tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67409368611520785962024-03-18T21:31:51.315-07:00Carpenter FamilyRod, Rachel, Josh, Levi, Tucker, EllaRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348930666867935018noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740936861152078596.post-82688235953034507372012-01-22T15:16:00.000-08:002012-01-22T15:27:56.642-08:00<div align="center">I really wanted to take some cute pictures of my kids for a Christmas card this year but this is the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">progression</span> of the photo shoot.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YRNbT8v-y-eDRhtb4en5RbjKRjPa3Uhx-nHeYKZ7iF7vpfkTG-xbYBoCB2847xKRHo2ayzTauuiQ60204xbpw-ulH5Wa3eqmwecTKTz1mi4se-p2CqmSuoAVxyXgb8sW2LQughD5p3WK/s1600/nov+2011+098.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700601160177572242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YRNbT8v-y-eDRhtb4en5RbjKRjPa3Uhx-nHeYKZ7iF7vpfkTG-xbYBoCB2847xKRHo2ayzTauuiQ60204xbpw-ulH5Wa3eqmwecTKTz1mi4se-p2CqmSuoAVxyXgb8sW2LQughD5p3WK/s400/nov+2011+098.JPG" /></a> picture #1</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDs5PoIUZT1_OGvBHl6u_T0dnwVDbPa0iD_fE1CRvXjtZfHR6LrMhXr_7K_YCNVlR-k5Xk35IdRYttnZbs5Lpbi8Q8rLjGB3nuSYzd8bBlAybF1wYAAsKQ8RKnC-pVTI9MtqxNfeiYfHcE/s1600/nov+2011+099.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700601156029612466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDs5PoIUZT1_OGvBHl6u_T0dnwVDbPa0iD_fE1CRvXjtZfHR6LrMhXr_7K_YCNVlR-k5Xk35IdRYttnZbs5Lpbi8Q8rLjGB3nuSYzd8bBlAybF1wYAAsKQ8RKnC-pVTI9MtqxNfeiYfHcE/s400/nov+2011+099.JPG" /></a><br />#2<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN83Er6NiviVw0ydEIvbC0y4ou89O4lIjFNebhOhnmf-E4WKr4Doquy1eAmIHZ2C6CDG1WtuyyQJVY580DgWY5qZMtIYwSN1-4nIMcogA3NDT06jxBv3RagIUK9cUTWjJNZHCJynXro0N5/s1600/nov+2011+100.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700600645794761858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN83Er6NiviVw0ydEIvbC0y4ou89O4lIjFNebhOhnmf-E4WKr4Doquy1eAmIHZ2C6CDG1WtuyyQJVY580DgWY5qZMtIYwSN1-4nIMcogA3NDT06jxBv3RagIUK9cUTWjJNZHCJynXro0N5/s400/nov+2011+100.JPG" /></a><br />#3<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLC_SI8UdYHwT7KZuO0CvhFNmErUuKyl1HZwHFX5p_w8adhFva0HgqZG0gq_GAdjqveD-kzIPHHUsZWVKRmPdqqnbZQlJUtXjujFpMs3hqUYZ_Ulo1htQOe2uZq4MIFdT8lmSv_r1Xq6m/s1600/nov+2011+101.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700600627296588882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLC_SI8UdYHwT7KZuO0CvhFNmErUuKyl1HZwHFX5p_w8adhFva0HgqZG0gq_GAdjqveD-kzIPHHUsZWVKRmPdqqnbZQlJUtXjujFpMs3hqUYZ_Ulo1htQOe2uZq4MIFdT8lmSv_r1Xq6m/s400/nov+2011+101.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>#4<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbD1zjc8h6fdPfv5RHpu-7YSAWGWRzqBgh85FnMqb920N7JBtz7fNTVAOMc-m-VO45EXz5owlQrL28dsGugjOKDxjk2pk61huiluELq1mpZPplK6FfbAKS7yPtOvVz5UzBtUVmZBpoXjyZ/s1600/nov+2011+102.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700600626051593410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbD1zjc8h6fdPfv5RHpu-7YSAWGWRzqBgh85FnMqb920N7JBtz7fNTVAOMc-m-VO45EXz5owlQrL28dsGugjOKDxjk2pk61huiluELq1mpZPplK6FfbAKS7yPtOvVz5UzBtUVmZBpoXjyZ/s400/nov+2011+102.JPG" /></a><br />#5</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNufDDDVywrs37Y8EdNVqKWQ8nmGikHktJUynbVxwPqmbM53UUSREztGwqL0X-KzTecDNqOu6TlyfdYb7N-f81jVGaNMmY_jiao9OyyPmYIX8tTpSwDowhBzjrEkSDWc9E9HSxB-cePqlH/s1600/nov+2011+103.