Beach Bums, Back to School, and Baby Bumps

The summer is winding down and Baby Scarlett (yep!!!) will arrive before we know it. Thanks to Darin's sis and bro-in-law, we had an end-of-the-summer vacation at Huntington Beach. They have a beautiful beach house that accommodated a large crowd of Lunts! It was a perfect way to end the summer...Family+Beach+No Schedule = Heaven! Some of Darin's sisters and their families were able to come too...there is nothing like having cousins to play with! I wish I had taken pictures at the house with the other family members..seems like I only broke out the camera at the beach. Thanks again Robbie and Amy!

My cousin, Rhonda, lives in Southern California and was so awesome to bring her brood down to play with us at the beach. This is Kate, Chloe (Rhonda's daughter), and Allie.

All of our kids together...

Rhonda and me...I'm not sure if this picture does it justice but we look more like sisters than cousins. It's so funny how that happens sometimes! We hadn't seen each other in 10 years! At that time neither of us had kids, and now we both have 4 (well almost ;-)! I loved that we could just sit and talk for hours while the kids played, I love friends/family that you can pick right up with even if it's been a decade since you last got together!

Most of our beach time was spent with Darin's sister Donette and her family. This is Roman, Brady, and Kate. Donette's boys are just the right ages for our kids, they played all day and night until we forced them into bed!

Tyler dug a big hole for the kids. They ran and jumped in it, dug in it, and played until the tide came in and washed it away. They even found an extra friend (not sure who the little blonde girl is) along the way.

We went to an aquarium..can't remember the name. Ha But it was a lot of fun. The kids got to touch all kinds of starfish, stingrays, and other stuff...where was my camera for that?!

1st Day of School. Not sure why but everyone must take a picture in front of their door on the first day of school....this was actually after school because my camera wasn't working that morning. Happy to say that the girls are loving their teachers and we couldn't be happier with them either (lots of prayer that they would get the right one for them)! Oh, and yes I made them wear these outfits the 1st day, with the promise they could pick whatever they wanted after that. Ha!

She's coming.....

Sew Fun! 5 New Projects

Yes, making babies makes me crafty. Maybe it’s part of my “nesting” stage. It seems that my little sister, Jill, is going through the same thing. I’m loving it and wanted to share some of my fun with you.

1st project – Binky Clip
The fabric (ric-rac ribbon from Joann's) snaps on and off so I can wash it. I sure hope she’ll take a binky because this turned out so stinking cute – AND because I’m a big fan of “plugs”.


This is an old broach I had. I clipped off the pin and sewed some elastic around it so it slides over the clip. I should have taken a picture of the plain clip..oops.

2nd project – Headband that matches the Binky Clip (Allie made this!)

Allie has the sewing bug even more than I do and she’s planning a big post soon to showcase her creativity. For now she said it’s okay if I show you this cute headband that she made Baby S or Baby B (read and vote below!). Didn’t she do a great job?!

3rd project – Boutique-d Outfits for the Girls

When we were in Utah, Darin’s cousin’s wife (did you follow that?) had their daughter in THE CUTEST PANTS EVER. I asked her about them and sure enough, she’d made them. I took notes and came home determined to make some for my girls.

The girls refused to wear these cute white jeans – it was too hot or they didn’t have anything to match…well, time went by and they got too short. So I turned them into capri’s and added the “Boutique” accents.

I purchased these shirts at Target for $7 and just added the grosgrain ribbon down the front and ruffled it for the sleeves.

This was the shirt before. It had some lace and rhinestones...tacky ;-)!

4th project – Hospital Gown for Post-Delivery

No, I AM NOT wearing this to deliver in! BUT, I really don’t like the hospital gowns that you have to wear after you deliver either. The nice thing about the hospital gowns is that they are easy to nurse in. I saw some really cute ones on Etsy but I didn’t like the feel of the fabric nor the price tag.

One night as I was going to bed I thought up this little creation, went to Target the next day and found the perfect dress to make it all happen! So…this is a regular Liz Lange black jersey maternity dress. It cost $25. The sleeves were one simple seam, so I unstitched it, added snap ribbon (find it at Joann’s), and have since been deciding how to embellish it. I think I’ll add a black braid to the neckline (it’s so boring)…paired with leggings I can wear it as a regular post-delivery dress but it will be so easy to nurse in! Yay!

This was one of my first ideas to embellish the neckline...but uhhhh it doesn't quite look like hospital-wear. This is why I love my "Coco"..I get to play around with designs before it's too late. So...now I'm thinking I'll simplify this to just a black braid (out of jersey) around the neckline. I like that it will hide the snaps so I can still wear it to church or on errands but can nurse so easily. I think I'll look for more tops like this convert into nursing tops!

I still have some projects on the brain…so we’ll see if I can squeak them in before THE BIG DAY!

PS – I’ve loved reading everyone’s opinions below, thank you! If you haven’t commented yet, feel free to! Oh and Ellen – thanks for the warning…she will never be called Scar!!!! Hahaha

I really want/need your opinion....

So we're getting down to the wire and I thought I was settled on the name Bria but I'm still not sure. I cannot believe it but I actually got Darin to agree to Scarlet as the "backup name". Seriously!!! (The kids helped by telling Darin that he wasn't a "true Buckeye" if he didn't like the name. Ha!)

So my dilemma is that sometimes I worry that a name will somehow create a personality in a child...does that make sense? Meaning if you name your child "Bubba", he will live up to that name - not that there's anything wrong with that. ;-) Most people have only heard of the name Scarlet in relation to Scarlet O'Hara (whom I adore more than you can possibly comprehend) or some Hollywood actress, Scarlet Johanson???. Anywho - Scarlet O'Hara was a very strong woman with a super strong personality...will naming my baby Scarlet make her a tad too strong willed??? Will people just assume that she is overbearing because of her name? Has no one seen that movie nor read the book and so I'm creating an image that only I know about?! Bria, on-the-other-hand, sounds like a very sweet little girl. Right? My pregnant brain is probably crazy and I'm revealing too much of it, but I seriously need to know what other people think of the name Scarlet.

PS - If we name her Scarlet, I don't think I want to use Dallas as her middle name. I know! I'm thinking of a family name instead...yet to be decided.

PPS - You will not believe the sewing I've been doing. This week I hope to post pics of outfits that I "boutique-d" for the girls, the "hospital gown" I made (yes, I have a problem with hospital fashion), binky clips, headbands, and who knows what else!!! Making a baby makes me want to make more stuff I guess.

PPPS - If we name her Scarlet, we'll betroth her to Grey Buxton (Ruth's son) and then they'll be Scarlet and Grey...as in OSU's colors for you non-Buckeye fans. ;-) Allie says they'll have a son named Brutus. Haha Sorry, it's late and I need to stop now.