I can't believe how fast the year came to an end. It has been way too long since I blogged. Instead of trying to post all the things on my list of things to post I figured I should condense it or it most likely will be Spring when I get to posting about 2010.
Some of my favorite projects of 2009:Bird Mobile for Lucy. She loves it. I love it. I really loved making the birds. I did get frustrated with balancing the mobile. I had horrible flash backs to making a mobile in high school physics class. Luckily, Dan knows more about physics than me. He saved the birds from flying out the window. You can get the pattern
here.
Quilt for Lucy. This is the first quilt I have made. I really loved making it even though it turned out to be completely different than the quilt I had pictured in my head. I owe a big thanks to Mandy, Rigel and my mom for their help. Lucy loves it. I am excited to try another one.
Diaper Cake for my cute twin nephews. This was really fun to make. I found my tutorial
here.
Pine Cone Wreath. The kids helped me gather the pine cones. I thought it would be a really fast project. I would describe making the wreath as a really difficult puzzle. I would guess it took about 6 hours not including gathering all the pine cones. I am just glad I love how it turned out. I found the tutorial
here.
That's all I have for tonight. I am hoping to post some pictures of the kiddos tomorrow.
Nice weather, spending time with family and being outside--a perfect day. For Labor day, Dan was able to break from studying so we went to one of the State Parks. We walked a little trail and visited some Bison or "big animals" according to Lucy. Oran enjoyed counting the Bison.
Bows, dresses, skirts, shoes, bracelets, and anything else girly are the things Lucy loves. She loves picking out what to wear and would wear her ladybug costume everyday if I let her. She feels she is not dressed until she has bows in her hair. Makeup is another favorite. She loves sitting on the counter while I get ready. She grabs the brushes and will brush them across her cheeks. I dab a little lip gloss on her lips and she turns and blows kisses to the mirror. It makes me smile everyday!
Lucy is less baby and more girl everyday. She turned 18 months on the 3rd of this month and went to nursery for the first time. She loved it! Lucy is a little talker. She loves looking out the window and sharing what she sees, usually it is a car, snow, tree, bird, airplane, or dog. Recently, when she looks out the window she says, "Daddy. Where are you?" and just repeats it over and over. Her daddy is definitely a favorite.
I can't believe how fast the year came to an end. It has been way too long since I blogged. Instead of trying to post all the things on my list of things to post I figured I should condense it or it most likely will be Spring when I get to posting about 2010.
Oran loves making cookies! Here is a conversation we had after making some snickerdoodles:
Let's just say I was glad this big bug (I think it is a praying mantis) was on the outside of our window. Oran and Lucy really enjoyed watching him/her (any bug experts let me know) for the afternoon. I would say she was at least 6 inches long. I don't think I have ever seen a bug this big in the wild (i.e. not at the zoo).
Lucy loves anything girly. She has started saying lots of words - which is exciting! Some of her favorites are "hi dad", "bird", "high five", "more" and "book". She loves books. She will put a book under each hand and slide them along with her as she crawls to me wanting them read. Lucy is a great sleeper and a really happy little girl. It has been such a fun first year! 
