RoyalMom http://royalmom.com/ en Copyright 2010 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:23:31 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 25 week belly... ...the bump.

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/09/25-week-belly/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/09/25-week-belly/ blog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:23:31 -0800 Friends My other kids who sometimes live across the street ;)

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This one didn't run away fast enough:D

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/09/friends/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/09/friends/ blog Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:34:25 -0800 crafts The kids have been making lego guns and Jason is trying to make a kick-ass version that really shoots little lego bricks (please don't point that at my face, kids). He got quite a bit done but is missing a few pieces and needs to wait until he can do some shopping.

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I printed off this awesome robot skull paper project for the kids but it ended up just Jason and I at our desks cutting and folding like nobody's business.

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Jason had to show off his perfectionism by pulling out the exacto knife, while I hacked away with child-sized scissors. Yep, mine is the crumpled one on the right.

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/08/sheared-heads/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/08/sheared-heads/ blog Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:24:17 -0800 busy busy kids Something must be very cool on this computer...

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Simon paints with friend Emma, wearing a back-pack and a glove of course...

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/08/busy-busy-kids/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/08/busy-busy-kids/ blog Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:26:14 -0800 More knits... Finished another romper in newborn size and it is so soft and tiny!

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Once again, homemade buttons.

Jason and I are quite a team. He casts on my stitches for me, I knit the project. I mix the Primo clay for the buttons, he made the mold and made the buttons and I finish them off with a glaze and the baking.

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Size 6 month bear booties...

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And the current project is a 0-3 month sized sleep sack or "baby bag." It has a sweater styled top but then goes on to a gown-like sack that cinches at the bottom.

And now that I've gotten this far in the pattern, I foresee some cardigans in my future. Easy peasy baby sweaters!

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/08/more-knits/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/08/more-knits/ blog Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:22:22 -0800 The new cool Simon and Xander got these blow up hammers at the fair and this is what they do with them...

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I think it's a cool that is really going to catch on...

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/08/the-new-cool/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/08/the-new-cool/ blog Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:37:58 -0800 Carni day We haven't been to the local fair in YEARS. But I saw the monster truck show advertised and thought the boys would enjoy it. It was fun!

Waiting for our friends...

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Xander didn't like the sun in his eyes.

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Simon and I enjoyed going through the barns and the craft building. I was really impressed by this tiny knit sweater, with cables and all. The tiny buttons!

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The big kids rode the "Sinbad" and had a blast. One of Isaac's first real carnival rides and he didn't look ill when it was over;)

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/08/carni-day/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/08/carni-day/ blog Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:55:57 -0800 Played in our sandbox today ...and it was a good day.

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/played-in-our-sandbox-today/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/played-in-our-sandbox-today/ blog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:48:19 -0800 Diaper covers... ...aren't like those rubber pants my parents used to use:)

A wool soaker and pair of longies I knit up. And, yes, this has turned into a knitting blog lately since that's about all I do these days.

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Here's the longies I made (with the same purple-ish/blue yarn) years ago for Simon. The newer ones are Eviepants and the old pattern was Fern & Faerie. Love the Eviepants pattern better.

In action, getting as dirty as can be...

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/diaper-covers-1/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/diaper-covers-1/ blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:56:04 -0800 Great Grandparents. Yay! We had a quick visit with Jason's grandparents, Irwin and Louise this evening. I sure got lucky marrying into this family! They are the best!

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Grandma Louise is going to be 100 this year!

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/great-grandparents-yay/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/great-grandparents-yay/ blog Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:48:40 -0800 Simon and the three bears I started out knitting one bear and the kids were having fun with it and each wanted their own. So now I've gone bear crazy!

Soon we'll have a large bear family and I'm thinking it might be cool to knit up some clothes for them. Yep....bear crazy. Help me!

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/simon-and-the-three-bears/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/simon-and-the-three-bears/ blog Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:38:50 -0800 Completed projects! Finally finished a second "Alien Illusion Scarf" I started six years ago but never finished...

Can you see the aliens?

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...so I can start on baby stuff! I made this romper...

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...and made my own buttons for it. I think they turned out great!

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Xander was very excited to try making some buttons of his own...

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...and they definitely needed some BLING in addition to every color Primo we have:D

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/completed-projects/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/completed-projects/ blog Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:19:03 -0800 17 week belly... ...got a bump.

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/17-week-belly/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/17-week-belly/ blog Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:06:19 -0800 guitar lessons Some friends and I have been taking guitar lessons in my living room once a week for the last four weeks and it has been so much fun!

We started out paying for the four weeks and tonight scheduled another four to start in August.

The kids have expressed an interest in taking lessons of their own so we're hoping to set up a few for them as well. I love that it's right here at home and I'm sure the kids will love that too.

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]]> http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/guitar-lessons/ http://royalmom.com/blog/2010/07/guitar-lessons/ blog Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:10:36 -0800