Born on the Mountain Top of Tennessee...

INTRODUCING....DAVY CROCKETT!

and his Right Hand Man....George Russell(aka: Abram)



Yes, in case you are wondering, I made Chase's costume(Abram's was found at a garage sale years ago).  Chase has been into Davy Crockett for awhile now.  I realize that in the near future, Chase very possibly won't want me to make anything for him.  Right now, he thinks it's great!  It does wonders for our mother/son relationship when I make something for him.  I LOVE seeing pieces of fabric come together and create something!  More fun than that, is a child who is THRILLED about it.

 



Sunday evening, Chase and Jeff worked out in the garage and made a rifle for him.  Chase LOVES it!! And is SO proud of  "his" work!



Just another picture, showing the detail in the back of the shirt.  The fringe in the back isn't apart of the original pattern that I used, but Davy's outfit had fringe in the back, so I had to add that, along with the belt and the lacing tie up near the neck in the front of the shirt.  I had to watch the movie, freeze parts, just to take note to his outfit, before I started on this.



And this is another aspect that I love....I caught him playing in the backyard, so I had to snap a picture.  I love the imagination that goes with it!!

 

Now, that project is done, I'll be moving onto some reuphostery for Andy and Marie!!!  I'll be sure to post that when it's completed!

Thrown Back into Normal Life

Jeff and I had a blissful extended weekend in French Lick, IN this past weekend....sleeping in(while our parents got a dose of Abram's early mornings), quiet meal times, relaxing afternoons.  It was fabulous(thanks Mom and Dad K and Mom and Dad S for watching the kids).  With that, we were ready to be back! 

 

And there was no skipping a beat when we came back!  First thing the next morning:

Taking Aubs in for surgery(leaving at 6am) on her arm that she broke over the weekend.

She was such a trooper and the cutest thing!  Her dollies were good too! :)

After surgery, the nurses wrapped up her dollies, put a name tag on them and a "monitor" on them, just like Aubs had in the recovery room!

And here is my Trooper.  Hangin out on the sofa, sippin gatorade(which is a big deal at our house), and watching Toy Story 2(having just watched Cinderella!). 

Project in the waiting

About 3 years ago, a friend asked me to reuphoster a Child-size rocking chair for her.

I told her that if she wanted to wait for awhile, until I had time, I could do that.

She waited for at least 3 years!  Well, now I've got a bit of time.  So less than a month ago, she gave me this:

 

After some doing, the chair was taken apart.

And this is what it turned into:

I'm pleased with the results!  That's it for now.  I'll probably take a couple weeks off of doing projects!  But it's been fun to pursue some of my old hobbies and share it with you all!

Finally!

I say "finally", because I've been wanting to do this project for a LONG time.....but never had enough time to do it.  But now that school is in session, 2 of my 3 are out of the house, leaving Aubs and me with some girl time.  

 

Took Aubs to Hobby Lobby  and this is the fabric that she picked out.  Three or Four days later this was completed:

Oh, how fun it was to sit and be able to sew and create something....more than a quick project of pajama pants!

And Aubrey's love....a dress-up dress that twirls and sparkles!

And what's a dress-up dress without a purse to match?

 Now that's I've neglected my house and meals have been pretty simple.....but I've got the sewing bug out of me(at least for now!)

End of the Summer random shots

This dress use to be my shirt, that I sized down and added the green and pink flower off to the side.  It was a fun, quick project and Aubrey has worn it quite a bit.  Some of my other projects, she hasn't liked as much!

Summer fun at the pool.  We were thankful to go a lot this summer!!

Random, afternoon...decided to do a picnic in the basement and pretended it was Abram's birthday(just a couple of weeks early!).  What else do you do with a rainy afternoon!

Yup, they both get to go to school this year!  Aubrey will go to a local preschool in a couple of weeks.

And Abram's FAVORITE part of school....The BUS!!!  He's been talking about the "bus" ALL summer long!

Galena Vacation

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I have these pictures in the wrong order and I don't want to take the time to fix it!!  So from the last thing we did.....We picked up appled on the way back from Galena.....we were packed!!

On the way back, we stoppped in Moline at the John Deere Headquarters.  A favorite for Chasers.

Eating at an old fashion Ice cream palor in downtown Galena.  We all got different kinds and kept on swapping, to try eachother's flavors. :)

Chase and Jeff got to go canoeing one afternoon.

We did the alpine slide at  Chestnut Mountain.  This is the ride back up.  A bit scary with Abram on a Chair lift, who was with me in front of them.

 Jeff and Aubrey on the way down the alpine slide.  This was a highlight for all of us.

Watching hot air balloons. 

Chase, dressed up like Samson, for our Sunday School lesson and acting it out.

Doesn't he make a great Samson, too?!

What would vacation be without some swimming!

On a hike.

I love this picture.  It looks like Aubrey is out for a stroll, rather than a hike.

The truth of the hike....Abram rode like this most of the time.  Cheater! :)


Overall, it was a good vacation.  Only 3 hours away, can't beat that! And we felt like we were in a completely different state.  It's beautiful!  Thanks for the Vacation, Jeff!

Gotcha Day, Year in Review

Our First moments with Abram(above) exactly one year ago.....the layers of clothes he come in(below).

Famous "red couch" picture the day before we left China.....First day back with all 3 kid(below).

Early days with brother's hanging out!! Chase continues to be a good big brother and Abram adores him!!

Somewhere in the first few months was the turning point for Aubrey and Abram's relationship!

A harsh relality for what we went through (above).....Abram's feeling better(below) and posing with our favorite night nurse!

Abram's finally home from the hospital!

Lots of snuggle time this past year. I think Abram was catching up with us from the past 2.5 years!

LOVES his train tracks!!! He's learning to make new and creative tracks every day!!!

Last, but not least, Abram with his speech therapist, Erin. Abram is easily putting 2 words together and is working on putting 3 words together! Every day he is exploding with new words and exploding with energy!! Oh, how we love this boy!!! Happy 1st Gotcha Day,
Abram!