By henryjn, on September 30th, 2006%
We don’t get those pretty red and yellow leaves around here so I have to buy them. I brought my fall decorations out yesterday and purchased a few more things to add to the collection. I made the table runner last year based on an idea out of The Better Homes and Gardens magazine. It’s just a piece of orange felt and chocolate brown felt on top, with holes cut out. The house smells like brown sugar according to Ian, thanks to the new yummy candles from Kohls. The striped one is my favorite!
To get ourselves in the fall mood, the boys and I baked sugar cookies. I have these great leaf and acorn cut outs and they just sprinkle them with a little lot of sugar and there you go. Instant fall fun!
 
By henryjn, on September 28th, 2006%
My tie one on submission this time was inspired by this apron. It is by no means comparable, but I did not have a pattern and I am not a hand embroidery-type. I did make my own bias tape and added tulip appliques out of matching fabric. My model is my sister-in-law Grace, since I am pregnant and couldn’t fit into this apron. It’s supposed to be a pinafore, a full apron, with a bib or bodice, and has straps, or fabric that go over the shoulders in the back, (and usually cross but don’t have too) and then it ties.
 
By henryjn, on September 27th, 2006%
Well, the leaves are not changing and the air is not crisp and cool, but we did have our first fire outside. Last year starting in the fall, we would go outside and start up a fire and roast marshmellows. So, we enjoyed our first fire of the season last night. It’s very relaxing to sit around the fire and the boys can’t resist that burned to a crisp mellow.
I asked Ian to collect the mail for me while I waited on the porch. I watched while he stood on his tippie toes to reach in the box and dropped all the mail on the ground and this is how he brought it to me. This was only the grocery store circulars and he had to go back and get the rest of the junk mail.
Ian and I spent a good part of the morning talking about pirates and talking like pirates, looking up sea chanteys on the internet and making pirate crafts. While I was busy taking a nap Ian drew this picture of a pirate ship which includes a jolly roger, double sails, pirates with swords and water. I asked Ian if Daddy had helped him draw it and Jay asked Ian if Mommy had helped him draw it. Neither of us helped him. It’s so cool, I love that he has such a great imagination and pretty good drawing skills if I say so myself.
By henryjn, on September 25th, 2006%
We’re back from our quick trip to Disney. It was great fun, yet very tiring. Here’s a little photo mosaic of our trip! The boys enjoyed everything, even the Carousel of Progress! I’m sure in a few years they will think it’s boring, but I wanted to take advantage of every opportunity to sit and some air conditioning. It was pretty hot! The boys even caught a side show at the Pirates of the Carribean with Captain Jack Sparrow and got to become honorary pirates. After that there was much “Yo, ho, hoing” and singing of “A Pirates Life for Me!”
By henryjn, on September 22nd, 2006%
 
