Thursday, January 14, 2010
It did!!
It did turn into a roll brim hat! Although I must confess it's not perfect--it is a teensy bit too big. I will have to remember to adjust the stitches on the next one I make. I am excited to try again in a different color. I need some help with embellishment ideas. I am not very creative with things like that, so if you have any cute ideas PLEASE send them along!!!!
Monday, January 11, 2010
A project
I'm hoping that what looks like a ball of tangled mess will turn into a cute roll brim hat very soon! The girls expressed an interest in learning to knit, so I dusted off my knitting stuff (because it's been a VERY long time since I have knitted anything) and am trying to get them going. Of course this meant that I had to get myself going again--practicing stitches, joining rounds on circular needles, etc. When I have to change to double pointed needles here soon, we'll just hope for the best! The girls have succesfully completed casting on, and now we are moving on to knit and purl. Wish me luck. I may need a few diet cokes here soon!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
End of year wrap up
Here are some of our holiday highlights:
SNOW! This was the second snow day we had over the holidays. The girls loved it and had a great time playing in it.
Samantha trying to catch snowflakes on her tongue--classic!!
One of the best things about our holiday season was getting to spend them with Greg's mom and dad, and his brother Carter. We enjoyed having them here very much!!
Christmas eve was spent at Lori's with the whole gang! Our family, Greg's mom, dad, and brother, Mama Leslie, Grandpappy, Mama Judy, and Lori's family! It was so fun to be all together! We had some fabulous appetizers, wassail and hot chocolate. We played "the game" which the girls look forward to all year!
Samantha and Mama Judy.
Having Uncle Carter around was a huge hit! The girls just love him and he was a great sport to spend time with them!
Christmas morning with the snuggies!
Greg serving up cinnamon rolls and hot chocolate on Christmas morning.
A white Christmas!! And a real blizzard-like storm on Christmas Eve. I guess the last time there was snow on Christmas was something like 83 years ago! So fun!
A rare picture of the girls with BOTH of their grandpas.
SNOW! This was the second snow day we had over the holidays. The girls loved it and had a great time playing in it.
Samantha trying to catch snowflakes on her tongue--classic!!
One of the best things about our holiday season was getting to spend them with Greg's mom and dad, and his brother Carter. We enjoyed having them here very much!!
Christmas eve was spent at Lori's with the whole gang! Our family, Greg's mom, dad, and brother, Mama Leslie, Grandpappy, Mama Judy, and Lori's family! It was so fun to be all together! We had some fabulous appetizers, wassail and hot chocolate. We played "the game" which the girls look forward to all year!
Samantha and Mama Judy.
Having Uncle Carter around was a huge hit! The girls just love him and he was a great sport to spend time with them!
Christmas morning with the snuggies!
Greg serving up cinnamon rolls and hot chocolate on Christmas morning.
A white Christmas!! And a real blizzard-like storm on Christmas Eve. I guess the last time there was snow on Christmas was something like 83 years ago! So fun!
A rare picture of the girls with BOTH of their grandpas.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Susie's month
Happy 9th Birthday Sus!! Sus always says that her favorite month of the year is December because it's her birthday month. We celebrated with a home party of pizza, games and a movie.
Sus got a Snuggie from one of her friends for her birthday and I must say it is one of her favorite gifts ever! Who knew that a snuggie could bring that much joy?
Earlier in the month Susanna participated in the third grade performance of It's a Gingerbread Christmas at school. Sus had the part of "Grandmother" in the play and she did it so very well!! She had the most lines and even sang a solo!!! We were so proud of our performer!
***Greg and I got her a bouquet of flowers for after the performance. She absolutely loved them and must have thanked us 50 times for them. I think that was the best $9 we ever spent!!!***
Sus got a Snuggie from one of her friends for her birthday and I must say it is one of her favorite gifts ever! Who knew that a snuggie could bring that much joy?
Earlier in the month Susanna participated in the third grade performance of It's a Gingerbread Christmas at school. Sus had the part of "Grandmother" in the play and she did it so very well!! She had the most lines and even sang a solo!!! We were so proud of our performer!
