this should really be two posts, but i can’t wait!

monday was such an amazing day of appreciation and simple pleasures. the kids and i packed a bag and headed out to the back yard for our first campfire of 2010. we roasted marshmallows, played “soccer” and just enjoyed the bare ground. february can feel so daunting, but i couldn’t help but feel blessed. cris has been doing wood with my grandfather, and when the came back with a load of wood, the kids insisted on helping. when the trailer was unloaded, we rode back out through the farm to “help” split the rest of the wood. the kids loaded small logs into the tractor’s scoop while i rolled the larger ones to cris and my grandfather. i love working outside – it was simple and wonderful.

today…well, today has been full of indoor activity and our indoors has been full of visitors. grampie, pop, aunt jessy, gaga, uncle dan, joelle, and eli. whew! (and that was all before 9:00 am!)  once the crowd thinned out a bit, i got back to my sewing. this book has amazing patterns, and i’ve been flipping through it for months. i made the wool pants, but wanted to do something lighter for belle. i was thinking a birthday outfit, but i couldn’t help but put the pants on her as soon as they were done. yum!

and, after much putting-off, i finally dove in and added the snaps to wy’s shirt from this book. fast. easy. and totally right for this guy on the move.