Tulip Shirt

Got the pattern for this shirt from my new book "101 Snappy Fashions," by Cathie Filian, which has tons of cute homemade t-shirt ideas for babies and toddlers. The tulips are made from pink felt, a little embroidery, and green rick-rack. Kate has a hard time smiling for the camera without squinting her eyes... which makes her utterly adorable.

Official Valentine's Day Picture

Every year I take pictures of the kids to send out to grandparents, aunts, and uncles with our Valentines. This year, I made both of them appliqued t-shirts to wear for the photo shoot. Kate's shirt has a big "XO," and Jack has a robot with an embroidered red heart on his chest (my first time doing embroidery since my Grandma Mary taught me in junior high!), and coiled arms and legs. And Kate got a tutu, too! We went to the plaza in Old Mesilla to take pictures, where this little gazebo made them pose quite adorably.