we put derek on a plane back to winston-salem today. well, greensboro. by way of washington, dc. which is where he is right now, because his flight keeps getting delayed. poor fellow. we had a pretty low key morning, while derek spent his last hours with the lid kids before his departure. we began by […]
eliot
apron mania
while i finished up isaac’s quilt, my friend bridgette waited patiently to begin our next craft project… making aprons for addison and anna. while i was at it, i decided to make one for my sister’s baby’s 2nd birthday… we invented our own patterns and pretty much were winging it the entire way. here are […]
new yorkers come to town.
the first shift of my family (mom, sister, niece) arrived last wednesday morning. then, on friday, we took a RIDICULOUSLY long trip to the airport to pick up my stepdad and brother, who had been delayed, bumped, rerouted and needed three flights over the course of 9 hours to get here. (ps. it takes about […]
eliot’s baby gift christmas present
so, when i found out that lesolie (sister) was going to have a brand new baby girl, i had the bright idea to try my hand at quilting. leslie was not gung-ho about all the pink baby girl items on the market, so i searched for some skull pink stuff and a cool pattern to […]
fall batavia trip…
isaac and i (and the brand new sweet ride) took a spontaneous trip to lovely and autumny western ny last tuesday. here’s proof: watering the flowers: jake and baby eliot: me and isaac riding the train at the strong museum: isaac playing with BIG legos at strong: isaac and new gramma at 123 sesame street: […]
lesolie’s baby
baby eliot jayne is here. well, she’s been here. born last sunday. may 3rd. it just took leslie a while to get me some pictures of her. and even then, i just had to steal some from her facebook. oh well. here she is: in the hospital, i think?with dad:with mom:with some sunshine: