Little Knitted Leggings

Awhile ago I had a list of 25 things to do before I turn 25, I still have a bunch to finish... Maybe I will add 5 more and do them by the time I am 30.

Even though I missed my deadline I am still working on finishing all of them. I learned to knit from my Grandma Walker. I just love her, she is such a great example and I have learned so much from her!

I made these little leggings for baby photo shoots. I don't really have a baby to test the size, so hopefully they work. The first one took me like a month and then I was able to finish the other one in a couple of hours. I use to hate knitting, now it is not too bad!

City of Rocks!

Cole got off at 4 on a Saturday, so we wanted to go somewhere, and this is where we ended up. We got their at 7 and it was already dark. We ended up taking night photos, until we heard the coyotes surrounding us.

There was still snow at the top, so we car camped. I love my car, when I was buying it I had to make sure all of the seats laid flat so I could take furniture for photos, but really I wanted to car camp in it!

For breakfast we made some eggs and after we got started we realized we forgot to bring utensils, I found one plastic knife under my seat and we used it for all of the cooking and eating!

It was a way short trip, we left by 10 am to get to church, but it was a lot of fun. With Cole in school and working every day we don't get to see each other much.

An Ordinary Lunch in the Parker House

So I am a little obsessed with cooking lately (more so than usual.....). And I am even more obsessed with taking photos of it with my phone! Good ol' Hipstamatic! I was pretty excited about this sandwich! Homemade bread with homemade pepperoncinni's baked inside.... Layered with ham, thinly sliced red onions, tomatoes..... Is your mouth watering yet? Spinach, provolone cheese, salt and pepper and a lightly fried egg! Served with homemade pickle spears! Mmmmm... I know I am a nerd! Hahah.... Because Cole just called me that after reading my description of the sandwich. Oh and it was all smashed in a Panini Press....or a George Forman.

Bliss Un-Wedding

Allisa

I met Allisa in November, and shortly after meeting her, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor that was untreatable. To read her story go here. She passed away on Friday, January 6, 2012. Her families posts are so inspiring, what a strong family. I had the opportunity to help make a quilt for her, I love making quilts for people that need comfort. Please go to her website and donate to help the Berry family pay the medical bills.

Monochromatic Challenge

I need to take some better photos of this one, but I am just obsessed with updating my blog through the iPhone. The stitching is done in different colors

Little Aprons for the Nieces

I thought these turned out so cute! Hopefully Cole's family doesn't judge me for all homemade gifts. We are giving all the little girls these and then getting some cookie cutters or something to go with. I am nervous they won't like them.

A Christmas Quilt for Cole

So I got the new iPhone and I am a little obsessed with the camera and the effects on it, so these are just some of the projects I have been taking photos of. I won't have his quilt finished all of the way for Christmas, but I will at least have the top finished. Here is what the blocks look like, hopefully I will show the finished product soon.

Bowling Quilt for my Dad

So my dad's family is a little obsessed with bowling, the entire family has bowled. I am proud to say I have never owned a bowling ball..... Maybe this is why I am an outcast! :). Some of these shirts are from my grandma and great grandma. They are pretty sweet designs, I love the vintage!

Our New Boat!

Technically it is not really new, but it is new to us, and Cole loves it! Too bad we got it going too late in the season! We started this bad boy in 35 degree weather and we were not sure if it was going to sink or swim! Cole made me wear waters and a life jacket in case it went down....later his mom got mad at us for going and said if we went down we would have froze. Oops! That didn't stop us with our adventure! It took a while for Cole to get the motor going, but once it was going we loaded up and tested it's power. I was a little nervous when we got away from shore, but as we were going it was a great ride! After we drove around for a little while we busted fishing poles. We trolled around for awhile, but since we started at 6 pm we only had a little bit of light left! Well we made it...we only had one mishap, Cole stopped the motor for a bit while we were in the middle and it took a while to get it started again....but we made it back to shore and I am so excited to use this thing next summer!!

Beautiful Fall Tree! Too bad I only had my little camera and it was getting too dark!






Don't you love my outfit??? It looks pretty sweet....I had to dress warm because it was freezing!




We made it off the shore!

Tikka Masala....Dutch Oven Style!

Last year I had an idea to make some Tikka Masala and can it. So this year I gave it a try. We have been wanting to learn how to use the dutch ovens and we just went for it. Thanks to some great friends and family for the dutch ovens! We went up when it was pretty much dark because we had to wait for Cole to get home from work. We weren't super prepared, because we just grabbed some stuff and went up the canyon. You will be able to see our unpreparedness in the photos, and the camera died after a few shots, so we used Cole's IPhone. But it was a blast! To end the night we roasted some pumpkin cake donuts over the fire, Cole topped his with a mallow....delish!

Huckleberry Picking!

I have always heard about huckleberries...and then I had a roommate go one year and I have wanted to go every year since then, but I had no clue where to find them. Well my good friend and roommate invited us to go, I was so excited. We went a little too early in the season, so we didn't get a ton the first time. And yes I made Cole go a couple of more times. I loved it, it will now be apart of our yearly traditions. I made a ton of jam, some yummy baked goods and still have a stash in my freezer! I got my brother, mom, and soon to be sister-in-law in on the fun too! Such a fun family activity...Cole can't wait till we have our own slave labor and then we can get a lot more! :)




Recipes and photos to follow soon........