#weltegram2014 July23- August 6

It's been over two weeks since I've posted a #weltegram2014 update! I was doing so good posting them weekly until our July vacation!

If you're new around here, each day I post a picture of my little honey pie's on Instagram. I'm hashtagging all of my daily photos with #weltegram2014 It's just a little snipit into our day and it's fun looking back and recapping all that we've been up to!

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July 23- Oreo covered face and swim soaked hair.

July 24- The Welte girls finished the summer reading program at the library.

July 25- Yeah for a pedi! It's a rare treat, but my BFF is getting married and this bridesmaid needs cute tootsies!

July 26-Here comes the bride!

July 27-Snow Cones with the Welte girls.

July 28-Meggie tubing in the pool

July 29- I think we all need french fry teeth.

July 30- Our last official date night (and then football begins)

If you don't know, my hubby works as a video coordinator in collegiate football. We are currently entering our 4th season at the University of Tulsa. I have officially said good-bye to my hubby until December!

July 31- Nothing like smiling mid-bite…. Meggie enjoying made from scratch blueberry muffins.

Aug 1- Football season has officially started in our house! We had kickoff dinner with the team tonight.

August 2- Pool time!

August 3-Our first football Sunday and we made it to church on time!

Aug 4- Played topple with Gretchen and we didn't make it fall!

August 5- Breakfast for dinner!

August 6- Brought the Welte girls to see daddy at football! Poor girls hadn't seen him since Sunday!

And, y'all, that's a wrap until next week!

But, Wait!!!! 

Before you go, head on over to Erika's blog and enter the giveaway before it's too late! You could win a FREE appliqué shirt fromHPA! 

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Thursday Ramblings….

How in the world is it Thursday already? This week is flying by, and that means that I only have one more week of summer vacation! I'm sure before it's over with, i'll be curled up in the fetal position hiding in the corner because i'm not ready to go back to work! The little honey pie's and I are really enjoying our summer! 

Over the last week, you could have found us sleeping in, found the girls tearing up the living room, watching too much t.v., and found me stitching away in my sewing room!

Speaking of stitching away- head on over to Erika's blog and enter the giveaway before it's too late! You could win a FREE appliqué shirt from HPA! 

Here's a little bit of what else we've been up to:

I made blueberry bread one day. The recipe is basically the banana bread recipe, but you only add one banana and 2 c. of blueberries. The results were spectacular!

Last Friday night we had dinner with the football team and did family introductions. True to form, Meggie was all smiles until her daddy introduced her and then she pulled the shade down on the stroller to hide. 

It also marked the start of fall football camp and saying bye to daddy. 

See you in December honey!

Saturday morning the girls and I loaded up and went over to Mrs. Angie's house to swim. I think it was our way of getting together to mourn the loss of our husbands.

Meggie was so tired after swimming all morning and into the afternoon, so I stopped by Sonic for ice cream and milkshakes so she would cheer up!

At least, that's the story I'm going with.

Saturday evening, Meggie decided her baby doll needed sunscreen.

I took the girls to church on Sunday, and I managed to get us their on time and even took some pics with my "good" camera, and those are still on the camera card. Maybe one day, you'll get to see them!

Once we got home, I made the girls take off their dresses for lunch. Because we are not ruining our church dresses with pb & j and yogurt. No ma'am.

Sunday evening I took the girls to the grocery store and since we didn't have a lot of groceries to buy, I broke down and let the girls ride in the car buggy.

The car buggy is ALWAYS broken when we go to the grocery store. But, one was working on Sunday evening. 

Just for the record, they're not really broken. I just think they're massively large and full of germs.

Monday morning, Adalyn was all smiles at breakfast. She has finally mastered the sippy cup and we're down to nursing once a day. 

She was playing in her room on Tuesday. I can't believe how big she's getting!

Wednesday afternoon I decided to move my couch out from the wall and caddy corner it just a bit to give a different look to my living room. My honey pie's love to climb all over our couch and sit on the back of it. After I moved the couch, Megan was doing just that and fell off the back! She was okay, but this is her "recovering" from her fall. 

DJ asked if I'd move the couch back against the wall so this wouldn't happen again. I told him no, that the girls will just have to learn that they cannot crawl on the back of our sofa!

We're off to the aquarium today, and back to school shopping, & then i'll be back to stitching up orders on Friday and over the weekend!

Tomorrow is a huge #weltegram2014 post because I've seemed to have forgotten about those again!

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It's Giveaway Time!

Head on over to Erika's blog for a giveaway!!!

The winner will receive  FREE APPLIQUE SHIRT!!!!!

So excited to team up with Erika today!

Girl Mom~ Back To School Traditions

It's been over a month since I've posted a Girl Mom post, and today, I'm back in the swing! This girl mom has taken the month of July off to enjoy vacations and spending time with my three girls, but now that August has hit, we have got to get back to school ready! Today, I'm going to share with you a few of my girl mom back to school traditions and share a few new ideas for you!

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Gretchen will be in 1st grade this year, and we definitely plan on keeping a few of our back to school traditions alive and add in a few more!

