Daddy's girls

Tony and the girls had a wonderful time at the Cinderella Banquet. Our church did this to give Daddys and their daughters a special night together. It was special!

Haircut!

Tressa got 7 inches cut off today!

Crayon Rolls

These are the crayon rolls I made for some of the little girls in our family for Christmas presents. They were fun to make and I love the colors of the wool felt!

And They Said He Was Sick!

Catching up

Here are some pictures and words to catch you up on the highlights of our last month or so...


Tressa's AWANA class honors 4 girls throughout the year for their diligence in learning God's word. Their class is named "Daughters of the King". She gets to wear the crown until another girl is chosen.


Keegan turned 11 years old!


I turned 42!


Mommy gave Lathen his first haircut. The long piece in the back had to go.


Mathias' Pastor Paul

Put old girls in with the new girls. It's too cold in the chicken tractor! The old girls were not given a proper welcoming party. I hope they're accepted soon.

Lost one of the new girls. She had an open place on her back. I won't go into details. We nursed her in the house for two days, but unfortunately she died.

Preparing for Christmas by making some things. Of course, I can't show them. Doing a lot of my shopping online.

Microwave went out. Didn't realize how much I loved it!
Fairly new TV/DVD/RADIO in kitchen went out. We haven't been happy with it since we replaced the old one. Two new tires on the Jetta.


Keegan had a guitar concert. We were so proud of him. There were five boys in his beginning class. They did a great job! He has the option of taking intermediate in January. This is his instructor.










Christmas tree! We always get our tree at a tree farm and enjoy hot chocolate, apple cider and cookies. Egg nog, Christmas music, and Santa hats always make the season bright!


Sweet boy practicing his ABC's.



Tressa dressed Lathen in her clothes. For those of you who knew Macy as a baby, you will appreciate the amazing resemblance.

I think that is all I should do for now! We have more recitals coming up soon. Hopefully I won't wait so long to post!

Baby Gifts

I have had a lot of fun sewing these burp cloths. They are so easy to make and turn out so pretty! I think the frayed edges make them different from the average cloth. The more they wash, the more they fray. I found the idea on a blog I read quite regularly. The stores have so many beautiful flannel prints! This is a set I made for my cousin's little baby, Gabrielle. The other two sets I made were for boys. I have fabric ready to sew and cut out for whenever I need a quick baby gift.

Costume Fun

We had a great time at the party on Saturday night. Macy made her dress with a little help from me. We finished all of it except her zipper. We just safety pinned it until we can get to it this week. We still have a Fall Festival to go to on Saturday night. Tressa actually wore her dress to church yesterday. She loves it. Lathen's costume is almost finished. I didn't have time to make his feet. We'll see if that gets done this week. : ) The boys costumes were bought and some things were pulled together from previous years. I love when that happens!