Tomorrow we are off to Disney World for some camping and a day at The Magic Kingdom. We have never taken the boys camping. I’m not sure why, we love the outdoors but there’s just a small window of opportunity in Florida for camping and it just hasn’t worked out yet. We are staying at the the Fort Wilderness Campgrounds which we’ve been to before when Ian was 11 months old. It’s alot of fun! There is a heated pool, trails, horseback riding, playgrounds, a petting zoo and lots of other fun stuff to do. When we took Ian the first time we didn’t even go to the theme parks because there was so much to do at the campground. Have a great weekend and I’ll be back after our trip. Must go make a list of what we need to bring!
By henryjn, on September 21st, 2006%
I had a request for a current picture which shows my pregnant self. Well, here it is. I got all duded up this morning to take Ian to the dentist, no the dentist is not tall, dark and handsome. I just looked like crud yesterday and I decided to spend a little more time than 2 seconds on my hair today. I took advantage of the primping time and asked my dear husband to be my photographer. The photo shoot went like this, “Don’t make my rear look fat”….”Get a belly shot”……”No, not that angle!” I like this one except my arms look larger online than I think they do in real life, oh well!
By henryjn, on September 20th, 2006%
Now that I have guilted some family and friends to comment I feel better now. Thanks!! That really wasn’t my intention, but I’ll take all the love I can get. To Crystal, Laura and Marce who have blogs, I ‘m going to start commenting on your blogs more. I too don’t have much time to comment and check your blogs frequently. I usually read them and then I’m off to change a diaper, fix a snack or break up a fight, so I know how the time thing goes.
The picture above was taken by my good friend Clay Bolt, isn’t that a great name? To see more go here, http://claybolt.com/gallery/gallery_static_pgs/landscapes_static1.htm. Also, he is offering photography workshops at his South Carolina home coming soon. Drop him a line if you are interested.
By henryjn, on September 19th, 2006%
I’ve noticed that there is a lack of little boy pictures in my posts lately. So here is a cute one of them checking out the little garden snake we came across yesterday. It was green with black markings, not sure what kind, but the boys enjoyed checking it out.
By henryjn, on September 18th, 2006%
Our weekend was all about working on Saturday, with a little fun and then all fun on Sunday. We all worked around the house, doing some chicken tractor maintainence, cleaning up the yard, and washing off the porches. During all that work, the boys were occupied with the sprinkler, but discovered it was more fun to roll in black dirt and run around the yard, so I had them help me was the cars so I could spray them off with the hose. Sunday we spent time with some friends showing them around and letting them check out the animals and collect eggs. That’s always fun for the little ones. We went swimming and just enjoyed the last bit of summer we have left. I’ll miss summer, but I am looking forward to some cooler weather now that I’m 6 months pregnant and growing larger everyday.
Today, Ian wanted to make decorations for his birthday party, which will be in December, so we spent hours playing with paper while Sean took a 4 hour nap. He was sooo tired from the weekend I let him sleep, since he threw a nice tantrum on the way home from storytime at the library. I had seen this great article on paper cutting in October’s issue of Better Homes and Gardens (www.bhg.com) and wanted to try some for myself.
We had so much fun, I couldn’t stop cutting and got so giddy, it was weird. I searched for ideas online and found patterns on this site, http://www.papersnowflakes.com/ . (There is a website for everything.) I told Jay that I might have found a new hobby and his reply was, “OH NO!” No I won’t stop sewing but I do have ideas for gifts, just wait and see! Ian drew little faces on the pumpkins and then drew his own pumpkins on the yellow paper. Sorry for the bad picture, but I took it tonight and didn’t want to wait for daylight.
P.S. I don’t want to complain, but i’ve noticed a slight decline in comments. Not sure if it’s a glitch with the new blog or if noone is reading or maybe everyone is really, really busy and they don’t have time to comment. Anyway, I have the blog first and foremost to keep in touch with friends and family, then to show off my creations as a business marketing thing, since I don’t have time to do it any other way and finally because I can. So, if you can comment please let me know it works and if I don’t know you let me know who you are and how you found this blog. Just interested! Oh, and this other blog I read asked for visitors to leave a comment and there are about 74 comments to that post and there used to be about 12 comments or less per post. Okay, I’m done complaining and feeling like a looser!
By henryjn, on September 15th, 2006%
 
Everything is growing nicely in the 90 degree weather we still have here in Florida. After a week, the bush beans and squash seedlings emerged and are on their way to full fledged plants. The cucumbers and pole beans are on their way up the trellis with a little guiding hand. The tomato plants are not doing so well, most are dying. I haven’t watered them, but we have had plenty of rain. Maybe they just don’t like our soil. Planting from seed is soo much better and I’m going to plant some seeds in cups and see if I can get any plants out of them.
Jay comes home today. After two weeks away in a row, the boys are really missing him and me too! The boys and I did well without Daddy, even with Sean’s two-year old moments. We are in need of some family time together, maybe the beach or just hanging around the house having fun. Enjoy the weekend!
Update: I was doing well with the boys, but I got very tired just before Jay got home and my patience level was at zero. Jay came home to save the day and I got a nice nap. I’m just enjoying the fact that I have reinforcements. Who would have thought children would be so hard to take care of?
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Welcome I am Nancy Henry, mother to three really cool children, wife, designer, crafter, camera girl and a struggling writer. I share some of our life here when I get the chance. The focus is on the everyday and the beauty it beholds. Enjoy your stay and let me know you stopped by!
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