Indianapolis Children's Museum

A couple of week ago, we were invited by another family to go to the Indianapolis's Children's Museum. It was our first time going and we were in awe of it! It is the largest children's museum in the world. We did not have the time or energy to see all of the museum but what we did see was fantastic. Giana loved the Gecko Exhibit and Mr. Bear's PlayHouse. Here are some pics of our first visit to the children's museum:

Someone doesn't look too excited for the museum ;)

Gecko's and Trains

                              

Sunkissed Creations

For Giana's huge bow collection, I decided to make a special bow holder for her room. In an older post, I had been using ribbon bow holders. Check it out here. The ribbon holders are now filled, so I wanted to make something that can also be used as art work on a wall in her room. I bought some cork board, fabric, ribbon, and buttons to make a special bow holder. 

1. I painted the frame of the cork board red. 

2. I glued the fabric on the cork board and used yellow ribbon to frame it. 

3. Buttons were glued on to bring more color and interest. 

4. Lastly, I added Giana's bows!

As Giana gets older, she can use this as a jewelry holder by using the buttons to hold necklaces and bracelets.

 Check out the pictures:  

 I was inspired to make this bow holder by my friend Christy Kempson. Christy's craft business is called SunKissed Creations.  She creates a lot of wood pieces into coat/towel holders, book shelves, and so much more. She made this amazing jewelry holder. She used buttons and clothes pins to hang the jewelry. Awesome! Check it out:

 Here are some of her other Sunkissed Creations:

I am going to have her make a couple of book shelves for baby boy's room. If you are interested in  Christy's work  please email her at christykempson@gmail.com for more information.

Thanks for reading! -AGM

Papa and Nana's Visit

My mom and dad came to visit last week. They were a great help with watching Giana and helping prepare for her new baby brother's arrival. I put my dad to work on painting furniture and he did a great job. I will share the his hard work soon! 

Giana was certainly spoiled for the five days they were here. Giana loved patting Papa's "ball" head. She is hilarious! Giana also had her first haircut. Nana did a great job even with a squirming 17 month old!

I hope you enjoy the pictures of Papa and Nana's visit. Thanks for reading! -AGM

Papa and Nana

Going for a ride!

Of course, we took Giana for some pasta!

Giana's first haircut

Nana did a great job!