Easter

Easter was great this year. It's soo much fun to celebrate with a little one where everything can be new and exciting. Rion loved the egg hunts and Easter baskets full of goodies... maybe next year he won't be so afraid of the Easter Bunny.

first of many... hopefully

Here are a couple photos from the hike we took on Saturday.

We went out to a trail off of Paradise Lake Road.

Rion loves being 'outside'.

I hope that this will be the first of many we take as the weather gets nicer.

knitting

I am sure most who know me, know that I knit.

Here are some photos of the most recent things I have knit.

A teddy for Miss Molly

(first attempt with this pattern)

Gabe's Hat for his 2nd Birthday (modeled by a friend)



'A' initial Blanket for Anthony's 1st Birthday

Hat for Joshua
(I made a matching one for Rion but it is difficult for me to

get him to wear it long enough to get a decent photo of it.)

Hat for Mason

Booties for Mason

(I made booties for Sienna too, just white instead of red)

Teddy for Mason
(I made a teddy for Sienna too, the same yarn, just a gold bow instead of green.)

Blanket for Sienna

(this square pattern is one of my favorites,

I made a blue one for Gabe and red for Rion when they were born.)

Of course there are more hats, blankets, bears, and scarves that have been completed, but there is a sampling. Currently I am working on my first sweater (brown, for Rion) and will then start on another blanket (black, polka dot pattern) and some more hats ;)

I just love having close friends and family to knit for!

Okay. It's been a while.

I have been pouring over all these wonderfully artistic blogs recently that highlight beautiful families and their adventures... and I have neglected my own! I realized that it has been about 6 months now since I posted last. That's terrible. I would love to get much better at this...

Here are some photos from the past six months to catch this poor blog up.

Joshua's Graduation

At the Pumpkin Patch (aka Mud Patch)

Anthony's 1st Birthday/Halloween Party

Family Photo (taken just after Thanksgiving)

Christmas Time with Santa

Our 4th Wedding Anniversary (02/04/10)

Little Man at just about 18mths old

Sunny Days at the Park

Of course we have been quite busy... with the holidays full of growing families! Here are the latest additions to our extended family.

Mason Parker 12/17/09

Sienna Grace 12/27/09

Summer Time!

funny face

Rion did the funniest face the other day that had me cracking up. I think this picture just about captures it...

mother's day

tulips

eight months old