Whistle and Ivy

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Goin’ Home

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Last weekend, our family visited Utah. Dallas’s family owns land there, so he bought a deer tag to go hunting. I went to stay the weekend with my parents. I think they were excited to have me there, but I think they were REALLY excited to have the Baby there (I get it and I don’t feel bad!).

It was so nice to visit home for a few days. Plus, my mom has a big garden in her backyard, and I was excited to try her raspberries and tomatoes. So much yum.

Those tomatoes don’t look ripe, but the little orange ones don’t get red. They are delicious and almost sweet as candy. The red ones are super nommy, but not as sweet as the round orange ones. Mmmm I hope she plants that type of tomato again next year!

We also took a drive up to the reservoir to pick elder berries and get some fresh air. We didn’t find any berries, but I got some fresh-picked photos!

All my sisters came down as well, plus my younger sister Caitlin’s husband. It was nice to be together, even though we were missing two people.
Cheers, ya’ll!

Kansas

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The Boy and I took a trip to Kansas this week.

 Some friends of ours moved there recently, and I have been meaning to go visit for several months. My husband gets stand-by tickets with his job, so I used one to fly out there. I have to say…it was scary! I planned on coming back Thursday, but actually couldn’t get home until Saturday. Also, our flight had a lay-over in Denver, so I just had to hope that the flight could fit us.
FYI:
For anyone who plans on flying stand-by, the best days to fly are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. I assumed that week-days would be best, but, apparently, Monday and Thursday, which are the days I picked, are actually the worst. 

My Sunshine did AMAZING! He played or slept most of the flights. He got fussy only for a little bit, but fellow passengers graciously helped keep him entertained. 

I have to admit, I pictured Kansas as being a desolate wasteland.
Although it is VERY flat, it still has beauty.

 

 

           …and also hay fields in the middle of town.

 

 

It was a very fun trip, we took the kids to the pool, the zoo, the park, and just had fun hanging together.

 

Cookie Shapes and Colors & Sandcastle Quietbook Pages

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I have started making a quiet book for my busy bee. He is not quiet old enough (he is coming up on 8 month soon), but I figure at the rate I am going, it MIGHT be finished by the time he is old enough to enjoy it.

I have found some fun ideas online but one of my favorite places to get inspired is Imagine Our Life. Stephanie is SO talented, her quiet book pages are Amazing!

I decided to try her cookie shapes and colors page.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

  Such a cute pattern! I surely did not do it justice, but I love the glass of milk, so adorable!
It’s hard to tell but it’s made with a piece of clear vinyl, and a cookie can be “dipped” into the glass. 

My next page, also one of Stephanie’s patterns, is her sandcastle page.

 

  I am still working on the last tower and a few fun beach items to go with it. 
I decided to sew my pages onto fabric instead of felt, I hope it works out for me!

 

 
 


 I also embroidered a crab behind the castle door. Stephanie had a button that she used, but I decided to just use the ‘ol needle and thread for my page.

Sleep! Finally!

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We are finally getting some sleep around here! Little R is finally sleeping 5 or 6 hour stretches at night; it’s Wonderful! I have found time and energy to craft and clean during his naps and I feel like a human being again. It’s. Nice.