Fly Away, Kites!

As per usual, I waited until the final weeks of Aunt Summer's pregnancy to make a quilt.  Thankfully, the kite quilt got there right around when Baby Susie was born.  The kiddos are excited to have another cousin!

This one was a bit more work since the top of the kites have to be paper-pieced, but it was worth the extra effort.

I'm a little bit in love with this candy backing.  I also happen to really like the model for the quilt.  Tee hee.

Winter Magic

We decided to ring in the Christmas festivities by going downtown to Swope park to see Winter Magic.  We don't often get out to see the lights, so it was fun.

It's not the best picture, but I loved the sugarplums.  The kiddos loved the lights, and it wasn't too busy, because it's still early in the season, so it was a win-win.

How You Know You've Hit Midlife

 I got shelving installed yesterday and yes, it brought way more joy than it probably should have.  

I originally looked into getting it done this summer in anticipation of Joel's parents coming to stay with us, but there was a several month wait.  We were sad it wouldn't be done in time, but I'm thrilled to get more storage space.  I'm excited to get Lego bins off the floor and onto the shelving.  Wahoo!