I Finally Have a Craft Room!

Up until Axel was born, I always had room to have a craft room, but never utilized one. Once Axel was born, crafts just didn't fit into the schedule very well and since having kids meant losing the room to have a craft room, dragging everything out only to have to put it away when I was done did not seem very appealing. Now that we have moved to a new home, I am making a craft room fit into our house. While our guest bedroom has been serving as storage for all the things we don't know what to do with, a recent garage sale freed up some of that room and has allowed me to feed my desire to start doing some crafts. My first projects: tutus and headbands/clips. After Emma was invited to a princess/ballerina birthday party (complete with dance lesson!), I decided to make Emma a tutu to wear to the party. Then I decided to make one for the little girl's birthday gift. I am liking it so much, I have made 5 in the past week-in-a-half along with some flower headbands/clips. It's a little addictive! Still learning, but loving it!

Axel Loves Tractors; Emma Loves to Dance

It's so great to experience the growing personalities of children. This child is a cuddler; this one is not. This child loves to get dirty; this one prefers to be clean. This child is outgoing; this child is reserved. You get the picture. For us, we know this about Axel: He loves tractors, anything with tires/wheels, likes to play rough (like most boys I assume!), loves to give hugs, like to be tickled, thrives on praise, is sensitive to tones of voice, and is a social butterfly. Emma: LOVES to dance and sing, can be a bit dramatic, likes to color, likes to give kisses, blinks her eyes a lot, makes funny faces, can scream very loud when she doesn't get her way (!), is shy when she meets someone new, and loves to drag a trusted adult around by their finger. We love our babes!

Fair Time!

Well, my resolution to keep this blog-thing up hasn't been fulfilled. Better late that never! So we will pick up with what our family has been up to lately-Fairs! Out here in western Kansas it is fair season (as it is across the country I suppose). The past week has been spent between the Wallace Country Fair (where Jesse grew up) and the NW Kansas District Free Fair in Sherman Country (where we live). We have seen many great 4-H exhibits, lots of livestock, and the PBR rodeo! Axel and Jesse enjoyed the tractor-pull event and both the kids absolutely LOVED the carnival kiddie rides. Nothing like a small-town fair!