Conversations with Jake

Outside playing - trying to get him away from the new passion he has called you tube...

Me: "lets play a game."
Jake: "I have a game we can play.  Its called shoot mom."
Me: looking at him funny as we have stayed away from guns for the most part here
Jake: "Mom, your the target -- I'm serious - You are the target." 

Luckily for me - the shooting was from his toy boat that shot out life perservers.  But where does he learn words like serious and target????  Way too smart for his own good.

Project Updates

I have been sewing and quilting this week and have much to report.

I finished my zig zag quilt top.  I was a little worried that the border would take away from the zag effect, but I have to say I'm loving how it turned out!

I also finished the Easy Bricks pattern top.

The one on Moda Bake shop doesn't have a border - I'm tempted to add one - what do you think?

I finally got some quilting done too - of my own if you can believe it.  I made this quilt about 2 years ago.  I wanted to get it done by the 4th to display - but that didn't happen.  Better late then never.

A close up of the quilting.  I did stars in the blue, and cross hatching through the flag part.  I like the way it turned out.

For this weekend I've got two client quilts to work on.  I'm doing pantographs on both, so they take me a little longer.  I also have a cute baby quilt in the works that I'm so excited to give at a shower in August.  Pictures to come soon.

I took Tuesday night to myself, went downstairs at 6pm, came up at 9pm, went back down around 10pm and worked til about midnight.  Got all the above projects done - including binding on the flag quilt.  I love a productive night.  What a mom can accomplish with no kids around is amazing!!!!  Good to get back in the swing of things!

What a Wonderful World

Last night I watched both my little butterballs fall asleep. I have to say there is nothing better in this world then my little sleeping Sam. He is so cute - whenever he turns over he smacks his lips over and over again, making the cutest little sounds. He is such a bundle of energy day in and day out, that to watch him be so still and peaceful is a small miracle all in itself.

Source: None via Alyssa on Pinterest

Today I spent the day with my kids in between emails and conference calls. Sam has a little airplane that plays What a Wonderful World as one of the songs. Everytime this song goes off, I immediatley think of my Grandpa Jiggs. He loved this song, loved Louis Armstrong, and lived by the mantra of that song.

I think about Jiggs often and all the great times we had together.  So much of my childhood is wrapped up in times spent with Jiggs.  I worked for him from the time I was in middle school.  Spent nights playing cards and dominos, going to Jazz games, having sing a longs with the family.  I think of how different life would have been if he was still around (and had stayed frozen in time as the grandpa I grew up with).  How I would have loved for Mike to have met him, for my kids to have spent time with him.  I would love to see Jiggs watch Tyler, Benji, and Bud all become fathers.  He would have loved to see these boys he was so close to turn into fathers.  And he would have loved all these little boys we all have - and the little girls - he would have loved the talent shows and singing those girls can bring! 

I love that a little tune from my kids toy can take me back years and remind me of such a wonderful man. And that his mantra in life is something I try to remember every day.

Sure miss ya Jiggs.

San Diego

A few pictures from our weekend in San Diego.

Jake wrote his name in the sand

Sam burying his feet

Jake

San Diego from the Coronado shore

Jake at Legoland

Fun at the Zoo

something to use as leverage on getting a new pandora charm

Tree Elephant

Hydrangeas were everywhere and beautiful!

Jake and Sam not having fun on a turtle

Sammy petting a goat

My boys on the sky ride

 

 

Last night at the beach - perfect ending to a perfect trip!

Oceanside Wrap Party

I wanted to post a few pictures of our trip to Oceanside.  It was so much fun and I never want to forget this trip!  Lots of pictures, that I'm sure only the Latimers will appreciate...

Sam didn't love being buried alive

Tyson digging a hole for the kids

Me and my boys

Jake in the hole

Sam in the hole

Riding bikes

Lacey, Jake, me, Sharon, Patty

My cute nieces and all their kids!

Sharon and Patty

Keira, Hailey, and Alysa

Keden, Jake, JJ, Alysa, Hailey, Keira - Jakes new BFFs

Sam on the stairs - I should have lost 10 pounds from chasing him up and down

Sharon my MIL playing poker gangster style

My in laws - LOVE this picture

Jake and Sam playing in the sand

Quotes to Remember

Source: None via Abby on Pinterest

Pinned from here

Note to Self

- When making grilled pizza's DON'T throw the dough on the grill while talking to your sister on the phone, responding to work issues via email, and chasing around your kids - Dough BURNS

Not a very good picture - but can you see the black?  We still had pizza - it was just Papa John's....

I'll have to try again.