Thanks to all!

Thanks for all the suggestions, helps, and positive thoughts regarding our washer. We got one from a friend of Dan's at school! Yeah for good friends willing to help out! :) Blessings are in our lives all over the place!

Today -- grrrrr

Well, just to put the day in one sentance -- my washing machine is broken! That is one of the most aggravating things! I have been searching for a new one, but everyone I contact on Craig's list has already sold theirs, or sells it to someone else while I'm waiting for Dan to get home from school!

Anyone know someone getting rid of a used washing machine that still works well? Seriously,after a day of Craig-ing it, I am getting frustrated!

It's been a while ....

If you wonder why I haven't posted anything in a couple weeks, here is why! ....



This quilt was done for work, and it always seems to be a rush to the deadline, regardless of how well prepared I think I am :) The shapes were hand stitched on by my participants, and the quilt is put together by me. This is the fourth quilt I have made in this style for work. Its a fun but draining project. Luckily, I have lots of help from my family (thanks MOm and Dan)!!

While I was dead asleep from quilting until 1:30 a.m., Dan and Emmy had some fun mornings!

Emmy loves loves loves pancakes! I know if she won't eat anything else, she will usually eat these! Daddy is way more fun with making pancakes for Emmy than I am, isn't that the Daddy code? "Always have fun :)" That's how it is at our house, Daddy always makes things fun.

She is getting to be such a big girl, so much fun! She is quite the talker, and everything is changing to sentances, its no longer 'blanket' its 'I want blanket' or 'I found my blanket Mommy!'. It is like having my own personal sportscaster giving me a play by play of everything! Its so funny what she decides to point out and reiterate to me, wants to make sure I know that she knows whats going on :) Gotta love it, she is all girl!

Lots of visitors!

This past week and a half we have had lots of visitors! First Grams and Nanny (Aunt Janet) came to visit. It was so fun to have them here. Emmy called Janet 'Aunt Manny', and loved her as much as the real Manny! She had so much fun playing, swimming, and going to Build-A-Bear with Nanny and Great Gramma. It was such a fun visit! At Build-A-Bear, Emmy had a hard time deciding which stuffed animal to pick out. Emmy finally picked out a panda bear to call her own. She was completely enthralled with picking out an animal and getting stroller, but wanted nothing to do with picking out clothes for the bear. We did get a stroller for her bear, and as you can see below, she and Ty had quite the time running around the mall with their bears and strollers!

Here are the kids with their new best friends, so happy, but struggling to hold still :)


Here is the thank you hug for Aunt 'Manny'.

Everyone watch their ankles! Here comes the tiny strollers.

At the end of the week, Dan's parents flew in for a quick visit. Emmy has affectionately nicknames Dan's dad 'Peepaw' -- and she was so excited to see Peepaw and Grandma. Despite how far away they live, she is always thinking of her Peepaw, and everytime the phone rings she thinks it is Peepaw calling her. :) It was so great to see them.