Erika Bonham dot com: May 2010 Archives

May 28, 2010

beans, originally uploaded by Ladygirl.

I saw this idea on a blog a while back and bought the lima beans but never got around to making them. I can’t even remember where I saw them now. But today was the day. Spelling beans! I made a set for Ethan and a set for a little friend. I really hope they like them and will have fun playing with them. I kind of want to play with them myself. I wrote each letter on a bean and coated it with clear nail polish. Probably should have broken out the scrabble game to figure out how many of each letter to make, but I just faked it, making several of the more commonly used letters. We will see how Ethan takes to them tomorrow. I will keep you posted!

May 27, 2010

DSC09987, originally uploaded by Ladygirl.

Today was the big day for Ethan… preschool graduation. I am sad that it is over. I can’t believe we are about to start kindergarten. I almost have a Beaumont Bear!

May 25, 2010

IMG_7298, originally uploaded by Ladygirl.

My sweet friends Monique, Georgia, and Krista (who somehow avoided getting her picture taken with me) threw me THE loveliest baby shower on Sunday. I am not exaggerating. It was lovely. They went all out and instead of a cutsey baby theme, they made it modern french with French soda (which was delicious and I wish I could drink every day) with red and white striped straws, and the most amazing french desserts. They were delicious. Chocolate covered strawberries, macarons, chocolate sprinkle balls (I don’t know exactly what they were, but I could eat them every day while sipping my French soda), madeleines dipped in chocolate, cream puffs, petite cupcakes frosted to perfection… I am sure there was more. It was unbelievable. I was surrounded by dear friends who prayed for me and our little girl. It was so special to spend some time in prayer with those close to me and to share my concerns and requests with them. And then there were the presents. Unbelievable. We are blessed beyond measure. I am so appreciative of the time and love the girls spent putting it together as well as the time my friends spent coming together to celebrate the arrival of our next little girlie. Thank you to everyone who helped out and to everyone who came and showered us with love<3

There are a few more pictures you can check out if you click on the picture above. I didn’t get too many of the whole crowd, but there are plenty of the delicious treats!

May 24, 2010

wristlet, originally uploaded by Ladygirl.

Yesterday I was given one of the sweetest baby showers ever. I am so blessed to have such amazingly wonderful friends. I will write about the shower itself a little later but I wanted to post a picture of one of the cute little clutches I made to give to the lovely friends who threw the shower for me. I love the fabric (also from Masionnette). I made one for myself as well, but it is hardly diaper bag size, so we will see how often it is used! (The tutorial for the clutch can be found here.)

May 18, 2010

IMG_7189, originally uploaded by Ladygirl.

It isn’t a very exciting picture, but it will have to do. I wish I had a little someone around to model it on, but she hasn’t arrived quite yet. Her bib, however, is ready.

When Tegan was born, my lovely sister in law Pamela bought her the most precious bib ever and I used it every day. The girl never had another bib. It is pretty loved and I really couldn’t use it on our little sis, so I decided I needed to make one. And here it is. The best part was going to the most wonderful fabric store to choose the fabric. I think it turned out perfectly and I think I will be making many more of these for the many babies I know who are on their way.

May 9, 2010

IMG_7120, originally uploaded by Ladygirl.

We celebrated this lovely Mother’s Day with our third annual Mother’s Day Tea. Both Grammie and Nana were invited over to enjoy a cup of tea, brownies, and strawberries with powdered sugar. I didn’t get a good picture of the whole group, but here are the kids. They really enjoy this tradition as do all the mommies in our family.

Happy Mother’s Day!