Feet Friday---feet in the sand

While Jon and Bill were building the walkway last weekend, Liam steped in the sand they spread under the bricks. I thought it a perfect "feet friday" shot:

ABC Wednesday---Q

Q is for Quilts.

I love quilts. They are cozy and warm like any blanket, but have the added joy of the loving thought and care that went into making it.

My mom is a quilter. She makes absolutely beautiful quilts. She made my wedding quilt:
And Liam's "I Spy" quilt (can't you just tell that Liam loves his quilt!?):

And the Pinwheel quilt that Jonny designed:

She also taught me how to quilt, although I'm really bad at finishing them. Here's one of the first ones I made, a Log Cabin quilt:

And here is the “Touchy-Feely” quilt I made when Liam was little. Each block is a different type of fabric, for babies to play on for sensory fun (being used by my nephew, Pierce in this picture):

There's always more fun ABC posts you can find at the ABC Wednesday site!

Feet Friday---exploring feet

David loves to experience life "feet first". This makes it easy for me to get a bunch of really cool feet friday pictures. Here he is sitting on the kids bench at my inlaws, feeling some flowers with his toes:

ABC Wednesdays---P

P is for Pierce. My sweet nephew. The little guy who gave me the name of Auntie.

After a tumultuous beginning (he was born 5 1/2 weeks early) he is now a healthy and happy 13 month old. You can read about his beginnings and see pictures of his wee little newborn self here, here and here. And below are just a few pictures to enjoy:

Pierce enjoying his cake at his 1st birthday party:

Pierce and Liam last August:

Pierce and David (also last August):

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Starting Seed...

Last year, my parents bought Liam a pot and some plants with which to make a mini vegetable garden to go on our deck.
He had so much fun with it. We had some delicious cherry tomatoes and lettuce out of it. I think the rest of the plants got crowded out by the lettuce.....
Anyway, I wanted to grow some again this year and thought it would be fun to start from scratch. So last night, I bought some carrot and pea seeds at the store and this afternoon we set to work:

I tore the lid off one of my many egg cartons and had Liam fill the egg-cups with dirt from his pot:
Planting carrot seeds:

Planting pea seeds:

Showing off the seed packages:

We then gave it a good sprinkling of water and set it in the window sill behind my computer because it was WAY too windy today to set outside. Liam kept asking me how long it was going to take for the seeds to grow...it will be fun to watch it all happen. We will keep you all informed of the progress!

Water Play

We've been spending the last couple of sunday afternoons out in Granite, visiting Bill and Carol (my inlaws) and the weather has been extremely cooperative for outdoor play!
This last sunday, Carol rinsed out the bucket that sits under the faucet and refilled it with fresh water for the boys to play with:

Signs of Spring

So the weather here in the Northwest has FINALLY taken a turn for the better. In other words, it's FINALLY warm and mostly sunny. After an exceptionally cold and long winter, which I wasn't even the least bit ready for when it started, I am really, really, REALLY enjoying the warmth. Even the mugginess, which was my apartment this afternoon before I opened the windows.

Well, to take advantage of the weather (and get some new scenery...with the boys being sick, I've seen alot of my home), I grabbed the stoller, trike and the boys and we headed out into the loveliness. Here's some pictures to show you how beautiful it is around my apartment complex these days:

The Same, But Different...Boxes and Swings

Here's another installment of "the same, but different". Enjoy!

Here we have the boys playing in the baby swing:


And here, both boys have decided that it's better to play INSIDE of their toy box:

So, there you have it! Isn't this fun? Do you have some comparisons to share? Let me know!

Feet Friday---me and my Love

I was muttering about not having a picture for feet friday and my lovely husband threw his foot up and said, "Take a Picture!" I added my own foot and here you go:
(I think it's kind of cute, don't you?)

Passing On The Word

My mom has a quilting buddy whose husband is having to have heart surgery soon, and in an attempt to help raise up enough money to pay for their portion of the cost, my mom's friend is raffling off a quilt she made for a fundraiser.

If I can just say so, the quilt is GORGEOUS! I wish I had tons of money to just pay for the surgery and get the quilt for myself. But, since I don't, I thought the least I could do is pass along word about the fundraiser through a post of my own.

So, here I am!

Here's a picture of this amazing quilt, and a link to the blog that will give you more info on helping!