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Good Day

Scout was awesome to me today! Check out the beautiful (and delicious) Italian feast he made!

Caesar Salad (with homemade dressing and croutons!):

Bruschetta. I love me any kind of bruschetta, but this rocked my world:

Chicken Florentine. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G:

Cannoli. Dang, this was good, too. Yes, those are finely ground pistachios gracing our presence:

Oh, and the flowers. Scout is under strict instructions not to spend eleventy million dollars on roses (even on Valentine's Day), so he got me tulips (one of my faves). Aren't they pretty?

How was your Valentine's Day?

For Grandma San Antonio

It's a little big, but he loves it!

Celebrate the Boy

Rae is hosting a month of boy-inspired craft projects. I'm so excited about this!

Girls get hooked up with hand-made things (you know, dresses, fancy barrettes, etc.). I struggle to come up with cool stuff to make for Tuck.

There have already been so many cool things featured on Rae's blog. I'm super excited about this, these fabrics, and this.

I know a lot of you have boys. Some of you like crafting. Go hang out with Rae's blog for an hour or so if you want some great ideas.

For Grandma Seattle

Try this link if you've had trouble watching it.

My Husband, The Trained Killer

The other day, Scout was searching relentlessly through the house for a pair of black gloves for his upcoming voyage to the field. Eight(ish) gloves didn't have matches, and the other eleven(ish) pairs had holes in them.

I asked him, "Babe, why don't you let me knit you some nice black (wool) gloves?"

His response (with a smirk on his face): "I'm a trained killer. I can't wear hand-knit gloves."

It was at that moment that I accepted the challenge to make him gloves that would be fit for an Army Trained Terrorist Destroyer.

I think images like this come to his mind when I tell him I'm going to knit him something:

But I found a pattern that I will be modifying slightly (no cables). I'm positive that not only will Scout love them, but he will actually prefer them to store bought gloves. They'll be manly and warm.

Wish me luck.

Butterball's Dress

I loved making this dress. I hope Butterball will entertain me by wearing it in every color.

I used the toddler version of Rae's Itty Bitty Baby Dress. Super easy. Wait, back up. Super easy except for the piping. I found out the hard way that I'm not a piping kind of girl (at least not for now), so I connected the bodice and the skirt with a simple band, and then top-stitched it (I heart top-stitching).

I'm happy with how it turned out, although next time I might modify the fullness of the skirt (it's a little poofy, no?).

What do you think?