Things We Did This Summer

This summer was packed with fun stuff for us. We went camping at Meadow Lake. It is so pretty there. We stayed three nights and had such a good time. We saw an bald eagle, that was a first for Josh and I, that was awesome!

Here we hiked to the top of a mountain and on there other side was a large patch of snow where Josh and his friend, Nico were sliding down it. Our other dog Isaiah was sliding around on the snow and it was funny! Marley only wanted to eat the snow.

This picture was taken at Fort Bragg earlier then our Meadow Lake trip. It was so windy there and cold but we had good company some friends form our ward went camping there too. We went fishing and our friends went abbing. Another first for Josh and I this summer was we went to Squaw Valley with my sister and her husband and we saw a black bear walk right in front of us on our 5 mile bike ride to Tahoe City. The bear was about 15 feet away from us, so close but not to close. Plus there were a lot of people around us so I wasn't scared. It was really cool.

I've been quilting!

I've always wanted to learn how to quilt and thanks to Relief Society enrichment class, I finally did! I always look forward to each month for the next class. I always leave that Saturday open so I can go. I really love the lady that teaches the class; she is such a sweet lady and she says that she's no expert, but her quilts are always awesome! The top quilt was my first quilt.

This quilt I'm still working on, all I have to do is cut the material for the backing and quilt it with the batting together. This one is my favorite because it's Mary Englebright, I just love her patterns and colors.

This one is a wall hanging that I made last month. I've also made a table runner, 2 tote bags, which I gave one to Sharon, and another small wall hanging or it could be a pillow top.

There is this lady in our ward that made her husband a handmade tie and thought that it was a good idea, so I made these for Bryon and Josh. I found out that I really enjoy sewing. I think next I'll try to make a skirt or purse.

Random pictures from the last few months

This was the last day of Bryon's play, Fiddler on the Roof.

The scene right before Bryon's solo.

Josh's 11th birthday party, having german chocolate cake, one of Josh's, Bryon's and my dad's favorite cakes.

This is Josh's snowman that he made in our driveway, when we got that snow last month. It was such a fun day! He didn't have school(it was a snow day) and he went cross country skiing with our neighbor on their field across the way.