The Swiss Broom

Not finished yet.....

halloween pillow

Inspired by Swiss Days, here is my new Halloween pillow! Do you like it? Can you say leftover fabric, spray paint and a little time? I think I should whip up a bunch of these puppies! Now.... dang! I have to think of costumes again....

Pony Party

Cupcakes are my favorite!!!!!

Have I mentioned I'm obsessed?

This weekend I made...

I thought they were yummmm (here's hoping the pony party did too!)

Did I mention a pony party? Well... Hello cupcake has a pony cupcake and when I heard pony party, I just had to try them out....

caution... they are a little scarey, but they sortof make you want to love them!

(I still can't get over their gigantic heads... they make me laugh)

Flags and Scouting

I had never seen this done before, but last night at Scout Court of Honor the troop burned an old tattered flag. It was done properly and very systematically. I was very impressed with the nature of how this was handled. We were told to stand and put our hand over our heart and to be silent. Even restless little Andy held still and quietly watched in awe. The flag was fairly large and once it began to burn, burned quickly. We repeated the pledge of allegiance and then listened as the troop leader read something about the flag. It was something I will never forget. I'm sure it left an impression on Mason as well.

Just me and "BEANS"

Life is good and simple with just me and "Beans"

we walk and we talk and I know what he means...

part of the day is hectic and speedy

but most of the day is quiet and read-ee

books on the bed at naptime and such

books on the couch after crying too much

life has become quite simple you see

with just me and "Beans"... yes, just him and ME!

just a little scarf project...

Like some projects go... this one was a first time try... I would do things differently next time. for instance:

I would do tone on tone (like cream silk with brown polka dot fabric on cream lace...) I also think this particular lace is too wide, or is the top fabric too narrow?

I would really like to find some wide pretty ribbon still... so I'm on the search if you see any fancy ribbon that might look good on a scarf like this.. please let me know.

I do love the ruffles and the lace, I like that it's femine but totally casual. It is the funnest thing to watch it ruffle when you sew it.... so I'm addicted and want to try again to make more with different fabrics and colors and textures.... we'll see what I come up with.

good times with family

It was our Anderson Reunion this weekend. These are some of the cousins, but not all... we had fun with ty dying.

when camping... keep photo's at a distance.. but there's the group doing the campfire weenie roast.

Nick had a really fun day... he is the proud (and very dirty) fisherman....

here's the giant rainbow fish.... which we promptly wrapped in foil and cooked right up in the camp fire.... TASTY!!!

Grandma and Grandpa have 2 little favorites at the moment! And who could resist... these little 2 years olds are about the cutest thing ever! (don't you love the header picture of them hugging?)

I could just eat them up!

We had an all around great weekend with our family...