Beauty by PapaB

Craft Blog

Okay, Okay! I'll admit it. I have a craft blog. It's actually kind of embarrassing to admit this, but it's the truth and it must be said. I really spend too much time thinking of imaginary play things and reliving my childhood sewing little creations. Hence the name, Petite Rose. It's kind of like my little childhood playground. Am I getting weird on y'all? Should I really have two blogs?

Okay here it is-

For Petite Rose click here or just type www.petiterosestudio.blogspot.com.

It's pretty rough still.

Where Did We Go?

Happy Birthday Lil' B!!!

My little girl is 4! She's so big now. I am really loving each new stage with her. A mom recently told me that she cried when her daughter turned 4. There were no tears over here! It was party time! That might be due to the fact that she is the oldest and there are two younger than her, so we have plenty of tiny years still ahead. We had a little party which involved fairy wings, swords, a treasure hunt, and a dance party. Before the party we surprised her with bunk beds!(She's still on the bottom and Bug is still in the crib, but exciting none the less.)

Some things I love about Lil' B:
I love that she plays hard!(If anyone knows her, you know what I mean:)
I love that she loves her brothers.
I love her light brown eyes.
I love how she snuggles.
I love that she has an imaginary family of penguins living with us! Not kidding.
I love that she makes up words like "cumbers" for friends.
I love her feet.
I love watching her dance.
I love being her mommy.

Happy Birthday little one. You make my day brighter, keep me on my toes, and constantly challenge me to be a better person. I love you!

I'M BACK!!!!

So, we are officially back to the internet world. Hello again. I have returned. What did I learn from my blogging internet/movie hiatus?And what happen in the last month?

-Just deprivation is not a means to holiness without purpose and fiery intent.
-I can find way too many things to do to occupy my time
-I love to craft- maybe too much
-Pink Eye sucks
-Pink Eye sucks
-Belle turned 4!!!!!
-I sold something I made!
-I want to know the Lord more
-I'm going to have a baby-hopefully I knew this already
-I'm going to start an Etsy account, and that weirds me out
-I want to focus my time more on the important things in life

I have much more to say, but it will have to wait till later. Belle needs me to play guitar with her.

40 day Blogging Hiatus

Letting you know I will not be around for a while, 40 days to be exact. I will return though. Come check my page out in October, it'll back in action full swing. We're taking a media break, hoping to think on other things besides internet and movies. I did leave you with some new posts though, three posted today, enjoy! Be back soon.

Oh, yes and this is a pic of two sumo wrestlers holding babies for a crying competition.

What happened today?

Where did my sweet little boy go? Today was a new day. The tables have turned. Bug, my cuddly 18 month old, has taken over the territory his sister, lil' b, used to hold. Household terror, I mean, Cute Mess Maker, as we like to call it.

Today started out a little usual with lil'b fighting off some sickness, and Bug and I locked indoors to help take care of her. The day must have gotten to him, because around 11am, after sitting with lil'b and taking her temperature, I realized Bug was missing. I found him in the kitchen, with a chair up to the counter, slathering butter and jam on his arms. Not little bits, gobs of butter and jam. Until now he hasn't been prone to this level of mischief or curiosity. It was shocking and quite a mess, but things happen in the toddler years and you clean em' up and move on, or so I thought.

As the day went on, Lil'B proceeded to get more demanding and moody, taking up most of my attention. So between me running between the kitchen to cook and nursing sick daughter, Bug found his way into another round of naughtiness, dish detergent. I had loaded the dishwasher, and somehow in between my rounds of the house, Bug had found it and stuck it off to the room with his sister, while I returned to the kitchen to cook.?!! How this happened, I do not know. Our house is quite small, it's embarrassing really that he made it past me, the mama patrol. I located him sitting on our futon, pouring soap all over the futon and his sister's blanket, and rolling it with the rolling pin he had also looted. Lil'B, laying right next to him, had said nothing, even till this point!! Obviously showing how sick she was because she is usually my junior patrol. If Bug is spotted getting into anything, she always sounds the alarm. She just laid there and let her brother dump dish detergent on her!! Can this be my night? Really. I felt furious not knowing who to be mad at: he's 1, she's delirious, and I am the one in charge. Thankfully, I did act quickly and take some pictures, because even as frustrating as this moment was then, I knew I might laugh someday and want pictures. So here you see the little culprit below, fully in action.
Where has all the innocence gone? My sweet little one, we have turned a new leaf. You were more a boy today than you have ever been. Life was just getting a little quieter around the house as Lil'B started to slow down, and now you have just run right up into her spot.

I have a feeling our house will not be insanity free for quite sometime. It can be maddening, but it also is an amazing time. Childhood is a wild ride. All that crazy curiosity can be scary at times, but it also is so fun to watch their mental development, and to see that curiosity spring up. You have to enjoy it all. They are only little once, right?