The good news: No puking Bean last night.
The bad news:
2:45 am: BugWhile I felt great around 7:00 am, I have been vaguely queasy ever since, so I don't think the festivities are over yet. All I can say is thank goodness Kitty Daddy offered to clean up the bathroom before work! My hero!
3:30 am: Bug
6:45 am: Mama
7:15 am: Bug
Well, it looks more like a fire fighter's hat than it did a couple of days ago, but there is still a ways to go. If I'm understanding the pattern correctly, the part sticking out is the back edge of the brim (that hangs down a little in back) and I just joined in the round to work on the rest of the brim.
So far I am liking the KnitPicks Wool of the Andes. It works pretty easily, not quite as nice as Cascade 220, but for the difference in price ($3.58 vs. $6.50-$7.00 for 100 g), I don't mind the small difference in quality.
Since Bean was (mostly) her perky little self yesterday, I wrote off the middle of the night puke-fest to Independence Day excitement. She took a longer than average nap, which I figured was because of the late bedtime. However, at 3:00 am again this morning, 
Needless to say, we are planning a quiet day today with extra cuddles and naps. Yesterday was pretty low key, too...laundry day usually is! Of course, the laundry excitement is spilling over into today too...all the bedding. again.
We had a fun day for the fourth. We checked out the new municipal pool in the early afternoon. Both kids had a blast. The pool has a zero depth entry so they could explore a good chunk without hanging around someone's neck. There are also fountains and spraying things to play around in the shallow end. Bug is just a couple of inches too short for the water slides (minimum 42") and the first thing he asked this morning was if he was big enough for the slides now! They also have a water and sand play area that the kids had a lot of fun with.
After excellent naps all around (Kitty Daddy and I crashed too after the fresh air and sunshine), we had brats and kraut and watermelon for supper and then went to a fireworks display. There was also a fair going on so we walked around while we waited and saw some baby animals and Bug and Bean got to pet some tiny chicks and ducklings.
The fireworks were a lot of fun. They were a little loud for Bug, but he still enjoyed watching. Bean was feeling the effects of being up waaaay past her bedtime and mostly snuggled with me and her blanket while we watched. We didn't get home until around 10:30, so everyone was pretty tired.
We thought the grand finale was the big splashy display that ended the fireworks, but we were wrong. The grand finale was Bean barfing at 3:00 am. All over the bed, the blankie, the jammies and the hair. I guess it was just too much excitement for one day. I learned that there is no good way to get barf out of long baby hair without further upsetting said baby. Fortunately, once everything was out of her system and she got cleaned up, she went right back to sleep. Poor Beanie...
I don't often cross-post between my blogs, but I had to show this one off! For Bean admirers...admire away. For knitters, the details are here.
Of course, with a model this cute, how can it not look great???
Let's see, to review...the important stats are:
Pattern: Chiagu Crumpets
Yarn: Shine Worsted in Crocus
Needles: Denise Interchangeable in size 8 and size G crochet hook
Last night Kitty Daddy was channel surfing and ran across the original Jaws movie. It was close to the end, where the boat is sinking and the guy is shooting at the great white shark. When he finally hits the shark (side note: I did not know that great white sharks had the same tendency to explode on impact as a Pinto!) Bug said, "Oh no! The crocodilla broken!" We reassured him that (1) that crocodilla is, in fact, a shark, (2) the shark is actually a pretend shark, and (3) this is a movie, so it is all silly and pretend.
Oh, and was Richard Dreyfuss about 12 when this flick was shot??? Okay, maybe 17 to account for the unfortunate mid-70's facial hair situation? 
This was our reward for getting through the grocery shopping on Thursday with no (major) tantrums. Before we went to the grocery store, we stopped at Walgreen's and picked up some finger paints. Since Bug had such a great time with the watercolors and has been begging almost daily to paint, I thought we would try a new media. The top three paintings are Bug's:
And this one is Bean's:
She had fun not only with the painting, but also crumpling the painted paper. Gotta love the creative process! She also had a ball painting herself. I wanted to get a picture of that, but after errands and painting we were long overdue for a nap and everyone was starting to melt down.
Guess what came yesterday?? The book and yarn from KnitPicks!!! Does it look like a firefighter's helmet yet? No? Not even if you reeeeeeally squint? Huhn. Go figure.
I can't wait to start, but I have promised myself that I won't even swatch until I finish Bean's dress. I think I have finally figured out what I want to do for the shoulder straps after trying out a couple of different things. It doesn't help that the figuring out part is kind of picky work, so I have to find the rare moments when the kids won't be using me as a jungle gym while I knit.
This is an older finished project that I am finally getting around to posting. The pattern is Fairly Easy Fair Isle from Stitch 'n Bitch Nation by Debbie Stoller. Kate Watson is the designer. I used Wool-Ease Chunky (Lion Brand) in Charcoal, Blue Bell, Deep Rose, and Fisherman.
