Sewing project

I am teaching myself how to sew. I started with a very simple skirt pattern and made a skirt for Hannah. Most of it went well, the only problem I am still working on is getting the correct tension with my thread. I gave up with the kids pulling on things and trying to steal anything sharp. The seams are "good enough" and since the fabric is dark you can't see them that well.
A note on the picture.... Hannah refuses to wear anything on her waist. She insists on pulling all her pant, skirts, and shorts up as high as she can. That is why the skirt looks a little off in the picture.

Four by Four

Well, it seems I was tagged for a Four by Four by my friend Beth.
Four questions with Four answers each. Since I have dropped out of the bogging world for a bit, maybe this will help get me going again.

1. Four places I go:
- GEM Express pre-school
- Target
-Watermark Church
-Durant

2. Four favorite smells
- Fresh baked anything
- Clean kids
- Coffee
- The ocean

3. Four favorite Movies/Shows
- Grey's Anatomy
- The Nate Show
- White Christmas
- The Today Show

4. Four Recommendations
- Go see as many of our nation's national parks as you can. They really are spectacular!
- If your grandparents are sill living take time to really sit and listen to their stories. They have a lot to tell.
-Try baking your own bread, it is yummy!
- Take time to read your Bible and see what God is trying to teach you at that moment.

Christmas Cookies

Hannah and I tried a few new cookie recipes to give as gifts this year. I am glad we did a trial batch, because they turned out ok, but they were not my favorite. We still had fun making them.

Hannah decorated the tree

So, as usual I am very late in posting anything but here goes...
I put the tree up on Thanksgiving weekend since we wound up staying home due to sick babies.
Hannah and Jackson had fun playing with the ornaments and Hannah loved decorating, so I let her do most of it. I am thankful to be a laid back mom in these situations. The tree has no rhyme or reason, and ornaments are hung in bunches. I helped put the fragile ones on the very top, but she did the rest. I have pictures of the "during" and the "after". Fun was had by all.

We made our yearly trip to a pumpkin patch this year. By the time we made it the lighting was not so good for pictures, but we took a few anyway. Little did I know that both my kids would be sick by Sunday night. Now that I look back, Jackson looks like he may not feel well......

Jackson is One!

Ok, as usual I am a little behind. Jackson turned one on September 19th. We had the grandparents and our siblings over for the birthday party.
It was pretty tame. Jackson was cute, when we started singing "Happy Birthday" he put his hands behind his head to listen. When we finished he sat up and put his hands down. Pretty funny...

Where to start?

Ok, so I admit that I am so overwhelmed as to where to start since I am so far behind that I won't try and catch up. I will just post some stuff from this summer and call it good. Sorry I was not able to blog while we were on our trip, but we were lucky to get cell service half the time much less Internet. Don't even get me started with AT&T they are horrible. You would think, no matter what state you are in that they would at least cover major interstates, well they don't! Good thing we did not have car trouble.