My Story

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Fred

Last night, Trevor took me on a really fun date. We went to a barbershop quartet festival featuring the world championship group Fred. They are so funny. I had such a blast and laughed my head off. Here's a video of a song they sang.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Belly picture!

Here is the next little maniac coming to our family soon!

I made a book!

So, I pretty much haven't sewn anything since 7th grade home ec. So it's been like a decade. I really want to learn to sew again. so I decided to start with an activity book for Allie and future children (if it lasts through Allie.)

The cover has hands that move.

The first page has a girl with changeable eyes and lips. You can also do her hair. Adjacent is different shapes and colors Allie can match.

The next page has laundry she can take out of the laundry basket and hang on clothespins. Next to that is a mailbox where the flag can move, and she can open and close the door. I'll put letters or envelopes or treats in there each sunday.

The next two pages have a "garage" for a matchbox car and a little town to drive through.

The next page cracks me up. It's my bearded man. You can either pull on his hair or his beard to make it grow. Next to him are several pockets you can button, latch, velcro, snap, tie, buckle, and so on.

Next is a grocery bag she can pull various fruits and veggies out. After that is Noah's Ark with a pocket she can unzip and discover lots of animals.

Last but not least, the credit. A special thanks to Grandma K and Ruth for donation of material. To Ruth and Rachel for all the help (again I can't sew OR thread a surger!). It would've been an utter disaster without you two.To my in-laws for putting up with the mess for a few weeks. And last but not least, Ruth, Rachel, Granny G, and Leah for all the brainstorming and good ideas for pages.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Williams Partay

Allie pressed her face and let (made) Aunt Donna kiss her for 5 minutes straight. I don't think Donna minded too much.

My little present.

Once again taking advantage of Emma's sweet smile.

The grandkids got matching pajamas. They were so adorable.

Christmas Day

Emma and Allie got matching pajamas and necklaces from Grandma and Grandpa. Then Allie helped Emma unwrap her present.

Emma gets too distracted by the camera and must pause and smile for her photo op.

Allie busys herself for quite a while teaching Tyler how to work his new remote control car. 1 going on 16.

Christmas Day in the morning

Allie loved Emma's grocery cart. We couldn't keep her out of it.

I love this little monkey.

This has got to be my most favorite thing about Emma.

Whenever she sees a camera, she stops and smiles. You'll notice it on one of the popcorn and cranberry pictures too. She's so funny. Sometimes I just point the camera at her just to see her smile.

I love how excited these two look. I especially love Emma's face.

The little sneaks.

This was the highlight of Christmas. After dinner, we went downstairs and watched a movie. The girls wandered in and out of the couch area frequently. I noticed it was too quiet and they hadn't wandered back for a while, so I decided to check on them. This is when I found those two little bodies in the glow of the christmas tree chowing down on popcorn and cranberries. Click the collage to enlarge. The dark picture was me trying to capture how precious it really was. They looked so sweet in the glow of the lights, but my flash kept ruining it and turning off the flash didn't capture it much better.

The girls kept biting into the cranberries and making the best faces. By the time I got the camera, I only got one of Emma. They learned too quickly, and I laughed and basked in them too long.

I took a picture of the handful of cranberries because it cracked me up to see all the little teeth marks out of them. And last but not least, the video isn't long, but captures the light a little better so I posted it.