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A little end of summer catching up, Rock Star to Body Surfing to Parties

Here is part 2 of my attempt at showing you all what I did this past summer. 

Ellie rocking out at a little one's birthday party.

Rob, Ellie and I went to Rocks State park with the intension of hiking. Due to a road closure we were redirected to another area of the park and Ellie wanted to get in the water. We all went in, brand new sneakers and all.

Ellie is sort of body surfing here. We are just beyond a small dam made of rocks. Right where we are the rocks were missing in the dam so water is gushing through. Ellie loved having me hold her hands so she could "float". It was so cute. (above)  

Ellie made cupcakes for Aunt Theresa's birthday.

 

It looks like she is admiring her work but she is really dancing because she was so excited. (above)

Yummy. (above)

Rob, Ellie and I went to Gwen's birthday party. We all had a great time. There were a ton of people, food and drinks!

Ellie and Riley (above)

Ellie in action (above)

Rob and Ellie (above)

Me and Ellie (above)

Here are some pictures Ellie took at the same birthday party.

A lovely shot of me (above)

Aunt Amy (above)

A pretty decent shot of Rob (above)

Near our house there is an outdoor shopping center and each Friday during the summer there is a small concert. Here are a couple of shots of Ellie and Rob listening to the music.

  

Ellie and I went to a bridal shower but I only have pictures of her and most of them are of her playing with the tire swing.

 

Wonderful weekend, lots to share

Ellie decided it was fun to ask her momma "doin'?" over and over and over and over. We were making peanut butter cookies and while I was scooping the dough out onto the cookie sheets she kept asking "doin'?" each time I dropped dough on the sheet. That is twelve times per sheet and we did three sheets of cookies! As annoying as I make it sound, it really was quite cute and when you turned the question around and asked "What are you doing, Ellie?" she looked perplexed, said "ummm" while looking around. She was thinking very hard. A few times she would answer but most times she just asked "doin'?"

In more Ellie news, my little bug did not wet a single diaper on Saturday and only one on Sunday! Yippy for Ellie.

I did get some sewing time in this weekend. I managed to make and attach the binding strip for a peek-a-boo quilt I started before Ellie was born. While watching movies, I was able to get a quarter of the back of the binding sewn. It looks very cute. I will post pics as soon as I finish later this week.

I also made Ellie another every day little blanket with butterfly fabric. I still need to complete the quilting around the big butterflies but I hope to have that done this week too.

I also got to spend time watching a few movies this weekend. Friday, Rob and I watched Frost Nixon and Saturday my friend Tammy came over for steaks on the grill and we watched Taken. Sunday Rob, Ellie and I barbequed some chicken and after she went to bed, we watched Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Can I tell you I cried for the last 30 minutes? Good thing Rob fell asleep because I was really crying. Not your little tear down the cheek but a half-of-a-box-of-tissues kind of crying. If I was not a mom, I would have just thought "good movie, good premise" but since I was a mom, it was sad to see all that Benjamin had to give up. Good movie. If you have not seen it, do. You get a fair amount of Brad looking Bradly but that is not the reason to see this one.

Easter Experiment

So if you hit a ball of Playdough and a hard boiled dyed Easter egg with a golf club, which one will go the distance? The Playdough but not by much. It went a few feet while the egg exploded on impact. I wish I had pictures to share but I did not witness the Easter experiment. Ellie and all the boys went outside to see what would happen when you hit the Playdough with a driver and then one of the men came in asking for some hard boiled eggs. All the women stayed inside and enjoyed the few minutes of peace and quiet.

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

Thankful Thursday, Healthy Easter (so far)

This Thursday I am thankful that Ellie and her entire daycare class are not violently ill with a stomach bug. If you recall, last year was "The Year Without Easter." It was terrible. So far this year, we are all bug free! Fingers-crossed we will remain that way a few more days.

Here are a few pictures from yesterday at the egg hunt Sarah hosted and Ellie putting eggs in the water to boil.

A few little ones playing before the hunt starts.

Ellie patiently waiting for someone to say GO.

Look at all her eggs. She is off to a great start.

Ellie, Sarah and Mae

Loving that cupcake!

Mae and Ellie hugging it out. How sweet are they?

She did not crack a single egg when she put them all in the water.

"WHAT?!? You're really going to let me do that?"

Ellie's very first Easter eggs! I could not be happier with how they turned out. What an artist I have!

Cutie Pies Recipe

Ingredients
2 little girls
2 matching outfits
sugar
spice

Directions
Mix all together and voila!

 

 

 

The perfect snow day

 

 

 

Ellie had quite the day today. Her daddy took her out for a ride on her sled before he went to work, then she had her yogurt and some toast. She and I stayed home and played all day. We went outside late morning and then we both took a 3 1/2 hour nap! Yes, that is right. It was great. After that we both had rice crispies and some fruit for lunch (hey, it was a snow day). Papa came home early from work and took her out in the yard again for some more snow fun. After she came in, we had dinner. Or rather breakfast for dinner (hey, it was a snow day). We had bacon, eggs and toast. Then she took her bath, put on her jammies and we all settled on the sofa for some hot cocoa. It was the perfect snow day. I hope you all had as nice of a day as I did. The perfect snow day.

Good night!

I am the Luckiest Person

I am the luckiest person because I have a wonderful friend that loves me. :) 

Friday we went fabric shopping and to lunch. I think this is the first time we have seen each other since before Christmas. Anyhow, not only is Trish just a wonderfully thoughtful person, she is so generous and talented. Look what she gave me for Christmas! She nailed me...monkeys, cupcakes and dragonflies!

Over the page bookmark

 

Sock monkey ornament and mug (not sure why the picture is sideways. I tried 5 times to get it right. Will try something else tomorrow on another machine.)

Who doesn't need a velvet cupcake with mini markers?

Glass cupcake ornament

Finger presser, dragonflies reverse applique pattern, reindeer stamper, ez view multiplier

Close up of the pattern, gorgeous!

Dressed to Chill pattern book. All little snowmen projects.

Back of the book (again, not sure why this picture is sideways since the actual file was upright.)

And the best for last! This is the most beautiful quilt I have...and she has given Ellie and I quite a few. She used the pattern Yellow Brick Road. I will take more pictures of this quilt in the next few days but I really wanted to get this posted this weekend (again, this one is not supposed to be sideways either. Sorry.). The colors are not showing up too well in this picture but I promise they will be better when I post on this again. They are actually very rich and have a lot of shimmery gold in the fabrics. 

 

Home, sick

Yesterday morning when I was leaving for work, I felt pretty nauseous but it passed so I went on to work. Last night, both Rob and I, were up all night with a terrible stomach bug. I will spare you the details but it was bad. As of right now, we are both just laying around the house trying to replace our fluids. What a day. At least we have pretty snow to look at. 

Little Bits Quilt - WIP

Here are a some pictures of the quilt I am making for my husband. The front is completely done, I just need to get the batting and send it off to the quilter. The pattern is called Little Bits and it comes from the Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts book that he got me for Mother's day last year. He admits that he picked that book because he saw himself like the little boy sleeping under the Little Bits quilt and he wanted one just like it... reproduction civil war era fabrics and in the same colors. 

Close up of the 'bits'

The blue is used on some of the 'bits' on the front but also as the back fabric. 

It will be bound in the same dark brown fabric...just like she did it in the book. How do you think I did?

Funny new blog

You have to start reading my friend, Jenn's blog. It is too funny. The way she rights is EXACTLY how she talks. Go give her a read.