Baby Bump

Well... I have told you all that I would post updates of the baby bump.  Sorry to say this is the only latest pic I have.  Yes, I look not very happy.  This is right after the Dr. and I really, really had to go...... If you know what I mean.... So I reallly didn't want to stop and pose for Brian.  Bless his heart whom is always so excited to take new pics. 



New Tradition

Brian bought a new fire pit for the very very back yard.  (Remember we have a back yard and then a very back yard!) He wanted to have a fire pit out in the back when we have company and such?  Really???  He has been using it for his dutch oven cooking.  Which I might add is really yummy.  Anyhow.  The boys decided that they were going to start a new tradition this year.  Burning of the tree, Christmas Tree that is.  It took them a while to be able to do it due to the NO BURN DAYS. But of course.  Once it was lifted, they were ready to burn!

I really don't get the excitment with

the fire????

As you can see they were having

a lot of fun???

I guess they started their own dancing

tradition also...



Boys Day Out

A couple of weeks ago Brian received a shotgun from his father.  This shotgun was used to teach Brian how to shoot when he was younger.  So you can imagine how excited he was to receive it.  One Saturday after our long list of errands we ended up at a "Gun Store" I really don't remember ever being in a gun store.  Looking at the windows covered in posters, signs, flashing lights and metal bars I opted to wait in the car instead.  Brian was so excited to get home and show Vincent this prize he had just received. 
Well.... Long story short... They spent a whole afternoon "testing out" the guns.  Not bad, since they did take a friend and earned a Merit Badge along with it.... :)  Of Course I was super happy about that part.



Home Economics

This post is a post I thought I would never be able to do...... It starts way back when in the 7th grade.  My mom was a great semtrist, my sister and my friends.  Me?  Not so much.  I still remember to this day paying a friend of mine, (whom follows my blog) Tara (her mom owned a craft/sewing store) to complete the apron we HAD to sew for a final grade in Home Economics.  It was the worst class I could have ever taken.  It was the class I dreaded.  Unlike my mom or my sister who mind you could brew up a whole entire outfit without a pattern in one night.  Yeah.... she was good.  I had no talent when it came to pushing that peddle with my foot to make the thread complete a stitch onto the fabric.....
Where is this going???  My Christmas present this year was a sewing machine.  Is Brian being mean to me?  Heavens no... I actually asked for one.  More than once!  I was kind of embarrassed to admit that I had to read the manual again, I did not know how to purchase fabric, I couldn't find the reverse lever, nor did I know how to make the feet go up and down?  So..... after much reading and swallowing my fear this is what I produced, without paying my friend Tara.

My very 1st project was to sew the

couch pillow that our friendly dogs decided

to eat......

My 2nd project (still working on) is

the bumper for the crib.....

3rd task. To make kitchen drapes. 

They look ok... But really, who knew

that the stripes would end up the wrong

direction.

Last but not least a baby quilt I made

for my sister in law.  I did tie it even though

they don't show up.  :)