Stirling's Birthday!

I can't believe Stirling turned two on the 24th! He is getting so big. He loves big trucks and construction equipment and looks for backhoes and excavators whenever we drive through construction. The other day when we were coloring he told me, "I make a backhoe;" the first time he has drawn an actual something. Stilring is a very social little boy. He loves talking and playing with his friends at daycare and around our neighborhood. He is growing up so fast!
For his birthday he opened presents, then we barbecued and ate on the patio in beautiful weather. RJ did a great job decorating, and Stirling had a blast with the balloons that RJ put up.

Time Warp

I found a website that allows you to put your face in old yearbook photos from 1950 to 2000. Here are a few of the ones I did. I think it is yearbookyourself.com or something similar.

Projects

Since I am blessed with an overabundance of free time (haha) I did a few quick projects recently. The first thing I took on was an entire flat of cherry tomatos. I don't really like cherry tomatos and RJ won't eat them, so I had to think of a way to use some of them so they didn't go to waste. I marinated some of them in olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic and basil. Then I ate them on toasted bread and it was really pretty good. I also tried to pickle some in vinegar with garlic cloves, hot peppers, and cumin. I have only tried one so far, and it was just ok. Most of the tomatos ended up going to waste anyway.
















I also whipped up some curtains for Stirling's bedroom. I didn't use a pattern so they turned out with some crooked seams and crazy hems. It looks a bit like a 7th grade Home-Ec project, but I had fun doing it and they look pretty cute in Stirling's room. (Much better than the bed sheet we had tacked up over his window to keep the sunlight out!)

I am hoping to make some curtains for our bedroom this summer as well. We'll see what other projcts I can do now that I will be out of school for a couple months!

Turning 30!

I can't believe I am in my thirties! Yikes. We celebrated with Chinese food, presents and a homemade cake that RJ decorated with sprinkles. Stirling loved my balloons. I loved my new sewing machine. I can't wait to get started on some curtains for Stirling's bedroom. I'll post pictures when they are done.