Pattern Testing: Women's Leggings

This past week I was selected to be a pattern tester for one of my favorite pattern designers, Jocole.  Her patterns are modest and adorable for kids and adults alike.  Fabulous!

The pattern is for women's leggings.  Perfectly awesome considering I'm pregnant and wearing nothing but leggings from here on out.  She emailed the pattern out and I got to make some leggings and email her back some photos and my review.  Let me just tell you this pattern is AWESOME!

There's an option in there for either an elastic or foldover waistband.  I tried both out and I'm love the elastic.  It's super easy to put in there and there's no casings to fight and fiddle with.

The fit is fantastic and the pattern includes sizes XS-XXXL.  So there's for sure a size for everyone in here.  You can also choose full length, capri length, or shorts.  I'd highly recommend this pattern for you ladies out there who love leggings like I do!

Just the right accessory for my 26 week baby bump.  A pair of mustache leggings :)

The Big Gender Reveal

Yesterday was my 18 week ultrasound and appointment for the month, and that means it was the doc appointment where we got to find out the sex of the baby too.

Since Mr. SPC is away right now and couldn't join in on the ultrasound festivities, I had the ultrasound tech let me know when she was going to check the area, and I looked away while she printed a picture and wrote the sex down.  Then, she put the picture in an envelope and sealed it up and I took it home with me.

I didn't want to find out what the baby was without the Mr. there, so I waited until he got off duty and we called him on Facetime and opened the envelope "together."  We found out at the same time and I'm pretty sure it was the next best thing to seeing it in person together.  Thank God for modern technology!

Can you guess what the baby is just by the look on my military man's face???  P.S. That's my sis in law Cali, and me in that little window down there (and the top of Dieter's head).

So, what's your guess?





Did you guess girl???






Well, you'd be dead wrong if you did.

That's right.  The girls are officially outnumbered here in Sugarplumland.  I see visions of more trains, more superheros, more cars, and more dirt in my near future.  We're praising God for our little bundle, and we're super excited to meet him and "show him the Hulk" as Dieter said.  Now, let the naming begin!

Sugarplum Freebie: Valentine's Day Printable

Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, and I've been trying to find some cute, free, non-character Valentine's that I could print from my computer and let my kids sign (or color in Dieter's case) the back and then we could send them to family and friends.  I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for so I made my own and I'm sharing them with you here.  There's a boy and a girl version (one with a bow on the mustache and one without), so you can please the masses on the big day.

 You can click on the image and save it to your desktop to print it, or you can find it in Google Docs here for a higher quality print.  Orrrr, you can email me at sugarplumcuties(at)hotmail(dot)com and I can send you the orginal files.

I printed ours on some white cardstock and then let the kids go nuts on the back.  Easy peasy.

Happy Early Valentine's Day!