Gorilla Arms

This is E's bog jacket, the sleeves were knit back and forth. I added stitches for the arms and thought, maybe a few more, okay she has long arms, a few more....I ended up with gorilla arms. Here is how I solved the problem in time for her to still fit in it.

Sew fabric, right side to right side of sweater, make several rounds of stitches, this will secure your knit stitches. (This was a tight squeeze! )

Take a deep breath and cut! I wanted to remove three inches, so my seam is 2.5 inches in to allow seam.

Fold over and sew around, it won't look pretty but it will keep the sweater from unraveling.

Ta da! She still won't wear it!

Boo

We had a great time trick or treating! E got the hang of it after one house, her costume was a 2 year old who refused to wear a costume. She wore it the next day, however! Bat wings I cut from fleece, they fit her perfectly.

Butters had a blast, "Just one more house!" People knew he was Obi Wan, however, he refused to be photographed, so this is all I got of my handmade jedi robe and tunic. That morning he said he wanted to be Luke Skywalker instead. He had a halloween party at school, a family halloween party and trick or treating and now we are done! I don't have great pictures of everything, but we have the memories!

Appie Pie/Pumpkin Spice Playdough

1c flour

1/2 c salt

1 c water

1 Tbsp oil

2 tsp cream of tartar

cinnamon/pie spice

Mix it all together in a pan over medium heat until it forms a ball. Remove and knead, can be reheated for about 20 seconds in the microwave for continued fun. Smells great!

This picture isn't blurry because of finger prints, we were using the fog bubble blower and having a spooky morning! I put our drawing table in the middle of the room and we used kitchen tools to mix up the fun.

Halloween post to come!

Pumpkin Play Dough

I've given up trying to lay things out in blogger, it never looks like it does on screen, for now, I'll just dump in pictures and put text below, although I'm not certain it will end up there!

You may wonder how I have time to knit, here is my secret: some activities require constant supervision but not necessarily participation! I made 'pumpkin spice play dough,' and the kids were busy for at least an hour. I got a few rows done in between cleaning up the floor. This was the Friday before the sickness hit and we have since re-heated this and played with it many more times and I finished this blue hat I was working on. If you ask, I'll post the dough recipe. It's quick and easy. E really concentrates and works at it longer than Butters.

We've really been enjoying the season, jumping in leaves and getting outside when we can, baking and just enjoying time together. I've been trying to say yes more often than no and every one's attitude is a little brighter lately.

The wood art is made by DH, he's a crafty guy, too! We have a special anniversary coming up, a year since the end of all the treatments, so officially a year of being cancer free! He's got a doctors check up, and then we'll celebrate somehow.

Butters Photo Shoot 4

More on the 2nd Birthday

Here is our little Princess, and just like Butters before her, a switch flipped the day she turned 2 and now she lays on the floor and cries to get her way.

I'm not sure why she thinks this works, I don't give in (all the time)! We had a tea party with her friends and her brothers friends and family. I have few photos that are clear, it appears Butters touched my lens on the last photo shoot, they all the pics are a bit fuzzy! But, we had a nice spread and eveything went well. My mom said this was the best party I had planned yet, which is funny because I put less planning into this party than any yet!

Currently, we are home sick with fevers, we've made play dough, watched movies, painted dinosaurs and I've done a lot of laundry. I'm ready to get out of this house, but they are not! So far, I haven't gotten sick...yet.

Butters Photo Shoot 3

The top photos were from a walk in the woods we did with Grandma, Butters wanted to take photos of pine cones and his sister, he was walking for most shots. I love the one of E in the sun, cracks me up!

Last 2 images are of the farm. He said, "Mom, I'll do something good, I'll take a picture of ooey, gooey mud!" He also got the cars in the parking lot and the dirt inside the car, but I'll leave you with these images instead! Maybe he'll be a CSI?