I can be crafty

Just the other day I was remembering how when I was a young girl I hated anything crafty. Oh and how I loathed toil painting. But as of late, for some reason I have this incessant need to create things, and learn a new skill like sewing. So this is what I got done this past week.

My sweet friend Mandy came for a play date. I hope Mandy knows how great I think she is. She just one of those people that you love to be around because you become better just by spending time with her. She was awesome enough to bring her sewing machine and give me a lesson on sewing. She was able to sew up some slip covers for her sofa pillows and I was able to complete a little receiving blanket. (the blanket will be a gift not mine, sorry grandparents) If you think that all of this is just too crafty for me, I have prof. Max was really interested in the sewing machine. He is such a boy so anything that will make noise and can do stuff is pretty cool.

To add to Mandy's coolness we went over on Saturday for a BBQ and swimming. Here is our family picture. I have had these other 2 projects for awhile and never finished them or put them up. I made the signs, using my digi skills some wood and glue.

Cooking classes this last week were wonderful. We made Soothies one day. One of my favorite fruit books is How are you Peeling by Saxton Freymann. We taked about feelings and asked the kids to draw a self portrit of them feeling a specific way. Here is Lilly's picture.

Her drawing and coloring have improved so much in this last month. Just to brag about her a little more, She picked up the first of the BOB books entitled Mat and read it all by herself. I'm a very proud mom.