Let's Ketchup

As a blogger it's always been really hard not to share

all our special moments as foster parents,

but now that this "small Fry" is ALL MINE

it's time to dish out the sweet stuff.

Pete's 1st party was pretty much pulled together at the very last minute. 

It was hard to face celebrating an entire year of this sweet baby boys life

knowing he could be taken away from us at any time.

But although he wasn't ours legally, 

he was MY baby boy.

So we went forward with throwing a over-the-top 

1st birthday party, so that my husband and I

along with our friends and family could celebrate

this special little man who had brought us all

so much joy and fun the last past year.

Pete LOVES french fries, and especially Ketchup

so it just seemed so fitting to run with the theme.

I could not believe my luck 

when I spotted these mustard and ketchup bottles

at the dollar store. The packaging said they were paint bottles

but the entire pack all red and yellow!!!

I love the idea of smash cakes,

but we were on a pretty tight budget

so I thought we would try a bowl full of ketchup instead

and boy was it fun!!!

It took a bit before he really got into it...

but once he got the idea

boy did he go for it!

I'm so glad we decided to make Pete's birthday just as special

as if he had been our baby boy all along.

I would have forever regretted it,

and felt pretty crummy about going all out for baby girl's birthday

which will be here in just one short month. 

After throwing Pete's party I was kinda stuck on the idea

of ketchup and mustard, 

and so began a series of sketches of anthropomorphic fast food friends.

It took 7 months but I finally turned those rough ideas

into a series of 7 embroidery patterns

which is now available in my 

Kitschy Digital Shop.

I'm a novice at embroidery but I'm pretty happy with how 

these two tops turned out

and must confess that I think I caught the embroidery bug

it's kinda relaxing... and a great road trip activity.

Photo-shoot with two charming young men

is in the forecast for these two tops.

Can't hardly wait!! 

P.S. You can now follow silly ol' me on instagram 

for "behind the scenes" of current projects

and life at home with my kiddos.