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700600611768227842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNufDDDVywrs37Y8EdNVqKWQ8nmGikHktJUynbVxwPqmbM53UUSREztGwqL0X-KzTecDNqOu6TlyfdYb7N-f81jVGaNMmY_jiao9OyyPmYIX8tTpSwDowhBzjrEkSDWc9E9HSxB-cePqlH/s400/nov+2011+103.JPG" /></a><br />#6<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-AYxnqGFUCuWUrUSLDX-cvi_C1-JNA3-D_ZwHGdeiXKBv1WtPX55JdLWe6I_mc3dONQsaj3CBxKxZopI7MPMM9H4VnKYUq32WJFuBQDgGUcn6VLGJCuYrx8r3F1K7M7qAUKhaL70J6sZ/s1600/nov+2011+104.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700600606930419554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-AYxnqGFUCuWUrUSLDX-cvi_C1-JNA3-D_ZwHGdeiXKBv1WtPX55JdLWe6I_mc3dONQsaj3CBxKxZopI7MPMM9H4VnKYUq32WJFuBQDgGUcn6VLGJCuYrx8r3F1K7M7qAUKhaL70J6sZ/s400/nov+2011+104.JPG" /></a>And # 7...I should have just used this last one. Oh well. Maybe next year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348930666867935018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740936861152078596.post-4884081918542654542012-01-22T15:05:00.000-08:002012-01-22T15:16:01.353-08:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQ6-xmV5ZAIeTpDNpj0XfqDV3a8G-TdPMZKgcyvh2eM09BFwxVXDm2-3xqqhQl-reiI4gC5L5flwvffx7ziHwApqEw5TcTTCPREN2wT4t5R-Mq8lf7fGcdUHWNVEgvB0Ci-EpHpz8oWBf/s1600/jan+2012+059.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700597487494642498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQ6-xmV5ZAIeTpDNpj0XfqDV3a8G-TdPMZKgcyvh2eM09BFwxVXDm2-3xqqhQl-reiI4gC5L5flwvffx7ziHwApqEw5TcTTCPREN2wT4t5R-Mq8lf7fGcdUHWNVEgvB0Ci-EpHpz8oWBf/s400/jan+2012+059.JPG" /></a> This is Ella in her new coat. It is made from an Oliver and S pattern. I used a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">pre</span>-quilted fabric on the outside and a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">minky</span> soft fabric on the inside. The inside is made out of the stuff that Ella loves on her special blanket. Needles to say she loves the coat... can you tell.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6PNzwm0U5lDyGT0FlBS_89I0Pd3-YzgTApbGnJTURwnsjNnTzr1xn-NLonxYdM9ne9sQEOlJacnM5WCCxrZ6EMsepmvutXxlTbBJsAPFPlRh9wgkhQrA4Ys2uAqDYYtxU8RCj4qrhOzt/s1600/jan+2012+054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700597485436186610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6PNzwm0U5lDyGT0FlBS_89I0Pd3-YzgTApbGnJTURwnsjNnTzr1xn-NLonxYdM9ne9sQEOlJacnM5WCCxrZ6EMsepmvutXxlTbBJsAPFPlRh9wgkhQrA4Ys2uAqDYYtxU8RCj4qrhOzt/s400/jan+2012+054.JPG" /></a> I off set the buttons...love how it turned out.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimj9fJ2MQFkevBQiE6-1MaVnuH_6IJNGfycZbfmMmr08UophtH9zXZPt-Bi6SwwEf0AvqwIBfexQhmAws-0xqXRYglgF0c4IXWk3DPW89A-4vN3ZywS1nkCahloKxpDO2kubo37eOmFhbx/s1600/ella+jumper+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700597481200941890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimj9fJ2MQFkevBQiE6-1MaVnuH_6IJNGfycZbfmMmr08UophtH9zXZPt-Bi6SwwEf0AvqwIBfexQhmAws-0xqXRYglgF0c4IXWk3DPW89A-4vN3ZywS1nkCahloKxpDO2kubo37eOmFhbx/s400/ella+jumper+002.JPG" /></a>This is a jumper I made her today. The best part for me is that I drafted the pattern myself. It looks so cute on her. I just couldn't get a good shot, she is to fast for the camera.