This is soo cute...

I thought this cute little purse might be a sewing project that Kaylee and I could accomplish together. The pattern was super easy and went together very quickly. But as she and I worked through some of it I quickly realized she's still a little young to be actually sewing. So her expertise became "fabric selections" She went through my fabric stash and would frequently say "This is soooo cute"(said with a Valley Girl accent, yes I know I'm dating myself with that one) Then she would mix and match until she found just the right combinations.

So after 5 minutes of sewing Kaylee's bag, guess who was right there asking when I was going to make her bag. Mia picked out the hot pink material and left the coordinating pieces to Kaylee and I. She only cared about the PINK. I raced against the clock on Friday night trying to beat the power outage caused by the hurricane. I had one little 4" seam in the lining to go when the power went out. So in true pioneer fashion......the next day we plugged the sewing machine into the generator so I could present Mia with her completed bag, just like her big sister's.

The bags came in quite handy as the girls packed for leaving after the storm and I believe Kaylee's bag became a squirrel nest on the ride to Nana's.

(And speaking of the squirrel we have come to the realization that we are indeed NOT nature re-habers. We tried but unfortunately Skipper only lived another 8 days after the storm. We assured the kids that it was nothing they had done, it is highly likely he had internal injuries that we were not aware as a result of the fall from the nest. Sounds good doesn't it? Think they'll believe that about our fish?)