Thursday, March 24, 2011

Crafty

My.Mom.Is.Crafty!!


Since we were wee little children, I can remember my mom working on her sewing machine making doll and barbie clothes, hemming and mending. The older we got, the less I've seen her sew. But, now that grand kids are in the picture, there has been a return of the knitting needles and sewing machine.

We are reaping the rewards of her skills. Scarfs to match every winter coat for winter, and pictured below are just a few of the recent items keeping her, and her machine, busy.

Diaper bag with matching burp clothes
For the little tooth, waiting for the tooth fairy.

Little aprons in the works.

I did take all the 4H classes back in the day, I think its time I dust off the knitting/crochet/sewing skills that are buried and 'get' crafty myself!

Monday, March 14, 2011

Winter Update

Wahoo!!! Less than one week and we can official put the word 'WINTER" behind us for the year!! I think I can speak for all of mankind when I say....I am SICK OF WINTER, the COLD, the DARK days! With that said, it has been a substantial amount of time since my last post, so this is just a quick update of the going-ons around here.

Eric, working hard as always, has made 2 trips to Miami, FL for work. There, he was able to get a taste of what's to come.... warm sunny days. I was jealous. He did bring me back some very cool house plants. A few weeks ago he, along with 6 other guys, headed north to 'the cabin' and spent the weekend having some male bonding. Eric has another trip planned in a few weeks with another group of friends.... sounds like fun! This past weekend he celebrated his 31st birthday. We had a date night on Friday and a group outing on Saturday night to celebrate.

I am busy making plans for summer. Camping reservation are made, a week at the cottage booked, even started planning for our fall trip back to Nashville! Summer is such a busy, social time that I look forward too. I joined a local MOPS group that meets twice a week at our church and look forward to those weeks we meet. My 31st birthday is just a few short weeks away, I hope its forgotten!

Abby is officially enrolled in school for 2011!! She will be attending Dorr Elementary in their 4yr old program, going M-W-F mornings. I don't know who is more excited! She also loves the weeks we go to MOPS. She gets to sing songs, do crafts, play with her friends in the gym and see Gma Huizenga who has been helping out in her class.

Megan, Oh Megan!!! She is in full swing 2 yr old, everything is NO! She still sleeps 12-13 hrs at night and takes a 3 hr nap each day. A meat eater but has nothing to do with the veggies. She is a month away from her 2nd birthday, and I'm still trying to figure out where those 2 yrs went!

With that randomness said, I will try and post on a more regular basis!