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!

Prairie Girl

It's finished! Well, almost. The zipper is basted and just needs to be sewn. My new replacement foot (which really isn't the right one) won't let me use my zipper foot. The needle bumps into the metal. I'll figure out that problem in the next day or two. We have such a love for the old t.v. series Little House on the Prairie. We've been known to have watching marathons. While I have been sewing late at night on this dress for Tressa, I've been watching the DVD's for inspiration. It's been so much fun! This is the final product and the boots I found at the Thrift store for $2.00! Macy is sewing on her dress and I don't know if I'll get to mine (it's cut out and ready). Lathen is going to be our rooster! It's cut out and ready to be sewn!

SSSAAAAMMMM

Mathias read his first book today by sounding out the words! We are so proud of him. He was very excited and had to read to Daddy after dinner tonight. Speaking of dinner..... we had spaghetti and meatballs. I wanted to post a picture of Lathen after his meal. I think Keegan might be putting the pics up on his blog (since he took the pictures). Much fun had by all! You can only imagine the mess!
I've been sewing alot lately and enjoying it very much. In the next few months I'll be showing some of my projects. Stay tuned!

Happy Fall!

Despite the high 80 degree temperature today, I am looking forward to my favorite season. Adding a few Fall decorations around the house makes it feel so cozy. Hopefully the weather will soon catch up to my decor! Happy Fall to all!

Sunrise

This morning.......

Mathias to Daddy "Good morning Sunrise!"