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BGlrzyc55loHl85LBgqp4YaN9cMei6j0AnYhfHAsFDH1AavDPgBQKqbW4YrB7pj6hTR2tEiZiNIW8JuMb2FrZeUqspKvgxFNMcGFJb_JjPV_sZXKLTL2aa6XK4t9AFLpQEZD6HpSVHYO/s1600/ella+jumper+007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700597473368866370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BGlrzyc55loHl85LBgqp4YaN9cMei6j0AnYhfHAsFDH1AavDPgBQKqbW4YrB7pj6hTR2tEiZiNIW8JuMb2FrZeUqspKvgxFNMcGFJb_JjPV_sZXKLTL2aa6XK4t9AFLpQEZD6HpSVHYO/s400/ella+jumper+007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjbq6yL8D3mTUWXaHF0kKpye2eoyBJa6OVGFSoK8-n8esD8snclKXlzOIVkUWCkBwOIwRduBjyHVdN2LQ2WHMmYOUelmibZvXt5W5Gmar7wjcQAb9uxSvYGAKBkIvrCDx0rfRicSNtjuZ/s1600/ella+jumper+005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700597465427072786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjbq6yL8D3mTUWXaHF0kKpye2eoyBJa6OVGFSoK8-n8esD8snclKXlzOIVkUWCkBwOIwRduBjyHVdN2LQ2WHMmYOUelmibZvXt5W5Gmar7wjcQAb9uxSvYGAKBkIvrCDx0rfRicSNtjuZ/s400/ella+jumper+005.JPG" /></a>This is the back. I plan on making a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">ruffley</span> slip skirt to go under it since the back flies open when she is running by.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348930666867935018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740936861152078596.post-38574627173734643192011-12-18T18:18:00.000-08:002011-12-18T18:30:34.804-08:00<div align="center">Here she is when she first came to us. Oh if I could just</div><br /><div align="center">jump into this picture and hold her just like this for a while.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEJMS3XYzfeZRy26Z-gPuwF9DsDgfU1Xa0O-9m5JAqM9qYYZ9bn42zEGPxZOp7XmqfSZMRjr0_KPScfWG4Tda8kZsmDZoZUEC-IfQvVslOr3J-RA8ASlaH-JjLtQf4JnAIGaRXzgmlihn/s1600/118.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687659866826633938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEJMS3XYzfeZRy26Z-gPuwF9DsDgfU1Xa0O-9m5JAqM9qYYZ9bn42zEGPxZOp7XmqfSZMRjr0_KPScfWG4Tda8kZsmDZoZUEC-IfQvVslOr3J-RA8ASlaH-JjLtQf4JnAIGaRXzgmlihn/s400/118.JPG" /></a> This is Ella on her first birthday. Seems like just yesterday</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLJdLp6STQSGbYraNAOrjyRT5o9_XPfjlgOVY5IdMQYbt0gmQVwEV3cqgX9PNmiG4rsnSA4Y94dawf6g2_ULcRKy0DiYyfaZ9X_u01_C1oNleo2CzwyIH0LmeuGtqVu0Fs_k_BH52Pyrr/s1600/IMG_1978.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687659859217868130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLJdLp6STQSGbYraNAOrjyRT5o9_XPfjlgOVY5IdMQYbt0gmQVwEV3cqgX9PNmiG4rsnSA4Y94dawf6g2_ULcRKy0DiYyfaZ9X_u01_C1oNleo2CzwyIH0LmeuGtqVu0Fs_k_BH52Pyrr/s400/IMG_1978.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And here she is today. 2 years old and showing it. <br />Ella is so much fun! <br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5kTJ3t0yK3GLXfM2-bgF8ZEA1lzFAZLcJJ2ku2MCrtX7D6FlXxIM8Io-pTYVyR_AcKbT6kpv4-Azo1tfmsIdKJQcdo61UCjVx4VMl7JtIUZPWJ77ohDnfDMwcE9VIotE0A0BzCwDLECC/s1600/dec+2011+030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687659845361688562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5kTJ3t0yK3GLXfM2-bgF8ZEA1lzFAZLcJJ2ku2MCrtX7D6FlXxIM8Io-pTYVyR_AcKbT6kpv4-Azo1tfmsIdKJQcdo61UCjVx4VMl7JtIUZPWJ77ohDnfDMwcE9VIotE0A0BzCwDLECC/s400/dec+2011+030.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Her new favorite thing is Snow White. She is getting the </div><br /><div>movie for Christmas.... shhhh.</div><br /><div>She keeps asking to watch it since she got her doll.</div><br /><div>We rented the movie a few weeks ago...</div><br /><div>she must think i am hiding it someplace.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQa8qRcsK7D0tANFRrRDt6abznTxt-yO8dS3LRxiKIUdBXYhpw5jqgyjYtAVVpjWaTaQ-o-QaMeS_f9kmt7X6Sq4ckHz0YdyebBMeIVdErf_yyitG_VkZPefwXkHHaUKa4fLFRSe-wQw7/s1600/dec+2011+024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687659846234755122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQa8qRcsK7D0tANFRrRDt6abznTxt-yO8dS3LRxiKIUdBXYhpw5jqgyjYtAVVpjWaTaQ-o-QaMeS_f9kmt7X6Sq4ckHz0YdyebBMeIVdErf_yyitG_VkZPefwXkHHaUKa4fLFRSe-wQw7/s400/dec+2011+024.