Birthday Celeb

A nice day today -- in the afternoon MF, Kumi and I went to celebrate another little friend's birthday. We joke that he is Kumi's boyfriend and they already kissed when they were around 6 months old.

I forgot to take my camera with me to the party so I don't have the great shot of him trying to blow out the candles (all two of them). I did, however, snap a photo of the gift I made. It's a growth chart/wall hanging with pockets. Clearly embroidery is not my forte, but overall, I like the way it came out. The photo makes it look a lot more wonky than it is in real life, and it was really hard to photograph. Oh well.

I included little goodies like stickers and crayons to fill the pockets, as well as a mini-sharpie to mark the height of little Barend as he grows. This was a lot of fun to make and I even sewed a little bag to put the whole kit and caboodle in it:

I've managed to post every day for two months but there is a huge project looming above me and posts will be much more sparse in the coming months. Then again, I might be able to carve out a little time to keep updating frequently. If I could have any super power, I think it would be the ability to stay up 24 hours a day or to be able to work lightning fast...