No longer a baby...

Today Elizabeth is a toddler!

Elizabeth took her first unassisted step on Monday, November 22 in front of both of her parents while she was visiting Nathan's office for lunch. Today, November 28 - one day after her first birthday, she has decided that she is a toddler. Our little girl is growing up!


Toddling from Nathan Marvelle on Vimeo.

#6 First Birthday Button Onesy

For Elizabeth's first birthday party with our friends this weekend, I made Elizabeth this little shirt.  I ironed on a cut-out "1" and then added buttons of different colors. She seemed to like it. And as you will see from another post, she hardly got a crumb on it, so I think she will be able to wear it on her actual birthday.

#4 Allen Toussaint Concert

So this is not a craft, but it fits into my description of "artsy"...  

On November 7, Nathan and I went to see the famous jazz pianist, Allen Toussaint with special guests Nicholas Payton & the Joe Krown Trio feat: Joe Krown, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, & Russell Batiste.  The whole first act (~1hr) featured only the "special guests", and I didn't think that they were that special.  I was very close to asking Nathan if we could go home, but I am so glad we stuck around.  During the second act they rolled out a grand piano, and Toussaint wowed the audience.  He was very chatty which I always enjoy.  I love to hear back stories about inspiration and context of the musician work. It also gives you a little insight to who the person really is. Toussaint is really interesting and his work is great.  I can't believe that he has a catalog of over 600 songs! 

Here is a sample of him playing Southern Nights