Christmas Decorations 2013

OK, OK, I know it is not even Thanksgiving yet, but this year we are early with the decorations for a reason, Hilary Lewis is looking for houses to decorate, she is awesome and creative. Thank you Hilary for another beautiful home being decorated without me doing it (not my gift and talent, but definitely yours!)

 

Christmas tree in it's glory!

 

center of tree

 

stairs to loft

 

fireplace, stockings will wait until closer to Christmas, need to sew a few new ones for new son in laws!

front door

the loft

Mid arm sewing machine

Talking with a friend yesterday (a quilter also) she did not realize that I have a true quilting sewing machine and frame. So wanted to share some pictures of a quilt I worked on yesterday for some VERY special people.

 

The frame is nice, you do not baste or pin the quilt together prior to quilting you just pin the bottom fabric the batting and the top fabric to the poles. After you quilt a section about 6-8 inches you roll to the next section, until you are completed. This is a 60x60 quilt and I did not do close together quilting (because Christmas is coming and I have so many projects to do) It took me about an hour to set up this quilt, and about 1 1/2 hours to quilt it. In the quilting world that is pretty fast. If I did it by hand it would take me about 40+ hours. I do like to hand quilt, but have found I cannot complete things fast enough. This is a picture of the quilt on the frame in my loft (is getting so full of stuff up here, the bed may have to go)

 

Can you guess who the quilt is for?

Growing family

Looking through pictures taken last month from Dianna and Lee's wedding, and Darrell and Cathy's wedding, I realized I have pictures of all of our kids weddings, wanted to share how our family is growing and changing. Hope you enjoy the updates, we have. :)

Oldest son of OUR kids is Wayne, he and Maren have been married the longest also, I know it is getting close to 9-10 years? They got married before Tom and I did (8 1/2 years ago already!), They now have 3 beautiful children, Madison, Collin, and Ashlyn. Wayne and family live in Southern California, Wayne works for Fed Ex with the truck hauling stuff, Wayne works from home, and Maren is busy with the kids and also homeschooling, Maren loves to craft and sew.

Wayne and Maren

Collin, Ashlyn and Maddison

 

Brad is the next oldest, Brad and Jaime got married a year or two after Wayne and Maren (forgive me, but I cannot keep up with time, not good at it!)

They also have 3 beautiful children, Geneva, Bennett, and Janna. They currently are living in Colorado Springs. Brad is currently working for Red Robin as a waiter, but has plans of opening his own BBQ place someday. Jaime is currently a stay at home Mom, both Brad and Jaime have worked hard to further their education and provide for their family.

 

Brad and Jaime Tyra



Geneva, Janna, and Bennett


Ryan is the next oldest of our kids, Ryan and Danielle got married almost 2 years ago. Ryan is a nuclear mechanic in the Navy, has 12 plus years in the service already. Ryan is currently stationed our of Norfolk Virginia, but is looking at being transferred to Bremerton, Washington in the early summer. Danielle is a teacher and is currently teaching pre Kindergarden. Ryan and Danielle are expecting their first child in March, and do not want to know if it is a boy or girl, they would like a surprise. Ryan is expecting a boy though. (good luck with that)

 Danielle and Ryan
  Chinnock
Then after the boys, the girls are the babies, (works our nicely, hugh)

Cathy and Darrel got married just a week and a half ago, chose to have a super small civil ceremony, and it was beautiful and fun (see recent wedding posts for more of Cathy and Dianna's weddings)

Cathy works as an Assistant Manager at the B of A in Turlock, Darrell works loss prevention and manages apartments. Shelby is now 9 years old and in the 4th grade, enjoys playing with her friends in the neighborhood. Darrell, Cathy and Shelby live in Turlock.

Cathy and Darrell Adams (Oct 2013)

 Cathy, Shelby and Darrell (Easter 2013)

Last but not least is our "Baby" Dainna, not really a baby, she has been out on her own for many years. Dianna (or as she is called Dee) and Lee Boyette got married October 12, 2013 at our house. Dainna has a new job working for an airline, I know she is moving luggage, and other aspects of the airline. Lee is a prison guard. Lee and Dee live in the Denver area.

 

Dee and Lee Boyette at their vows, Lee and Dee chillin' (I know they are sideways, what can I say)