Brenna Reads

But only the parts that interest her.

First Blankie Transplant: Success!

Here is Spencer shortly after his first birthday. He loves this little froggy blanket that Mrs. Cole, my dad's secretary, made for him. He took it everywhere and those four and a half years of love were starting to show. When the edge that was tearing off became a choking hazard in his sleep I decided it was time to take action.

Spencer went with me to the fabric store on the pretence that we were going to find a matching blanket for him. I, knowing full well the print was discontinued, went with the intent of finding a suitable donor material. We found some fleece with Mr. Men printed on it. Since Spencer really likes Mr. Tickle I thought he would not instantly reject the transplant.

Success! I quilted the froggy blanket onto the fleece blanket and then my sewing machine broke. I had to hand sew all the edging around it. I suppose I could have waited a week for my machine to come back but Spencer couldn't. It was an act of love.

He says the new blanket is not as soft as the old one, but he is ok with it. Perhaps he won't carry it around with him as much now so it will last longer.

This poor donor fabric has really been subjected to a parasitic relationship. I know before long this transplant will begin to fray and get holes and a new solution will have to be found. When that happens I think I will just cut the blanket up and make it into a quilt. The Mr. Men fabric will be invisible, but still serving it's very useful though unnoticed purpose of stabilizing the beloved froggy blanket. Enjoy your days in the sun now Mr. Men for soon you will be banished to the inside layers of a quilt with the batting. What sacrifices those fabrics make for us. Here's to the unseen layers of quilts!

Easter

Playing with empty Easter eggs before the official hunt.

Easter skirts. I think Spencer will look back and be grateful his shirt does not match the skirts. Perhaps a matching tie next year.

The skirts and apron with Brenna not in motion.

Brenna never picked up more than those two eggs. She got sick and had to be changed out of her cute Easter skirt. Poor little girl.

The apron

By popular request.

I got some balloons at the grocery store. They were left overs from St. Patrick's Day and I say yes to free balloons! The lady tied them onto the front of the cart where Brenna was sitting and they freaked her out. She was crying and looking at them trying to get as far from them as possible. I finally had to move them to the front of the cart. She got over her fear pretty fast once we got home. I love her little "Oh no!" She says it all the time and it's so cute!

Brenna loves bugs. We have tons on our windows right now and she is just fascinated with them.

The girls got some super cute skirts for Easter from Grandma Snow and I have a matching apron. We put them on to model really quickly. Lauren is holding the candy bag so that Brenna will actually stand and show us the skirt. Very cute.

Tuesday night Brenna got her fingers caught in the door leading outside. It is very heavy and a gust of wind pulled it closed on her fingers. She went to the ER and we learned they weren't broken, just smashed. She has bruises at the base of two of her fingers and a bandage on the middle one where the door cut her knuckle. She points to the hurt fingers and says "Oh no!" Very cute but so sad.