on saturday, we made our annual(ish) trek to patterson farms for some fun pumpkin-y, autumn-y, outdoors-y activities. i posted about 100 picture in picasa. here’s five. click on any to be taken away to my picasa site… patterson farms and if you’re interested, last year’s pics are here. and our first trip is here.
matching robot shirts
my friend bridgette made these super cute shirts for my lid kids. i’m very excited.
the quilt for my mom.
for christmas, i decided to make my mom a quilt. first, i thought about making a patchwork quilt from a massive pile of retro/vintage fabrics i picked up at a yard sale years ago. when i couldn’t really determine the quality of the fabrics, i changed my mind. then, one day, while perusing fabrics at […]
chairs
a few weeks ago, i scored these two chairs for $5 each at a childrens consignment sale. i took isaac to lowes to pick out paint colors. he decided on lime green for his and blue for anna. (with a bit of guidance from me). then, i got to work. between coats. in their final […]
dixie classic fair time.
on wednesday, we joined up with derek’s family and headed to the dixie classic fair. here’s how it went down… loaded into the stroller and ready to make the journey to the gate… isaac was a bit unsure about the rides at first, but i finally convinced him to ride the motorcycles wiht his cousins. […]
s.p.i.r.i.t. spirit.
It was spirit day at ikes school yesterday (even though all the really fun activities were canceled due to weather). Anyhow, he wore all blue and white. Even his socks and underwear were blue, at his request. Also. My camera does not capture colors very well indoors.
there’s a wocket on my cake
Our friend graelyn is turning two. I think today, actually. And, though adamant about my hiatus, I convinced her mom I would be willing to make a cake for her, since we are pretty good pals. We compromised on me decorating a plain Costco cake, which I can completely get on board with, since I […]