this profile really looks just like the one we have of benny. it's pretty cute.
i just loved his little feet. a lot of the time he kept them crossed at his ankles. what a cute little boy already!
i promise he wasn't getting hurt! benny loves balloons, and this is one my grandmother gave him for his first birthday that we blew up quite a while ago for him. it has now since gone the way of trash, but he loved walking around with it and playing it with it. and he absolutely loved it when i bounced it in his face!
happy first birthday, benny! (a little late...)
this is one of my favorites because you can see him dancing with his balloon. to me, it's priceless.
i love the smile on his face. he just looks so happy and that makes me happy.well, i've done it. i have finally finished benny's quilt. i can't remember exactly when i started, but it's probably been somewhere around 6 months (maybe a couple more...). i'm so glad to finally have it done, and benny loves it!
this was actually quite a big project for me - and my first experience with machine quilting. i was able to do that all on my own and with my own machine - they were all straight lines. it was really fun to be able to do that. i wonder if i'll ever be able to go back to tying a quilt.
here are some pictures:
the full view.
more detail.
with the back (and the front edge folded over for the binding).
and benny so happy to have his blankie all done.
this picture looks like the ultimate mullet (it really didn't look bad when dry). it's horrible, but it makes me laugh!
i think benny looks so grown up in this picture. it must be the haircut. and maybe the fact that he's over a year old now!
the aftermath in the highchair. my favorite are the few kix in the middle. i guess i didn't do the best job cleaning up after breakfast.whenever it's time to add some more to our blog, i look back at our pictures to see what hasn't been addressed yet. it was so obvious when i looked. benny had a haircut. actually, he's had two haircuts by now - technically it's three, but i think the first two are actually round 1 and round 2 of the "first" haircut. i really didn't want to cut it. i loved it. but i have to admit, it was getting out of control. i wanted to wait until his birthday, but five days before i caved. he was having a hard time seeing, so i decided to take some off the top. i don't think i'll ever give benny a crew-cut. i'll be keeping it shaggy.
here's the before picture.
the first cut. and i love to see how happy benny is about it!
here we are with the finished cut (for the day).
