Halloween!
A week has gone by. Syd's candy is long gone, and the older girls only have the gross stuff left (those Butterfingers lasted a day!) so I'm not scavenging in there anymore. I made the costumes because I'm INSANE!
The beautiful princess (with friends). The dress had to touch the floor (it has already been washed twice.) Thanks for the crown Grandma Shauna.
The sweet fairy in the school parade. Thanks for the wings Grandma Shauna.
The sparkly butterfly and her butterfly friend. The wings are iridescent blue!
The sweet pea and Elvis with bad teeth. The baby stayed warm and cozy.
Trick or treating in the spitting rain (at least it wasn't snowing!)
The snow came a few days later! This is about 8" of heavy, wet snow. Snowbird Ski Resort opened today. Come and ski-they got 3 feet!

CURRENT PROJECTS:

Drapes, purses, and iPhone holders. More to come....

Autumn Hike

We took the opportunity a couple of weeks ago to see the changing leaves and do a little hiking.


The girls could have gone on for hours!


I made the sling the Porter is in.


Aren't aspens beautiful? (I sound like Fancy Nancy!)


All of this was 20 minutes away from where we live-don't you want to visit now?

Sewing News:
I (finally) finished Margaret's quilt. Give me a break, she's only 6 months old. Lisa's last one had to wait until he was almost 2 years old!

Margaret looks happy to get it-she's really be on my case about finishing it!

Oh, wait, it's my sister Lisa who has been on my case to finish it! Just kidding, Lee!


The fabrics are all 30s fabrics, which I love. I like the black, it has a small print, because it makes the colors stand out and also adds a little refinement to prints that may look too babyish. I want this quilt to be the one they drag around with them when they're "big" kids too. See my March 8, 2008 post for more info.

Porter Blessed

We blessed Porter on Sunday, September 27th. Jonathan blessed him joined by brothers, brothers-in-law, fathers, grandfathers, and friends. We had a great testimony meeting with testimonies from many family members (of course, Porter started crying and needed a diaper change and to eat--thank goodness for sound being piped into the "mother's room.")

We then came to our home for food and photos!

4 Generations of James Men

Mom, Dad, and Porter

Dad and Porter

Cousins walking home from church

Time to eat-we had a houseful

Thanks for coming everyone!

Have Baby, Will Travel

The husband, babe, and I traveled to Logan, UT to participate in the LOTOJA bike race (Logan to Jackson, WY-Lo to Ja-get it?). Thanks to Aunt Elizabeth for watching the girlies.

We spent the night with relatives in Logan. The bassinet that Porter slept in once held Jonathan's father!
Jonathan rode the 4th out of 5 legs of the relay, thank goodness. With a new baby I don't think I could handle all the training time it would take for him to do the entire thing-206 miles in one day!

He did a great job!
All our friends at the race. We had enough for two relay teams.
Kind of what I did the entire day.
We had waffles the next day. (We were all too busy getting a plate ready to look at the camera!)
We hiked around Jackson.
We wore our little baby out!Porter enjoyed a little sling time.

Sewing Part: I made the sling. I knocked off a Hotsling because I'm too cheap to buy one and I didn't know if Porter would like it. He liked it okay (glad I didn't invest the $$$). The design is basically a tube made with cotton sateen (97% cotton, 3% spandex). I didn't have a cute print (Joann's just had some solids), but the teal is nice.

So, haven't posted in awhile because I'm constantly nursing this cutie:

I love him! Check out my cute pics.

When he was 2 weeks old, Jonathan and the girls went to Yellowstone and did this:

The babe and I did nothing.

I haven't finished one sewing project since his birth.

He's home!

The first week has been great. Porter has such a good disposition. His sisters have been so gentle and loving with him. Porter got the hang of nursing and I remember how newborn poo smells like buttered popcorn (I'm not kidding!) Thanks for all of your well wishes. We love him!

Getting a little bath.
Getting a little nap.Getting a little bonding time with dad.

We were blessed with so many great gifts from friends and family. I did do a few projects for the babe. Jonathan asked me how many blankets I've made.

Only four.

Monkeys (fabric on the back) were the inspiration for this rag quilt. The other fabrics are polka dots, mini stripe, and solid white.

This seersucker quilt is made with leftover material from the girls' Easter dresses and a couple of worn out shirts of Jonathan's. It's a perfect lightweight summer blanket.

This is his crib quilt. I embroidered the circles, then machine quilted the grid.

A simple fun cotton and flannel quilt. There is decorative stitching around the edge to hold it together.

I am still the sewing friend, after all!