Sewing Suggestions

Does anyone know of any good sewing sites/blogs for children's clothing? I'm trying to get back into sewing and I'm looking for tips, advice, tricks, free patterns, etc. Let me know!!!

Uncle D and Aunt Rachel

We went back to the hospital today to see Sadie Jane. She's just as cute today as she was Friday! We love you SJP!!!!




Also, Here is a pic I snapped of the Smothers Brothers, Mann and Murphy, born Thursday. Grant and Suzanne were both well when we visited!

It's a Small World!

McHaney and Sydney meet!

Today we went to Baby's R Us to get a new car seat. While we're standing there a girl, also looking at car seats with her family, says "Are you Rachel?", I reply and she says, "Okay, it's a little funny but I've been kind of stalking you this week." Hmmm. But, with a little more explanation, I find out she's Mary's sister in law, and Mary had sent her to my blog to check it out. (Apparently, Mary is prompting them to start a blog as well!) I couldn't believe it, it's so crazy... Mary and Lauren are all the way out in Cali, and Melissa and I meet here in the car seat aisle. We actually even went to elementary school together. Such a small small world!

Sadie Jane is Here!!!

McHaney has a cousin!!! Sadie Jane Phillips was born this morning around 10:45am. She was 7lbs. 8oz., 19 1/2 inches long. Welcome to the world pretty girl! (better pictures to follow) We know your mommy and daddy are proud!

A Beautiful Day

Yesterday was so pretty! McHaney and I met Daren at Centennial Park for a picnic.


Also, I've been meaning to share a website with all you mom's. If you go to www.familywatchdog.us you can enter your address and see if there are any registered sex offenders living around you. Kindof creepy I know, but it's worth looking.

What's up with The Teletubbies?

The Teletubbies comes on PBS every morning at 8:30. I have refused to let McHaney watch for the first 8 months of her life. This is mainly because it is quite possibly the worst, most annoying show on television; right behind Bob the Builder. We're big on Sesame Street and Sesame Street only in our house. (Don't be offended if your kids watch these shows, you're a better mother than I am, I just can't deal with it.) Anyway, I've have recently been desperate to entertain Mc between that time, right before her morning nap. The girls in my playgroup had told me how obsessed with Teletubbies their children were and so I finally gave in. Yes, if they jumped off a bridge I would follow. So, McHaney is now obsessed. This picture illustrates how obsessed. So what's the deal? You can't understand what they say, there's that weird baby in the sun that creeps me out, and they make a lot of farting noises. I just don't get it. If any of you other moms can shed light on the subject for me please do. If not, I guess we'll just go on watching the primary colored toot machines forever!

I Married Billy Idol

My friend Carrie posted this website on her blog called www.myheritage.com
It is a website where you can download a picture of yourself and it will tell you which celebrities you look the most like. So, I had to try it. I downloaded a picture of myself and the usual suspects popped up. Helen Hunt, Laura Linny, Ellen, (SJP was mysteriously absent) and one surprise... My closest match was Q'Orianka Kilcher. I mean, I know I have a lot of Cherokee in me, but I'm about as waspy as they come, so I don't know how that happened. It even scanned McHaney's face and matched her to Rouge from Xmen, which I can kind of see.
Then I did Daren, oh Daren. I laughed until I cried last night. Below are his matches (a bunch of cheeseballs and the ex-president of Indonesia). Please, if you decide to do this, let me know your matches!