Week 3 and week 4

I have been slacking on updating my progress on the quilt-a-long. So to catch up, week 3 was sewing the quilt top and week 4 was constructing the quilt sandwich. So far my quilt is not perfect but it will be done and I guess that is good enough. Oh and right now for week 5, I am working on free motion quilting the top. Well, by working on it, I mean I am practicing still. I am a little nervous to actually start on the quilt.

My seams lined up pretty well, but to make that happen I am going to have to deal with the wave effect. My mom claims, 'it will all come out in the quilting'. I guess I will have to actually quilt it and find out for myself!


I found a sheet at a thrift store for less than a dollar and decided to use it as the backing. Luckily, the sheet was in great condition and works really well with the quilt top.

The life!

Addy made Jiffy a new cat bed. Most of a day was spent enticing Jiffy into her new bed. I laughed a little when Addy wanted to 'reward' Jiffy with candy treats if she would lay down and go to sleep. I guess Jiffy needs her rest because she apparently caught the Kitty Flu from Bandit. Bandit and Jiffy might need a refresher course in paw washing.

11 months!!!

Here is Cally at 11 months old!!! How has it almost been a year since she was born???


Here Cally is eating breakfast and practicing her Miss America wave. Her headband is one I made for Addy but since then I have discovered that it fits Cally pretty well. Unfortunately the head band does not cut down on the comments I get about my baby BOY ALL the time.


Cardboard boxes are still the preferred toy for all ages!


Last but not least, because after all we think she is super cute!

Happy Happy Birthday David!!!

Addy was pretty excited to make David's birthday cake. I even let Addy break the eggs, I figured she couldn't do any worse than I usually do!


Even more excited to decorate it.


Cally was happy to have our attention diverted from her antics.


David was thrilled to spend his birthday at home with us!


Here are the flowers Addy chose for David. :)

A new obstacle course!

Cally loves a challenge. She was really excited to navigate a new child-proofing measure at Grandma and Grandpa's.


Ahh, yes, this is the kind of staircase that requires you to climb under first.


Oh, that was too easy.


Mom, why all the pictures? Can't a girl just scale a staircase without all the click-clicking?

A trip to Grandma and Grandpa's!

Sweet!

A cookie is always more enjoyable when shared with a great buddy. Even better is when you are not allowed to eat cookies upstairs and are sent downstairs to finish but don't quite make it all the way down and your daddy just admires your cuteness. Now that is really sweet!

Progress!

We have been trudging along this winter. We have had many snow storms, sicknesses and general mayhem to battle through but so far we are doing alright. Our bathroom/mudroom project got a little behind, but finally we are making noticeable progress again.

Week 2!

Week two of the quilt-along is here and so my fabric has been cut and duly photographed for posterity. ;)

More fun than I can handle...

To say it has been a long winter so far is a vast understatement. Luckily, our favorite fun center never gets boring.