Happy New Year

Can you believe it is 2012?  I can't.  We spent the New Year at home and went to bed.  We're real exciting people over here.  

Just before Christmas David's mom gave me some material that her mom had been storing for the last 30 years.  I have no idea what I'll do with most of it.  But I did manage to make a few things for Christmas, which I did not take pictures of, and I am kicking myself for.  Here it is all stacked up.

Most of the material has markings on it that would lead me to believe it came from the Provence - France.  I'm pretty sure David's grandma didn't get it there herself.  She worked in a store that specialized in interior decorating and that is probably where it came from.  

This piece still has the store tag on it.

100% Cotton -For those of you who can't read German.

This piece is 125 cm wide and 150 cm long and, at the time it was sold, cost 12 Swiss Francs a meter.

I lined a couple of purses for the grand daughters with some of Grandma's material (forgot to take a picture)  and made these two little things. 

  

Happy New Year!

Stockings

I think I need to make these.  If only I could find some felt on a bolt that didn't cost me an arm AND a leg!

At the moment my sewing room looks like a mad scientist has been up there...and she has!  I'll post some of my things another day.

Christmas

I pulled out our Christmas decorations about a week after Thanksgiving.  Adrian was so excited to put up the tree and help.  We got everything up and then the next morning he asked where the snow was.  Poor kid!  He figured since the decorations were up we would automatically have snow the next day.  

My photography assistant.

Only one more candle to light.  I can't believe how fast the Advent season has gone by.  I had all these great plans to sew Christmas gifts.  I guess I better get a move on!

A three year old

Ryan turned 3 this month.  He's come a long way from the little guy he once was.  Here he is 8 days old.

Now he's a big 3 year old.  Here he is at his birthday breakfast. 

I made him a birthday crown, but he was less than thrilled to wear it.

Oh well.  Happy birthday little guy!  

Thanksgiving

I know it's December.  But I never posted anything about Thanksgiving.  I was able to take a few pictures before the crowd came and then that was it for photography.  

Mom and I set the table for 12 adults and 6 kids. 

Below is the kids table.  I made Thanksgiving hats for the kids.  They were kind of a bomb.  No one wanted to wear them...to bad.  I thought they were cute. 

Ryan kept his on for about 3 seconds.

We had a great time, excellent food and excellent company.

Angels

I am organizing the Christmas program for the kids at church.  I got it into my head they all needed to be dressed like angels.  This week I'll be churning out 15 angel costumes.  Thank goodness my mom is here to help and a couple other ladies will lend their sewing skills.  What was I thinking?  Pictures to follow.

On another note. Adrian has lost a couple of teeth.  Here he is after loosing the first one.  I pulled it.  He pulled the second one during lunch.  It was a little gross, but he was pretty proud.  

Sunday Outing

Last Sunday the weather was really nice.  After church we set off for the Hagen.  This isn't my most favorite walk really.  The Hagen is the highest point in Schaffhausen.  At the end of this walk is the Hagenturm - a tower you have to climb that freaks me out.  I'm not a very big fan of heights.  The view is pretty amazing though.  On a good day you have a panoramic view of the Alps.  It still freaks me out.  If you're interested the Hagenturm has a webcam.  

http://www.wamo.ch/~webcam01/index.php  I just looked at it and there isn't a view at all.  It's a big grey screen. It's pretty foggy today.  

OK, on with the pictures that I took along the way.

Here's Adrian showing me a "dinosaur tooth" he found. 

You can't hike without a walking stick. Adrian sat in tree sap in this picture.  Any bright ideas on how to get sap out of pants? 

Trees.

Fall leaves

The dreaded tower - only for me.  The boys (David included) think it's great.

At the top.  Poor Ryan, I'm pretty sure I have a death grip on him.

Family picture.

Adrian had seen it after about a minute and was ready to go back down.  My feelings weren't hurt. Here he is guarding the bottom of the stairs.

"Who goes there?!"

"Dad, are you ever coming down?"

It was a nice Sunday.  I survived and will live to climb the Hagen another day.