More May Adventures

Playing in Dirt is Fun to Do!

Dallin and Erin have spent time digging and playing in the dirt pile by our driveway. This was left over from the Neighborhood Enhancement Project by Logan City. It looks so much better than the paved parking spot that used to be there. We have yet to landscape it--another project we'll get to "one of these days."

Ice Cream Indulgence!

Janell sent Dr. Young a graduation present of ice cream!
Thanks, Janell--we loved all the flavors and varieties we tried.

Dallin's Daily Dumping of the Bookshelf

This boy LOVES his books. He loves to pull them from the shelf, sometimes chew on them (although that phase is mostly over), occasionally draw on them, sit on them, throw them, look at them, and point to the pictures in them. Here he was caught in the act of dumping. Note that only one book remains on the shelf above him.

Lunchtime Entertainment

And here is a silly video of Dallin falling asleep at lunchtime. Most of you have probably already seen this since Kevin sent it to everyone on our Christmas card email list.

Completed Quilting Projects

April FINALLY finished making Ian's panda bedspread. We got the panda panels a few years ago, cut out some of the strips, and then let the project sit for awhile...(not quite as long as it took Kevin to write his dissertation, however). Piecing it together was pretty easy, but the machine quilting took several days to do after consulting books from the library, watching videos on YouTube, and practicing on scraps. Ian is very happy with the finished product and it now lies upon his bunk bed.

Then for some other crazy reason, April decided to do more machine quilting on a little lap quilt for Erin. Erin chose some cute cat fabric. The backing is soft fleece which April doesn't recommend using in the future due to the stretch factor--it makes the machine quilting much more difficult.

Update on the spiderweb quilt: 5 blocks completed, 37 more to go!