My latest Creative Project

We have an upcoming Holiday Workshop at Church, and I am part of the organizing committee. One of our jobs as the committee is to suggest projects that we think would be good for our group of women to do. One of my suggestions was this family tree, which I found a pattern for online. So of course I was volunteered to be the guinea pig to make it and see if the project was "doable". Here is my finished result. I think it turned out really good, but it did take a little more time than I thought, so I suspect it may end up on the workshop cutting room floor. But hey, I got my tree made!

Toe-tally Cute

The other morning Linden came running up, fell to the ground, and shoved her foot in my face. As you can see, she had drawn a happy face on each toe. Now that's when you know you have a happy child, when she's smiling from her head to her toes! It was Toe Cute!!!!

1st Day of Kindergarten

The long-awaited day has finally arrived, and our little Linden has now embarked on her public school career. It all started when we received a letter in the mail that Linden would have Mrs. Blank as her teacher. When she heard that news, she was so excited that she was literally jumping up and down on our bed, and yelling and screaming. It was so funny. She was really excited because our neighbor Lydia had Mrs. Blank last year, and so we knew that she is a really great teacher. On the first day, I'd picked out a super-cute outfit for Linden to wear....but as a true sign she is growing up, Linden didn't want to wear Mommy's super cute choice. She wanted to wear the $5 horse t-shirt Mommy bought her. So what's a Mommy to do....well you'll see by the pictures who won that battle! Ultimately, I decided it was her first day, not mine, and Linden should wear what she thought was super cute on her first day, not what I thought was super cute.
Time to let the little one FLY....Mommy and Linden as we left to take Linden for her first day.

Linden is excited to have her good friend and our neighbor Josh in her class. Here they are ready to take on the world of Kindergarten. Ordinarily a little girl might look to her boy friend for a little protection out on the playground, but something tells me that Linden is going to be watching out for Josh! Crossing the threshold from pre-schooler to Kindergartner....no turning back now!

Linden and Josh entering the hall for the first time as two of the newest Hamlin Hawks.

The coveted Mrs. Blank and Linden on the first day of class.