Bucket of Blocks

Springtime...love it!

We've been trying to spend more time outside this week for several reasons:

1. We're remodeling our bathroom and the dust and mess is driving me nuts!
2. Aunt Rebecca is visiting and we don't want to bore her to death...
3. The weather is beautiful!

On top of all that, Hannah loves it outside! She thinks grass is the the best thing ever! Here is a picture of her at the Botanic Gardens just lounging in the grass....

Thank you Lord for the sunshine!

Crafts...good times!

So, here are a few things I've been working on lately.

First, I love making things for babies...they are so simple and can be very practical. Good thing I have a TON of friends who are pregnant! This is a little set I made for my friend's daughter. She had a beautiful little boy, Silas. I made him 4 burp cloths, a bib, and some soft baby blocks. I got the idea here.


Next, I made this little pillow for my cute friend, Marie, who happens to be about 8 months pregnant. She was saying that she needed a pillow to put behind her back for support at work, but she couldn't find one the right size. When she and her husband came to visit a few weekends ago, I whipped this up for her. I hope it's helping Marie!



Finally, I made this scarf for me! Scott and I went skiing 2 weeks ago and I saw this cute scarf here and thought it would be great for our trip. I've been wanting a new scarf and you can't beat one that only costs $1.20.


I'm beginning to love the humming sound of my sewing machine!

Patty Cake

Snow Day

We woke up this morning to about 2 inches of snow on the ground and it snowed all day (it is still snowing as I type this post), I think the official total is about 7 inches as of the 6pm news. Since we don't get snow very often, we got out as a family and tried to enjoy it. Here are some pics and a short video

Oh, wow! Pretty neat huh?

Broady had a big time playing in the snow

I had a hard time getting to work this morning. I couldn't quite make it up the hill to get out of the neighborhood in my truck, so I had to come home and get Jennifer's Toyota.

Looks like so much fun out there !!

Hannah loves her big winter suit!

Mother and Daughter

We even made a snowman.
Of course, Broady destroyed it about 30 seconds after we went inside.

9 Month Update

Well, nine short months have past and our baby girl is getting....well, not really bigger, but definately older! She is still a tiny little thing, weighing in at only 14 lbs, putting her in the <5th percentile! But if you saw her eat, you wouldn't think this was the case because she can put it away. She eats three meals a day and we have two snacks (I must admit, I love snacktime too)! You should see us....I give her a bite, and then I have two bites...it works quiet nicely. She has started eating a lot of tablefood, with bananas being her favorite. She also likes avocados, pasta, string cheese, crackers, cheerios, yogurt, pears, and just recently the Lobster Bisque at Lucille's. Scott says she is like a little bird. Anytime you sit down with food, she crawls over to you and opens her mouth!

She's still a very good sleeper, sticking to her 7pm to 7am routine with two solid naps a day. The one thing that has changed is the way she goes to sleep...it is wonderful! I take her to her room and give her her lovie blanket and that's her que. It's like it hypnotizes her. She lays her head on my shoulder for about 10 seconds and then I lay her in the crib and leave the room and....not a peap! She goes right to sleep! And when she wakes up, she is such a good cuddle bug!

But with the good, there is some bad (although it's not really bad). She has become very attached to me and Scott and sometimes has issues (ie crying fits) when other people try to hold her. We got called out of church last week because they couldn't get her to stop crying...poor baby! She goes to the nursery about 2 times a week and we occasionally have babysitters, so I think this is just a phase.

One more thing she loves to do is "all done." This is a sign I taught her, and it's so fun now that she is catching on. She "says" it by raising her arms up over her head. She mainly does it when she's finished eating but has started doing it also when she's finished nursing. It's so funny...she just sits up and raises her arms.

Here are some recent pictures:

All done, Mom!

She's started sticking out her tongue a lot too.

She loves her swing on the back porch.

Happy Birthday Sister!

My sister turned 31 on Sunday, and for her birthday I made her this little applique of Sam's hand. I saw the idea here and thought it was so cute! I have been wanting to try my hand (no pun intended) at embroidery for a while and thought this would be great practice. Surprisingly, I really enjoyed sitting in my chair in the evenings and working on this little project. I will have to make one for Betsy and Hannah soon!