Wednesday, January 26, 2011

our favorite christmas gift, by far...

...came from aunt jessica this year.


a tie-dyeing kit complete with plain white t-shirts and socks,
just begging to be painted.


i am relatively brave,
but not brave enough to try this with all three boys at once.


we tried to mix it up a little bit.
this one was my favorite,
a little stripe-y, a little swirl-y.

tie-dyeing

next time i will wear the gloves.

forgot the gloves

the end result?
voila!


as my korean adoption friend janet commented on f.b.,
cute and groovy, all at once.




11 comments:

Aunt Jessica said...

I love being a subject in your blog!! Future blog headline: Aunt Jessica's favorite Christmas gift! I think it's about time...

Christy said...

So fun! They turned out great! :)

Grace said...

cute!! i totally heart those socks ;)

Michelle said...

You are so daring, girl! Love the socks!

Yvonne said...

yes! I want the Aunt Jessica's favorite Christmas gift blog post too :)

and love the story behind the shirts - that looks like a lot of fun to make. And very brave, mama!

Krista said...

That is so cool!! Awesome gift!

Anonymous said...

You are uber brave, but the results were worth it! I love the shirts and socks.

Colleen said...

wow!!! aunt jessica rocks...as well as mommy for letting the boys do this!!! i sooo want to get this for noah now. would be fun for him and colin to do at one of their playdates. :)

JoJo said...

Love the finished project!

Pix said...

Wow, this is a totally great gift idea! Did it come with the super duper plastic counter protection? Love it!

Janet said...

Well...this will teach me a lesson...getting behind on blogs...I didn't even know I had a quote floating around out there.
:-)
I meant it...they are cute AND groovy...all at once.

What a fun gift. What a BRAVE Mama you are to try this with THREE boys! Whoa. I'd have a stroke for sure.

Our Adoption Timeline

  • December 23, 2009- Adoption Finalized.
  • May 7th, 2009- Family circle complete in Madison.
  • May 6th, 2009- Mama's got Rubin in Seoul.
  • May 4th, 2009- meet Rubin
  • April 23rd, 2009- Visa Interview
  • April 22nd, 2009- TRAVEL CALL!!
  • April 14th, 2009- Packet 3
  • April 7th, 2009- NVC out
  • April 1st 2009 (no foolin')- I171 received
  • March 9th, 2009- I171H received
  • February 27th, 2009- progress report from SWS
  • February 24th, 2009- Fingerprinted at USIS
  • February 19, 2009-Rubin's legals arrive in state.
  • February 16, 2009- mailed referral acceptance.
  • February 12, 2009- received referral paperwork.
  • January 29, 2009- verbally accepted referral
  • January 27, 2009- received unofficial referral.
  • January 20, 2009- I600A received and filed with the Dept. of Homeland Security
  • January 16, 2009- submitted I600A
  • January 12, 2009- homestudy document complete.
  • January 12, 2009-received Foster Home Licensing
  • December 22, 2008- A.I.A.A. director approves application, establishes our file, and requests our homestudy documents from J.D.
  • December 5, 2008- submitted Foster Licensing application.
  • November 25, 2008- A.I.A.A. accepted official application.
  • November 15, 2008- submitted formal application to A.I.A.A.
  • November 13, 2008- final homestudy meeting.
  • November 12, 2008- autobiographies completed.
  • October 30, 2008- second homestudy meeting.
  • October 22, 2008- received formal application from A.I.A.A.
  • October 14, 2008- first homestudy meeting.
  • October 1, 2008- submitted pre-application to Americans for International Adoption and Aid
  • September 25, 2008- submitted application packet to Adoption Advocates, Inc.
  • September 18, 2008- first meeting with social worker (J.D.)
  • August 2008- decided to adopt

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