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Category: Atticus

Tutorial: Kid’s Bow Tie

Posted on: September 28, 2013 Last updated on: August 18, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
This Kid’s Bow Tie tutorial is so easy you barely need to know how to sew to make this bow tie, I promise. You can sew this it by hand if you felt like it.  And isn’t it worth it for…
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Toddler Tweed Blazer

Posted on: October 21, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
My little guy is so dang cute in his 11th Doctor get up that I think I might turn him into one of those little dandies that wears fancy pocket squares everywhere he goes. With how adorable kids clothes have…
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Doctor Who Family Halloween Costume

Posted on: October 17, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
This might not mean anything to you at first glance, but if it does mean something to you, it REALLY means something to you. While Atti is young enough to let us get away with it, we love dressing up…
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Indoor Swing for Therapy

Posted on: September 5, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
Every kid deserves a swing, and this version can be used inside or even moved for people like us who live in a rental. Atti’s favorite activity in therapy, hands down, is getting to go on the swing. That was…
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A Place for All Those Little Pieces

Posted on: April 23, 2011 Last updated on: November 12, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
Don’t you wish every toy came with a carrying case? I finally had enough and decided to make my own. At Atti’s birthday party a couple of months ago, he got a bunch of really cool presents that have been…
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Vinyl Splashmat

Posted on: April 8, 2011 Last updated on: September 28, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
Man, kids make such a mess. It’s almost worth getting a dog just to clean up the mess left on the floor. 3 years into Atti’s little life, and I’m just now addressing the mess he makes at food time.…
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Presents for the Entourage

Posted on: April 19, 2010 Last updated on: October 17, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
Wednesday was our last day with Atti’s therapists and it was awful. These women have been my support system for the last two years. Atti’s OT has been seeing him since he was 4 months old. The ladies from HOPE…
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The Social Model of Adversity

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