Craft Show

Heres pictures of my booth at the craft show in Iowa City this past weekend. It went really well and was a lot of fun.

Jakes new outfit

Heres the latest outfit I made and Jake modeling it for me. He actually cooperated this time. Most of the time he doesn't want me taking his picture. I think the snowman guy helped make it easier for him.

Ready to play outside

We've actually had a few days that are sunny and in the 40's so I took advantage of them and took the kids out. I let them play out in front of the garage on their bikes and things. They like it.

Glad to be home

Maddie is glad to be back home and in her own bed. We had a nice visit in Arkansas but it was good to be get home...

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Heres the last of November pictures...sorry there was so many!!

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almost done adding pics...there was so many good ones!!

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November 2006

We spent three weeks of this month in Arkansas. While I was busy working on items for my upcoming craft show, It was a good visit, but it flew by way too fast. It was really hard to please everyone because I didn't have a car and I was at the mercy of whoever wanted to come pick us up and take us where we wanted to go. I didn't see everyone as much as they liked and I even got fussed at for it! I'm sorry, but in all actuality, I spent about the same amount of time at each place except maybe grandmothers...but I did see her an extra time at Susans house. We really enjoyed seeing everyone and shopping with Aunt Kay and working in the shop with Pepaw, and riding the four wheeler at Clifs house, and putting up the tree at Robbis house and the tree party at Mamaws house with everyone there! We also enjoyed playing at Chucky Cheese with Papaw even though Jake was pretty scared of Chucky! hee hee And Thanksgiving Dinner at Memaws house was wonderful as usual. Everyone looked so nice all dressed up and looking pretty.

October 2006

October was lots of fun. Our church playgroup visited Knights farm and I got some beautiful pictures of Maddie. Then the Friends and Family playgroup visited Bloomsbury Farm and we got a pumpkin there. We also had our playgroup halloween party and Jakes birthday party which Aunt Kay and Tonys mom came up for. Jenny and her boys came to the party and also Amanda and Kylee from playgroup and Tommy a little friend of Jakes came and David, Trish and Spencer came and the theme was Thomas the train of course! We took Jake and Maddie to Build a bear workshop the night before his party and picked a monkey that we named Mojo and Maddie has a kitty named Freckles. I recommend going there for just about any age, boy or girl... It was really neat.

September 2006

September was also a big month. Lots going on. This month we visited the apple orchard, went to see Thomas the Train in Boone, Iowa and went to the homecoming parade for Coe College and the football game following. We also went to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to meet with Tonys family. We stayed in a beautiful cabin and spent a day at Dollywood. It was nice visit but a really long trip. It took us about 16 hours to drive it.

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August 2006

August was a big month for us. We got to visit a vineyard, went to the Water park again, went to Old McDonalds Farm and most of all got to take a trip to Arkansas for two weeks. While we were there we got to go out on the boat with Clif and his family and went swimming at a friends pool with Robbi and her kids and it was just a great summer visit.

July 2006

This month I was pleasantly surprised by a visit from my sister and her three boys for the 4th of July. We spent an afternoon at one of the splashpads in town and had a picnic there. One of the days they were here we also went to the Cherry Hill Aquatic Center. It was a lot of fun.