Mustard Seed Yarn Lab

Emmet’s birthday was a success. The house got cleaned, the yard was mowed, the rain held off and lots of Emmet’s friends were able to come. It seemed like everyone had a good time.

There was ice cream cake~

And there was an extra special present that all the other kids seemed to like more than Emmet~

And just good times seeing his best buddy again~

Then the next day we woke up bright and early and went to another friend’s birthday party. This one was at a wildlife reserve.

The kids were educated about the smaller wildlife (bugs and frogs and turtles) ~

and they got to muck around in the water catching bugs with strainers~

It was a great time had by all, and the rain held off the entire time! Back at the main house, we had pizza and cake for the birthday boy, Cooper~

THEN…..I raced Emmet home, gave him a bath and we both got very dressed up and ready to go meet Daddy over at cousin William’s christening party~

How gorgeous is this child?? And Emmet got to play a cut throat game of musical chairs~

Do you see the money all over the floor? Yep, it was a Greek celebration with lots of people dancing around in a circle and throwing money around. The food was fabulous!

So now you see, my friends, why not a lot of knitting has been going on. But I think I’m back on track now. I just started a Mystery Shawl from WendyKnits. It’s my very first Knit Along. My sister is also making the shawl. We thought it would be fun to do together!  I’ll take pictures soon and post them when I’m done with the first chart. Right now it doesn’t look like much.

I feel like it’s been a while since I posted, but I’ve been so crazy busy lately, that I didn’t even have time to knit until 2 nights ago! Last Thursday, this little guy turned 4 years old.

And so Wednesday night was spent making these for his daycare party:

Then Thursday, after a great day of cupcakes and people treating him special for his birthday, Mike and I took the birthday boy out to eat at American BBQ, and there we were joined by Emmet’s little friend Cooper. They are one day apart…Cooper’s birthday was the next day.

Friday I took the day off from work to clean the house and get ready for Emm’s birthday party on Saturday. Yes, it took the whole day and night and into the next morning. No knitting for me! Thank God for having birthday parties or our house would never get this clean.

So, I have a few party pictures to post, and more, but all I really want to do right now is knit! So I’ll post the rest tomorrow….and I’ll tell you what I’m knitting, too. It’s my first Knit Along!

 

 

 

It’s so hard to believe that this was my 5th Mother’s Day. You spend your whole life celebrating your mom on Mother’s Day, and then you have a child and suddenly Mother’s Day is yours too! It’s like, Oh Yeah! I’m a mom now too!

This little man made me a mom, and my life has been 10 times more fun these last 4 years. Emmet James was born the day before Mother’s Day, so my first Mother’s Day was spent in a hospital with a brand new baby. I was the happiest person in the world. And maybe the most tired person, too.

Now he is almost 4 years old. He makes us laugh everyday, and fills our hearts with joy. He is our biggest blessing. And I live for his hugs and kisses.

This year, we decided to make Nana a special mother’s Day cake. Emmet decorated it all by himself.

My husband’s mom is a very special Nana, and Emmet loves her “Up into the sky!” She is my mom now too, and the most loving second mom a girl could have.

My own mom is in Florida, but I will get a visit from her very soon, and then we’ll celebrate Mother’s Day all over again. Maybe Emmet will make her a cake!