Milestones

Last week I layed Catelyn down on the floor to run and answer the phone and when I came back, she had reached out and grabbed her favorite toy - a catepillar that Nicky had picked out for her awhile back. I couldn't believe that she's already reaching out for her toys. She's a pro at it now and is working at scooting around the room. She'll be 4 months old tomorrow - boy, does it go by fast! Here's a pic from the day she reached out for the caterpillar and a pic of the kiddos playing together.

Fabric Basket

Last week I finished up another short project - a fabric basket. For my first time, it turned out pretty good. Ron thought it made a cute hat for Catelyn...I think it's pretty cute too :).

Summer Days

With it being so hot lately, we've been bumming around the house a lot. Catelyn, who is a pro at rolling over now, loves to practice her standing & sitting up...

Nicky is busy playing with Play-doh, coloring, & strumming his guitar...

At least the evenings are nice enough to venture outside :).

Favorite Quilts

I finally got around to taking pictures of all of the quilts I made in the last 2 years. I still have a few that aren't quite finished (of course they are my big ones), but here are some pics of my favorites...

This one is called Baby Crackers and was made from scraps that were my Mom's. She used to make a lot of my clothes so this quilt has tons of memories with it.

I still have a lot to learn but I love creating something that's both useful and beautiful. I hope in the near future I can do some more but until I have more time to dedicate to it, I'll be sticking with smaller projects :).

Weekend Craft

So last week I got a strong itch to make something. I used to scratch the itch with quilts but I knew I didn't have enough time to devote to a quilt at this time in life so I settled for a smaller project...bags. I found a pattern online for little patchwork drawstring bags and I made one for Catelyn and one for Nicky. They turned out super-cute and I think I'm hooked on bag making...

Sea World

With everyone off work on July 3rd, we drove down to SeaWorld and had a great time. It was a beautiful day and we did a bunch of things we hadn't done before. Nicky got to do all of the rides in the Sesame Street Bay of Play, we did the Tower Ride, and the Gondola Ride. Oh, and Nicky had his 1st Shamu ice cream bar. He loved it and ate the whole thing! Here are a few of the highlights...

Catelyn was a gem and slept most of the time with of course the exception of eating. Mimi & G were there too and made the day much more enjoyable. Nicky didn't want to go home but could hardly stay awake since he missed naptime. We'll be back soon I'm sure...that's the beauty of season passes :).

Pool Time

Last week we finally broke out the kiddie pool. It's been cool this summer so we haven't really needed it but the heat got to us last week and Grant pulled it out and set it up. Nicky had a great time playing in the water and Catelyn enjoyed watching :).