Bonnets, caps and baby dolls

Hi.  I have been busily cutting out and making the boys caps and the girls bonnets and baby bonnets.  I know I still have a lot to do but thought I would send  some pictures of what the headgear will look like.  The other clothing comes next.

                                             Mandy and her bonnet

The bonnet for the babies. It is adjustable in the back to fit different head sizes.

Nathan in his "newsie" cap. It isn't a real good shot but he loves the cap. 

Just for those that were wondering our cats are growing!  Shelly and family have decided to take Pumpkin and Emma.  Becca fell in love with Pumpkin the minute she saw her as a newborn kitten and she named her and Shelly likes Emma. Emma is the prettiest and I think will be a beautiful cat when she grows up.  Here are a couple of pictures of our cats.

Here is Sarah (in the back), Emma ( in the front) and I think Snick (Glenn named her) in the middle.  In the picture below Snick was sound asleep with her arms in the air!  Have a great night.

We were glad that Daddy was back

 

and had a lot of fun this weekend.  Daddy trips was successful but tiring and he was very glad to be home and the kids were ecstatic to see him.   They tickled and laughed and had a great time.

 

We also set up a little swimming pool in the back yard and the kids had so much fun.  It looks like it will be a wet summer! 

What else do you do with a throw thing but put it on your head?

Then we went to look at a tractor.  Yes, Daddy is looking at tractors again.  I wouldn't mind if he would just buy one!  After stopping by McDonalds to have a potty stop and grab a drink we went to Saddle Creek and went swimming in a real pool.  After last years swimming lessons we still can't swim a stroke and are uncomfortable enough to still need floaties.

 

   Mandy and her dolphin   

 

 

 

 

 

  Nathan and his Daddy playing in the water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had a great weekend.  We also are working on the garden and I've starting harvesting wonderful tomatoes, some squash, cucumbers, and green beans.  We also had our porch worked on and repainted.  It looks great.  When I get everything put back together I'll take a picture.

I am in awe

of the incredible human spirit especially Nathan's.  He is having a problem with shoes now.  His left foot has grown and is a size 1 while his right foot isn't.  To begin horse back riding the teacher said he needed something with a heel preferably a boot.  We searched and finally found him a pair of Ropers but he can't keep the right one on.  Boots need toes to stay on and so we have found a different pair of shoes kind of like work shoes.  On Monday before we bought the work shoes he was driven to wear the boots but they kept slipping off but he kept at it.

When we were searching for his  work shoes we were also looking for a bathing suit and as we looked at the bathing suits  they had shirts and a pair of flip flops attached.  I tried to warn him without being brutal that the flip flops wouldn't stay on.  He was just as adamant that he wanted them.  So, we bought him the suit and he came home and put the flip flops on.  He does it - he keeps that flip flop on some howand I bow to his incredible strength of character that he never gives up and some times I feel like crying.