Shabby Apple "Dare to Design" Contest

Dress design for Shabby Apple Dresses

Shabby Apple, which has the cutest dresses, is having a design contest. I thought it would be fun to enter, since I have been getting back into sewing clothes. 

Design #1:
This dress would be considered formal/evening wear.  It has a sheer, multi-layered, chiffon overlayed skirt and collar piece.  
Inspiration: I actually had a dream about a tiered dress...I know- crazy!  I woke up thinking about it a few mornings ago, and finally put it down on paper (with a few minor changes...)

Dress Design #2:
This dress is casual daywear.  It has a pintucked bib and pocket trim, with a pleated cap sleeve.
Inspiration: I have had pintucks on my mind lately, and bought a special foot for my sewing machine.  I think that they add such great detail to a dress!

Dress Design #3:
This is casual daywear also.  It has tiny cap sleeves, with an exposed zipper and tiered ruffles.
Inspiration: I bought a two-tiered ruffle skirt at a thrift store the other day, and was trying to think of a way to revamp it to make it more modern.  I thought of cutting down the front and adding a zipper.  When dreaming up a dress design, the skirt idea came to mind...just took it a bit further!

I forgot how much fun it is to design clothes!  Wish me luck.....

Last Day of School

Here is Emily with her wonderful teacher, Miss Cindy on the last day of school. We will miss her! (And the four hours of free time on MWF) :)

Dinner Time Fun

This is what I look forward to every night when it is dinner time for Aaron. It is so frustrating, but you can't help but laugh too!

(Sorry about the sideways video)

Big Girl Bed

So we finally took the crib/toddler bed out of Emily's room for Aaron, and Emily is the proud recipient of a big girl bed! She got to pick out her bedding and everything. So exciting!

Little Reading Nook:

Our beautiful boy (and the sister who loves him so much!)

Aaron's favorite place to hang:

Smiling and cooing all day long:

Found this when I got out of the shower one day:

Emily's 4th Birthday

April 10, 2010

Emily turned 4!

Such a big girl now.

We love her so much.

We love her:

smile
mannerisms
words
storytelling
imagination
sense (or lack) of style (think Punky Brewster)
voice
attitude
intelligence
sense of humor
sweetness


I am so thankful for my little Emily!


Family Birthday Celebration at home:



Emily and her buddy Nate shared a party:

Daddy Time

Boy, Brian loves his little ones!

Bath Time

Every time I give Aaron a bath, he is not sure what to think of it. But he sure is cute anyway!

Aaron: 7 Weeks

So much to catch up on.
Kim at Tickled Pink Studios took Aaron's newborn photos and made our announcements. You can check out her blog here. She was so great to work with!

Here are some of our favorite shots from Aaron's photo shoot.

Twas The Day Before Christmas

Twas the day before Christmas and all through the home
were projects unfinished, trying to get done.

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
Emily couldn't wait till Santa was here!

Brian washing his car, and I with paintbrush
heard the phone ring, and didn't think much

Who could be calling this warm Christmas Eve?
And what we found out, we couldn't believe!

When what to my wondering ears do I hear?
A baby was born and will be ours this year!

Not only this year, but hours away
We would fly to Detroit and pick up baby.


We welcome Aaron Brian Schumann to our family!
Born 12/24/09
6lbs 12oz.


Emily passed out in the rental car on the way from the airport to the hospital


Hospital in Downtown Detroit where Aaron was born


Our first glimpse of our new son


Holding Aaron for the first time




Pack him up to take him to the hotel with us


Emily loves her new baby brother!


So sleepy and precious

Thanksgiving in Colorado

This year we were able to go to my parents home in Colorado Springs for Thanksgiving. It was the first year in a long time when both my brother and my sister and their families were all together. Unfortunately, we didn't get a good photo of everyone, but here are a few from a very cold hiking trip we took up at Helen Hunt Falls:



Our little family

My sister Shannon, My dad Gene, and Me

Shannon and I

Emily and her cousins: Payton, Landon and Connor


Here are a couple at a park:

Shannon (my big sister), me, and Christian (my brother)

Our kids (except for Landon who was sick)

Curtain Up! Stake Musical Production - Me

So last weekend and this weekend are the dates of the Stake Musical production. I am in 4 numbers, Supercalifragilistic, (Costume picture coming soon...) Don't Rain on My Parade, Les Mis, and Jersey Boys. Here are a couple of my costumes for the stake show:

Jersey Boys (I am a back-up singer)





Les Mis (Upper class citizen, ie. barmaid):



It has been hard and a bit stressful to learn all of the music and choreography, but it is fun to be in the show. I will...however....be glad when it is over. Show Wed night, Thursday night, Friday night and 2 on Saturday! Crazy!!!!

Trick or Treat

Finally, after the first dress rehearsal that lasted from 8:30am till almost 5pm, I came home and helped Emily get ready for Trick or Treating. She was so excited she couldn't stand it. She already had her dress on, complete with princess shoes. I did her hair and let her wear some makeup. She LOVED that.



Mom the motorcycle chick, dad, and Princess Cinderemily:


Tons of friends:


Look at all that candy!


What a night!