Baby Blanket

Here is a baby blanket that I made for Andrew's sister. I made a blanket for his other sister, but I didn't take a picture of it before I gave it to her. I believe this is my best blanket so far. Unfortunately the colors don't look right in the picture. I'm not sure why, but I do promise that the actual colors in the blanket are much cuter than what they look like right here.

Jam

I have made strawberry jam, not just freezer jam, which is what I normally do, but shelf-stable jam. It tastes delicious. Following are the pictures of the process step-by-step:
1. We picked fresh strawberries at a u-pick farm (I should have taken a picture of us picking the strawberries but I obviously didn't,

2. Washed and trimmed

3. Mashed and cooked,

4. and finally bottled

YUM!!!

happenings

...my coffee table is all scratched, and messy, it is full of toys, books, games, and half empty bottles of water. I am sitting on the couch writing with the tv on while the children try to set up a game of...something. Every now and then I say guys something else fell, something falls every few seconds...Jared is taking a nap. I am definitely...bored? I really am not sure so here are some pics:

 Aiden had a haircut last month...

before haircut

after haircut

 We have been to the zoo

in an egg

with a bush baby...

at the museum of natural science we also looked at dinosaur bones... 

 

among other things

It is okay they grow fast

Today I read Liz's blog and remembered my, long-gone time spent with babies. I love those times, and even though I love remembering I don't want to go back, I am enjoy our journey together. It is funny because I love babies so much every time I see one I want to get one (the legal way, please don't hide your babies from me) but I enjoy my kids today, just as much as I did when they were small. They are so cute, say such amazing things, do so many new things everyday that I have lost my fear that they were growing too fast...I mean, they are growing too fast, but I am right there next to them enjoying the moment, so it is okay.

Birthday Cupcakes

For Karston's Birthday party I decided I was not talented enough to make a fancy cake, so I made Monkey Cupcakes instead. They were fun, and super easy to make.

Isabella's Presentation

Next Wednesday Isabella have to do a presentation on President James A. Garfield. I like first grade presentations, the teacher tells you exactly what you need, birth and death dates, a picture or painting, quotes, etc. All we have to do is look things up and make a poster. Isabella is writing the information. We could have printed the facts, which would have been less time consuming but I want Bella to have some hands-on experience. She is super exited to do this together. Following is a picture I made of President Garfield for Bella's report. I will update with more picture as we work on it.

Valentine's Day Cards

Normally I don't send valentine cards, but Isabella made a few cute cards and I was inspired. I'm not good at scrap-booking, but I kind of like making cards. Usually I make cards for mother's day, or birthdays so this is a first for Valentine's day, I think...You might get one in the mail...Following are the ones made by Bella For me,

 for Jared,

 and for Aiden.