Little Sloane turned 2 this past Saturday so it was a Elmo filled day! To start the Elmo activities, I made Sloan an Elmo dress!
I found this red jumper at a consignment shop in North Carolina for $4!!! I knew I couldn't buy the fabric and pattern for that, so I knew I could just redo it.
I next had some grosgrain ribbon, so by turning the tension on my machine all the way up, I made ruffles for the bottom.
I then made the Elmo using soft blanket material and felt. I then straight stitched it on. Afterwards, I added a few more details.
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| Elmo cut out |
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| I pinned and then straight stitched it on |
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| After i stitched Elmo's face on, i painted in the eyes and outlined everything |
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| A few more touches and TADA! |
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| Bows to match |
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| Back of the dress |
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| Elmo |
When Saturday finally rolled around, we had lots of surprises lined up for little Sloane. The first being a trip to the Mall to see Elmo! When I first saw the commercial for Elmo being at the Mall, I really didn't think it would be a huge deal. Well...I was wrong. I'm pretty sure there was close to 1 million people at the Mall. So sweet Leah and I decided to stick it out. Luckily we had some friends ahead of us so it wasn't so bad. We stood in line for an hour and a half....
At first, Sloan saw Elmo and was really excited!!
Then, we got a little closer. The first characters in line were the Disney Princesses and she was a little skeptical but they were ok....the beauty queens were ok too....
Minnie and Mickey Mouse were next and surprisingly she LOVED Minnie!! She even gave her a kiss on the nose. Leah caught the moment perfectly! Mickey on the other hand only got a five.
After a few superheroes she had not interest in, it was finally time for Elmo. Here it was, the BIG MOMENT. The moment I was sure she would remember for the rest of her life as one of the best things that ever happened to her. I imagined she would latch on to Elmo's fuzzy red leg and never want to let go. This was the dream that I had for an hour and half of standing in line. This is what happened:
Failure.
She did get a cookie and she liked that.
On the way home, she got to where "Kenny's" (that what she calls me because she can't say Niki) sun glasses.
Next we were off to Nanny's house for Sloane's Elmo Party! She had a blast!
She first had to put on here Elmo outfit. She loved seeing herself in her dress. She kept wanting to go get the mirror and see herself.
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| Sloane and Nanny |
We then let her open gifts!
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| Opening her gift from "Kenny" & Nant (what she Gantt) |
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| Loving her Bear! Sorry it's blurry. She's a woman on the move! |
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| Showing Beth her Bear |
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| Another one? |
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| OOOHH an Elmo book... |
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She loved her Bear so much. She carried it around forever!
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| Bake helped her open the rest |
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| Elmo! |
She didn't know about Elmo talking so much. She kept telling him to "Stop." She then tried to close his mouth. She loved treating him like a baby.
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| Stop Elmo! |
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| Beautiful Birthday Clothes |
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| She liked this one a lot |
Her favorite gift came from Jack, Jill, Leah and Blake and was a stroller! She loved pushing her new toys around in it. She then wanted to sit in it....
Cake time!
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| On the Left is the Elmo sign I made |
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| Bake lighting the candles for the birthday girl! |
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| Sissy helping Sloane blow out the candles |
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| Wonderful Family Picture |
Now let's eat!
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| Getting down to business... I can't help but to think, "Who's mama's little piggy?" Anyone know what I'm talking about? hahaha |
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| Little cake face |
After a good bath, it was time to wind down Sloane's 2nd Birthday...
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| Talking to Pop...and yes that is the play stroller she got from her birthday. |
Happy Birthday Little Sloane! Hope was as wonderful as you deserve!
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