vendor fun.

It's been months since I've sat at my sewing machine. Months. The last thing I think I sewed were Graham's crib sheets? Or maybe there was a little gift I whipped up for a friend? But otherwise? Nothing. So when a friend asked me if I wanted to participate in a vendor event that benefits a sweet two year old girl, I was all game! This was about two weeks ago. And, um, I had nothing in my stock of baby items to sell.

SO! To the sewing machine I went. I've whipped out some crib sheets, paci clips, coffee cuffs, bibs and sweet little headbands for babies. I'm still not done and the show is tomorrow morning at 9. Eek! Probably going to be a late night tonight. If I see you tomorrow, forgive me if I call you the wrong name. ::wink::

There are a lot of crazy things going on behind the scenes at our house right now. Choosing to jump in on this vendor event may have been poor timing, but it's for a great reason. Also, let's not discuss the fact that our upstairs air unit is broken. Which just happens to be where my sewing machine is. It was a comfy 93º up there a couple of nights ago. So that's fun?

But for real, it's my first vendor event and I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. It will probably be a smaller event, and I think that will be a great way for me to dip my toes in the water. I'm also silly-stupid excited about it. That could have something to do with my lack of sleep (Fitbit tells me I got four whole hours and one minute last night!), but I think it also has to do a little something with stepping out of my comfort zone and trying something new. Trying new things seems to be what I do lately...

packpack.

At Sawyer's school, they carry tote bags. Each class' tote bag is decorated according to who their teacher/room is. Sawyer's is decorated like a puppy and is really super-cute. Thankfully they are more geared to the itty bitty's size rather than the bag being as large as they are. But they ARE tote bags. Both straps SHOULD go on one shoulder. Not for Sawyer though. Nope. He likes to wear his like a packpack. And so we let him. Because it's cute. And really not worth the argument with a three year old.

that's my jam.

Perhaps you've seen the term Jamberry floating around? On your Facebook page maybe. Or perhaps in your Instagram feed. Or maybe it's a brand new term to you. If that's the case, let me introduce you!

Jamberry, friends. Friends, Jamberry. These little guys are heat-activated nail wraps that you can apply in the comfort of your own home. And they're also super durable (lasting up to 10 days on your hands with no chipping). I've recently become a consultant for Jamberry and I received my starter kit in the mail yesterday. We had a long day and didn't get home until almost 8 p.m. I had a few other things I needed to take care of (like feed the baby and sew a few things for an upcoming vendor show), so it was close to 10 before I was able to dive in and check out my new goodies.

That didn't stop me from applying my jams though. Nope! It was super easy to apply them myself; even my right hand looks good. Y'all know how hard it can be to apply something with your "wrong" hand, right? Anyway, applied my jams and was good to go. Best thing? I didn't have to wait for my nails to dry before I got in bed. That's right! They were done, I jumped in bed, tucked my hands up under my pillows and this morning, they still look perfect. No sheet marks or texture to be found (tell me you know what I'm talking about!).

So yeah, I'm kind of in love. Showed my nails off to the boys this morning and Sawyer was all, "Wow, those are purty," and Cayden was all, "Um, how did you do that?!?!" Even little boys are impressed. Ha! I have my launch party coming up at the end of the month. If anyone is interested in coming, let me know and I'll shoot you my address.

(Also, Lego movie reference, but I can't get "That's my jam!" out of my head. These nail wraps? They're totally my jam.)

graham learns a new trick.

And... wait for it. Wait for it. Ta-da! I love the surprised look in his eyes when he succeeds. Cayden and I both applauded him. Oh, grammy-Graham, you're growing up too fast!

sawyer: first day of 3k.

We wrestled with the idea of putting Sawyer in school this fall. But earlier this year, when he asked if he could go to school like Cayden does, we knew it was time to register him. We wondered how he would handle being somewhere on his own all day. Nugget has a bit of a dependence streak where he needs someone around to help him and hang out with him. We also wondered how he would do on drop-off his first day.

Turns out, all he needed was a little independence. Since Cayden started kinder a few weeks back, he's been asking when his school would start. When Cayden starts telling us something that happened at school, Sawyer would start his own school story – never mind that he hadn't started school yet.

So this morning, we lined up for 3k drop-off. Sawyer was bouncing around in the back seat just waiting for his door to be opened so he could go into his class. He hopped down out of the car, threw his bag up on his shoulder, told us "bye!" and was off. No looking back. He rocked it. Now we'll just say a little prayer that his entire day goes as well.

And me? Oh, no worries. I was surprised by the tears, but was able to dry them up just as quickly. Jeremy and I are both really happy the Nugget is getting to go to school. And we can't wait to hear about his day this afternoon.