Butterflies and F-22's

Tonight I finished the dress set that I started on last night. One of my co-workers ordered it for her daughter and supplied the fabric, which is so cute. The A-line jumper is reversible and the bloomers coordinate with both sides of the jumper. I experimented and made a matching reversible headband out of some of the scrap material. I think it turned out well and is adorable.

I love the butterfly pattern and the bright blue and green color scheme.









It just says "Spring" and "sunshine" to me.



My "model" is actually a doll that I've had since I was about 6 or 7 years old. My Paw Paw gave it to me, along with similiar dolls to each of my female cousins. She's tagged along behind with every move that I've made, stuffed into closets, sat in storage, or biding her time in the attic. Then one day when I needed a way to display an outfit to figure out the length, I remembered little Dolly, all alone in the attic. : )

She's not nearly as cute as my real life model, my somewhat niece Chloe, but she does in a pinch.









We went to the airshow on Sunday. We were going on Saturday but it rained all day so we waited for Sunday's show. It was actually fun and the weather was perfect - sunshine and a breeze so we weren't sweating, freezing, or wet. Eli and I spent the day hiding under hats and sunscreen...got to love us pale people. Eli really enjoyed seeing the planes but his favorite activity, by far, was the bouncy blow-up things that were set up for the kids. They had an entire hangar full of them, so he was in heaven! There were also miniature replicas of various aircraft that were pedal-type toys, so he got to pretend he was flying one of those several times. It was more like he steered while Jeremy and I took turns pushing it around the "air space."



Eli fell asleep while we were waiting for the Navy Blue Angels to perform. He was bundled up in Jeremy's windbreaker, sitting in my lap and the next thing I knew, he was sound asleep. We bought him little ear plugs for $1, which made the day so much more pleasant (I bought a pair too. Only Jeremy was man enough to go without)

Jeremy and Eli entertained themselves during the down time by making weird noises with their mouths and doing famous fighting scenes in slow motion...at least, I think that's what they were doing.







The people sitting behind us were a little strange (sorry, no pictures of them)...almost normal by PC standards but the kids (who looked to be about 10 and 12) kept hitting me on the shoulder to say, "Look up there" or "Did you see that?" Meanwhile, what appeared to be their father alternated between yelling at them to sit down and refusing to take the one kid to the bathroom, despite his obvious distress - I mean, how many times do you have to hear "I've REALLY got to go!" before you figure out, "Hey, maybe my kid needs to go to the bathroom." Something about me, I attract crazy wherever I go.