August Wrap Up

August seems to have been a very busy month.  Thus the lack in blogging.  Here are a few things I did get done this month.

- Business trip to Pittsburgh.  I have 2 clients in the city and its been over 2 years since I visited with them.  I do love the city of Pittsburgh.

- Sewn and quilted a car quilt using the Wheels line from Riley Blake.  Jake calls it his cuddily quilt.  I guess he's getting it.

- Made raspberry peach jam, and I do have to say it is delicious!

- Actually even got some quiltling done.  I LOVE this quilt - I want to make one for myself now.

- Threw a few showers - Images can be seen here and here

- Introduced Sam to my quilting machine. I found him under the machine, and had climbed up a bin while I was quilting.  Maybe he doesn't like how loud it is????

- Got hooked on scrabble....

- Jumped on the trampoline in the pouring rain with Jake

- Playing with my boys.

All in all I think August was a really good month.

****as a side note, I also tried using my phone as my camera for quick last minute shots.  All pictures posted above are taken with my iphone.  I'll have to learn how to make them larger and edit them in the future.

Accuquilt Go!

This is a new little gadget for the quilting world, to help us with all our cutting needs.  Everyone I know that has tried one loves them.  They are quite the investment.  So winning this little giveaway would be nice.

Head on over to Sheri's blog and check it out if you're intersted.

Menu Mondays

Monday - Fruit and Feta salad
Tuesday - Tacos
Wednesday - Spaghetti
Thursday - Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Friday - Chicken Curry

Conversations with Jake

The other morning we were getting ready for work and Jake was playing in my closet.  I guess he broke something.

Mike: "Jake, why did you break that"
Jake: "It was an accident."
Mike: "An accident?"
Jake: "Yes dad, if you break something its an accident"

I wonder nearly everyday where he learns these things.  I guess we need to explain to him, if its done on purpose it isn't technically an accident....

I believe it was that same morning, I was doing the dishes.  Jake likes to pretend he's a chef "Chef Jake" as he refers to himself and make things while I'm in the kitchen.  I must have handed him a wooden spoon or something to use.

Jake: standing on a stool puts his arm around me and starts patting me on the back "thanks for sharing with me mom, that is very nice of you."

I must pat him on the back when I thank him for sharing with Sam (which is usually a problem). 

His little personality is so much fun right now!

It's All About Fall

The weather here has been a little up and donw the last week or so.  Cooler temps one day, 90's the next.  Raining and thunder storms one day, not a cloud in the sky the next.  I have to say - the cooler days and the thunder storms get me so excited for fall!  There is something about this time of year that I love. 

I can't wait to put out my fall decorations (making their debut this weekend).  Its almost as big as Christmas at my house.  I love the orange, red, brown, and yellow leaves that we start to see.  Even the mums which I don't always love - tempt me when I see the beautiful big pots at Costco in late August. The oranges and rust colors pull me in!  I love the pumpkins, the soups, the ciders, the breeze that comes in the air.  I know its still August and I'm a bit early, but I am so excited for fall this year! 

Next year when Jake heads off to pre school we'll have to see how I feel about fall then...but for now I'm loving the rainy, cooler days coming our way!

Wordless Wednesday

Bath time fun. These are pictures I received when I was out of town. Made me miss my little guy!

Catch up

I am alive and kicking....its been a busy couple of weeks. 

I've traveled to Pittsburgh and back leaving Sam for the first time (and all the boys did great in my absence). 

I've gone to 3 baby showers (2 of which I hosted).

CLEANED MY WHOLE HOUSE - which sadly I have not done in a long time! 

I've had a lot of catching up to do with my kids and Mike so I've lacked in the blogging.  New posts coming soon I promise!