DIY | Baby Legs

So I have been looking online at all of the adorable baby leggings that are yours for only $14.99 a pair...ugg. To me that seems pretty steep, and you can be assured that Tim thought it was crazy. I think they are too cute and as I was reading some old posts from one of my favorite blogs (www.styleberryblog.com) I ran across her DIY baby legs, it was so easy and I am so glad that I found the post. She was genius to think of this! SUPER EASY!
How To:
1.) find a pair of tube socks with a print that you like, I picked up a 3 pack at Wal Mart for $6.99
2.) Simply cut the foot part off of the sock
3.) Put a quick hem in the bottom part so it doesn't fray or stretch.



4.) Baby legs for $2 a pair! So stinking cute and SO easy!
These are long enough that they should last a while, but at $2 even if they don't I am not out near as much. I will now always be on the hunt for cute socks I can turn into leggings!

Adorable, but I am a touch bias!

Also, I mentioned that I found the idea on www.styleberryblog.com. I highly recommend checking it out, I love it! Shawna talks about life with a little one, photography, some cooking, and life in general. She is super creative so it is full of great DIY projects!

Bath Time

These pictures are a few weeks old, but so cute, I had to share.  Tenley has loved bath time from the start.  I don't think we have ever had a bath end or begin in tears.  I am sure I will eat my words soon, but it will be fun when she figures out how to splash and play in the water.  We will be moving bath time to the tub then for sure and not the kitchen. I just hope that she loves the swimming pool as much as she loves her bath.
Enjoy!

We have a pretty relaxed little one!

Snow Baby

With snow finally falling and covering the ground on January 10, 2011, we decided to take Miss Tenley out for some pictures and fun in the snow.  We got her all bundled up in her new snowsuit ( which I had just bought the weekend before at Macy's.  It was a great find, marked down from $50 to $10!!) It is so cute and plenty big, so hopefully we will get some more use out of it.  She actually loved being out there and was smiles the entire time.  Granted, we were only out about 10 minutes before we I decided that was enough.  I do have to say the cold didn't seem to phase her and she was toasty warm when we brought her in and out of her suit. 

Such a cute snow baby!

Daddy insisted on a snow angel, so look close :)

3 Months, 3 January 2011

3 months old, time is sailing by so quickly.  We are so blessed with such a sweet sweet baby girl.  Our days are full of smiles, giggles, coos, and fun, while our nights are full of SLEEP! Thankfully she is still doing so well sleeping through the night. She is always such a happy baby.  It has been amazing to see how much she has learned in the last month.  So many new "words" and we love hearing them everyday.  As you can tell by the pictures she has also discovered that her toes are a great way to spend some time.  They haven't made it to her mouth yet, but I am sure that is coming soon.

We took her in to be weighed on the 3rd and she is up to 12 lbs and 14 ounces.  Still in size 1 diapers and 0-3 month clothes. I think we have pretty much gotten to wear all of our outfits so at least that is a plus, I think we still have some time in them as well.

We did a quick photo shoot and this is some of what I got.  I still have so much to learn on our camera, but finding time to study it is a bit difficult.  Hopefully practice makes perfect!



I LOVE my toes!
 

Love those baby blues

 

Christmas Everywhere!

Many of you know that decorating is something that I love to do, so as I am getting ready to box up all of our Christmas decor for another year I figured that I would share it with those of you who didn't see it in person.  Tim and I love this time of year, and though it is quite a process I love to cover the house in Christmas cheer.  This year however, it did take a bit longer. We went from what was before solid 2 days of decorating to about 4.5 days with breaks for Tenley time and feeding interspersed!  Everyone keeps saying, we will see how much you do next year with a mobile little one...as long as it is safe for her, it will go up!  We want her to grow up with the same love for the Christmas season that her parents have!

So here is a tour through our house at Christmas time, Enjoy!:

Our family tree, it is filled with ornaments from our childhood, our lives together, and many baby's 1st Christmas ornaments!  I love the memories this tree holds more than anything.

My airplane tree and "flying Santa's" on the table, better picture of tree to come. One of the Santa's is an Airline Pilot and the other a Flight Instructor.

Tim's firefighter tree in the office

Many of these have been gifts, all of the Hallmark ones are from Tim's Dad who adds to our collection every year with the new Firefighter ornament!

Our room

tree in our room is simple, white lights and icicles

Miss Tenley's Door (thank you Grandma for the sign!)

Shelf across from Tenley's door

Nativity in Tenley's room, it was Tim's when he was young.  It is made of a rubber/plastic so will be great when she is old enough to play, it will be one that hands on will be encouraged!

bathroom (hopefully next year the one in our room will be renovated so it can be decorated too!)

Spare bedroom

Hallway

Front living room, the family tree is in this room basically next to me as I took this picture

More in the front room, the tall skinny Santa was one that Tim made as a child, and is one of my favorite decorations!

A tradition that we wanted to have with Tenley, even though she had no idea this year, we wanted it to be here from the very beginning!  If you haven't seen this before check out www.elfontheshelf.com, it is a great story.

More front room

Each year we add a Nativity to our collection, this one was Tim's mom's.

Tree in the dining area, I now realize that I forgot to take a photo of the dining room table, however it is kept very simple with only an Advent wreath, and garland on the light fixture. The vintage Santa was also Sue's (Tim's mom)

Airplane tree again, below is a close up of some the ornaments.  Dennis gets me the Hallmark airplane ornament each year, I love them!

Dining room wall

Kitchen

Candy garland is something that I found and LOVE, it is attached to a simple green garland, perfect for the kitchen!

Living Room

4 years ago we started getting the Kurt Adler Clothique Firefighter Santa, they are so neat and have great detail.

And the stockings were hung....I am planning to make new stockings before next year since I couldn't find one for Tenley to match.  Tim has wanted me to make them for a while and now with Miss Tenley I have a bit more motivation to get it done!

So there you have it, the Riggs house at Christmas.  We also do the outside, but I haven't gotten those pictures yet, and actually our lights decided to stop working the night before we went back to Phillipsburg for Christmas...go figure. Guess it is time for them to come down anyway.