Sewing Costumes, gifts, baking and puppy-sitting....

 Samuel wanted a cape to play outside in with some other kids.  He picked out the fabric and design, length, etc.....  I hurried as fast as I could to get it finished, but 15 minutes later it was raining.  So he wore it around the house that night.  The next day, it was barely light out and he was outside running around in the dew-covered grass with his cape on.

 Love what his shirt says....

 Seth and Simon got to puppy-sit Jack over the weekend.  It was a learning/teaching experience for all of us.

 Simon loves to bake.  He made me some yummy gluten-free chocolate chip cookies!!

 Full of chocolate chips!!!

 Callie's 1st. Day of School dress.

 The back....

 A quick model shot.  She'll wear it with a different shirt of course.  This is what she already had on for the day. 

 Modeling one of the costume hats I made for my mother's newest Children's Worship Themes she is writing.  This will be Blueberry Muffin's hat in her Captain Munch theme.

 Raspberry Rafael's funny hat.......

Captain Munch's vest, along with Blueberry Muffin & Raspberry Rafael's vests and hats.  So glad I was able to finish these over the weekend and send back with my brother so she get get them right away.

Matching dresses for 2 of my nieces.  These are birthday gifts for them.

 The front.....

 Love the bow that ties in the back!

~Need a BIG room JUST for costumes~

I jokingly told me boys last night, that by the time they are raised, I'm going to need a BIG room just for costumes.  They have spirit days & pep rallies throughout the school year that require some new and creative costume for me to make for them.  This weeks' theme for the elementary was something to do with Noah's Ark.  Personally, I think my boys are a little big to be dressing up like an animal....soooo.....they are dressed like a hammer and an ark today.  I was very happy that these costumes cost NOTHING to make.  I had the brown fabric leftover from a children's worship theme I did years ago.  (It was actually stored in the attic!)  The silver fabric was scraps leftover from a Mr. Goodbar costume made for Simon last year.  For the animals, we used little people animals and the blue water is a rib knit hand-tacked onto the ark.  I'll take that off when he comes home and store it back with my knit fabrics! :)  It took a couple hours on 3 different evenings this week to make these.  I'm happy they are finished and the boys love them.  Can't wait to see the other costumes when I go to the pep rally later this afternoon!!

Seth wanted water/waves for his ark.  I thought it was a very creative idea!  I love it when the boys get involved in their costume making!

Mr. Hammer, with his sidekick, Mr. Nail

Mr. Nail was Simon's idea! :)