HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Lillian May

I can't believe it! My baby is one...

Ignore the homeless look, she had a bath immediately following the cupcake. We had a pretty low key "party" with cupcakes and icecream. She got a baby doll and Sleeping Beauty. We have really enjoyed having a little girl and we can't imagine life without her.

Fishing

Friday night we headed up Diamond Mountain to do a little fishing before the weather turned.

We had a fun time and Sivai turned out to be the best fisherman, catching 3 fish and losing twice that many. Lily loved being outside, but is still at that age where everything goes straight in the mouth including snails, mud, rocks, and bugs--and who knows what else. Her and I eventually ended up in the van.

Austin has grown up so much since last year and we never had to get after him for playing in the water, mud, or throwing rocks where we were fishing, and he learned how to reel.

Just at sunset we heard a bunch of splashing across the lake and we thought it was deer, but a couple seconds later we heard an elk bugle. It was fun to see the elk swimming, especially since it was near freezing outside.

Sivai's First Kiss

Tonight while making chocolate chip cookies (recipe on Yeager recipe blog) Sivai told me all about his first kiss. I was pouring in the vanilla and he asked what it was. When I told him he said, "Vanilla, that's like Carmella. She's in my class."
Mom, "Is she one of your' friends?"
Sivai, "Yeah, she likes me. She gave me a hug." (grin on his face)
Mom, "That's nice, but you probably shouldn't be giving hugs out at school."
Sivai, "She gave me a hug AND a kiss!" (huge smile on face)
Mom, "Yeah, I don't think that's a good idea, definitely no kissing at school, okay?"
Sivai, "I told my teacher and she (Carmella) got in trouble, and then my teacher wiped off my face with a wet wipe, and then the kiss dried up."

Sivai talks about Carmella all the time, in fact she didn't join his class until a few weeks after school started and Sivai came home her first day and told me all about her.

Do I already have to be worried about my 5 year old being a chick-magnet?

What I've been up to...

The past couple of weeks I've been busy sewing. I haven't sewn this much in quite a while but it keeps me busy and motivated. Some of the projects I've completed are

• queen size Irish Chain quilt
  
• 5 baby rag quilts
  
• A reversible cape for Sivai, Patrick had one similar growing up and loved it so I thought I would give it a try. I'm going to make one for Austin but so far he won't wear Sivai's.

Some projects I'm working on are

• a fun crazy quilt for my mom
• queen size log cabin quilt for my sister
• 16 dance costume alterations