Craftiness

Look, look, I played with fabric!!! I made a little baby quilt for a friend who just had a baby boy. I think she'll like it...


And, I finished all the blocks for this quilt... now I have to assemble it. I threw them up on the wall to see what they looked like.


And, now that I don't have mass amounts of studying and homework, I got the garden started finally!


I love summer break. By the way, I got three A's and one B+ for the semester!!!! Half way done with school. Well, half way through my BSN anyway.

family visit

Dan's mom came to visit us! It was so wonderful to have her and Greg here. It's been too long since the last time we were able to see them in Colorado. We let the kids play hooky on Monday to hang out with their grandparents. We went to Point Pleasant and walked on the board walk. The kids and I decided to go in the fun house. Turns out, it's not so fun for little guys. It scared Seth, but not Hannah and Simon. The big kids immediately wanted to go through it again!

(Please ignore all the blue tint that the pictures have. I didn't realize what setting my camera was on. Grr)

Even if it's not warm enough, they have to walk on the beach.


Ready for the fun house?


Grandpa Greg taught the kids a few cords on the guitar.



Stella and Greg were also here for Seth's other preschool graduation. You know the one I got to go to!


The highlight of their performance was his refusal to hold one of the girls hands during a song.


He told me her hands were hot and yucky. Someday kid, you'll like holding a girl's hand...

play ball

As you know, Seth is playing T-ball this year and it's so stinkin' cute!


He also learned to ride his bike.


Now he can be like his big brother...


And, he graduated from preschool. I couldn't go because I had two finals that morning. Sucked, but what was I going to do? Thankfully, with him going to school all week long there is another graduation for the other class. I don't have to miss out on everything!

I think he was a little excited!

Boston: Day 3

MIT (According to Simon it's his future school...)


Harvard

Hannah's future school, you know, if Princeton doesn't pan out. lol

Harvard Square

Shopping. Too much shopping.


Boston Common


Barking Crab for dinner.

Crab legs for dinner!

Last chance for pictures in the fading light after dinner.

More swimming!

Day 4 was uneventful. We let the kids get up and swim, one last time. We checked out, grabbed breakfast at Starbucks, and started the long drive back home.

It was a great trip. I am so glad we went.

Boston: Day 2

Swimming in the hotel pool to start the day.

I love the random old building mixed in with the new.


Science Museum (Not a lot of photos, I wasn't feeling well).

Dinner with family again at Legal Seafood!

Dan's phone pic at dinner.

More swimming to end the day!

Boston: Day 1

Boston Children's Museum
Lots of walking

Water on a dreary day


Paul Revere's House


Faneuil Hall Marketplace




Dinner with Dan's cousin and wife at Joe's.

Ended the long day with a swim in the hotel pool...

random photos

So, I was down loading my Boston pictures and had some pictures to share. Here's the only sewing I've done in weeks. In true Ellen fashion, I did it the day before the quilt guild meeting. Aqua blue binding no less. It's one of the charity quilts the guild is donating. At least it was some craftiness...

I think someone asked me a very long time ago to get a picture of a cardinal. I walked out of my back door the other day and snapped a few shots. I "think" the second picture might be a female cardinal, but I am not a bird expert of any sort!

Before we took off for Boston we dyed our Easter Eggs. I am sure it won't surprise you that we will be bringing deviled eggs as a side dish tomorrow. What else can you do with all those eggs? No, I am not a fan of egg salad sandwiches and I can only eat so many hard boiled eggs.

Seth named one of his eggs. Meet Voldemort. He has another face on the other side...


Also, as a last minute thing done on Tuesday, I made chocolate chip banana bread muffins. Phew, that's a mouth full. Can't let all those bananas go to waste! Plus, the neighbor was fish sitting for us, so I took her some muffins.


Boston pics to come!

fabric withdrawal, exams, and t-ball

I think I am going through fabric withdrawal. I find myself looking longingly at craft and quilting blogs. Envious of their creative endeavors. It's like quilt porn for fabriholics. Le sigh.

I have an exam tomorrow morning on the gastrointestinal tract. Oh, the joys of nursing school. No time for my own creativity. Spring Break starts after class tomorrow, but I have to come home and start packing for our trip to Boston. It's going to be so awesome to finally get to see Boston after living on the east coast for almost 5 years.

Anyway, since the semester is coming to an end there are papers to write and exams to prepare for. No time for quilting. Sniffle. How much longer will this go on? Oh yeah, I am a sophomore.... 2 more years and then grad school. I am a glutton for punishment. I know I will be delighted with myself when I am done with school and I am a midwife, but until then I will grumble about the injustice of the world. Too much to do and too little time.

I need to get some pictures on here of Seth playing t-ball. All I have is iPhone pics. That'll do for now. Next game, when I'm not working the snack stand, I'll get some pictures. His first game was hysterical. They didn't know what they were doing and you'd have a little kid hit the ball and then go run after it. Or one kid would stay on the base and not move which confused the next little guy trying to go to that base. It was so much fun. Totally worth the $60 registration fee!

This should be titled, "Do you have to take my picture again?"

Run!

Well, breaks over. Time to put my head back in the books.