Felt Obsession

5 Little Penguins

5 Eskimos

Felt.....I have never been a huge fan.  I haven't enjoyed working with until lately.  A co-worker started bringing in these cute felt board figures and so it began.  I recently made these eskimos and penguins for our unit at preschool on Artic Animals.  These turned out adorable.  I am not sure why the single ones are turned the wrong way....they are not that way when I look at them on Windows Explorer.  Next up on the felt board figures.....a train.  Transportation is our unit next week.

Baby Shirts

Check out these cuties!  These are on long sleeve body suits.  A pink owl is next.  These are definitely going on Etsy!  I made these for a friend's new grandson.

Second Annual Gingerbread House Party

                                                                     The Process

                                                                        Proud Paige

                                                               He was excited!

                                                                The back side of Sisi's.

                                               Papa had pictures to describe his creations.

                                         Jill had the "real" gingerbread house - cool roof.

                                                                        The Village

We decorated gingerbread houses last year and we enjoyed it so much I decided I want to make it a tradition.  I still haven't figured out how to include our Utah Brewer's in the fun, but I am open to ideas.  I fixed invitations and handed them out on Thanksgiving.  The goal was to get my single adult kids on a day they wouldn't be working and catch Jason in town.  We figured on the second Sunday in December.  The grand kids asked me every time they saw me was time for the party yet.  I made a made list of the candy I thought we would like and still forgot plenty.  I am saving on the computer and adding the things we wished we would have had so hopefully we will do better next time.  I spend several weeks, everytime I went to the grocery store collecting the candy. 

I used Wilton boards I bought at Joann's in a pack for the base.  I believe they were 10" circles.  I used 2 boxes of graham crackers for the houses, but wished I would have gotten 3 because I had to piece a couple of walls in a few houses.  There is always breakage in the packages.  I used Royal Icing from Wilton for the cement for my houses.  I doubled or tripled the recipe, and we almost ran out.  I need to quadriple it next year. I built all the houses the night before.

Everyone came straight here after Church that day, we had a quick, but nice lunch of French dip sandwiches, chips, and a salad.  Rick asked what dessert I was fixing....who needs dessert when you are going to be decorating houses and eating candy?

The best part was, though we missed her, Zoë slept through the whole thing.  16 month olds and a project like this, just don't mix!

Hint:  I don't every decorate- though I keep planning to do mine ahead of time- you really need one person to be the helper, especially with the children.  The parents helped the children too, but I like watching and seeing everyone...plus someone needs to document the fun!  Merry Christmas!

Turkey Shirts

Here is my fun project I am have been working on for the grandkids.  I made a different one for Jamison and forgot to take a picture.  I am sitting here looking at Caleb's and wishing I had done it differently, Oh well!  Next time.  Gobble, Gobble.

DUH!

It's official......I am old and senile!.  I looked at the dates from my September Post thought it was from a year ago.  So sad.......just wanted you to know.....that I knew it!

Halloween Party

Wow!  A whole year since I posted last!  I promise- there has been lots of fun with Yaya around here....I will have to find some pictures. 

My friend has a Halloween Party every year with her grandkids and the pictures look like such fun.  So I decided to start that tradition.  We had the First annual Halloween Party at Yaya's house.  We decided not to invite Zoë - but she was missed.  I especially missed Miss Claire!  She would have made the party perfect.

We played Monster Bingo with MandM's, made a picture with Halloween foamies, played pin the Spider on the Web, made stuffed bats, read a Halloween book, ate candy, etc.  Here are some pictures of the kids with their scariest face and the Dracula cape.  I wish I had put make-up on them....next year....we will do costumes and decorate graham cracker Haunted Houses!

Family Pictures

4 Generations of Brewers...Caleb carries the line.

A visit with Great Grandma and Great Deda.

My wonderful children...being them.

The Bells.

Jill.

Jacob

Just us 3 left in the house. Our "family".

The Utah Brewers.