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She is also very into here new up shoes and </div><br /><div>wants to wear her to to on a regular basis.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnknztEgfAZYK5b4MynUY-AucKQQAEjvb79ypAcwX1p8FjfBx1y6I8YFvO4AO0fH2Rsxw6iM79xLTouyxkLM1Ck6lQidcYwPF38-YzUApNPAhJfdR9vMWQEv0qvA_vup70g44lF4ytr1_k/s1600/dec+2011+012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687659842034466882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnknztEgfAZYK5b4MynUY-AucKQQAEjvb79ypAcwX1p8FjfBx1y6I8YFvO4AO0fH2Rsxw6iM79xLTouyxkLM1Ck6lQidcYwPF38-YzUApNPAhJfdR9vMWQEv0qvA_vup70g44lF4ytr1_k/s400/dec+2011+012.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348930666867935018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740936861152078596.post-28400282044367995872011-11-10T12:27:00.000-08:002011-11-10T12:39:15.162-08:00Kitchen RedoI just spent the last week redoing much of my kitchen. I should have taken before pictures but I forgot. Above the bar used to be an over head cabinet we took out. It wrapped around to where the open shelving now is. It opened up the kitchen so much and made it much lighter. Plus I love having open shelving to display some dishes etc. I am excited to decorate this a little at Christmas.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11sbtHMo6oLHINS-N-GAp2ex7p6VmuG6a6yARiCfhQaEFeIlcB6idXX7qUivWZ9JLqiZRBJydsCRI1Y3gLoMqmrfK2-tSOqzuZAW9KQNxobFQ1DaHiQ9n-zDYqwiqNvx6vUQvgiLNlzZc/s1600/kitchen+redo+005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673467094502296898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11sbtHMo6oLHINS-N-GAp2ex7p6VmuG6a6yARiCfhQaEFeIlcB6idXX7qUivWZ9JLqiZRBJydsCRI1Y3gLoMqmrfK2-tSOqzuZAW9KQNxobFQ1DaHiQ9n-zDYqwiqNvx6vUQvgiLNlzZc/s320/kitchen+redo+005.JPG" /></a><br />This is the other side of the kitchen. The yellow counter top went up the wall as well for a back splash. We added bead board, cause you can't ever have enough bead board in your home. We also replaced all the knob, pulls and hinges.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AjDRONtPhVlVBHA_4Y-ixgoYmnxhY8ahc4XYgVr41l7WigKiRlMXo_s3jg_PVdTS_nSUx603u4yELj-UUgOdkzakmGBCk1WJlMIw-TP_t4f9wZLIpsqJMWEyAnp4LHP10qqcblpaGMHZ/s1600/kitchen+redo+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 179px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673467092036500962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AjDRONtPhVlVBHA_4Y-ixgoYmnxhY8ahc4XYgVr41l7WigKiRlMXo_s3jg_PVdTS_nSUx603u4yELj-UUgOdkzakmGBCk1WJlMIw-TP_t4f9wZLIpsqJMWEyAnp4LHP10qqcblpaGMHZ/s320/kitchen+redo+002.JPG" /></a> We still have a bit of work to do. You can see above the open shelves that the wall needs painted. I would actually like to put bead board up around the whole kitchen dinning area but I have to take it a little at a time. After that I have a new color to go above the bead board. Until then I am loving my new kitchen.