Family Pics...

Brookers took some pics of our little family last night in her back yard.. I have only seen the teaser... can't wait to see the rest!!!
You wanna see?

Getting to Know your Hubby...

Saw this one on my cousin Steph's blog...

1. Where did you meet your husband? My brother married his sister...
2. How long did you date before you got married? 1 year, 6 months
3. How long have you been married? 8 years, 7 months, 21 days
4. What does he do that surprises you? cues up music for me on my MP3 player
5. What is your favorite feature of his? The way his eyes crinkle when he smiles.
6. What is his best quality? Honest, hard worker...
7. Does he have a nickname for you? Many.. Min, Gorgeous, Ni-Bi...
8. What is his favorite food? Anything Reese's
9. What is his favorite sport? Watching: Beach Volleyball... he's not a sports nut...
10. When and where did you first kiss? Lake Powell... while I was engaged ;o
11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? We love to do lots of stuff... watch a good movie, stay up late just talking, playing Connect 4 or Canasta...
12.Do you have any children? 3 who all look just like him!
13. Does he have any hidden talents? Uh... He has 3 kids who look just like him ;)!
14. How old is he? 29
15. What is his favorite music? Right now, Pshycadelic/fuzz/indie Rock
17. What do you admire most about him? He is always honest, he works so hard but still has the energy to come home and play with us.
18. What is his favorite color? Silver?
19. Will he read this? I hope he does! Love you Punkley!!!

Taggie 101...

You've asked...
Here's how I made that cute taggie blanket... I must add that the idea came from one that my visiting teacher had for her little girl, Peyton attacked it! I saw how much people are asking for them online... I can make this...
First:
Cut...
Cut your fabric to whatever size you want the blanket to be, but remember to add extra for your seams...
Fuzzy fabric is fun... print fabrics are fun... whatever you like...
I cut mine to 21 inches, square.

Then cut your ribbon, whatever tickles your fancy, to a length that also tickles your fancy. I cut mine to 6 inches, but varying lengths would be cute too... use the same ribbon, or lots of different kind. That's where the fun comes in for babies, different colors, textures, and patterns = fun!
I just so happen to have a small addiction to ribbon...Fold you cut ribbon in half, and press.
Arrange your ribbon in a way you like, and pin it to the right side of one of your fabric pieces, making sure that your folded ends are pointed towards the center of your fabric, not the raw edge! It's fun to layer the ribbon too..
Sew around all four sides in a zig-zag stitch. I used the side of my presser foot as my guide, it's 3/8 inch.
Take your pins out, this will make the turning process much more pleasant on a minute!
Then take your other piece of fabric, put right sides together so the ribbon is sandwiched in between, like this...
Mark one 6 inch section where you will not sew so you can turn your blanket right side out... and sew it all, using your first zig-zag as your guide.
Snip your corners to make them pretty once you turn them, and to lessen bulk...
Turn it, making sure you get your corners perfect too! Fold your edges of that 6 inch section in, pin, and...
...top-stitch (that's with a straight stitch now...) around the whole blanket.

Voila!
A darling taggie!
Look at those colors... I so want a boy!

Pumpkins!

Brookers found this darling idea on this blog... the directions are in the August 2008 archive... I think that our little Brookers has been holding out on us ;)... Brookers, Christie, and I, got together for an afternoon of sewing and got them done... well, for he most part! We finished ours at scrapbook night... which I have some pretty cute pics of Nat here..

Made...

Same pics from other blog...
Just need to get them to the right home...
No patterns, yet!

Made...

Lots of fun stuff going on lately...
They are finishing the exterior of the hotel...And they even poured the asphalt!
Keeping up with my little night owl...
(cute jammies, eh?... thanks Brookers!)And falling asleep in random places...
See the bulb aspirator?
Yup, suckin' some boogs...
Alvin the Alligator is here for a visit from pre-school.
Someone was so hungry, they couldn't muster the strength to ask for help!
...and I've had a sewing bug lately...
This is what it must be like to have little boys... Cade was over today, playing with his trucks right next to me sewing.. he was so cute! He loved helping me sew in reverse!
Playing peek-a-boo with Peyton and her new taggie...
Cade helped me sew...
Left over fabric went to this cute pillow-case dress, intended for Peyton, but I am afraid it's too small, or it won't fit her for long...
I even got a cute little pocket!
Can't wait to make more...
Made these mummies with Christie and Julie (Brooke's great idea...) for teacher appreciation for Primary. Thinking of saying: "Thanks for being all wrapped-up in Primary..."And one of y favs...
Peyton's hat. I crocheted it with a C hook and tiny crochet yarn...

Lynn stayed home from school yesterday. She said she felt like she needed to throw up. She kept telling me the night before, and when I asked her what made her say that, she'd answer, "Because I saw Emma's blood..." or "The salmon's smell made me sick." We had salmon for dinner, and she doesn't care for it as much as she cares for the rice, so I thought it was just an excuse...
Trying to keep up on the house so I don't start to feel the way I did last week... tried to do what the Prophet said, "the house will always be there, but the kids won't always be young..." and that is not good for Mindy Pitcher... that will be a much longer post for another night that Peyton will not sleep...

Cousin Halloween Party...

We had our cousin Halloween party yesterday.
I think the kids had fun.
We had some games, prizes to follow those games, and food.
They watched "Scary Tales" after dinner...
And of course, they were all so cute and fun together! We were missing a few cousins though...