Healing Quilt

Grace made a quilt over winter break.  We went on the second day she was home and picked out all the fabric based on the camel flannel fabric for the back.

 It turned out really good and the design is awesome!  I love picking out all the fabric.

Happy Graduation

It's a wrap....Drew graduated from College!  Woot!  Happy dance!  Cheering!

We had a small party to celebrate and catered a taco guy.  He made three different types of meat and had all the fixing plus rice and beans.  Drew managed to eat 13 tacos!

After we ate we played a game called Kahoot where you make a game of questions and everyone answers them on their phone.   Questions included:

• Where did Drew go to Preschool?
• What is Drew's worst habit?
• What is Drew's dog's middle name?
• Plus 18 more questions about Drew!

My girlfriend, Heather, won!  We go on walks a lot so she has heard a lot of Drew stories!

We were so happy that our friends and family came together to celebrate this great achievement.  And we are so proud that Drew graduated AND has a great job lined up with Granite Construction doing exactly what he wants to do.  It's an exciting time!

Cousins!

Happy 76th Birthday

We went out to Cha Cha Sushi to celebrate my Dad's 76th birthday.  We ate like pigs and enjoyed each other's company.

Badger Pass

Four years and one day after Grace's ski accident we were back and the scene. This time no one left in a helicopter!

It was a stunningly beautiful day.  We enjoyed skiing, playing nibs, playing with the dogs and soaking up the sun.

G and Amanda

The dogs came on the deck with us and Ahi slept in a chair while Hops climbed on top of a ski bag and curled up!

Spa Night

Grace got a bunch of facial stuff for xmas from Auntie D and Uncle B.  We immediately put it to good use!

 

My face felt so good afterwards!  I am going to buy a bunch for myself!

Family Heirloom

A few months ago Aunt Nancy contacted me and asked me if I thought Grace would like to have the baby quilt that was Grandpa Roy's.  The question literally brought tears to my eyes!  Of course my answer was YES!

So she sent it to me and told me to give it to G when I thought the time was right.   I thought Christmas when Grandma Anna and Grandpa Roy were there would be perfect.

The quilt was made for Roy, before he was born, by his Grandmother.  This would be Grace's Great, Great Grandmother.   It was used for Roy and his two siblings who followed:  Uncle Glen and Aunt Nancy.  The quilt was made from old clothes from Roy's mother, Frances.

Aunt Nancy reported that she kept the quilt folded at the foot of her bed until she was 21.

The quilt is incredibly good shape for being 82 years old.  Grace will treasure it forever and we hope to preserve it so she can hand it down to the next generation.

Christmas 2018

Christmas 2018 was especially appreciated due to the excess of family illnesses in the last few months.  Grandma Anna and Grandpa Roy came over in the morning and spent the day.  We played games and hung out.  Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom came over for dinner.  They had planned to be in EDH but Grandma Kathy had been sick with a cold and didn't feel well enough to make the trip.  But she was fine to come over and eat pork loin, roasted sweet potatoes and veggies!

Family heirloom

New mug from Amanda

The year of fleece jackets for Grandma Anna

Drew is thrilled with his new tools!

Love my new hat from G!

Beauties

These two....there are no words.  They are just stunning!  And they bring me so much joy!

Pierogis

We like to find the time over the holidays to make pierogis.  It takes a big chunk of time and a lot of manpower so the holidays are a good time.

We usually make them at the cabin but this year we made them in SJ.  We had to borrow a pasta maker from a friend but "paid" her with pierogis....which her husband described as "little pillows from heaven"!