Christmas Cards

I've had a hard time sending out our Christmas cards this year. They just kept getting pushed back, until finally Brandon took charge and addressed all the envelopes yesterday. I am not doing a card this year, just a picture. I am hoping that you can read my blog to catch up on what's going on with us.

My sweet friend Sarah took our pictures for our cards. I think she did a great job, check out her photography blog for even more of us!

You know Dasher and Dancer.....

But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?

Matt put on Kate's dance outfit from last year and was running around as Rudolf. Brandon and I were laughing pretty hard. I'm sure this is something he won't be too excited about when he is in high school, but until then, enjoy!

You've heard of pictures with Santa, what about pictures with Rudolf?

Pictures with Santa

The kids got to sit on Santa's lap and get their pictures taken at our ward Christmas party. Annie didn't seem to mind a bit, we were hoping for a funny picture, but instead we got a happy one as usual.

Annie-1 year

I can't believe my baby is 1. This past year has gone by too fast. We had a little family party for her on Thanksgiving. She didn't care for opening presents or for eating her cake. Annie still has 4 teeth, is standing up on her own in the middle of the room, but not walking yet. She has taking a couple of steps as she moves from the coffee table to the couch. She doesn't say any words, but Dada, but she is almost always talking. We love having Annie in our family and are excited for another year full of exciting firsts.

Quilting times 2

Brandon's brother David and his wife Christy are expecting twin boys. Christy is doing an owl theme for their nursery. I made these quilts for them, but I copied the idea and the style of the owls from some art her friend made for the room. I think they turned out cute.

I have a Visitor in my house

Brandon is watching the premier of the new show V wearing his V costume (from the 80s miniseries) that I made him a few years back for Halloween. He put it on as a joke, but as you can see in the 2nd picture he kept it on to watch.

Quilt Exchange

I joined another quilt exchange with some friends. There are 12 of us and each gets a month and everyone makes a block for them during their month using fabrics you pick and rules you set. I got the month of October and so of course I had to do a Halloween quilt. This is what I got back. (I am missing one in the picture, but I will post each of the block individually later so you can get a closer look). I am really excited to put these together to make a fun quilt. Stay tuned for a completed quilt soon. The one I made is the spider web pattern (bottom right).