Our new Grandson is here! Eli Ray Carlsen was born Thursday evening, May 27 and is a big healthy boy at 9 pounds! I spent the whole afternoon yesterday holding him, when I realized maybe his mother would like a turn! He is so sweet and can't wait to see him again!

And this is how Maya feels about it! (She loves her little brother) and you don't want to try holding him if she's around!

That's HER baby brother!

Aren't grandkids the best?

Baby Shower for a BOY!

Lisa's friends gave her a baby shower on her birthday! I appointed myself to be the photographer and sat back and and enjoyed the whole affair. Here are some of the highlights!

The Happy Mother to Be....

And surprises.....

Maya found a willing friend!

It was a happy fun filled day!

Things have slowed down for me quite a bit as I've had a touch of pneumonia this past week.
Seems all I do is cough and sleep, in that order. Hopefully the rest I've been getting will pay off!

Quilt Camp!

This is the quilt I worked on last week-end at quilt camp. I need to make one more column then I can finish! It may have to wait awhile......

Coming Up!

I've been working trying to fill the Etsy shop and this is the current project:

I call it Blue on Blue, this picture seems a little dark, it is a brighter blue. This one is ready to be quilted, as I work on another quilt of turquoise and tans. Look for them both in my Etsy shop in a couple weeks!

A little Christmas Joy

We had our whole family here for Christmas this year, but we missed Brady, Ryley and Brenna! I'm glad we were able to see them at Maya's party and the dinner on Saturday. Here are a few of the highlights!











While visons of Sugarplums danced in his head....











Lisa, Maya, in her new apron, and Chuck opening gifts.











Melissa and Josh just taking it all in.
















And Soxie just trying to hide!

We all had such a great time together! I'm glad Christmas comes only once a year though. We packed a lot into 3days!

On Saturday we all met in Post Falls and had dinner at a Greek restuarant! A delicious way to end the week-end. MMMmmm!

I'm Still Knitting!

These are some wrist warmers I made from handspun yarn which I purchased from AutumnOak. You can visit her Etsy shop here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/autumnoak She also sells wonderful handmade soaps!

The wrist warmers are so cozy since the yarn is a wool and silk blend, they're great for driving.
I love them!

Me and My Sis!

I spent a fews with my sister in Denver last week. We had fun going to the Denver Art Museum, a very unique building, by the way! We also took in a concert of Ray LaMontagne, sort of a folk singer, down town at the Opera Center. We were able to have dinner with Josh and Melissa that same evening.

Here we are at the Cheesecake Factory just before the concert. We had the most delicious dinner!