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGRvvX_ShqPn789AkDj5MP8XN_nQMnPdpuHIX1uFIqDpQMp3FIyMbi2yGmPmU8kznSJipn8rhzls6rfqcZKlyba-k_LxncZLwpreoncQau43fh_3aJSC44BqqQlSgzib1R0cPoEogZs2C/s1600/kitchen+redo+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673467084653988306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGRvvX_ShqPn789AkDj5MP8XN_nQMnPdpuHIX1uFIqDpQMp3FIyMbi2yGmPmU8kznSJipn8rhzls6rfqcZKlyba-k_LxncZLwpreoncQau43fh_3aJSC44BqqQlSgzib1R0cPoEogZs2C/s320/kitchen+redo+001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348930666867935018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740936861152078596.post-39467344861390223962010-12-04T17:10:00.000-08:002010-12-04T17:25:51.356-08:00Just some funny Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQxDSfKCHwczKuB-EP7Up-Aw5OuVoZDPj-YjKiocqTcEjaQbC4_6BIyrg7k_M1kl-hABonklTXnYxMu2qQTxaCp7rb0IZPuPuucZfGQ5kFow9MQ7-XDbPhCtdgElddkY4H3E4e8xnguow/s1600/nov-dec2010+009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 179px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547003191233782754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQxDSfKCHwczKuB-EP7Up-Aw5OuVoZDPj-YjKiocqTcEjaQbC4_6BIyrg7k_M1kl-hABonklTXnYxMu2qQTxaCp7rb0IZPuPuucZfGQ5kFow9MQ7-XDbPhCtdgElddkY4H3E4e8xnguow/s320/nov-dec2010+009.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEign9Gg2AF17lVD5Y2gx9bqUAiYHUyhSExNKoUdmgmKzrnQeKom9Hagt_E4qYvtNlVSxpa6EVI8wLRkgHVLCmk_XfU9-ZLLu-Fd0B7W_LRBKWEFVS3FgH6Zop5xG4tIbNgH-Seqd7CVO5Ds/s1600/nov-dec2010+035.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546999785237875170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEign9Gg2AF17lVD5Y2gx9bqUAiYHUyhSExNKoUdmgmKzrnQeKom9Hagt_E4qYvtNlVSxpa6EVI8wLRkgHVLCmk_XfU9-ZLLu-Fd0B7W_LRBKWEFVS3FgH6Zop5xG4tIbNgH-Seqd7CVO5Ds/s320/nov-dec2010+035.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348930666867935018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740936861152078596.post-66754276745931199882010-12-04T16:55:00.000-08:002010-12-04T17:09:25.891-08:00Every year Grandma Ineta sends us a gingerbread house to decorate. It's one of the things we look forward to during the holidays. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqdInfjyWsFkPPSBg1kauZUZ2ub_lFJ9zdxCwztcvLaj8A3jC2OYfZFxrbI5_RhyphenhypheneSjwVkFY5fFm1P2Oo6NkDs30Fokh6EemdYBt4uTh6G5TGaMOJGIUfOEr3QEUyuesSQtofjy6ofNZp/s1600/nov-dec2010+133.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546998327003800178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqdInfjyWsFkPPSBg1kauZUZ2ub_lFJ9zdxCwztcvLaj8A3jC2OYfZFxrbI5_RhyphenhypheneSjwVkFY5fFm1P2Oo6NkDs30Fokh6EemdYBt4uTh6G5TGaMOJGIUfOEr3QEUyuesSQtofjy6ofNZp/s320/nov-dec2010+133.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUc2SlsqTYd_2DksbyjgmU_OsG2XCjY_0ChiGG7gsQ_0nJPaZcALYWsT4keCHKJc7Lly52E6vEjtRVrOHXJORnFbyPe9tp-H_-2xOFqxTUdD_TNgsuwFI-uou-9i0YKbAwSxAw1J1-qauF/s1600/nov-dec2010+135.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546997545487086914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUc2SlsqTYd_2DksbyjgmU_OsG2XCjY_0ChiGG7gsQ_0nJPaZcALYWsT4keCHKJc7Lly52E6vEjtRVrOHXJORnFbyPe9tp-H_-2xOFqxTUdD_TNgsuwFI-uou-9i0YKbAwSxAw1J1-qauF/s320/nov-dec2010+135.JPG" /></a> Turned out really cute this year. It is totally loaded with goodies.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q-oR_v8lbncN9O1NG9W-6uhV_Ax1CLo2lP8kyxL89UngsNWibbY0nhmgPWRBmfT5_QHLng0jr9cbyHD-3OTQK1E16WN9ioXGRaTXB9Vp0WRRBG_toLrAqag0Xo-kd3qsg03lejXtME12/s1600/nov-dec2010+131.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546996704222269746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q-oR_v8lbncN9O1NG9W-6uhV_Ax1CLo2lP8kyxL89UngsNWibbY0nhmgPWRBmfT5_QHLng0jr9cbyHD-3OTQK1E16WN9ioXGRaTXB9Vp0WRRBG_toLrAqag0Xo-kd3qsg03lejXtME12/s320/nov-dec2010+131.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjP5AyX3zxJAvx-Aa0EyW3ExvBsDTk3NXFB-v63E8N6LQqZuBODQi2AS2EhdLwxYr-TXg_GchHq4XxRr55m7E3IDD9_nOTQyRt6hAQzcTiIonP2CMN_QO7-XJOVEFvOteLVazQiLkgQz0/s1600/nov-dec2010+130.