More Pinafores~ Ethan's Dinner and The Boys

OK guys. I must tell you I did not expect this but I totally get it. I spoke with my MIL today and mentioned making copies of the pattern. She expressed concern about this. Here is the logic. I purchased 2 pinafores from the Etsy store and paid for those items. My MIL felt fine about making a copy of the pattern because I paid for the original pinafores. She does not feel it is ethical to make copies of the pattern for others who have not bought one from the Etsy store. She feels like it would be cheating the lady who makes and sells them. I totally agree and so loved them that I would never want to dishonor this wonderful seller. So, with that said, there will be no copies of patterns. I just don't think it would be right. Sorry if I got your hopes up but I think this is the ethical thing to do. My MIL said you should just buy one and then if you are interested you can then make a copy of that one. That is probably the better route to take. Again, sorry if I got your hopes up but I totally encourage you to go to the Etsy store mentioned later in this post and purchase one. They are very well made and are totally cute. Thanks for understanding.

***FYI~~ So many of you have asked if my MIL made a pattern and yes she did. I will be asking her if she can make a copy of the patten for me and if she can then I will then make copies for all of you and send them to any of you who want them. Remember, the pattern she made is for Mia and it is small. Mia is 17 pounds and 29.5 inches (she mostly wears 6-12 month Gymboree and Gap clothes- bigger than that is way too big) so you can get an idea of how big the pinafore will be. You can always adjust the pattern for more length and girth if necessary. I will let you know when I get the pattern :)

Your never going to see the end of Mia in pinafores. I could not love them more and I think this is my favorite. This is one of the ones my mother in law Mary made for Mia. It is the pink paisley on one side and a green and pink plaid on the other. It is just adorable!! Mia is helping Kevin do a little trash can construction project in our kitchen at the time hence the red cord running all over the kitchen.

Tonight Ethan wanted to help me with dinner. I was pleased with that request as he usually is uninterested (Owen is my little cook). So Ethan took the helm and made our Beef Stroganoff. It turned out great and he was so proud of himself. Owen did nothing as he was in trouble because he was playing around while he was supposed to be doing homework. So he got to sit at the counter and do homework while Ethan and I cooked- which by the way was very hard for Owen because he loves to cook.

So while we were making dinner I saw that Owen had pulled out (again playing and not doing homework) some old pictures of the boys. They were so cute and I can hardly remember them being that little. I actually took pictures of the pictures so they are not good quality but I wanted to post them and did not want to have to scan. Anyway, it cracks me up how innocent they look- specifically Owen (oh don't let the picture deceive).

OK, this one cracks me up. I remember when this picture was being taken. Owen started getting fussy and I was trying to get a picture. So Ethan took it on himself to HOLD Owen in place so we could get the picture. Owen looks so distressed and it is so clear he is trying so hard to get away- check out his little 6 pack!! Anyway, it was fun looking at those old pictures. I will have to do this more often. I love looking back at old pictures.