My Newest Craft "Craze"

This weekend is the annual Danish Festival for our town. We have tried to sell things at the craft sale in years past, so when I ran across an idea for friendship bracelets, I decided to make some to see if they would sell. I had to make some patterns for the bracelets to get what I wanted!
























These are done basically like you would do intarsia knitting! Only since it is done with knots, the other color is inside the knot instead of carried along the back.


Another type of bracelet is done just like you would do Josephine chains in tatting! I thought it was sort of funny how I kept comparing this technique to my other crafts.
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What I have made to sell. (Plus the Best and Friends ones pictured above)

Andrew is 1 Year Old!

One year ago today at 10:15 pm Andrew entered the world weighing 7 pounds and 19½" long. Here is the post about his birth. He now weighs 22 pounds and is 28½" tall!































































He appears to be singing.

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Andrew loves balls, especially soccer balls!



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I got quite a few almost exactly like this one!

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Kissy kissy!

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Something about the way he has his right hand reminds me of one of the figures in my mom's nativity.

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Of course, the other kids needed their turn, too!

William took this one of me. He wanted to take a picture so I posed for him.

Andrew's First Birthday Party

We had Andrew's 1st Birthday party yesterday because my sister, Rachel and her family will be in Florida for his actual birthday.

Humpty Dumpty cakes.

Little one for Andrew and
big one for everyone else.

based loosely on this wall art hanging above Andrew's bed.

All ready

Andrew was having an "I need Mommy" day.

present from William

Opening present from Sarah

present from Emily

present from Uncle Dean & Aunt Lisa

We had to wake Emily up for the party (it took quite a bit, too!) and she was groggy for the first while!

present #1 from Mommy & Daddy

present #2 from Mommy & Daddy

present from Grandpa & Grandma

look I can get in all by myself

Ta-da!

I didn't get a good picture of Andrew with his present from Uncle Jason & Aunt Rachel, but here it is (the snake) with the other 3 kids' chairs. (Age order from left to right)

Andrew in the "Happy 1st Birthday" bib I made before Sarah's 1st Birthday.

"Happy Birthday to you..."

Yummy!

playing with the new toys

reading books

playing in the boys' room



















story time with Grandpa

This is the only picture I got of Andrew and Peter together.

The kids all sitting in the chairs that Grandpa made them.

He made rocking chairs for some of the 1st born grandkids, but I asked if he'd make one for each of my kids so they would have their own since Sarah didn't want to share hers!









They are all different

a rocking circle