Merry Christmas!

the perfect snowflake

a couple of years ago someone in my family (probably Nick or Kim...their both so smart and creative) figured out how to make the perfect snowflake...EVERY TIME!

I love this trick because my snowflakes always came out looking like a preschooler made them. But with this trick no matter what cuts I make, it looks amazing every time. 

Materials needed
scissors
paper
scrap bucket
baby...optional

first, if your paper is 9 1/2 X 11" like mine fold one side over and cut off extra to make a square

fold again

and again

This is the point where most people stop folding and start cutting

But this is where the most important part of the perfect snowflake happens. one more fold!

instead of bringing corners together, fold the side over with one corner popping out. like this:

Now cut that corner off!

Now you have the perfect snowflake template

why does this little trick make the PERFECT snowflake? Because instead of the snowflake coming out square shaped with 4 corners (which would have happened if you stopped before the secret fold) it comes out with 6 corners which is the "typical" snowflake shape

the best part about this secret is that no matter what cuts you make in it, it comes out looking great because the basic snowflake shape is already there!

Now go make some snowflakes and hang them in your window!

one month

We made it to one month! (even though this is a couple weeks late)

life with cal in his first month has been such a sweet experience! He is looking more and more like his daddy every day and he is calm and happy everytime he is with mommy :)

Cal LOVES his changing table. He can be fussy as ever and once I place him here, he is instantly calm

Cal loves music and lights. his eyes are alert and always looking around

Cal loves his daddy and LOVES to scrunch his forehead

Cal loves his binky, sucks CONSTANTLY
he also loves to sleep
and mommy likes to watch him sleep :)

Cal loves to be held more than anything...never wants to be put down

Cal loves to entertain us with his silly faces. still trying to figure out how to smile

Cal especially loves when his mommy puts him in silly hats

or maybe his mommy just loves it most

Cal loves to cry

Cal LOVES to lay in grass. except for a little bit of crying at first, he was happy the whole time we played

Cal loves Lucy. they're best buds already

we love our cal baby