Lap Quilt

I've never made a quilt that was bigger than a baby size one till just recently. I made a lap quilt for my sister-in-law. I was pretty happy with the way it turned out, and hopefully she will get lots of use out of it before it falls apart. :)

And some pictures of my girls, just for you, mom!

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Maybe I'm not feeding her enough...

And another month is gone! Which means spring is getting just a little

bit closer! I even saw some of the snow melting off our deck today. :)

Not too much going on around here in this last month. I've hardly even taken any pictures of the kids which is 

really not normal for me. I usually have my camera out so much even my 17 month old says cheese whenever she sees it. 

Byron sold his truck and bought a van. He never had enough room for all his tools in the truck so some were in the box and they were starting to rust. He's pretty excited to have tons of room in the van for all of them, and it's also a lot cheaper than his truck. I have to admit though, I much prefer his truck over this van. :)

And I finally finished this baby quilt that I started last year some time. 

Feels good to have that off my to do pile!

Chopped

So this is old news now, but in January I chopped Madison's hair off.  Madison is an absolute perfectionist about her hair, and if it's even slightly loose feeling or slightly lumpy she takes it out. By the end of the day it was starting to look pretty stringy. So I decided if she was going to do that she might as well have short hair. I actually think it suits her when it's short so I don't mind. 

 

 I made this outfit for her out of two ladies shirts I got from our local thrift store. 

Heaps of snow

Other than Nadiya being sick for a large chunk of the time, we had a really enjoyable trip to BC. It would have been nice to have had a bit more time for visiting some friends but I was stuck at my parents house with a cranky child. Thankfully she's the only one who seemed to get it.

While we were there we celebrated Kaelynn's 3rd birthday. She was super excited to finally have her turn for a birthday.

Sunset from mom and dad's back deck.

Mom and Dad still holding hands after 30+ years. :)

Watching TV in the hotel in Valemont.

And since we've got home we've pretty much got nothing but more snow. I have never seen so much snow in my life. Endless.

I've had the chance to sit down at my sewing machine in the last bit. I had some fat quarters of some polka dotted flannel that I made into a little doll quilt for Nadiya. She seems to have taken it over for herself to snuggle with though. It's not like she doesn't have enough blankets already. :)

Almost the end of the year...

In a couple of days we are heading to BC to visit my family. So excited! 

At the beginning of December we did Sinterklaas with the kids. They loved it!

The kids got something called Model Magic which they spent hours and hours playing with at the kitchen table.  I think that was one of the most used presents we have ever given our kids. Madison got quite creative with it.

We had a big dump of snow last week, and the kids have been having a lot of fun outside. The deep snow makes it a little hard for them to walk through, so for the most part they stick with the big piles of snow on either side of the driveway. Keeps them happy and makes it really easy for me to keep an eye on them!

Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas as we remember the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ!

Some randomness

Kaelynn has a favorite pair of pajamas. She calls them her spider pjs and every time they are cleaned those are the pjs she picks.Sadly for her, I think it's time they were retired.

What do you think? Time to throw them out?

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Kaelynn's sneaky attempt at making herself a sandwich. I thought it 

was too quiet upstairs, and I should have checked sooner. Sigh... 

It was a big chocolatey mess all over her and my counter.

Byron calls Nadiya 'half-moon eyes'. I have no idea why.