Ella Rose…
My Sweet Ella Rose is almost 18 months now..where has the time gone?
Isn’t this dress sweet too?
Great Find and the old and new..
Check out my new yarn basket! I found it for $2.50 last weekend at a garage sale..LOVE IT. OH, and yes, you can be jealous of my new muck boots..found them on target’s website 
So what if it’s already full to the brim..and yes, I do have yarn in storage hahahahahaha!
A prayer shawl I started this week, I’m not sure who it will go to yet..
A throw I started last winter..decided I better finish it up..lots of work to do. This is Geisha and Flirt yarn mixed..creates an interesting texture..ESPECIALLY for baby pictures …
Latest Creations…
I’m trying to catch up a little here..first, a couple new dishes we had recently..
The first, a BBQ Pork Sandwich, Memphis style with coleslaw. This was the first time I made BBQ pork this way, I just put the pork butt in the crock pot, with a few of our favorite spices, a little sauce..not much, and a let it cook on low for a while, when it was done, I chopped it up and put our standard BBQ sauce as of late which happens to be Blues Hog..it’s a sweet sauce..we are about to make our own sauces but more on that later..
The cole slaw I make like my Mother in Law does,
1 Bag of Cole Slaw Mix
around 1 cup Sour Cream
around 1/2 Mayonaisse
I usually chop up one small onion or half a large onion..any kind you like..I’ve used vidalia, white and red..
Seasoning Salt to taste…
The salty taste of the Coleslaw mixes well with the sweetness of the sauce we used..
If you are a Schwan’s Customer..this is a great dish to try..something I threw together one lunch for us.
1 bag of their new Six Cheese Tortellini
Link: http://www.schwans.com/products/productDetail.aspx?id=66151&c1=11452&c2=9434
1 bag of their Garlic Herb Shrimp
Link: http://www.schwans.com/products/productDetail.aspx?id=52008&c1=10429&c2=11468
I put some butter in a skillet, warmed the shrimp that way, just sauteeing. Made the pasta salad as directed and then stirred in the shrimp..very yummy..
The last week or two I’ve been on a hat making rampage..haha! This on is for a newborn baby boy I know..
This one was for a friend’s son..he and Emmagail are great friends..She snapped some pictures of him in it..I thought it turned out nicely..
And last, I’ve made two of these in the last three weeks..this one is one that a friend wanted to buy for her daughter..All three are my own designs..
Our Weekend..
Saturday we spent the entire day doing fun things with the kids, we went out for lunch, played at the park, went to see Toy Story 3 and then came home to swim some..I wish we had more time like that together..just the 4 of us.
Ella only THOUGHT she wanted to swing..that lasted all of a minute..haha..she’s just not a swing fan for some reason..
Emmagail on the other hand..has ALWAYS loved to swing…
Then, at the park we rode the little train…I love the 2nd shot of them it’s like Ella takes the first one then looks at Emmagail and thinks “So, I see what you mean about mom and her camera..” HA!
Emmagail’s One Liners V.17
“Mimi, you have a spider web in your nose!”
“My butt is tickley.”
To My Sister.. “Are those shoes, sketchers?” Ashley, “No. How do you know what sketchers are?”
Emmagail, “Because I saw them on TV” Ashley, “Mimi has some sketchers that help make her butt look good.”
Emmagail to my mom later, “Mimi, didi said your sketchers make your butt feel good.”
Emmagail put on these capri overalls hahaha..and said “these jeans make me taller mom..”
“Mom talk louder, I CAN’T listen!”
“OOHHH My! Someone’s gettin’ in BIG trouble!”
My Sister’s Wedding..
So ya, I still haven’t gotten around to that anniversary post I promised so instead, I’ll post pictures from what we did on our anniversary. My sister got married, same day and same minister we used..Emmagail was the flower girl..she danced down the isle, literally, twirling her feet and flipping her dress as she dropped petals..it was adorable..here are a few pics..
I wish I would have taken her picture before her hair was all messed up but she did a great job!!
Ella has started to come out of her shell and just visited with some of our bluegrass family and showed them her dress that she was VERY proud of hahha!
Should have taken this earlier in the day too..everyone was very tired at this point..haha..
Happy Anniversary to the love of my life!! 
And one last shot of my sister and I..
I have been watching her daughter Jaylin for a couple days now..snapped a few pics of her today..
She finally said “Enough pictures Auntie!!” hahhahahahaha! I love the last one!
Knitting & Hydrangeas…two of my loves..
So this week I have enjoyed some of my Hydrangeas..they are my favorite flower and I have a bush that is doing VERY well this year. I’ve also been working on hats for some friends’ kids we’ll see next week. This weekend my sister is getting married..in fact on the same day that Luke and I were married 6 years ago. SO, I’ll be busy for a few days but am planning a post for our anniversary..and more knitting. 
My Proteges…
Since the move, the kids just can’t stop playing with my vintage cameras..Emmagail especially so I decided to do a mini shoot with them so I could have something cute for my office…
A few others I liked from this day’s little shoot..
by Amy
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