***Greg and I got her a bouquet of flowers for after the performance. She absolutely loved them and must have thanked us 50 times for them. I think that was the best $9 we ever spent!!!***
Thanksgiving
We started our week off with a few days at the cabin. I didn't even get any pictures, but it was a great few days!! I've had a lot of posts about the cabin, so you know I love it and so do the girls! We had a fire of course, did the tree swing, watched movies, rode bikes, and relaxed. Mama Leslie and Grandpappy always make our stay there so fun!!
We made our way to Mama Leslie and Grandpappy's to celebrate Thanksgiving. Lori and Ryan and their cute family were there too. We always enjoy celebrating with the ones we love!
Our Thanksgiving dinner was delicious and the company was delightful!
We love Mama Leslie and Grandpappy!!
Nan just loves baby Elise and wanted to hold her for hours!
Grandpappy rode the girls on the 4 wheeler.
Nan riding bikes.
A cookout with hotdogs, smores, and games around the fire.
We made our way to Mama Leslie and Grandpappy's to celebrate Thanksgiving. Lori and Ryan and their cute family were there too. We always enjoy celebrating with the ones we love!
Our Thanksgiving dinner was delicious and the company was delightful!
We love Mama Leslie and Grandpappy!!
Nan just loves baby Elise and wanted to hold her for hours!
Grandpappy rode the girls on the 4 wheeler.
Nan riding bikes.
A cookout with hotdogs, smores, and games around the fire.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Fall Fun
We love Fall!! There are lots of activities that our family enjoys and looks forward to that come with this beautiful season.
Our favorite pumpkin patch in the area is a must every year. We went early on a Saturday to avoid the crowds. The girls got their faces painted, spent lots of time on the hay maze, and consumed bags of kettle corn (my favorite).
We recycled our costumes for Halloween this year and I spent zero dollars! We were the only trick or treaters in our neighborhood! The neighbors handing out candy gave the girls HUGE handfuls of candy since we were IT for the night. I drove the girls over to a nearby neighborhood so they could tick or treat at some of their friends houses from school. Hopefully next year we will have a little more activity in our neighborhood.
We had a kitty kat, Dorothy, and a rag a muffin orphan.
After trick or treating we came home to eat candy by the fire--90 degrees or 40 degrees--we do it every year. But no more smoking out the house because we forgot to open the flue--now we have gas and just flip a switch!
Our favorite pumpkin patch in the area is a must every year. We went early on a Saturday to avoid the crowds. The girls got their faces painted, spent lots of time on the hay maze, and consumed bags of kettle corn (my favorite).
We recycled our costumes for Halloween this year and I spent zero dollars! We were the only trick or treaters in our neighborhood! The neighbors handing out candy gave the girls HUGE handfuls of candy since we were IT for the night. I drove the girls over to a nearby neighborhood so they could tick or treat at some of their friends houses from school. Hopefully next year we will have a little more activity in our neighborhood.
We had a kitty kat, Dorothy, and a rag a muffin orphan.
After trick or treating we came home to eat candy by the fire--90 degrees or 40 degrees--we do it every year. But no more smoking out the house because we forgot to open the flue--now we have gas and just flip a switch!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Friday Flashback
While unpacking the other night, I came across my homecoming mum/corsage from 25 years ago! Yep, October 1984. It pretty much went all the way across my chest and hung down below my knees. It also had lights (which I tried to get to work for the photo, but did not have any success). They still wear these huge things for homecomings around here. I am not sure how the huge mum thing got started--if anyone knows, I would love to hear!
I am not sure how my mom did it, but she saved everything I ever did from grade school all the way through college. Every paper, award, note, card, dried up corsages, newspaper clippings, etc. I came across a box full of notes from people in JR high--you know the kind that were folded all fancy and at the bottom said LONGER LETTER LATER and SORRY SO SLOPPY on every single one. I didn't even remember that I wrote half these people notes, or that I knew how to fold a paper like that! Sooooooo funny to read some of these and take a walk down memory lane!
I am not sure how my mom did it, but she saved everything I ever did from grade school all the way through college. Every paper, award, note, card, dried up corsages, newspaper clippings, etc. I came across a box full of notes from people in JR high--you know the kind that were folded all fancy and at the bottom said LONGER LETTER LATER and SORRY SO SLOPPY on every single one. I didn't even remember that I wrote half these people notes, or that I knew how to fold a paper like that! Sooooooo funny to read some of these and take a walk down memory lane!
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