happy thanksgiving

I couldn't be more thankful today than for my sweet children.













There is just nothing in this world that compares to them - they give me such joy and love. For laughter, see the last picture.

country girl

Ems is embracing the country life. I heard her exclaiming, "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee" all the way down a hill when she was out riding on the four wheeler with Jonesie. She loves to go fast and doesn't mind the cold at all. What a girl!

we've landed in the snow

We've landed in Wisconsin and the snow! While I've committed to wearing my pajamas all day, Evan hit the snow with Jonesie.

hogwarts project

I have to admit, I was as excited as Evan to get the Lego Hogwarts set. We put together a couple pieces each night for a week. Evan was the builder and I was the "sorter". Emme was the mess maker :) We've got big plans to decorate it for Christmas. Yeah, Harry!

a little sibling love

E and Ems are at odds more than they are in line with each other. But every so often we catch a little love between them . . . . and we revel in it!

domestic arts

Neither of my kids really love the things I knit for them. I definitely knit more for myself or for my taste than theirs. So I asked E what I could knit for him that he would really wear and love. He picked out the official WWII watch cap - made by the hundreds of thousands for soldiers in Europe. We got some great burnt orange alpaca yarn at the farm we visited a couple of weekends back.

And boom - I whipped it up quickly. It's soft, squishy, and stretchy. E gives it a great review.

Ems doesn't really like wearing the things I knit for her either. When I present an outfit to her to put on, she'll ask, "Did you knit this?" If I answer yes, then she refuses to wear it! So I just finished this super cute tunic dress - it took forever with it's intricate honeycomb pattern and cabled skirt. She agreed to wear it for the photo shoot - that's it. She stripped if off ten seconds after I said we were done. pooh.

So I am moving on to a very involved hexagonal blanket that should take months. I love making kids clothes - but our taste does not seem to match up. If only I could a tacky hot pink t-shirt with a glittery Dora on front - but sorry Em, I just can't do it.

halloween happiness

Army Specialist E and Belle Em - both loved, loved, loved Halloween night.

more halloween . . .