Busy Summer

We have had a busy summer! My parent's came to stay and visit with the girls. First my Mom came for three weeks, then my Dad and sister came for a week. My sister left my Dad and Mom here for another few weeks. At the end of their visit my great nephew, Colin who is 12, came for a week on his way home from spending the summer in Oklahoma. I miss all of them!

I've been keeping busy trying to clean up my quilt room and working on UFOs. This is a little quilt from the Lori Smith pattern Fat Quarter Quilts: Chocolate Cherries and Cream. It was a block of the month through Homestead Hearth called Blueberries, Cherries and Cream. The fabrics were blue, red and cream. There are nine quilts in the pattern. This one is called Puss In the Corner.

I machine pieced and quilted it. I used a variegated thread and embellished it with little red buttons. I really like how it turned out!

Emily and Sarah have been busy too! They have been swimming, playing and coloring. They have even been to the playground at McDonald's!

One day we taped some paper to the table and colored while we had our snack.

Emily had to take a bite of her yellow crayon.

Sarah tried to figure out how to take the crayon out of the holder. Then she gave up and had a bite of the blue crayon.

Having lunch with Grandaddy at the big table. (You can see Granddaddy's big bowl of spaghetti on the bottom left!)

One afternoon we had a visitor. We think it was a Road Runner. He flew in and positioned himself near the pool.

Then he spread his wings...I think he was in love with the basketball goal!

He stayed for a long time. Grandaddy got the camera and took his picture. Then suddenly he flew away. How exciting!

Good news! My son, a Marine serving in Iraq, will be home a month early!