A busy week

This has been a usual busy week, but with a few fun things too. We had a great start to the week with a birthday party for Brian in Mendon. We had a great time with his family and the kids had a blast. Brian got a BSA pin, a pocket knife, a journal, a book, a gumball machine that hangs on the wall, and some gift cards to go to dinner. Kaylee even got to open some presents since her birthday is next. She couldn't wait! Before we left Logan, we got in a fun visit at my mom's too. I went to a neighbors house and noticed how cute her house looked. I've been needing to do something different with my decorations. So, I decided to paint my family room downstairs. I have a lot of color in my kitchen and front room, so I didn't want a lot of color this time. I just got a basic beige color. I started painting on Thursday. I did some Friday and some today, but I still have a little bit to finish up next week. I wish it had a teeny bit more color, but it helped the room look a lot better, just to have a fresh coat of paint. It's a big project (to accomplish during nap times!) Now I want new things to put on my walls. I'm not very good at picking cute stuff, so any suggestions are appeciated.

This morning we did have a little fun by taking the kids to Hogle Zoo. We've been wanting to go for a long time and we finally made it! The weather was perfect, and even started to sprinkle when we were on our way out. Not too many people either. A perfect time of year for a trip to the zoo. Of course, Kyler's favorite part was riding the train! Tyson did so good, considering we skipped his morning nap. Wish we did fun things as a family more often. Don't we all?

Crazy for Quilts

I have enjoyed getting back to some quilting these last 2 months. It's been over 3 years since I pieced a fun quilt (something besides squares). The Flower quilt was my goal for this summer and it is now 100% completed. I had it machine quilted and I just finished the binding. I think it turned out so cute!

The Star quilt I pieced over 3 years ago and have never had it quilted. So, I finally got it quilted and now I need to finish the binding. It looks so much better all finished, I should have done it sooner! :-) It's crazy how much I have enjoyed this hobby. I have already started my next quilt. It is called a Bulls-eye quilt. I have 3 friends doing it with me and we will trade blocks so that we have a bigger variety of fabrics. So fun!!

Preschool Time for Kyler

Kyler has been looking forward to this day all summer!! Luckily, he had a quick recovery from the flu so that he could go to school for his first day. He loved Preschool and told me all about it. He is growing up way to fast! I ran to the store while he was at school (so I would only have to haul 1 kid!) and I was a little late getting back, so he was the last one to be picked up. He got in the car and said "What took you so long?" I will be sure to be more prompt on Thursday when he goes next. :-)