This post is made in collaboration with several other bloggers as part of the Back to School Boys Blog Tour hosted by yours truly. Make sure to check out the other contributors at the end of this post!

You know those moments when you stop and realize exactly how much time has passed? You see that your baby is no longer a baby and doesn’t need you to hold his hand when he crosses the road. When he’s hungry he can grab a snack and open the tricky packaging all by himself. He can just walk out the door by himself to play with friends, while you sit inside wondering how you got to this point… Oh my word, how did my baby get so big??! I’ve been feeling all the feels lately about this little guy starting 1st grade and going to school full-time, and seeing him look so mature in this sweater I made for him is just the cherry on top. It’s official, Mr. R is a big boy.

School is back in session! Can I hear a hallelujah? I don’t know about you but my sewing game has tanked over the summer (just take a look at the lack of posts around here lately!). I’ve loved the play time we’ve been able to have, but I love making progress and staying busy even more. Bring on the school year structure!

One of the best ways to jump start a new chapter of creating is with a blog tour. Over the next week we get to see what eight different sewing bloggers made their boys for back to school. The only guideline they were given is to sew something that can be worn back to school, so I’m excited to see what they come up with!

One of the hardest things about breastfeeding your baby in public is maintaining a comfortable level of modesty. Nursing in public is a hotly debated topic, and I have no issues at all if you choose to do so cover-free! But chances are if you stumbled upon this post, you are not comfortable showing off the girls as you let your baby eat, and want to be completely covered no matter how much your baby wiggles. Today I am sharing with you my favorite full coverage nursing cover tutorial as part of the Sewspirational Summer Blog Tour 2018.

Thank you to Ah Baby! Custom Design for hosting this tour! Comment on this post to enter to win a giveaway of 6 patterns and one store credit to Gracious Threads, Little Kiwi’s Closet, 5 out of 4 Patterns, and Apple Tree Sewing.

Every June and November I make the same chocolate cake for my friend’s and her son’s birthdays. Why would someone want the same cake every year for their birthday? Because it’s darn good. Sooo good, guys. If you make this cake, everyone will be begging you for the recipe and swooning over the incredible taste in their mouth. If you like chocolate at all, you need this chocolate cake recipe! And the best part? The bulk of the cake is made from a cake mix. You really can’t get better than this!

And because there’s really no messing with cake flavor perfection, the only way to really change up this cake is by changing what it looks like. Over the years it’s been disguised as a soccer ball, as R2-D2 cupcakes, and most recently as a dino cake. I bet this cake would look excellent disguised as dragon fire as well.