I was feelin' crafty...

So I was looking around on the internet the other day and was watching an episode on one of my favorite sites, http://www.thediydish.com/, and they made some darling 'patio pillows' (they called them) and matching table runner. Soooo I thought I'd take a stab at it. Here is my version. I thought they turned out pretty cute!

I just can't decide whether to make the pastel one a pillow or quilt it and make it a wall hanging. Any suggestions?

Aren't they so cute!? Would you buy one if you saw them in a store?

Its been TOO long!

Okay so I have been a total slacker! It has been way too long since I have updated my blog. So give me a couple hours and there will be an onslaught of pics and stories from months past. But I gotta get the kids in bed first. haha! This will be interesting :)

Christmas Vacation in Antimony

Monday night after the Christmas weekend, the boys and I went to spend the week down at grandma Henrie's in Antimony. My brother's two oldest boys, Corbin and Justin, got to come along as well. My cousins' son, Wyatt, was also there spending the week with his grandma, so he got to hang out with us and went hunting with the boys and grandpa Henrie.

 They went out duck hunting one afternoon and brought back the ducks they had shot. They plucked them and cut off the breast meat and soaked the meat overnight in some salt water. The next day after they had gotten back from playing in the snow and riding four wheelers, they decided they were going to eat the meat for lunch. (GROSS!!)

Corbin cut up the bacon (that boy LOVES him some bacon) and Justin cut the meat into strips. Then they wrapped the meat and fried it in a frying pan.

Quite the little cooker, don't ya think?

Looks pretty good, eh? Yeah but I wasn't about to try it! The boys loved it though! They even took some down to great-grandpa's house and visited with him for a bit. He enjoyed the company and the food.

I FINALLY got a picture of this kid AND caught him smiling! He wouldn't let me take a picture of him for nothing. But I was sneaky and finally got one. Cutest dang kid ever and shy as can be. But don't let him pull you behind a four wheeler on a hood. HAHA He will throw you off.

And this is basically what we did all week. Lay around, watch tv, play games, and just enjoy each others company. Grandma made lots of good food and I ate til I was sick.

This is Wyatt, Justin, Corbin, Shay, Ty, and I outside the house just finishing up sledding on an old truck hood. Fun as heck, but so stinkin loud! Good grief I thought I was going to be deaf when we got done. Beats any old plastic sled though.

Dang it was cold too! We only lasted about 30 minutes and then it was time to come back in and warm up. The wind was relentless and was too uncomfortable to be out in for long periods of time. What wonderful memories we did make!

Christmas 2010

This was Christmas Eve dinner at my brother Rory's house. We all surprised my dad with a new little puppy. An austrailian shepherd/blue heeler mix. He's been wanting one ever since he and my mom moved to Antimony. We named her Calico "Callie". She is so cute and little. I hope he enjoys her and has fun raising her.

Christmas morning! Looks like Santa brought lots of presents to our house this year. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful Christmas.

Checking out the stockings!

(These pictures are so blurry for some reason!!!) But here is Cade opening his first gift from Santa Claus. He has been asking for a Woody Doll since Halloween! He loves Toy Story and anything to do with Toy Story. The look on his face was priceless as he opened his presents. Love this little boy!!

Shay asked for Rex from Toy Story. I thought for sure he'd want Buzz Lightyear. He had to be him for Halloween and wore his costume for weeks afterwards. But when he got to sit on Santa's lap at the ward Christmas party, that was all he asked for. And without fail Santa came thru for Shay. He was very excited and played with him all day. He and Cade had a great time acting out their favorite scenes from Toy Story 3.

Ty on the other hand is getting to the age where everything he wants is sooo expensive. But I told him to tell Santa what he wants anyways and lets see if he can pull it off. And he didn't disappoint! As you can plainly see by the look on this kids face! To say he was overflowing with excitement would be an understatement! Too bad the Xbox was in the shop! We had to send it in the week before to get the "Red Ring of Death" fixed. Sadly, they did not come thru on their promise to have it back to us by Christmas Eve. But it did come the next week and he has been glued to it ever since.

It was Rylee-Bug's first Christmas!! She got a hippo that plays music when you pull its tail and a package of diapers. haha Just what every little girl wants, right? We are so glad to finally have a little girl in the house. Now mom doesn't feel so outnumbered!

Christmas morning is about over. Dad looks quite wore out! Grandma and Grandpa Henrie and Uncle Ryan got to stay over and spend Christmas with us. It was fun for the kids since Grandma and Grandpa moved so far away! We definitely enjoyed having them with us and Ryan too. The kids always love to help him open his presents. And love to hear him burst out laughing when he gets a fun toy or movie! What a blessing he is to our family!

School pictures

I am quite a bit late getting these on here. But what can I do? :)

Ty is now in fourth grade and loving it.

Shay is in 1st grade and is doing very well.

Cade is in preschool and loves to sing all the songs he learns.

Rylee's blessing

It is tradition that my kids are bathed in grandma's green Tupperware bowl the night before their blessing. Then one year later, we take their picture again to see how much they've grown. Isn't she just darling?

Rylee Britt Phillips-Blessed December 5th, 2010 by her daddy, Gavin Phillips.

Here she is in her beautiful blessing dress! She looked just like a little angel. It is so much fun having a little girl to play dressup with.

We also have another tradition where the kids have their pictures taken with the gun. Just training her early for hunting days with the family.

This is THE ONLY good picture I got from her blessing!! My kids were being absolutely ridiculous! Cade refused to get his picture taken and was screaming and throwing a fit. Rylee was hungry and crying as well. Cameras weren't working, everyone was frustrated and onry. UGH! At least the actual blessing was good. Gavin did an excellent job. And she didn't puke on her dress til after it was all said and done. Sheesh! Glad that's over and done with. 

Halloween 2010

Even though it was a horrible night for trick or treating, we braved the elements and went out anyway. The boys had a blast running in the rain and collecting as much candy as they possibly could. Dad and I were quite content under the umbrella, but was secretly wishing to be home where it was warm and dry.

Ty wanted to be a zombie prisoner. I went looking for a costume to match this idea, but they were all so expensive, I decided to just make it myself. So, with a little spray paint and masking tape we have created a zombie prisoner. He was quite proud of it and liked all the blood and gore.

Shay wanted to be Buzz Lightyear. And thanks to Aunt Paula and his cousin Mason, we were able to pull it off! They had the costume from years past and he couldn't have been more pleased! He was a little disappointed that we didn't have the big clear helmet to go over his head, but he managed to be happy without it.

And last, but not least, Cade wanted to be Woody. AND again thanks to Aunt Paula and cousin Mason we made it happen. And we've been Woody ever since! Sometimes it changes to Batman, Indiana Jones, or Mr. Incredible, depending on the day.