Halloween Magic

Banana Pile on Daddy!

Our beautiful Fall colors

A cheerleader...but only because dressing up got her candy!

divvying up the loot

Silly Banana

                        Kiara in her bunny costume.  :)

DADDY IS A BANANA!   :)

Enjoying Etsy.com

I've been hooked on Etsy.com recently and spend my surfing time cruising the various pages of art and creativity.  Wow!  What a well-spring of inspiration that has got my creative juices flowing.  I will be making a shop on etsy before too long as I gather an inventory to get me going.  Look for QuiltingThreads as my shop name.  Wish me luck =)

hawaiian

Here is one just finished:  Hawaiian Wedding Rings

I'm giddy!

What fun it was to piece this quilt.  Is this gorgeous or what!  Only took 2 weeks.  Definitely look for more of these from me.  This one is destined for a quilt show and offered for sale.  Could be a wall hanging or a throw blanket.  42" x 68"  The photo doesn't do it justice...I wish you could see the nuance of color, and sparkle in some of the fabrics

and more...

Hunting through the noodle forest at the cool children's museum in Phoenix.

Candy bar gram for the graduate=)

What a gift!  Full Storm trooper gear.

Car wash at the children's museum

Proof that I was there.  I'm usually just behind the camera.

Opening gifts and stuff.  Celebrating the occasion.

Stuff we did: bowling with 7 little boys--too cute!

Budding engineers trying to get the ping pong ball to be pushed up through the tube.

more

 At the movie in the park--the kids took advantage of the hill behind our blankets.

A line of nephews

Daddy and baby

cute Oliver

This is the fantastic "Grandmothers Victory Garden"quilt my mom made.  All hand stitched.  She is graciously letting me attach the binding and then enter it into a quilt show for her. I think the judges would be crazy not to give it a ribbon!

Trip to AZ

So I want to post some pics of my 4-day trip to see family in Mesa.  My little (haha 6'2"!!!)brother graduated high school and had his eagle court of honor.  I was loving the heat of 95 degree days.  Such a change from the cool spring weather we have had here in Spokane. 

The "Walk"

white collar in the center

trombone player in the band--back row

Mom and Dad

Bro's and fam

Beautiful outdoor setting.  Like I said 95 degrees...glad we got seated on the shady side.

There he is.  I couldn't get the focus right.  bleh

taking in the view close-up

Wolkenzauber

Oh can I dream!!!  Look at that fabulos black mane and tail.

book club tonight

I spent a relaxing and engaging evening with my good friends at book club. Tonight's book was Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara. A great read! And good discussion about the American Revolution and the personalities, catalysts, and inspiration behind it. Fun to think about and discuss history when I won't be tested on it tomorrow ;) I love my friends. This is one evening a month that I never miss.

A love Mailbox

There is nothing like writing a half hour of love notes from everybody to everybody to make a big girl feel loved again. L was having a "I am stupid and hated" episode this afternoon. But our homemade mailbox did the trick and now we are all heading to bed with warm fuzzys instead of cold pricklys. g'nite

Our House

My Stick Family from WiddlyTinks.com

The common curse...

Do you cringe like I do when so many iffy words are flung around.  I am so grateful that I grew up in a house where intelligent language was taught and expected, and garbage was left outside.

This is a great article that I ran across:
http://yoursacredcalling.com/blog/2011/02/cursing-im-so-angry-i-could/#comment-9954

Some Winter Woolies

Well the flu ran through our whole family ending finally with Lyssa.  She stayed home from school for two days--it seemed like it lasted about 2 days for each of us...YUCK!!!


I have been working 5 nights a week since the day after Christmas and it has thoroughly put a kink in our routines.  Especially the dinner and bedtime ones.  Poor Scott has done a fantastic job of bedtime--putting his own fabulous spin on the job.  But his energy has petered out and is ready for this month of work to come to an end.  It will slow back down in the next few weeks and I will be back at 2-3 nights a week.  Much more manageable.

I aught to at least put up a  few winter pics of all of us having fun in the snow, so here you go.
--Lyssa's 3rd grade Winter school program

 Scott and Jeannie putting up the tree

 Ali helping.

 Three crazy and wild girls!

 Jace and his cub scout troop on Pearl harbor day.  Helping place wreaths on the grave stones of veterans of WWII.

 Bey Blades was sooooo cool!

 Who needs presents...just need a box!

Pillow pets are the best!

 Snow Day

 Merry Christmas Morning.