A Romper For Madeline

I made Madeline the cutest romper ever!

I know I've been talking about wanting to do this for a while, I FINALLY buckled down and did it. I am so pleased!
 
I used "vintage" fabric. I have no clue if it's really vintage or not, I know it looks really old and I got it from the Thrift Store (post) so I'm calling it vintage.


BUT, I have to say it didn't exactly turn out the way I thought. I wanted the front piece to go down further, but I wasn't sure how to do that. Madeline measures 12 inches from just a little above her armpit line to the top of her inseam. I adapted a bloomer pattern I had and made them longer(higher) so they look like high waisted bloomers. Overall, for now, I may actually stick with this pattern, because it's easy.

I put the lace ruffle there because I messed up! I didn't make the square floral piece long enough and I could tell she would be uncomfortable if I compensated with a halter strap, so I made a floral bias extender (I just made that up but I hope someone understands it) and sewed it to the square then onto the bloomers and sewed the pre-ruffled lace on top to hide it! I do like how the bloomers go up her back! Makes it a little more modest!

 

 

Also, Sehara told me it doesn't match. She's right. With the lighting, I thought the tiny little flowers were purple and thought it looked perfect with the purple bottoms, well, they are a deep blue. Whatever. The lace is white and the floral background is off-white. I'm okay with it!

This is proof that Sehara is my right hand girl! She helps with pictures and is so helpful, even if she does cast a shadow on the right side of Madeline (if you look at all her photos, you'll start to notice, I'm going to have to get something for her to hold). I don't post as much of her now because of some issues, if you're wondering.

Easy AND Healthy Lunch For 1

We eat a lot of simple foods. With eating no meat this year, it got a lot simpler. We have a steady diet of noodles, quinoa, bread, rice, and tortillas. I mean, what else is there? We don't have gluten intolerances, so that's not an issue. That's not even mentioning how many fruits and vegetables we eat, and there are a LOT.

This is such a simple lunch, heck, even dinner. I have it when I have a day off work and Tim is working:

You'll need:
Package of noodles (For gluten free, buy gluten free noodles or cook a spaghetti squash)
Spinach
Tomatoes
Dressing of your choice (we use Briana's brand, some garlic vinaigrette that has no processed sugars)

Start cooking those noodles. While they are cooking, grabbed your desired amount of spinach and roughly chop it (can be done by loosely rolling the spinach leaves like a burrito and cutting them); Add those to your bowl. Remember, spinach shrinks like nobody's business so add more if you like it!

Cut your tomatoes now! Set them aside.

When the noodles are finished, drain (this is where I take some out and put them in bowls for the kidlets and add some Italian sauce). Add noodles to your bowl, placing them on the spinach but not mixing. I put a plate on top of the bowl and tend to the kids who usually want more by then. They are quick.

The spinach should be shriveled by now! If they aren't you can wait a few more minutes or pop them in the microwave in your BPA free bowl. Add your sauce and tomatoes, mix everything up and enjoy.

If your life is anything like mine, you won't be able to eat it for about an hour, and it's perfect by then!

xoxo
~Jenni

Three year old communication

Carson plopped this sad face down in front of me while I was working. He said he was sad because he wanted to watch Handy Manny and daddy wouldn't turn it on. 😍

I love that he understands the concept of his double sided face. 

Breaking in the camera