Stitches

This past spring my mom started a "Stitches" class at our church. It is growing and becoming such a fun time to hang out with great friends. All you have to do is bring your latest unfinished project, a bagged lunch, and if you have kiddos they are welcome too! We have a blast!   I worked on making some felt hearts for Valentines Day. Although many of the ladies bring their own fabrics and my mom teaches different patterns for quilting you can do whatever you like. Some come and make clothing for their children, or knitting, or crocheting. It is just a fun way to do what we love and visit at the same time. The kids love it too! They play right there with us in the gym.

Here is a few pics of the ladies working. We didn't have as big a crowd today as last month but if you miss a class you just pick up where you left off  the last time you were there.

 Dot and my mom working on the lamp quilt project.

 My mess of stuff. I maybe accomplished one heart out of felt. LOL

 Kathy, Kathy and Deb

 Pahla and Abbie Cake rolling around on the gym floor. They are all such well behaved girls. I just love them ALL!!!

                                             Emma Blue and Church playing in the gym!

Kathy working on her Lamp quilt

                                                      Deb working on her lamp quilt

Valentines Day Cards

January 24, 2012

Today after homeschool we started working on our Valentines Day cards. We are having a Valentines Day party with some good friends and each child is to bring a card for each guest. These are what we have worked on so far! Emma was so excited because she got to use my buttons and glitter and we got messy!!! Abbie Cake just liked peeling the backing off the stickers and putting them on hearts for her cards!! So sweet!

Penguin project

January 18th, 2012
My moms favorite thing about cold weather is, she gets to pull out her stuffed penguin named Purcival. These last two weeks we have been reading books about penguins. Perfect timing since we just bought the movie "Mr. Poppers Penguins" with Jim Carey. Me and Emma went to see it in the theater this past summer and it came out on DVD a few weeks ago.

So in honor of Purcival we did this cute little cutting and gluing project. I just loved Emma's creation....she might be an artist just like her proud mama!!!!

Crazy Crayon Hearts

January 18th, 2012
I forgot to put a picture up of how the melted crayons turned out. Although they are not the prettiest my girls loved them. Emma is so excited to give them away at her Valentines Party we are having at our house next month. I am not sure why I didn't think of this before but you can take your favorite colors that go together and melt them and see how pretty they turn out. I am definetly trying that next go round.

Heart Shaped Crazy Crayons

Today we took broken crayons and melted them in heart shaped molds to make cute little gifts for Emma and Abbie's friends. We are having a Valentines Day party next month and planning on making cute V-day cards for our guests. We needed something fun to add to their goodie bags.

My new Xoom

I got a xoom for Christmas. I love it. However I am still trying to figure out how to use it and update my blog. So be patient cause this is all new to me.

Halloween is right around the corner!

The holidays are coming and it is such an exciting time of year. I am not fond of cold weather but since I cannot change that I make the most out of what is coming. Right now I see people putting up their Halloween and fall decorations so we are jumping on board this year too.

Emma asked me if she could be Hello Kitty for Halloween and of course I said YES!!!! It is pretty much all girls in this house accept for my husband who is so good with all the girl stuff. (he was meant to have girls for sure) Anyway I am going to make an attempt to put together both girls costumes. NO sewing on my part. I am NOT a fan of that. At least not yet. As for now I am making the ears and bow and some appliques for the girls shirts. Hello Kitty always has a theme. Whether she is at the beach in a bathing suit or girl scout uniform. We have come up with a ice cream parlor girl for Emma and Rock star for Abbie. We will see how this new adventure turns out. At least they are at an age where they just want to dress up and do not really care how great it is. LOL If they turn out bad I will blame Party City for the tacky costumes. HA!

Last year we were in one of my favorite places in Florida for Halloween. St. Augustine had a costume contest and all the kids and their parents paraded our kiddos on the old streets in the historical area. It was the best Halloween we have ever had. Although we did not win my girls and I we super excited to be a part of it.

This year will be on a family trip before Halloween so we will be in town on Halloween and have decided to participate in our churches Trunk or Treat. When we were there a few years ago they also had a Halloween costume contest so it will be fun. It you are in the area come join us for the fall festival at Orchard Hills! We would love to have you. Even Cinny and Ampa are getting into the groove this year by decorating the bed of their truck and giving away candy! Hmmmm wondering if I can get them to dress up too. LOL