sweets

so after some wonderful snuggle time with the new baby (they loved the burp rags) i was needing more sweetness to add to the day- nolan and i made a delicious batch of

oh yes- chocolate chip cookies! they didnt smell as good as that brand new baby but they are good- both my boys love to help whenever i pull something out in the kitchen- nolan and i had a fun time- i love having that 1 on 1 time with him- its hard for me to believe i was holding him so tiny three years ago already-

sweet baby
good cookies
loving little boy

what a great Thursday....
-birdie

new baby

our best friends from the fire dept had their baby this past weekend- i cant wait to get my hands on him tomorrow when i meet him for the first time. We were not able to visit in the H due to all my boys flu germs... i get him all to myself tomorrow instead- im more than ok with that!!

sweet little baby Tanner these are coming your way tomorrow-

a little fire fighter fabric sewn on burp rags (will get used:)) and wrapped up with bakers twine and a vintage fire card...of course.

love you guys!

sissy is 40

I am sitting here this morning remembering how my sister and i were once little...
this weekend we celebrated her 40th birthday- this is a new beginning for her as she looks forward to what her 40's will bring and i couldn't be more happy for her!!

happy birthday to my sister- my best friend.  you are beautiful inside and out- i love you more than you will ever know- cheers to your 40's sissy- you deserve the best!

xoxo

tooth on the loose

my sweet boy finally looses his first tooth!
bye bye cute little tooth..hello big tooth, thats already sneaking in.
another milestone checked off the list

another mark in his life that reminds me how much he is growing
feels like yesterday i was watching those baby teeth come in-

doll bedding

a gf of mine had her daughters 5th birthday and american girl dolls kick in at this age...so i am told- on her wish list was a bed for her dolls- i of course wanted to make the bedding for her as her gift- here it is-

the bed has a trundle and comes with a pink and blue sheet- so i made 2 pillows and two blankets- one pink one blue- i had a lot of fun picking out girl stuff and enjoyed making these for her-

wanting to get a pic of the bedding with a doll... this is what lucas picked to put under the covers!! BOYS!!

this is the darling fabric one in pink one in blue and backed it with this sweet purple pin dot fabric- she LOVED it!!!!!! i got oodles of pictures of her playing with it- made my heart so happy that she enjoyed my hand made gift so much!

-birdie

a blanket for my littlest big one

i am back! i feel like this past year i have taken these big breaks from my blog- the blog is my hobby and family and other stuff does come first- so i took the rest of the summer to enjoy with the kids and well just enjoy the rest of summer-

we had a wonderful vacation up to leech lake at the end of august- we were gone for a week and we always have the best time- sometimes at night you need just a little extra blanket to keep warm so i decided lucas was up first for a new light weight blanket to have on those chilly mornings at the cabin and for the upcoming fall weather- dont you just love watching your kids cuddled up on the couch in the morning with a little blanket...hmm my favorite!

off i went on a hunt for the perfect fabrics for lucas- i scored in one night of shopping- his favorite color is orange- he totally is becoming a boy and doesnt want any baby stuff so i felt these were the perfect colors and it all came together so well-

i just did a easy block quilt and backed with some cotton- a simple stitch around the edge and i was done- like i said its nice and light weight but still cozy!

he LOVED it! 

not only did i feel so lucky to find the perfect fabric for the front i also found the perfect fabric for the back that night too! music notes.. if you know my lucas he loves his music! it was really just the perfect little quilt for my littest big one-

-birdie

lanesboro- decorah

a weekend away- does the body good!

(even with kids:))

 (e and Lucas)

my mom-carl-jen-eleanor-lucas and i all took off early friday morning for what was a fantastic weekend away! little nolan stayed home with dadddy- it gave me some one on one time with Lucas which i treasure more and more these days since my time is always divided between the two boys- we headed off to destination lanesboro, MN. with of course- some stops on the way!

 

i made a new sewing machine cover the other night that has pinks and greens so i thought it was only appropriate to start collecting green vintage buttons to match- here is the stash i came home with (happy face)

also- came home with a collection of PERFECT condition birdie glasses at a small price of $3 each.. yes- i am serious.. how cute?!?! (LOVE face)

after making it down to lanesboro and getting checked into our loft that over looks the river we did some walking around town- first stop- the kids sitting with their great, great, great uncle otto moe- he had a grocery store in lanesboro in this spot where the bench now sites- the store is gone but there is the most wonderful- sweet little diner- more on that below..

the kids eating breakfast in the diner- 2 eggs and toast for $2- really? and the service by val and the cooking by her husband gordon- this two person diner is a must eat if you around town! we ate here both mornings- as the kiddos ate- i sat and dreamed of all the small town easy life wonders and i gazed at these beautiful flowers in the jadeite vase- how lovely...

(taken with instagram)

after breakfast we were off to decorah, iowa for the nordic fest!!

a couple stops on the way- 

stumbled across 6 old machines with original cases in an old barn

(taken with instagram)

if this picture doesnt make you smile you have issues- my cutie boy enjoying himself at the nordic fest! -little norsk- we saw nordic dancers- the museum- plenty of bunads- food- flags and of course the fire station-

after a good old.. no-no- i mean the BEST lutheran church basement dinner we headed down for a street dance- it was so much fun watching all the luther college kids dancing (real dancing) and all the families laughing and enjoying themselves- i know we did!

a fun view of the streets of nordic fest!

i am so proud of my norwegian heritage and so thankful to my mom who has introduced us to all the fun we have had over the years at nordic fest and all that goes along with it- i am happy to have shared it with lucas this year!

so it goes with out saying we brought projects to work on at night- i got most of my hedgehog embroidery done- isnt he cute?! he will be in the window at sewtropolis soon!

a fun-relaxing weekend was had by all! lucas was sad last night at bedtime- he wanted to be back in lanesboro- i felt the same- i love that little town-

-birdie

lucky mom

i have a little boy that wants to sew- how did i get so lucky? this boy amazes me more everyday- he got on that machine and started stitching away- i was making cold/hot packs for a upcoming boutique and he wanted one for himself- he made one... by himself! I only helped him stitch the end b/c it was a tight stitch- natural i think :) or just a very proud mom! how many kids want to sit w/ mom and sew? i know i dont know of any.. what a great skill to have as an adult too! once again, yay for boys!!

when i asked him what he wants to make next he says "make a quilt" stay tuned!

-birdie

picture of my week

someone introduced me to a lovely blog called soulemama (thanks melanie):) i just fell in love with her blog- if you know me- there is a ton of stuff on her blog that calls me- things i would love to do- things i would want to share with my children- i love all of her photos and i am taking a idea from her- she takes a photo and posts it- doesnt say anything about it just lets people look and imagine she calls it "this moment" so here is my moment of the week- i am going to share a blurb of what the picture means to me- so that will be different-

these are my boys- i love them just the way they are- precious-sweet- lovable- funny-naughty-whinny-hungry-cute little boys- they are the light of my life- i love listening to lucas sing songs in the distance and hearing his joke of the day- and nolan spraying his pretend fire hose and watching his blonde hair fly in the wind- their giggles make my heart happy- these are my silly boys-

thank you soulemama for the inspiration- i take so many pictures but rarely ever just stare at one and think about how happy the moment makes me- 

-birdie

pot holders

vintage like pot holders anyone?

you need a heavy weight fabric and a bag of Insul-Bright

i told you- i am totally into sewing- this was a really fun project-

i will be selling these in september at the 

lookathebirdie-vintage/craft sale in Minneapolis

(more info to come)

 

Melody Miller Fabric

the silhouette one is my favorite-

-birdie, xo