Preparing for a Wedding ....

My beautiful sister is getting married in 1 month and 2 days time. Having the little ones it can be difficult to find a formal suit or clothes for them to wear for the occasion in Belgium plus for some odd reason I was over come with the desire to make something special for them to wear. Back in March time ( or there about) it really did seem like a good idea and as if by some magic spell or touch of destiny I already had a sewing magazine with the perfect little waist coat. It also had shorts with the outfit but being Northern Ireland (where the wedding will be) the weather won't be the most reliable for sunshine on that day. But I thought sure the shorts are easily made longer into lovely trousers.

True enough adapting the shorts to trousers was fine and I have the material all ready to be sewn and C's waist coat is ready to go I just have the buttons to find. Now my problems all started whenever I decided the babe and C would wear the same. No problem, oh how wrong could I be. First the pattern doesn't come in little Babe's size, oh dear oh, it is very complicated to resize a pattern for a little tiny person. But through many hours cursing and trial making I have done it.
Now by this stage I have lost the love of making these blessed outfits!! I think from now on I will just stick to the pattern given and knitting! Here is Little Babe's new manly vest freshly finished for when Autumn arrives. You can find it on Ravelry

Christmas

Christmas so far has been relaxed and full of over indulgence. The boys had a fab Christmas morning to find Santa had come during the night and left them some surprises. The farm for Charlie has yet to be completed but that has not stopped them from loving it and playing with it non stop. Charlie also got a 'Papa' made cooker and it has already found a prized place in his favourite toys!

Andrew loved what he got and when he was telling his Oma and Opa he kept saying to them he got a CD and DVD his girlfriend, who is Hannah Montana. Mind you the best present they both got was from Oma and Opa and it was Aqua Play canal system. We set it up for Christmas and Charlie played with it all afternoon. The little boats were used for transporting the oranges around. I am sure it will be well used and loved especially in the warmer months when they can go out the back more and make more of a mess.