A Mama And Her Photography

July 2009

Project Monday: Felt Tea Bag Tutorial

July 28, 2009 8 comments

This entry is part of a series, Project Mondays» These tea bags at the etsy store: Softie Cafe were the inspiration in designing my own pattern. I made these as part of Mrs. Sayuri’s friend, Bear’s, second birthday gift. I designed a “mint” tea bag and a “chamomile” tea bag. The idea for the chamomile [...]

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I know you can relate…

July 28, 2009 2 comments

crying baby boy with big sister on tummy on bed

Today was one of those days. One of those days where I am constantly aware that at the end of the day the hours would seem fewer than needed. My plans of whittling down the laundry pile had vanished by midday. My desire of tidying the kitchen seemed unattainable and I finally gave up and [...]

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Moments of Doubt

July 24, 2009 0 comments

One thing I never doubted before becoming a mother was my ability to love my child. However, after having Mrs. Sayuri I started to doubt my capacity to love equally. I had always known that I wanted to have more than one child. But I wondered if I could I truly love another one as much [...]

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1, 2, buckle my shoe

July 20, 2009 13 comments

This entry is part of a series, iHeartFaces» Until now I haven’t gotten my act together to actually join in on the fun at I ♥ Faces. Today, I am entering for the first time. This week’s theme is feet. This photo is of Mrs. Sayuri attempting to buckle her shoe all by herself. Be [...]

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Slobber hugs

July 19, 2009 0 comments

slobbering baby boy, bubbles in baby slobber

“That wasn’t a hug Mr. Happy Feet, that was a slobber!” Mr. Happy Feet often gives slobber “kisses and hugs”. Earlier yesterday morning I overheard the above from Mrs. Sayuri. She was in the kitchen with her brother (he was in his carrier seat) and she leaned in to give him a hug…and that is [...]

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Slice of Pizza Pie

July 14, 2009 0 comments

This entry is part of a series, Recipes» Hubby is our resident pizza maker. And he makes the best pizzas around! He has a few tricks up his sleeve that I’ll share with you here. He uses this whole wheat pizza dough recipe with a few slight changes as noted below. Hubby’s Ingredients 1 tablespoon [...]

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Project Monday: Baby Legs

July 13, 2009 1 comment

baby legs, striped baby legs, baby on bed on stomach with big sister, aristocrat wool diaper cover, aristocrat wool soaker

This entry is part of a series, Project Mondays» I found this baby legs tutorial that I liked a lot because it was explained very clearly. These are so easy to make too! Some helpful tips for making these: Use a medium zigzag stitch when sewing these because of these being a knit fabric. Iron [...]

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