table runner

why do I make table runners? because they are quick and I can ususally complete them in one day, sometimes two. I love this one - it brightens up the room without being overly bright. I used leftover fabric from a kindle cover that I made for my mom. I didn't have any large pieces left, so I pieced the back as well. I found the pattern on Moda Bakeshop. I didn't quilt it the same as she did - I did a loopy zig zag on each row.

A birthday

Little Bit turned 4 last week, she had a little party during preschool (she wanted chocolate muffins for her treat). I think her favorite present(s) were the birthday $$ that she was just so sure she was going to get because her sister got some for her birthday. For her birthday dinner she wanted chocolate milk, chocolate milk shakes, chicken nuggets, cooked carrots with green sprinkles (dill) and for dessert, brownies and hot chocolate. Do you think she LOVES chocolate? we had the chocolate milk and brownies and skipped the rest of the chocolate items :) She is such a fun and silly girl. She is always, always making funny faces, or hiding and jumping out trying to scare you. She usually wears her heart on her sleeve which results in tears. Her sister is her BFF with Paige being a close second. She is learning to write her name - her whole name. She loves learning and is doing really well with numbers and the alphabet. She is excited to be a big sister to her "wittle brudda". She is the opposite of her sister at this age, she loves jeans and won't wear anything else (her sis would only wear skirts). She loves to snuggle with mom in the mornings, and eat cookie dough more than the finished product! We love her so much.

confirmed

Little Dude is happy. Little Bit is not. We will be adding a boy to our family in April! The girls have moved into the bigger bedroom and next up is painting their old room...we still need to decide on a color. And yes, we (I) will be taking advantage of the great deals on Friday!

she's mine

even though she looks and acts like the mayor, she's mine. As long as i can remember, everything was sorted by color. As a child, it was my crayons, and i had a HUGE tub of them. I wish i still had that tub - it was great, so many compartments, made by tupperware in that ugly 70's orange that is soo back in style! Still - even to this day, everything is sorted by color. that is how i roll...apparently so does she....this is how i found her "organizing, so they won't look ugly mom". you can kinda see the pile of beads behind her that she is still sorting. she stopped long enough for 1 - "but that's all mom" picture. thanks sweetie!

halloween

not one picture from halloween night is on my camera. Grrr.... these are from a party we went to last weekend...A cute "pink" (sort-of) witch and a cowgirl. I told the girls I wasn't buying costumes this year - they could be as creative as they wanted with what we had here. I was willing to buy a little something to add to their costume if needed, but it wasn't. I love Halloween, it's one of my favorite holidays to decorate for, but this year I just didn't get into it very much.

names

paper boy, beckett boy, reed, graham, anders....so far those are the names that Little Dude has suggeseted. She thinks she wants a little brother. Oh, if only she knew what brothers are like before she made that wish - but maybe a little brother will be different from a big brother.....

Autumn Pics

they would NOT hold still for the shot we wanted!!!! Shake that booty girls!

If there is a camera around, she will not smile normally - just forced little grins....just like her dad.

what can i say - she loves the camera - well at least for a little while, and when she is done, she is done!

While the Mayor's sis was here, she took some great pics of my kids - thanks so much! I love them!