Our trip to Salem!!!

We had such a great time in Salem, Oregon with
Jennifer, Tyson, Merrick, Berkleigh and Quincy.

We went for Quincy's Blessing which was
fabulous. It was so fun to have her blessed on Easter Sunday.
Quincy looked so cute with her dress and shoes that
Jennifer designed.

During our visit...we went to the Tillamook cheese factory.

...

We pretended to be cows... sampled lots of flavors of cheese and tried their fabulous ice cream. Merrick's looks like a chunk of cheese on a cone but it was actually orange sherbert.

We also went to the tulip farm... it was so beautiful with all the different colors.

 

We went on the perfect weekend when all of the cherries trees were in bloom around the capitol....and the sun was out for the whole weekend...it was perfect.

We climbed to the top of the capitol on a spiral staircase to get a close up of the golden man. He reminded me of Moroni carrying his cloak...just before making it into the title of Liberty. I know...he really needs a sword instead of an axe...but he still reminds me of Moroni.

It was a little sunny.....

but we're not complaining.

The rest of our trip we played with babies...

made cookies and shopped the latest trends.. It was great. We can't wait to go back again!!!

Done...Done... and Done...!!!

Yea!!!

I finished Berkleigh's Rapunzel wig....

Merrick's dinosaur hat....

and Quincy's blessing shoes!!!
Love um!!!

Now onto the next project...
getting ready to go to see these
"QTs" on Wednesday!!!

...I can't wait!!!

So far.....

I have been working on three projects
for my adorable grandchildren.

Berkleigh really loves to dress up
as Rapunzel.
(And that is a bit of an understatement)

So I saw that someone had made a Rapunzel wig
on Pinterest and decided that Berkleigh
needed to have one...

It contains two pounds of yarn and it should
touch the floor when she wears it.
I am planning on braiding it and of course
adding flowers...
but right now I am trying to decide how to do that
without putting on one of the boys heads
to hold it straight.?...
(I wish I had that picture!!!)

And how can you have a princess without a
dragon?
I know I have confused a couple of fairy tails
together...but who is going to care?...really...?

Anyway, Merrick loves dragons and Jennifer made him a
dragon tail for Christmas last year so this hat is going to match..
Green with teal plates on top
like a Stegosaurus!!!
I know it might sound a little lame but
I think he will really love it.

Are you wondering yet why I am crocheting and not sewing?
Well, just in case you are....
my sewing machine has been in the shop for almost
two months...and I am having withdrawals.
(That should be a whole other post!!!)
So I had to find something else to keep my hands busy..

Although, I did decide to borrow a machine from my friend Michele
a couple of days ago
so that I could make the third project...
shoes to match Quincy's blessing dress!!!

I made a yellow pair for her a couple of months ago and they turned
out really cute.
(I think that was the last project I made on my machine)

We are going to her blessing next week
so I need to finish all of these projects before we go.

I can't wait to see how Jennifer has added her special touch
to Quincy's dress.

We will both have to be surprised....
and in a hurry to get them done....

I sense a disturbance in the force....

The boys went to see the new 3D version of
Star Wars episode 1, "The Phantom Menace"
last night at midnight.
They decided to make their own costumes....

Can you guess who they are?

Chris already had the huge cape that I made him years ago. It is
to dark to see the rest, but he looked really awesome.
It's a great cape because he can also be
Harry Potter, a Hobbit, a wizard or anything else that uses a large cape.

I didn't think Matthew would really wear this when he
arrived at the theater, but he did and I guess he was a
huge hit. The guy who bought the $70 storm trooper
helmet was defiantly jealous.

Two thumbs up for my creative kids!!!

I should just get used to the fact that I live in a family
of nerds. They wanted me to come too and dress up as
Princess Amidala......hum....
the thought was actually quite appealing.....
I might be turning into a nerd too!!!

May the force be with you!!!

Being Crafty....

Last week I went to a wedding shower.
I went to Target and looked at her registry and found this really
great cheese grater. It is a lot bigger than most
graters I have seen plus it has a storage compartment
in the bottom that is detachable.

I couldn't just give her a grater....so I remembered seeing
these wooden heart spoons in the dollar section,
found this great black and white kitchen towel with
silverware on the front, and some Hershey kisses

to put inside.

I had this black and white flowered paper
at home and decided I would wrap just the sides and the bottom
of the grater.
It was like wrapping a present but just leaving one side open.
I then filled it with candy...

...fan folded the towel and stood the spoons up inside
with the candy. I tied the ribbon to the towel
along with the Cricut cut card...
with her initial on the front.

I think it turned out cute and fun...
and she loved it.

QT

hi!!!
i am quincy tate scott and I am the new addition to this family!!
i was born on november 21, 2011.
grandma has been busy so she asked me to help her blog my birth....i am not doing anything else so i told her ok!!!

this is me with my mom and dad
right after i was born...

i even still have the goooie stuff in my eyes.

hey!! i am pretty cute!!!

here are my feet....
i hear that feet are a really big deal in this family
so i am glad that i have the right number of toes!!!

here i am in the hospital hanging out with mom....

....and dad...

...and of course my brother and sister...
merrick and berkleigh.

and here i am hanging out with grandma...

...and the fam....

so.... mom is dressed in this picture...we must
be getting ready to leave the hospital!!!

i was so excited to get home and be with my family...
i love them!!!

after being home for a few days
i let mom do a photo shoot...

i had to lay really still....

here is my big brother and sister...
they love holding me and reading to me!!!

we had a lot of fun with grandma... but she had to fly back
to her home to take care of grandpa.
the next time she comes she is going to bring
grandpa with her.

i can't wait to see grandpa!!!

meanwhile....i will just hangout here until they
get back!!!

love you, grandma and grandpa!!!