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546996062711035442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjP5AyX3zxJAvx-Aa0EyW3ExvBsDTk3NXFB-v63E8N6LQqZuBODQi2AS2EhdLwxYr-TXg_GchHq4XxRr55m7E3IDD9_nOTQyRt6hAQzcTiIonP2CMN_QO7-XJOVEFvOteLVazQiLkgQz0/s320/nov-dec2010+130.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348930666867935018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740936861152078596.post-88611694011786370982010-12-04T16:47:00.001-08:002010-12-04T16:55:24.610-08:00Happy Birthday Levi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNguGBOnBE7P6QBEwJ8UyhyphenhyphenstTTxg4_BLtx_zhq5txJd3Ej3xoTN75On3HzUaLw9gADGV6QMwab8t-xndX1Rsst43HemJOW3MqBoW_uPmMcMdLHKW9zFQ_DFeCO6rsdc0GmuTrFuwSuNV/s1600/nov-dec2010+008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 179px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546995329071116162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNguGBOnBE7P6QBEwJ8UyhyphenhyphenstTTxg4_BLtx_zhq5txJd3Ej3xoTN75On3HzUaLw9gADGV6QMwab8t-xndX1Rsst43HemJOW3MqBoW_uPmMcMdLHKW9zFQ_DFeCO6rsdc0GmuTrFuwSuNV/s320/nov-dec2010+008.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Levi turned the big "8" November 12th. We had a really fun party. He will be getting Baptized on Dec 26th. What a fun kid.</div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348930666867935018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740936861152078596.post-11174892979079728492010-11-04T20:55:00.000-07:002010-11-04T21:12:07.168-07:00Pretty Pink Applesauce<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsC_nT7cV6gcpoRHEHE8iIbJfUiN5qL__7AIPbjfhyphenhyphenhH0_FatR-OXNiJq-NBtEmTTKlA3vVFp8KUNzbLg_ZehnFvJE5siPkuUWf0YH53eEs3lct_jKrpBFmKr2Ahm2Ovt6aazPNgHAvZU/s1600/IMG_1757.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535913087475098674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsC_nT7cV6gcpoRHEHE8iIbJfUiN5qL__7AIPbjfhyphenhyphenhH0_FatR-OXNiJq-NBtEmTTKlA3vVFp8KUNzbLg_ZehnFvJE5siPkuUWf0YH53eEs3lct_jKrpBFmKr2Ahm2Ovt6aazPNgHAvZU/s320/IMG_1757.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I love it when you sneak up on yourself and get a huge project finished before you realize you have even started. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ok,</span> that sounds funny but my mom and sisters know what I am talking about. This morning I headed out to take the boys to school at 8:00am...not thoughts of making applesauce on my mind. By 9:30am Ella and I were sitting on the kitchen floor enjoying a sample of the prettiest pink applesauce I have ever seen. It not only looked good it was super yummy. Thanks Mike for the apples. So tonight I feel pretty good, I got 4 boxes of apples turned into sauce and successfully bottled. And because I was making apple sauce I had to make Pork Roast for dinner which turned out fantastic if I do say so myself. Love nights when I am exhausted because I got a big project done.</div><div> </div><div>I wish you could see how pink this applesauce really is. Looks more like the color of grapefruit. </div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348930666867935018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740936861152078596.post-45380747998770708162010-10-14T20:02:00.000-07:002010-10-14T20:39:51.482-07:00Therapy<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528110568514151186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9ARXXW5JP8J2flYcdtLrZI_O1MeiQoSOVrJjGbRO_48ugYNqPLAVHAJm3OPzPbvULMKta4ImiLkRPOgSvi52fnqnq0WNQP8frC2QNE9J-drSV6S3jIRonU34Wk5torTPLlO5yp25mAB5/s320/IMG_1658.JPG" /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 220px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528110571951141266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv9JvwqJRx2YCcDI6TUwMqtIttl6HtAm9T9v9jWB4gdVDy-05l4E1OIm-UrWRMMyf8LeW1NQEi_Bj_Om4Yq6d8dncpAOhaVM3PwBxoqj62XhX7iWfh3Gi8bn-TOqBZtRyn9ethWbN6IXP/s320/IMG_1665.