Sledding.

No better way to start off a sunny snowy day!

A Christmas Season in Pictures

Athen Update..

22 months old and growing bigger and busier by the day! Bring our family lots of joy and laughs!

Flowers.

I've been wanting to make some fabric flowers to pin on anything and everything. Thanks to this creative lady, I finally figured out how to make them and am so excited to make them for me and you !
These are a few I made with some scrap fabric laying around my house. You can bet I'll be making a trip to JoAnn's soon.

Project Closet.

I'm not trying to dress a model for the runway,

I'm trying to dress myself from my old outdated closet.

Remember this post?

Well here are a few of the things I've had laying around in my sewing room trying to find time to finish. What do you think? Would Hedi tell me "I'm in" or "I'm out"?

Before: a plain and boring sweater

After: shorter sleeves and some flare

Before: a pair of silver shoes that I haven't worn in a long time

After: a pair of red flats that I've been wanting for a long time. Now they just need some cute embelishment.

Made from some fabric and Mod Podge (idea found here)

Before: a yard of cream colored knit fabric. After: a new shirt made by me!

"Trunk" or Treak.

Our ward Halloween Carnival & Trunk or Treat was a blast. Our family had a lot of fun, dressing Athen up (if you can't tell, he was a lumberjack) and decorating our car. We decked the car out with spider webs, a ghost, bats, candle lit jack-o-lanterns, dry ice fog, and really loud scary music. The kids loved it! We can't wait till next year to do it again.

Trick or Treat.

Found here, I got the idea to make Athen his first Trick or Treat bag.

I couldn't decide on which one to make, so I made three. The bat is my favorite, it has stuffed wings that make a crinkle noise.

Winner.

Thanks to all those who shared a Halloween memory or tradition.

I am excited to announce that the winner of our giveaway is...

AMY OLSON

Congrats Amy you will be receiving a copy of Halloween Nights signed by the Illustrator.

Stay tune for more giveaways as the other Holidays get closer.

Giveaway.

Happy Halloween!

To celebrate I will be giving away one of these books signed by this very awesome talented illustrator.

To enter:

leave a comment sharing with me your favorite Halloween tradition.

The drawing will take place Monday at noon in hopes to get this fun book to the winner by Halloween!

To start I'll share a tradition with you.

Growing up, Halloween marked the first day of fall that my mom would start fires in our fireplace.I remember coming home from school to our double sided fireplace and the warm cozy feel of our home warmed by the fire. Along with the fire was the smell of spider soup that mom would make. Her yummy clam chowder with little black and white plastic spiders hidden within. I remember the excitement in every bit wondering if I missed picking out a white spider because they hid so well.

What great memories and traditions I've been excited to carry on with my own family.

Lets hear yours!

Check out some of the illistrations from Halloween Nights here.

Creating.

Introducing my new passion. re-purposing old clothes. took one old shirt and made ruffles, then put them on another old shirt that needed some new flair. I got other things in the works I'll share another time. (p.s Tim took the picture and wasn't supposed to get my face)

Apple Pie Apples.

found here by my lovely visiting teaching partner, these yummy & delicious apples will be shared with our visiting teachees.

The Patch.

PUMPKIN PATCH 2009

GO BEAVERS.

I married into a family that is "orange," I mean is orange in spirit of the Oregon State Beavers. Tim's Dad (an OSU Alumni) every year gets season tickets to the football games. This year Tim and I left Athen with Grandma and cheered hard with Dad & brother Jonathan at the OSU vs. Arizona game.

Introducing.

The stores are getting ready for Christmas. Are you? If so check out this book written and illustrated by the one and only Brandon Dorman (aka. my brother). Its a warm story about the spirit of Christmas.

You can check out Santa's Stowaway on his website along with more of Brandon's books & illustrations. The book hits all major bookstores today! Make it one of the gifts on your list this holiday season.

Playground of Dreams.

Memories.

Harris Family Photo Opp

...cute as a button...

Family Reunion.

The Harris family had a reunion the first week of August. We spent three days in Portland and three days on the coast. We had so much fun going to the Washington County Fair, BBQing at Grandma & Grandpa's, renting a house in Gearhart, going to museums & aquariums, riding the merry-go-round....

Flying Kites, ours was an Optimus Prime kite...

Swimming in the Ocean...

Going Bowling...

And going to the Hillsboro Farmers Market. They had lots of good produce & fun activities for the kids...

We ended our trip with a quick visit to Tacoma where we picked up a free piano, bookshelves, & toy chests, and celebrated Grandpa Dorman's birthday.

After a long week & mounds of fun Athen was pooped and crashed hard on our drive home. Two days following our return he slept 13 hours at night and took 3-4 hour naps during the day.

Yesterday we.

This summer is great for

Extreme Makeover.

The members of the ward my brother belongs to in Puyallup, WA are all pulling together to perform a great act of service for one of their fellow brethren. Check this out and tell me that you too feel the Lord's hand will work a miracle through these servants. I love the faith the Bishop has to know they will get the job done in 4 days!

Extreme Makeover Sunrise Ward

make sure to watch the story

my brother is the one in the white hat!

When grandma comes.

Its always fun when grandma comes....

Wrong End.

Swimmin'.

Swimmin' with Sammo & Jacks-on!

The 4th

At my brother's house for our 4th of July festivities. We enjoyed, a ward breakfast, children's bike parade, visit from the a fire truck, good food, boating on lake Washington with family, and neighborhood fireworks. However most our memories from that day remain in our minds. But here is what we can share with you.

Miss You.

Love you and miss you Daddy! Athen and I sent Tim home after our 4th of July celebrations, leaving us to spend more time with my side of the family. We are anxious to get home and see him on Friday.

Ukulele

My brother brought a Ukulele back with him from Hawaii this spring. He played for us and Athen fell in love with Brandon and the Ukulele, and I fell in love with Athen's excitement. 

Sneak Peak

Just a sneak peak at our 4th of July weekend FUN!