New Do's

Rayden has his buddy Jett over today. They have come up with all sorts of creative things to do to keep themselves happy and busy since it snowing outside. I walked into the bathroom to find them occupied coming up with a whole new look.

You gotta love it! I guess that boys and girls just aren't that much different! They all love to play with hair!

The New Bag

I have this amazingly crafty friend who got me back into embroidery lately. (Thanks Melissa!) For my first project in like 8 years I decided to tackle this wonderful picture I found online and fell in love with. When I started I wasn't quite sure what I was going to make it into but inspiration finally hit and I made it into a Primary bag for Sundays! What fits better than the Singing Time Specialist carrying around a musical heart? I found the bag pattern online and wha la! Don't look too closely because it is full of flaws but I love it and it holds all my stuff. It even has pockets on the inside for certain items I like to carry at all times on Sundays. Now I need to get started on my next project.....

A Budding Artist

Simon is a budding artist! I always new there were some wonderful creative genes running in the family! This last week Simon decided to share his talent with the family. Here he is with his beautiful artwork.

The look says it all! He was so proud of himself. Unfortunately the marker was a permanent sharpie! Oh well I was looking for an excuse to repaint anyway!

Friends

Last week Lexi had her friend, London, over to play. These girls are so cute together! They had a little photo shoot with my camera. Here are some of my favs!

No Longer Private

Ok, since I haven't been updating as much I've decided to unprivatize (is that a word?) the blog. So everyone can update their links for the blog so they can see when I post! Just some FYI.

Trying to Keep Busy

I have been such a horrible blogger lately. We are just not very interesting I guess. We haven't been doing much around here. Last week, Dirk was gone all week, to Reno, for a business trip. In our almost 10 years of marriage Dirk and I have hardly ever been apart for more than a day except for when I went to Girl's Camp a few years. This was my first experience with him gone from home. I have to admit, I didn't like it.
I wasn't overwhelmed by extra work and the kids were as good as they always are but I just didn't like having cold feet all night!!!! All of us are really glad to have him home now! While he was gone I got together with my MIL and did some crafts. Here are some pics of what kept me occupied without Dirk.

It was quite fun getting together for the day and I think the blocks turned out rather good. I had a lot of fun designing the music one. It looks perfect on the piano. I have another project that I am working on that isn't quite finished. It is a sewing project and I haven't sewed for a few years so I am hoping it will turn out alright.