I take pictures of the girls every year on their first day of school. For pre-k, I found a printable from Pinterest. 

And for kindergarten, I purchased a small chalkboard and just wrote her grade level in chalk.

I also drew on our wooden fence a big letter "K" and had her photo taken there! I'm not sure we'll do this again, because it took almost the entire school year for the sidewalk chalk to come off the fence, but it was a super fun idea at the time! I drew this the night before that way I wasn't rushed the next morning trying to get this photo!

She had an appliqué shirt for preschool, but for her first day of kindergarten, we opted for a smocked tunic and shorts set. She has a dress to wear on the first day of 1st grade, but she'll be wearing her "1st Grade Diva" shirt on the 2nd day, just like she did last year.

Last year, Gretchen ate "Lucky Charms" cereal for breakfast, and we'll probably continue that tradition this year! For some reason, she's convinced that if she eats Lucky Charms, then she'll have a lucky day!

I bought her a chunky necklace for her first day of kindergarten, and she wore it every day for the first several weeks. She told me that it helped her to remind her of me, so I bought her a necklace for the first day of this school year too. 

We are always rushed on the first day of school since I'm a working mama, (& if you ask my hubby, I'm late everywhere we go!) so I need traditions that will save us time!

I think it will be fun to have a back to school dinner the night before school starts and give her her necklace! I also want us to fill out this printable together and she can tell me all of the exciting things she's looking forward to!

I think this back to school countdown craft would be adorable to make this week with the girls!

So, dish, what are your traditions for back to school? Leave me a comment below!

And, if you're looking for back to school shirts, Honey Pie Accessories has you covered!

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Accessorize your Honey Pie!

I have been in full-out sewing mode over the last few weeks getting ready for back to school, and even fall, and football! The amount of sewing I've been doing is close to astronomical, and y'all, I love every minute of it!

Today, i'm sharing a peek of a few of the goodies I've created, and there's a huge announcement at the end of this post, so stay tuned!

I love this "Kindergarten Princess" shirt! I used a silver thread for the the word "kindergarten" in order to give a more royal feeling; and every little princess loves pink! The matching hair bow has a silver sequin bow in the center, and matches perfectly with its purple, pink, yellow, and silver ribbon.

$25.00 for shirt
$9.00 for bow

I made this shirt & bow for Erika's daughter, and I'm going to tell your right now that you want to tune in to her blog on Wednesday!

I'm loving the aqua and the poke-a-dots!

Anna is ready for kindergarten in her split-alpha "A" shirt and m2m hair bow. You can't tell in the photo, but the aqua ribbon in the hair bow sparkles! It's to die for!

$25.00 for shirt

$10.00 for bow

I made this ruffle tank for Meggie who will be starting her pre-k 3 year old class in two weeks. I'm pretty sure the ruffles on this tank is the most adorable thing i've ever seen! I've not had time to get her to model this, but I cannot wait to put her in this shirt!

This shirt is $30.00

I held my breath while creating this shirt for Gretchen! The purple thread around the design is a two-tone thread that is to die for! I'm also loving the touch of leopard print in the pencil.

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I made this hair bow for Adalyn's one-year pictures, and I had to share it again! I am in love with the lace ribbon boutique bow!

I made these little burp cloths for my hair dresser! Two days after I gave these to her, she went into labor!

These hair bows went out to a 3 month old honey pie!

She has headbands to go with her bows until she gets some hair!

And these little clippies are perfect for a toddler's growing hair! I love using these to clip Adalyn's hair back during the day or while she's eating!

You can find these and all of my creations on my Facebook page Honey Pie Accessories!

And, remember earlier how I told you that there would be an announcement at the end…… and how I told you to check into Erika's blog on Wednesday?! Erika will be giving away ONE FREE APPLIQUE SHIRT! This is a $25.00+ value and you won't want to miss it!

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Adalyn's One Year Portraits

While we were visiting my mom this past weekend, we met up with Lady with a Camera and had Adalyn's one year portraits taken. Even though it was July, I really wanted outdoor pictures of Adalyn, and she suggested a park just outside of Conway. I had never been there, but the setting was perfect.

Our first stop was this little bridge, which provided a precious backdrop. I love how it's fading away in the distance.

Then we went up and took photos in her tepee. I am so glad that she had a tepee, because I love them in photographs!

We changed her outfit and took some more pictures.

We also brought her ballerina baby doll that is so precious to Adalyn. She sleeps with her baby every night, and we make sure that it is taken on all of our vacations. 

Addy ditched the doll on her own, because baby means bedtime, and went to explore the grass.

Adalyn's dress is handmade from Sew Much Love. The original design was a tunic top, and I asked her to make it into a dress and add a ruffle on the bottom. I simply adore this dress.

Her hair bow was handmade by yours truly! Find my shop here. 

We changed her outfit yet again, and photos taken in her birthday party outfit. You can read about her party here and here. 

I made the banner in the background as well as her hair bow. 

My mom and I made her party hat. 

At the end of our session, we decided we needed one more picture of Adalyn in her original outfit with the cabin in the backdrop. The colors mixed beautifully. 

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