Better late than Never...Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!!

Hope your holidays were good and you are settling into the new year!!

The holidays are always a busy time with family and friends, activities, baking, decorating, shopping, comings and goings, well....just try adding Addison's third birthday and triplets into all of that and all I can say is WOW!!! What a busy time we have been having!! I think we are all a bit tired but loving our granddaughters!!

So here is a look at what's been happening around here....

Starting with Addison

who turned 3 years old on December 23rd!!

I took her, her mommy, and her other grandma to a tea house for lunch!!

SO much fun! Addison was into her tea.... Her Tutu......

And even a few tears.......She really did not want to wear the hat....and was being a good sport about it..... then she accidently got snapped with the elastic string as it was getting put on......
Every girl should be allowed to cry on their birthday if they want too!!!
There is nothing like your mommy to make it all better!!

We had a great holiday our kids all coming over. It was the triplets first visit to Nana's house....and it sure was fun!!

Emma, Olivia, Hailey

Amy and her little monkeys!!

Daniel, Addison, Karah, Olivia, Emma, Amy, Ivo, Hailey

Cousins.......Olivia, Addison, Hailey, Emma

Ballerina Addie Hailey, Olivia, Emma
Addison and Hailey

So you can see our time is quite busy with GIRLS these days!!!

We are so blessed!!

As for the sewing....well I have been busy with that too.....teaching at Hollyhill Quilt Shoppe in West Linn, Oregon.....working on new patterns....dying wool.....and getting ready to head to Road 2 California in Ontario, California....in fact we leave in the morning!!

You can count on that I will be missing the girls!

The Triplets Go Home

The girls are now 11 days old and doing so well!! The WHOLE family got to go home together on Monday November 23 at the age of 4 days old!! It was quite sight to see them dressed in their first matching outfits and loaded into their carseats....they look so tiny in them!!! The girls are pictures here in order from left to right of their birth order. Hailey is on the left.... Emma in in the middle....and Olivia is on the far right.

Slowly the girls are getting to meet their family and friends.....here is Addison getting her first view of them!! She was so sweet with them!!!
She is going to be a great big cousin and show them how to do everything!!
Olivia Maire

Hailey Ann

Emma Jo

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Happy birthday to Amy!!!

Twenty nine years ago today I gave birth to my daughter Amy.....which means today is her birthday...........and the day she gave birth to her three daughters!!! What a day it was!!! Hailey, Olivia, and Emma arrived this morning safe and sound!!

Statistics are as follows:

7:56 am Hailey Ann 5lbs 5oz 18.5"

7:57 am Emma Jo 4lbs 14oz 18"

7:58 am Olivia Marie 5lbs 3oz 18.5"

It was just amazing to get to see them lined up......all together but all different!!

Hailey has dark hair and is a go getter.....Emma is sweet and petite.....and Olivia is pretty mellow but a picky eater so far!! Amy is amazing.....she was 37 weeks and had no complications in her pregnancy at all.....the doctors said she could be a poster child for triplets!!! Already her mommy instincts have just kicked right in!!! So far it looks like they might ALL get to go home on Sunday or Monday!

As for me I got to go right into the nursery and see the girls and get some photos minutes after they were born.....I got to spend time rocking them.....and I even got to change a diaper already!!!

Papi's do what Papi's do best...a PROUD baby holder....but NO DIAPER CHANGING!!

I want to thank everyone who kept us in their thoughts and prayers during the last few months!!! WE truly appreciate your love and support!!!
It was a GREAT birthday celebration although we had NO CAKE.....but since Amy does not like cake anyway guess it does not matter!!! LOL

It's time!!!

It's time!!!

Well....it's almost here........the day we have all been waiting for!!! Our daughter Amy is going to deliver her triplet girls tomorrow!!!

November 19th will be their birthday.....the same day I gave birth to Amy only 29 years ago!! She and her girls are going to share birthdays!!

Every doctor she has seen has been in awe of how she has carried the girls!! She will be 37 weeks tomorrow and as far as they have estimated the girls should all be over 5 lbs each!!
She will be having a C Section at 7:30 am.
I will post pics as soon as I can!!!
Today I got to spend the day with Addison who is growing up way too fast!! It was my last day with her as my ONLY granddaughter!!! She spent the night and then we were off to a tea party with a friend and her granddaughter!! It was so much fun!!! Addison was really into her tea!!!
My friend Jan Hill and her granddaughter Jenna!!

Jan is opening a wonderful new gift store this Saturday November 21st

called Pickleweed Hill!! If you are in the area stop in and check it out....

Pickleweed Hill

1873 Willamette Falls Drive

West Linn, Oregon

November

The count down is on......

It's November and the year is almost over....

AND.......

it's almost time for the triplets to be born!!!

Amy is doing amazing!! She is in week 34!!

Her doctor's say she should be a poster child for Triplets!!!

I am so proud of her and am getting so excited to see the girls (Olivia, Hailey, and Emma)!!

As of today there is not an actual date scheduled for the delivery but they are thinking maybe November 18th would be a good day!! The 17th is DH Jeff's birthday and the 19th is DD Amy's birthday!!

This is a picture of Amy today!! She is allowed to go out to church on Sunday and to her weekly 3 doctor appointments. It won't be long now.....watch for updates and delivery news!

I have been busy dying lots of wool for Hollyhill Quilt Shoppe and teaching a few classes!! Once a month I teach a WOOLY WEDNESDAY class at the shop....so much fun and such wonderful ladies!!

Addison is growing up so fast.....She spends a couple of days a week with me and we have so much fun!!

She loved her first ride on a pony!!

She was the cutest Minnie Mouse for Halloween and had a fun time trick or treating.....we got to tag along and enjoy the fun.....after a couple of houses we came upon one where the homeowner was dressed in costume....which Addison was not to sure of.....and as we walked away she said I want to go home now!!! She said....Mommy with give me candy!!! She is so fun to be around and watch grow up....just wish she would not do it so fast!!!














Happy November!!!

Thirty days have passed since I last shared the adventures around here!!!

I still have not figured out how to slow time down!!!

We have been busy busy busy as usual.....just seems to be a way of life anymore!!

We did take a day last month and headed out east on Columbia River Gorge Hwy to Hood River to drive through all the orchards and lavendar fields.....so much to see and such a great day!!

We ended the day with a stop at a place in Cascade Locks which serves the largest icecream cones you have ever seen!!! Of course Jeff had the large size.....

Showers have been abundant the last month with the anticipation of the arrival of the triplets!! Amy is doing well and starting her 31st week!! The goal is to get her to 35 weeks and anything over that will be a bonus!!! Look at these darling hats and booties my sister in law knitted for them!!! I must say they will be the best dressed triplets around!!! The cribs are up and things are coming together!! Addison is practicing their names.........

Olivia, Hailey, and Emma.........

and is going to be the best cousin!! Today she and I took a trip to the very sweet local nursery and picked out pumpkins and flowers to take to Aunt Amy.....she is now on house arrest for the remainder of her pregnancy except for doctor appointments and a trip to church if she feels up to it. September was busy with the NW Quilting Expo Show!! It was a GREAT show and so fun to see so many old friends and lots of new ones too!! I always come home from the shows so encouraged and excited to be doing what I love to do!!!
Currently Hollyhill Quilt Shoppe is hosting a trunk show of Wooden Spool Designs!!

They have been most gracious to add my designs in their shop and have added lots of wool, have new homesspuns, and bolts and bolts of other great fabrics!!!

Class last week was so much fun!!

We made the Boo Banner, and a stack of wool pumpkins!!! Hope this finds you enjoying the fall season!!