Five Years Old

Today, marks Levin's fifth birthday. So, to celebrate we had waffles (his special request)for breakfast, and opened his gifts, all before daddy had to leave for work. We will have the big family party later next week.

Usually, I give the boys a little something to open at the breakfast table on their birthday, but with such a span before the party we gave him his large gift too, a tower crane. He has not stopped thanking me all day long for his crane and a new train car.

The weather is so warm and sunny today, that we were able to make the morning even more special by taking a trip over to one of our favorite parks, The Tot Lot. The boys had a great time. Now, I am hoping we can all catch a little birthday nap. Hey, a mom can dream, right?

Getting Into Trouble

Ten months ago today, Owen joined our family. What a joy he has been. He is learning new things all the time and showing in every way that he is no longer my little baby. He is now a master at crawling and is into EVERYTHING. He has even begun to crawl on top of things, but has so far, not managed any major injuries. He requires such attention, that I drug out our pack n' play the other day to use as a safe place for Owen to play when I am making dinner or otherwise not able to be right at his side, teaching him what is ok and not ok to touch. As you can see, from the picture above, he has mostly not minded being caged up.

I am sure before too long I will be back to report that our baby has begun walking, since he is cruising furniture and pushing chairs and other manageable objects around our house. But, lest I miss the days prior to walking, I better sign off and enjoy playing along with my baby as he grows up.

Latest Projects

After finishing the baby booties, pictured in my last entry, I got going on a hat for myself. This was my first project involving cables, which was fun. Most of what I have made, since beginning to knit a year ago,has been for other people, so it's kinda fun to be able to enjoy something that I actually made. I know this is not a great picture, but I had a really hard time trying to capture a clear picture of myself wearing the hat. This is the best I could do.

I had set a goal of finishing up all the projects I have begun, but then I found this fun hat pattern in a book I received for Christmas and had to try it. A friend of mine just had a little girl, so it was the perfect excuse to try the pattern. Well, we will see if I ever get the hat done. I did make it through the hardest part of the pattern, the lace, but this little hat is knit on size 2 needles and made with fingering weight yarn. Eek! I am thinking its a good thing I am making the largest size hat, since this may turn into a first birthday gift instead. Here is the current state of the little hat. Kinda fun, just tiny. Kinda wondering if I will be able to part with this project once it gets finished up. Not that I have any use for anything pink around here, but still.

So Tiny

Last week I knit up these little booties for our newest neighbor, who arrived on the 28th of December. I have not had a chance to deliver them, since we have had little colds here, but hope to make it over for my baby fix again soon.

Oh Dear!

I am afraid that this here blog, is hanging on by a thread, but in case you are all out there still, in blogland, yearning for an update, here goes. I will spare you all the pictures and words of all that has gone on since I last posted, for which you can thank me. It is hard to know where to pick back up again with such a gap in time, so how about just jumping right back in to our life with my latest project. Last week, I was busy cleaning up all things Chirstmas, organizing our home, and creating a wedding cake. Nothing fancy, but a cake none the less. Here are a few pictures.

Plug

Anyone looking for the perfect gift for their daughter or niece? Please check out my mother-in-law's new site. She has made some very amazing little outfits to fit 18" dolls. Wish I had a daughter to spoil.

Poor Guy

This little guy lost his life this morning, and we lost power. Thankfully our loss of power, was only temporary.