Treehouse Kid & Craft

If you live within 3,000 miles of Athens, GA, I super encourage you to check out the coolest toy store ever: Treehouse Kid & Craft. It's full of really unique gifts and toys, along with awesome classes, party ideas, and sweet people! I was so pleasantly surprised that it wasn't like every other small, independent,  and "hip" toystore! It's full of new and vintage things! Some are locally handmade while others are made specifically for the shop way out in Nepal! While I was there, I bought presents for my son's birthday (November!) and for Christmas as well! I also picked up a few lightweight items for the plane ride back to California: a Charlie Harper coloring book, a lion puppet from Nepal, two wooden people, a fox finger puppet from BlaBla, and two tiny clothespins (to develop those fine motor skills). In my attempt to share the awesomeness, here are a few cute pictures! Thank you, Kristen Bach for having such an amazing shop. It really adds life to the already vibrant Athens community. 

I'm a Little Teapot

Here's our 2 year (2 years, 2 months, if you want the exact age) singing a lovely tune! It starts out as "I'm a Little Teapot" and then transitions to singing "...pour mama dirty out!!"

Kool and the Gang wish they sounded this good

Something has struck a chord with the young'un. He ate a banana and then started singing and dancing. His current jam is "Too Hot," by Kool and the Gang. It was pretty amazing, so I picked up my phone and hit record. I can't wait to show this to him when he's older. If you listen closely, you'll also hear "poop in the money," when he sits on the cash register. Our dog, Cotton ("ca-ca"), also makes a few appearances. Ugh, I love this kid!! 

Sweater Pieced Blanket

Last night I finished the blanket I've been working on! My friend Susi hosts a monthly craft night at her place. We bring our goods, drink wine, eat snacks, and chat! It's often the best night of the month. I had been saving a few sweaters that I'd accidentally shrunk (more than a few times) and decided to cut them up into square and rectangular pieces and hand stitch them into one baby blanket. I used three sweaters, including my very favorite, all-time loved dark turquoise sweater. I bought it while living in Charleston, SC in 1998. Years later, it had holes in the elbows, wrists, and elsewhere. I'd shrunk it too many times and it was seriously falling apart. It even made it into the Goodwill pile several times, but I pulled it out every time... "just one more season," I'd say to myself. And I'm so glad I never got rid of it. It'll live on. 

Here are a few photos of the blanket. Cheers!