oh the good times

He's a picture of my little brother Ian and me. We use to hide in cupboards, climb trees, lay on bookshelves, play in the snow.... and basically do all the things little kids like to do. I'm on the bottom shelf, and Ian's on the top... just as a side note, I think that Jayne has my eyes, can you see it maybe just a little... i like to think she maybe looks a little like me, but really she's just the girl version of Darick

Top 10 Reason's Why....

I Love Darick....
A little background to this post...
I met Darick 5 years ago this month, so I thought he deserved a post. We met in a dance class, my very first semester of College. He thought I was a long haired crazy lady (my hair use to touch my butt, it was pretty long, and I would curl it and then pull it halfway back, or wear a headband, and I was swing dancing, so my hair was flying everywhere...) but then I cha cha-ed my way into his heart, and he took my embarrassment about "shaking it" at him as sweet, and instantly fell in love (well, we got married almost 2 years later, and after a pretty funny dating story...) so honey, this is for you!

Reasons I love Darick...
1. He's got some pretty sweet dance moves, or defensive moves, i.e. THE UNSTOPPABLE!
2. He's my best friend (I never get tired of talking to him, we can hang out and do nothing, and we're still entertained! And we both like to do a lot of the same things, we have a lot in common... he's cool, I’m cool, we're cool)
3. We are both from Washington, need I say more?
4. Darick is super cute, he has a cute smile; he's cute when he wakes up and only opens one eye, and he always dresses really cute, am I allowed to say cute to describe my husband? Well I did
5. He's an awesome daddy, when he gets home, it's like I don't even exist in Jayne’s world (unless she gets hurt, or is sad) Jayne loves to play with daddy
6. Darick has some pretty fantastic computer skills, like programming skills, gamer skills, fixing problems skills, just some pretty sweet skills
7. Darick does the dishes, and I hate doing dishes, so this is a definite plus
8. He makes really great breakfasts.... basically any breakfast food, he can make. My personal favorites are crepes and Breakfast burritos
9. He's really supportive of my creative side, every time I make something, he thinks it’s the greatest ever, and I think he's the greatest ever!
10. He's the love of my life, and I get to be with him forever!

Working at the car wash...

Jayne really likes to help. She demands we let her help, it's cute really, and I know she'll grow out if it someday and hate doing the dishes as much as I do:) Darick washed the cars recently, and Jayne was really proud of herself "clean" "pretty" "more water" and "bubbles" were the words she kept repeating. Here's are a few pics of our not so little girl. Is it just me or is she seriously THAT cute?

2 years...

Two years ago today I started my Blog. I don't really blog about everything I do, mostly I blog about Jayne and things I make. I didn't really know what to do to celebrate, so I think I’ll just do a normal post...I mean, a get to know me better post. So here we go

Top 10 things you didn't know about me...
1. I get embarrassed when people think I can "make anything," it’s kind of intimidating being so admired, I make a lot of mistakes, I just don't post them
2. I love candy, I loved it when I was little and I love it now. When I go on long car trips, I love Wonka chewy candy (Runts, spree, gobstoppers....)
3. Darick and hardly ever go to the movies, but we watch a ton at home, and we pretty much always have the new releases.
4. I love audio books; my momma read to me (and my siblings) when we were little, and even now when I visit... I love to be read to, and an easy solution is books on CD. (In fact, when we were dating Darick read to me, and I fell in love with him)
5. I don't really want to have any sons... don't get me wrong, I love other peoples little boys, but I would rather have girls... and it's not because I have 6 sisters, because my closest friend growing up was my little brother, I just like the drama of girls I guess.
6. I hate yard work, but I want a pretty yard...
7. I hate doing the dishes, and I love cleaning bathrooms
8. I like to climb trees
9. I like to go to the bookstore, pick a book and just sit there and read the whole thing
10. I like the smell of paper, books, newspaper, wrapping paper, magazines... maybe because my dad works at a paper mill?

Purple Bling

My sister Shaina is having her 2 year bloggerversary, and she's having some pretty sweet give-aways over the next couple of days, including this little number. I would totally recommend checking out her blog if you want to win it. Oh, did I mention I made it? You could pretty much say I’d do anything for my sisters, including helping them celebrate 2 years of blogging! So here are some fun facts about Shaina...
1. She's a REALLY good cook, seriously.
2. She has the best hair in the Family
3. Her hands are pretty, nothing like the man hands inherited
4. She's super crafty and talented
5. She's really patient
6. She has a cute nose
7. She has some pretty sweet dance moves
8. She chews on ice when she's pregnant
9. She loves Chinese food
10. She can sew too
So head over to Shaina's blog to win the wallet!

Lizzie's visit

My niece Lizzie is here visiting for the weekend, so we decided to make her an outfit... we made a corduroy skirt, which she helped design and sew

Today I made a shirt that matches, but could also be worn alone. I think they turned out cute. we didn't have a pattern, we sorta winged it :) but that just makes it more fun

Tonight we're having a movie night, and I think tomorrow we might go to the Titanic exhibit at the museum, and maybe the park... who knows

Purple Pocket Skirt

Yesterday when I was trying to find a church outfit for Jayne I realized that she has grown a lot this summer. All of her little dresses are too short now! So today I decided to make her a new skirt. I put pockets on it because she LOVES pockets. It is made out of brown corduroy, has a box pleat in front, a waist band (with elastic in just the back) and homemade bias tape around the bottom, and of course purple pockets. After Jayne woke up from her nap, I put it on her to take some pictures, and she didn't want to take it off. I think we're in love, and not just with Jayne. I'm almost OK with Jayne getting bigger.