Babies are a Hoot Baby Shower

Months upon months ago I was lucky enough to have a baby shower in honor of our sweet baby boy.  I intended to post these before he was born...almost 4 months ago...but I'm going with "better late than never".

"Babies are a Hoot" Banner and gift table

The Spread

The Entry Table

Felt Hoot Owls, Wishes for Baby Cards, Party Favor Boxes, Meal Sign Up

The Party

We made an alphabet book with all the scrapbooking supplies we could gather.

The idea originated from this blog, 

but I preferred a smaller, sturdier book so we used 6"x6" card stock.

Home School Guides

Once upon a time ago I had grand intentions of posting our homeschool preschool lessons as we completed them.  Then along came baby...so I apologize for not posting these as they were current to us.  Each guide was put together as a thematic unit utilizing entirely free resources from either the entire or our local library.

• Healthy Bodies - Original Blog Post
• Weather - Original Blog Post
• Gardens (plants)
• Farms (animals)
• Family (new baby)

Fair Isle Hats for the Hoot Kids

I love love love Fair Isle knitting.  I enjoy the process and the end result.  I love watching the pattern develop as I knit.  I started with this pattern but then had to shorten it a great deal.  My gauge was apparently too long.  Lil' Hoot already loves hers.  I'm hopeful this one will fit My Boy well from the start.  I hope to make it a tradition to knit them both hats each year, or at least each year until they get "too cool" for it.

Ear Flap Hat for My Boy

I made this same Ear Flap Hat for Lil' Hoot.  It fit her very well and was perfect for the whole winter.  I fear that this one will be too large for My Boy but only time will tell.  I started a crochet edge for it several times but it seemed to make the hat stretch even larger so I gave up (for now at least).

Stranded Cowl

Part of the Making for Me week I did back in August.  I know that with the new baby coming I will be wearing him in front of me much of the time and I remember my neck always being chilly when I did so with Grace.  Scarves never worked well so I thought a cowl would be the perfect solution.  This great yarn (a wonderful gift) was calling to me from my stash.  I started off with this pattern but then changed it to knit in the round. I just like the look better for this yarn.