Our Newest Addition

Hello all,
I've been a slacker, sorry. I wanted to share with you all our newest addition that we are so happy about. It's our new fence!! We got this installed in September so that our yard is safer for Jocelyn to play in. We have a corner lot and sometimes people like to go around the corner pretty fast. So, here is our fence.

New Creation

So I've been wanting to reupholster my kitchen chairs for months now. I have had the fabric, even had it cut to the right size, but just needed a little bit of help to keep the material taut. Yesterday I went up to my sister's house and we did them all. I put them back on the chairs and they look fantastic. I just need to put stain guard on them. I was a dope and forgot to take before pictures, but those of you who have seen them will see a big difference. For those of you who have not, they were a very light grey that looked horrible to me. So, without further ado, here are my new chairs!!

Bragging Rights

So I've been meaning to brag about Jocelyn. A few weeks ago it was pretty warm and Jocelyn was playing in the sprinkler. Our neighbor invited us to swim in his pool, so we got changed and went over. At first Jocelyn sat in her blow up swim aid thing. Then she wanted me to hold her. Our neighbor asked if she wanted arm floaties. I said we'll try. Well, after a couple of minutes my little brave girl didn't want me to hold her. She was swimming on her own- kicking and using her arms and keeping her head above water. I was so amazed. She actually did this for about 10 minutes or so. She is such an independent little girl. I only wish I had my camera there to take pictures. Hopefully next time.

Here's another one

I made another nursing cover for my sister-in-law. Meg, I hope you like it! I think this is a great fabric and it's organic. It's nice because I can make it in about 2 hours. Not bad at all.

Happy Sewing!

So, I'll finish our Utah/Yellowstone trip in my next blog, but I was so excited with my sewing project that I wanted to show everyone. I made a nursing cover for myself that I think is great. This way the little one can't pull it off of me and I can see her while nursing. I love the print! I've decided to make one for my sister and my sister-in-law. They are so easy to make- I mean seriously, it's a rectangle. Not hard. I've decided to make one, and if I use it a lot, I'll make a couple of more. The cool thing is that on the inside are 2 pockets for putting things in and wiping the baby's mouth- it's terrycloth, perfect material. Anyway, I hope you like the pictures!

Friends

While in Utah, we were able to see one of Dan's closest friends, Kent, and his family. We see them every time we are out there. We always seem to have a great time together, and our kids played well together. The first picture is of Jocelyn playing in their pool. The second is of all the kids looking in a crate at a cute little bunny. You can't see it, but they were very excited to see it. And the third is of Dan, Jocelyn, and Kent before we had to leave. Kent even did some tricks on the trampoline which Jocelyn remembers because while in a hotel, she was doing the same moves on the bed. It didn't bother me because it wasn't our bed. At home this would definitely be vetoed, but on a hotel bed, who cares.

So we had a great time in Utah. The main reason we went was to celebrate Grandma Blood's 90th birthday. Her short-term memory has seen better days, but she remembers almost everyone. And became teary-eyed when it was time to leave. It was great to see some family from Texas that we never met. Dad Blood never once visited his older brother David. But it's understandable when both families have at least 8 children and, one lives in West Virginia and the other Texas. I remember when I was younger and the thought of meeting cousins that were most likely Dallas Cowboy fans was a difficult one. We were also able to catch up with Dennis and Claudia from Boulder, CO. It's great to see family that I haven't seen in more than 5 years (at least). Above are some pictures of the birthday party. Even without a piñata, we had a great time.