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMyHDr-1rkvJQ38ljs1GAq1aDvEvJe8ER6edvhibDTyQ2u-yCU6_6d7HhVH9sTZdYZLCD_8c3NczAkNBypJpDBvo9TUWO5j8fnLvWNlRj85wZozxw-doGoPaIhRY-HsMOqPkfQ17kZFet/s1600/IMG_1651.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528105835455034914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMyHDr-1rkvJQ38ljs1GAq1aDvEvJe8ER6edvhibDTyQ2u-yCU6_6d7HhVH9sTZdYZLCD_8c3NczAkNBypJpDBvo9TUWO5j8fnLvWNlRj85wZozxw-doGoPaIhRY-HsMOqPkfQ17kZFet/s320/IMG_1651.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>So Tucker came down with Strep throat this week. He was really feeling bad... this after being on antibiotics for a few days already. So I riped the sheets off every ones beds, washed them and any blankets Tucker might have been cuddling under, sanitized all door knobs etc... and kept him hopped up on Ibo and Tylenol all day. After all this I put Tuck in front of a show, Ella down for a nap and finished sewing Ella's Hoddie and yoga pants. Sometimes sewing is my therapy... I felt much better having accomplished this project. These patterns are from Heidi and Finn on etsy. The fabric is Michael Miller Knit. Button holes turned out terrible but I love how it turned out anyway. I am not a hot pink gal but Ella really looks cute in it. Here she is in her new outfit. Levi loves to play with Ella and helped me get some pictures.</div><div></div><div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348930666867935018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740936861152078596.post-86073021982880182302010-10-02T17:44:00.000-07:002010-10-02T18:26:58.724-07:00Here we go...<div><br /><br /><div>So I have wanted to do this for a while but kept putting it off. I already have so much to do this feels a little like I am just adding one more thing to my plate. I am hoping however that this can be a place for me to share ideas, thoughts and pictures of my work. Sometimes I feel like my work is hardly worth doing. Most things I do here at home are so easily undone. I think that is one of the reasons I like sewing so much. You get a finished project. When it is done it is done, and no one is going to undo it. </div><br /><div></div><div>In the past I have done a lot of sewing for myself. In Dec of 2009 I was blessed with my 4th child... my first girl. Since then I have not done a whole lot of sewing for myself, but have done a ton for or little girl. Here are a few things I have sewn for her lately. </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523623948386423074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9P9McNAMcBT_mdNUyd5OijTR43r15UB0FcJglIiX8XrSM-xl1HjQ6sqgmTBpfM1bPc2joMxiZt_857y0_tc15RiSVwlWjjf8O2h6FWo4ImFQBCXE0sjuZoZ5H2wHsP7USkrBz_N8N1cP/s320/IMG_1611.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523623947430186722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nwYORBSiymMOkQevipOREvXcWovhgGe0fNrwBGhrSJxq50__sCMmVHo_XQ05JHy0Wpu9XEr60-Xgd0qy9crrBwI2jUj7HOMuciGKgXcHbmah39MVZVRVSveamBRzsa6x9UVh1EB0FIhB/s320/IMG_1371.JPG" /></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348930666867935018noreply@blogger.com3