My first sewing project

I just finished my first project. I made a little cotton sack with a drawstring closure for Emily to carry stuff around in. Actually, the first thing I made was a tiny baby doll pillow on Christmas day but it doesn't count. This sack is far from perfect but it was really fun to make! I made it from one of Curtis's old t-shirts.

Christmas

We had a busy holiday. We visited family on Christmas eve and Christmas day. Curtis and Emily got a lot of neat things. I got something I've been wanting for months, a new sewing machine. I'm hoping by this time next year that I'll know how to make a few things. Emily got: pajamas, a new sweatsuit, a piranha game, Club penguin stuff, a ton of Polly Pocket dolls, a Little Me Mommy doll, a camera that hooks right in to the t.v. so she can see herself dancing on t.v., a Wowee panda bear. Curtis got: lots of money and gift cards, a new video game for his NintendoDS, a few shirts. I'm sure I missed a few things. They both have been enjoying everything they got.

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Christmas morning playing their new video games

My new sewing machine!

Emily right after opening her Dorothy outfit

the girls at dad and Donna's house

Hanging out

Tiffany came over to spend the day with Emily. They decorated Christmas cookies and made a cotton ball snowman.

Science Museum

Today I dropped Curtis off for his interview with the volunteer coordinator and Emily and I decided to stay and play around the museum while he was interviewing.

Curtis right after his interview looking over the volunteers manual.

Emily thought this puppet was disgusting because the hole for her hand was in it's rear end.

weeeee

PE class at the Y....

Homeschool PE class at the YMCA. Today was the last day until next year (well, January). It was also the last of six weeks of basketball. Emily's class also did gymnastics today which is the reason for the bar. There are more than 3 kids in Curtis's group, about 20 families participate at this YMCA. I just didn't get them all in the pictures. These are the only pictures that didn't come out dark.

Emily dribbling, she's gotten very good in the last 6 weeks of class

Happy 13th Birthday Curtis

We had a small, intimate get together with family at Pizza Hut. His cake had two skiiers on it and said "have a cool birthday Curtis." It turned out very good and was appropriate for the day since we had snow flurries later in the day. It would have helped if I would have remembered to take more pictures but I only picked the camera up a couple of times. Here are a few pics...

the girls pigging out on birthday cake

roller skating...

This was Emily's second time roller skating (in public). She did really good. No more jelly legs. These pictures are on the carpeted area of the roller rink because I was with her when out on the floor skating. She practices at home all the time. I think she's found something she really loves.

working out

Emily and Neal working out...

Snow day

In the front yard. The holly bushes looked beautiful covered in snow.

on the back deck

Curtis's snowguy

enjoying hot chocolate (at 8am in the morning, lol) yes she already had breakfast ;-)

We got a dusting of snow last night. Emily was already out in it before the sun was up. Once Curtis got up he went out and joined her. We definitely need to do some shopping for snow clothes. Thankfully, Emily's snow suit still fits but Curtis needs some things, mainly boots. It's so hard to plan for snow when we never get any.

Christmas Tree

We put the Christmas tree up early last year because we went to New York and wanted to be able to enjoy it longer. And a certain little person didn't forget about last year and wanted it up early again this year. So here it is.

Dorothy shoes...

I found some Dorothy shoes (in great condition) for $2 at the thrift store earlier this week. Emily absolutely loves The Wizard of Oz (the one with Judy Garland no less). Now all she needs is a dorothy outfit.

Emily and I had fun taking some pics here at home. She had a great time posing.

Old Salem

Field trip to Old Salem this morning...

weighing items on a balance scale

putting marbles in the tube that goes across the room

pumping water

Curtis looking cool...

Fall colors!

Emily's trail (it's really a trail we created in the woods in our back yard several years ago)

on our road....
on the back deck...

hanging out with Curtis's pumpkin...

We love the fall colors!

Halloween

little princess..

Our first lapbook!

I'm thrilled to post pictures of our first lapbooking experience. It was quite the experience. Almost all you want to know about the 6 systems of the human body are in our lapbook.