Our Weekend

The kids and I took a little trip back home to deliver Carly to her

new home. The birthday party was postponed until next weekend since the girls

were sick, but we stopped by and spent a bit of time chatting and playing.

I love their friendship!

I think she likes her!

Ember and Carly

Her momma informed us that Carly didn't leave Ember's

arms for the rest of the evening...that made Emma smile!

Diggin' in!

Ryan had spent the morning at the airport with Hop and

Uncle Max working on Hop's plane. They were home when we got back, and Ryan

had convinced Hop to pull out his old saxaphones. Dad hasn't played these in probably 20 years...he pulled them out of the box and proceeded to play songs! We

were all impressed! One of my earliest memories is Dad standing on the bricks in

front of the woodstove with our dog Brittany at his feet. Dad would be playing

away (quite beautifully), and the dog would have his head up in the air, just

howling up a storm. Now, instead of dogs at his feet, it's the grandkids!

{They are a bit quieter.}

Mom picked Emma a handful of cosmos.

{Mom, I apologize. Somehow I didn't get a photo of you this time!}

Ryan and Dad put the rollbar on "The Flaming Banana."

Then the kids took rides.

Emma didn't want to ride on the road, so Dad just took her around the parking lot.

Posing for a picture...

...before these two take off.

Ryan came back from his ride and pretty much dared me to take

a ride. He thought I'd be too chicken! So, I hopped on and off we went.

Emma, on the other hand, would have much preferred that I stay with her.

As soon as we stopped, she ran up to me and tried to pull me off the bike.

Just a dreamin'

Entertaining ourselves while the boys are on their ride.

These skies were a warning of what was to come.

It poured all day Sunday...kinda felt like we were back in Beaverton!

Two are even better than one

I finally made my first quilt!

And then discovered that twins were expected, so I made another!

i LOVE how they turned out.

Airplane fabric is really hard to find, so I actually bought this over a year ago "just in case."

When I found out that twins were coming, I was very lucky to find some of the

same fabrics at JoAnn's. The twins' daddy is a pilot, so it's gotta be planes!

Meet Carly

Emma's dear, sweet friend Ember turned six last week. She loves the purple

CareBear that Emma has and really wanted one of her own. I looked and looked and finally discovered, after finding an 8" CareBear on the Internet for $40, that they are no longer being made. Sigh....once again they've taken away one of my favorite toys! Anyway,

Cassie assured us that any purple bear would do, and we finally found one at Build-A-Bear. It's purple, sparkly and apparently from a TV show called "i-Carly." Since the name is embroidered on the bottom of her foot, we decided to name her Carly. Carly is currently residing in our home, anxiously anticipating her delivery to Ember's arms this Saturday.

Found her!

Putting in the stuffin'

Is she huggable enough?

Making a wish for Ember

Giving Carly's heart a kiss before putting it inside her.

Washing...cleaning...

...gotta get that back clean!

Does this look good on her?

Getting all dressed up.

Naming her and making her birth certificate.

All done!

And that is how you thoroughly enjoy making a gift for your friend

when you're five...well, five and three quarters.

Welcoming a new little one

While Bob and Ryan went to the Pumpkin Patch with Ryan's Scout den (sadly, no pictures as

the camera wasn't working), Emma and I headed out to the country for a

surprise baby shower for a dear friend

Her son is scheduled to make his appearance next month.

The hostess, Dee Anne, is very creative with her decorating!

Isn't that the cutest pumpkin ever?

My gift...all wrapped up in a receiving blanket.

Dee invited just as many as would fit around her table.
She made a delicious pot of Chicken Tortilla Soup...

...and had the best cupcakes I've ever tasted. Yum!

I don't remember Mom taking this photo, but...wow...do I ever look happy! :)

It was so nice to put a little one to sleep again.

Cassie

Erin and Maddie

{Have you ever seen cuter cheeks?}

I left Emma at home with Dad since he hadn't seen her for

almost a month. Plus he watches her so closely...

....yep, that's what I came home to!

Scenes from Emma's favorite Fall destination

{Emma informed me that this would be the perfect

rocking chair for Abraham Lincoln}