Look What I'm Making!

I made this baby quilt with leftover fabrics from

the Old Red Barn Quilt Along. I love it!

Look at the detail of the quilting-the little flowers

were fun to do! I'm waiting for the mail to

bring the fabric for the binding. I ran out! The

back is cute too. I'll have to post a picture of that.

Dog Days

We've been watching the Marler's dog while
they'vebeen out of town. Her name is Roxy and she is so cute!
She has definitely stolen our hearts. We're going to be sad when she goes home.

Bag Giveaway!

The Fabric Shopper Blog is having a giveaway! It is an Amy Butler Frenchy Ready-to-sew Kit! Go check it out here and enter to win! The kit includes everything needed to make the bag, even thread. It is a darling bag!

Simply Lulu Boutique

I found a cute little boutique while paricipating in the Give Away Day and wanted to share the info. It is called Simply Lulu Boutique and she makes cute items for kids. I love the felt hair clips! Go check it out. I've added a link on the sidebar.

Give Away Day

I have been spending a LOT of time the last few days wandering around the blog world of quilters and crafters. Oh My! Sew Mama Sew is hosting a giveaway day and hundreds of talented artists are particpating! Every time I you visit a blog, you can enter to win a prize. You can imagine how much time this takes! Some of these blogs are awesome, so once I get into them, away goes the time. I was going to quilt all weekend long, but I am spending most of my time entering contests! Here is the link if you are interested, http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=814 but beware, you may get obsessed like me! There are some great prizes let me tell you! Just click on the link at the top for May Give Away day handcrafted items, or Handcrafted items, materials and supplies. It's almost over so hurry!

I Love Games Just Like Nicole!

Nicole recently posted a Scattergories game on her blog and since I am a game lover too, I couldn't resist. And believe it or not, I got Dan to join in even though he mostly hates games! I was ready to jump up and do a little dance after this one! Hopefully Mckenon will agree to play too. I want everyone to join in the fun, reluctant or not! I got Mckenon, Shawn and Abby to play!

To play this game, you answer each question using the first letter of your name. Go put it on your blog, but let me know in the comments section so I can go check it out. It can be challenging at times. Good thing my name isn't Xander!

Karen

1. What is your name: Karen
2. A 4 letter word: Kite
3. A boys’s name: Kade
4. A girl’s name: Kiera
5. An occupation: Knight
6. Color: Khaki
7. Something you wear: Kilt
8. A beverage: Koolaid
9. Food: Kumquats
10. Something found in the bathroom: Kleenex
11. A place: Kalamazoo
12. A reason for being late: Kicked a rock and broke my toe
13. Animal: Kangaroo
14. Something you shout: Keep Away!

Dan

1. What is your name: Dan
2. A 4 letter word: Dano
3. A boys’s name: Daniel
4. A girl’s name: Danielle
5. An occupation: Dozer operator
6. Color: Dark black
7. Something you wear: Dockers
8. A beverage: Dr. Pepper
9. Food: Donut
10. Something found in the bathroom: Drink
11. A place: Denver
12. A reason for being late: Diving
13. An animal: Dog
14. Something you shout: Don't!

Mckenon

1. What is your name: Mckenon
2. A 4 letter word: monk
3. A boys name: Maximus
4. A girls name: Maryjane
5. An occupation: Male stripper
6. Color: Magenta
7. Something you wear: moccasins
8.A beverage: milk
9. Food: maple syrup
10. Something found in the bathroom: mouse trap
11. A place: Morrocco
12. A reason for being late: milking a mongoose
13. Animal: Monkey
14. Something you shout: Move, you moron!

Shawn

1. What is your name: Shawn
2. A 4 letter word: scar
3. A boys name: Sirius
4. A girls name: Savannah
5. An occupation: Secret agent
6. A color: Silver
7. Something you wear: Slippers
8. A beverage: Squirt
9. Food: Slasagne (what?? creative license? do you see the lasagne in there?)
10. Something found in the bathroom: Stink
11. A place: Spain
12. A reason for being late: Sex
13. Animal: Shark
14. Something you shout: Holy Shnikeys!

Abby

1. What is your name: Abby
2. A 4 letter word: Abby
3. A boys name: Atticus
4. A girls name: Aahliyah
5. An occupation: Astronaut
6. A color: Aqua
7. Something you wear: Ascot
8. A beverage: Apple cider
9. Food: Apple pie
10. Something found in the bathroom: Air freshener
11. A place: Abbey Road
12. A reason for being late: Accident
13. Animal: Alligator
14. Something you shout: Awesome!

Esme

1. What is your name: Esme
2. A 4 letter word: Even
3. A boys name: Ethan
4. A girls name: Evalet
5. An occupation: Elephant pooper scooper
6. A color: Electric blue
7. Something you wear: Earrings
8. A bevarage: East Indian Tea
9. Food: Eleven Eggs
10. Something found in the bathroom: Esmeralda
12. A reason for being late: Eating
13. Animal: Emu
14. Something you shout: Everybody come see how good I look!

That was fun! I look forward to seeing your answers!

Celebration!

Mckenon chose Acapulco, one of our favorites restaraunts
to celebrate opening his mission call. As you can see, the food
was delicious and a good time was had by all!

Mission Call!

Mckenon was in Utah when his mission call arrived so we had to

wait a whole week until he opened it. So of course, we were

all excited when he finally came home.

He will be going to the Portugal, Porto mission!

He reports to the MTC on August 3.

We are proud and excited as he begins

this new adventure in his life.

Is That Real?

Living in the country as we do, there are always surprises

around the corner. Mckenon found this in his room right in

front of the door. He thought it was fake and that one of us

slipped it under the door. Then it moved! It was just a baby

but it sure was mad. It keep hissing at us and coiling up to strike.

We let him go in the backyard.

New Grandson!

Aydrien Raiden

Born Feb 12, 2009

8 lb. 14 oz., 20.5 inches

Isn't he adorable!