Luke 10:27 (toddler remix)

jesse caught this on tape (though in the dark) back in may and i just now found it on our youtube. it's kind of awesome. 

i have a horrible knowledge of the bible and at my age, memorizing scripture (now that i actually want to) is really hard for my old, crusty brain. so it is pretty cool to see judah writing this stuff on his heart and in his mind so young because i know tha, at his age, this stuff sticks and will be at his grasp for decades (i know this because i can still recite almost the entire animaniacs themesong...what a waste of neurons).

since jesus' message is something we believe with all of our being, we feel like it is invaluable to teach our children about him from the get-go. obviously their faith must become their own, in time. but as believers, even if judah goes his own way or even denies jesus at some point in his story, we feel it's our duty as believing parents to have ingrained these truths in him. 

do yall do memory verses with your kids? is their capacity to memorize astounding? what age can you start this? what are the most important verses that you want your kids to know? edukeight me!

the queens of scarves

eleven months ago, i posted a tutorial here that utterly changed my blogging life. thanks to this scarf capturing the uber-chic style of the inspiration piece, that post caught fire (like a mockingjay, mo-mo fo-fos!) on pinterest and brought lots of DIY'ers here.

i am so thankful because many of those pinny visitors have stuck around and really fanned the flames of my blogging passion with their encouragement and presence.

back at the end of that tutorial, i begged anyone who tried the project to please email me a picture of their finished product. i filed the first few of these away and forgot that i had intended to publish them all at one time. 

well i guess i went on an ADD bender and completely forgot (though they kept coming in) for almost a year. 

today i rectify that by giddily showing off the work of some amazing sewists, crafters, pinners and DIY'ers. 

a few things i noticed:

1. there are 52 pictures here in 4 columns or 13. just like a pack of cards (hence the post title)

2. there are some PRETTY ladies who tried this tutorial.

3. the average DIY'er who tried this is far more creative than me and these ladies showed off so many cool color, fabric (silk! sweaters!), pattern (look for the cool knot changes) and size variations (find the adorable toddler in a baby version!)

aces, every one.

and of course, there are 2  jokers in every pack:

happy anniversary to lena today! (sorry i almost forgot to add you to the pack and that you and dan and [unpictured] elizabeth used the tutorial for your first ever sewing project!)

seeing this makes my heart buzz. if i ever spot one of these scarves on a passerby in the street, i may attack with love and snuggles because that would be simply otherworldly.  (who's got my bail money for the day that that happens and i get thrown in the pokey for flagrant groping?).

it's beyond belief that i even get to see these on the internet and to know that the ones i make in my etsy shop (127 so far, i think!) are out there too, being worn by beautiful people all over the country and the world. 

the internet can be a discouraging place (my first ever hate-comment was actually last week, on this tutorial), but my experience has been overwhelmingly wonderful and affirming. seeing all of these scarves all together made by so many far-flung hands is one of the coolest bloggy moments i have ever had.

thanks to everyone who has ever tried, looked at, pinned, read, or even just rolled their eyes toward my scarf tutorial post!

and thanks for letting me be sentimental and pollyanna sweet for a moment here...over a scarf. 

did any of yall end up here through some internet rabbitty hole with this scarf at the beginning?

*if i somehow left out your picture, send it to me again. and if you never sent one in at first, go ahead and keep them coming! i save ALL of these in a special folder in my email (putapuredukes (at) gmail (dot) com) and will publish every single one that comes in!

weekendry

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here are a million awesome things about our weekend past. with photographic evidence. ready, set go.

jesse and i had a date night thanks to free monthly childcare provide by a local church. we took the van because pimpin' dont take the weekend off, yall.

we had a coupon at dinner and to be able to use it, we had to spend a certain amount. this leads to me + a cocktail. jesse never objects to me getting a drink and him not getting one because i am a massive lightweight who drinks maybe once a month and one good gin & tonic (plus a side of ginger ale to mix into it because i'm classy) makes me handsy, effusive and warm.

mcklayla is not impressed

but i am impressed by her bellying up to a barstool, knocking back a GLASS of OJ and rocking a stately pinky.

i fell deeper in love with this blurry blonde nugget.

i put together another outfit of my own that makes me feel like a million bucks. (and some proof that judah is still existent and beloved).

cranked out a few boppy covers

a trio of jewelry rolls joined the party

snapped this GEM of one sassy lady putting out the vibe in her awesome new hand me downs from her buddy reagan.

hung out at the amazing home of an even more amazing family from our church.

the kiddos shockingly shared AND we all got to see judah swim with NO FLOATIE for the first time! (my mom has been teaching him all summer when he stays with my folks, but for obvious reasons, she hadnt video'd it). it was insane to see the little fishy jump off the diving board and motor right over to me on the ladder since he has only ever been in a floatie or our arms in the water. bananas! last year we outsourced potty training to my folks and this year swimming! having teacher-parents is kind of the best. (update: we finally caught it on tape here).

we loved our saturday night hostess's potatopes so much that i made my own version for lunch sunday. this was the entirety of the meal. balance: it's not for everyone.

i had my skype session with my stylist, emily, from Tog +Porter. i am not skype savvy, (for aforementioned reasons of looking like ghostbusters villains on webcam) but i wanted to grab a screen shot of us in action without looking like a creeper--i had no clue how much she could see of what i was doing on my end--so i just blindly and sneakily hit the button once and didnt even check it until afterwards. this beauty was what i captured: both of us looking dubious and scared. dont worry, emily is awesome and i pretty much just want a service (fashion or cosmetic surgery) that makes me look exactly like her. the end.

and this evening we went back to church for the first ever fellowship meal in the new building. there were over 300 people there and it was beyond fun. there were FIVE TABLES of potluck desserts. i had thirdsies. including banana pudding which i usually hate, but was won over by individual chessman cookies on each portion...sweet moses.

layla evaded jesse for a hilarious length of time on this expansive plot of land to the side of the church.

wow. that's a lot of things. no wonder i needed 8 desserts at the end of the weekend..