panda Bear holding a Lantern

decorated by Great Great and MomMom

attended by her Great Great Aunt Kim (born also on Feb. 28),

Great Great Aunt Bonnie, Great Great Uncle's Bill and Kenny, Great Aunt's Vicky (TN) & Patti , Gena & Great Uncle's Eddie & Tom, cousins Janna, Tyler, Meredith & Maddie, Allie, Dakota, & Chance, Misty & Jack (TN), Evan & Joey, friends:Brian & Christie, John, Jeannie & Samantha
and lets not forget Uncle Nathan & Kristin, YeYe and Great Great (MO).

This is a special table and benches handmade by YeYe and GreatGreat.

This is their Great Grandchildren seated at Lil Orchid's birthday present table.

Lil Orchid and cousin Jack from TN (he is 6 months older)

standing side by side

It was a house filled not only with family and friends but with Love !

Getting ready..

Family from out of town are arriving today for Lil Orchid's Party.
Baking the cake...

making chocolate candy for our guests...

initial totes for the goody bags....

decorating red ornaments with Chinese characters for Thank You gifts for guests.

thursday, the day after

Wednesday, started with a long drive to STL for Lil Orchid's new brace.

That afternoon we meet her new doctor, where he gave her 3 yr physical.

21 lbs (fully clothed), and 31 1/2 inches.

2 shots and a blood draw. (Tears)

Tuesday

A Busy Week...check back later, THANKS

monday

Gotta Run..see ya later!

Sewn With Love...

Lots of NEW Dirndle Skirts added
to My ETSY SHOP.
Check it out!

What a productive day, it must have been the Love & all the help I got from Lil Orchid (she keeps me company when 'm sewing) It's amazing all the things she learns while helping....well there is all the colors of the buttons and thread, then there is counting the buttons, thread, and bobbins.
And especially
how to wind up the
thread spool when you drop it
and it rolls from one room to the next . LOL

Today she built a birthday cake and we sang and she practiced blowing out the invisable candle.

Unconditional Love from a Granddaughter

Happy Valentine's Day !

No big plans,

no fancy night out,

no bouquet of flowers,

no big box of chocolate.

Who needs that when you have the BEST

son, daughter & granddaughter who love you!

Had FUN this morning making a Valentine

with Lil Orchid (my granddaughter).

She glued the heart and helped decorate it.

When I wrote Be My Valentine

I spelled every letter as I wrote.

When she wrote she sang the ABC's. How CUTE!

Found a lost box of material in my attempt to do some cleaning.

How exciting, you'll have to wait an see what prints I found...

it was scraps from my daughter's clothing...whoa...vintage!

(not to insult her "vintage" is anything over 20 yrs)

New York Cover Girl

Oh My Gosh....

I was given permission

to show off these incredible

photos of "S" wearing her

very own Orchids

and Ladybugs Dirndle Skirt.

The skirt is cute but

that face is absolutely adoreable.

I should be selling out soon with "S" as my Little East Coast Model.

Thanks again for your patronage and for sharing these

"Oh So CUTE" photographs!

Lincoln's Birthday

Shuffle Step, Shuffle Step...that's my girl practicing her tap and stretching for her ballet moves.
She is always bringing her dance bag over to me or her MomMom needing us to help her get her dance shoes on.

Oh well, back to sewing!!!!!

Crazy weather

Winds, Rain Storms & Tornado warnings..

What crazyweather, but the kind of weather you stay indoors for, perfect for sewing & creating.