In September, I started attending a "sewing group" in the village that was funded through a grant called Suicide Awareness Prevention. We chose fur mittens to start with because they are the easiest. I brought Zax to sew because he is a crafty kid and bugs me all the time to do crafts. It is hard to sew through leather and fur, but I was super impressed he did it. Ellen, the lady in the back, was patient with me and helped me through the whole process.
My first pair of mittens! And now I just started a fur hat for Jack to wear.
I got the knitting "bug" over Christmas break being with my sister Holly and am loving the new patterns Holly has taught me how to use! These two are my favorite duo. I brought back two grocery bags full of yarn to get me through these cold days. But now that I'm home I am already slacking in projects. Homeschooling Zax and Ila takes up a lot of time and I find myself holding baby Ky (Skyler) a lot because he isn't going to be small for much longer!
This is a sad month marker picture because he is sick! We all brought some bugs home with us from Christmas in IL.
Zax's friend, Darin, moved in August to another village and Zax has missed him. He was just talking about Darin and we happened to see him in the Nome airport! These two had fun playing for a couple hours.
Christmas break at my parent's house was THE.BEST. I had so much time with my sisters and parents. The cousin time was full of laughs! And of course, my mom made great food.
My mom took us to a zoo! There were some pretty incredible animals there and mind you, this is in Cental IL!
We drove a couple hours to Great Wolf Lodge in Ohio for two nights and they had a blast. The waterpark was impressive and Ky slept really well in a stroller while we played.
We welcome 2018 with gratitude and excitement for new adventures to come.
