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Category Archives: friends
May Sewing: Heather’s Quilt!
Heather and Ryan had a baby boy about three weeks ago and in May, our Sewing Club made a quilt to celebrate Quinn, even though we didn’t know his name at the time! This was the fifth and final Sewing … Continue reading
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May Sewing: An apron to go with the quilt!
After we finished Betsy’s quilt, there were lots of thin strips of fabric left but no scraps of any real significance. Anne made a small drawstring bag for toys out of some of them and she gave me the brilliant … Continue reading
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April Sewing: Betsy’s Quilt!
Betsy and Dan are having a baby and our Sewing Club made a quilt to celebrate their little girl! Just like the two quilts we made last spring, this was a fun group project! I found the design (in this … Continue reading
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April Sewing: More Baby Blankets
Our friends just keep having babies! 🙂 This time, we have one set of friends who are having a boy and one who aren’t finding out until the baby is born. I do love to make cards too and had … Continue reading
Spring Break 2012, Mini-Adventure #4 (and the final one)
The fourth and final Spring Break 2012’s Mini-Adventure was Easter and hosting Easter Brunch for 29 people! Here’s our family Easter picture (and here’s last year’s for comparison): The brunch was a potluck so it was surprisingly easy and fun … Continue reading
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18-Month Birthday at the Zoo!
On Thursday, Ellie turned 18 months old! To celebrate, we joined our friends at the zoo. OK, not really specifically to celebrate, but it was a fun way to spend the day anyway! We started off by having fun looking … Continue reading
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Friends
Ellie is growing up so quickly. All of a sudden, she really loves playing with other kids. Yesterday, our friend P came over to spend a couple hours with us while her mom went to an appointment. Ellie and P … Continue reading
Lots and Lots and Lots of Guests
This past weekend was a fun but hectic one for us. We hosted Nik’s tennis team on Saturday night for the annual team dinner/Four On The Couch tournament. We made Chipotle-style black bean and rice burritos and WAY overestimated the … Continue reading
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Rigby = the dog in the book!
This morning, Ellie very much enjoyed looking at our friend’s blog post about her dog Rigby. Then she found the puppy in our Mary Cassatt book, who looks a lot like Rigby! (Is this some sort of developmental milestone – … Continue reading
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Fancy, Fancy
Our dear friends from church, Elizabeth and her mother Paulette, gave us this beautiful, fancy dress not too long ago. Ellie wore it for the first time on Sunday and I have to say, I was a bit conflicted. Wow! … Continue reading
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Salmon and Souvlaki 