Spring Flings and Other Things

Our kids' elementary school held their Spring Fair this weekend. So many happy memories from my own childhood school fairs. I vividly remember the ping pong balls in the goldfish bowls, and lemons with peppermint sticks.

There was face painting.

Games.

The most amazing Diva DJ I have ever heard rocked the school yard. The kids had a blast line dancing.

Guess who entered the American Idol Contest?

Who knew he could sing? He had many adoring fans after his surprise performance. Secretly, I LOVED it!

A lollipop tree! Heaven on earth. At least my little guy thought so.

How much joy can a day hold? This was crazy fun. So thankful for this day. And these kids.

In other news, we just returned from Spring Break in Surfside Beach. So beautiful. Myrtle Beach has a gorgeous boardwalk. We took a day trip to my fave city, Charleston. How beautiful is this city?






Can't visit Charleston without hanging out at Knit on Wentworth. Such a charming shop! Like the mouse who ate a cookie, I can't visit Knit without making a purchase! I bought some Elsebeth Lavold silky wool and cast on for the Striped Study Shawl. Perfect vacation knitting. Speaking of knitting, I should post about some knitterly things. Stay tuned!

Sunday Comics

Somebody swallowed a tooth. Should they get extra $$$ from the tooth fairy for that? Yeah, didn't think so.

So, the little boys decided to play some baseball this morning. Big brother was oh so endearing in his explanation of the basic skills required. For example, pitchers gotta get their game face on.

The game pretty much went like this:

Oops, the ol' ball between the legs problem. Some other highlights of preschool players included the ball under the neighbor's car, which is infinitely better than the ball through the neighbor's windshield.

Don'tcha worry, I was right there helping him get the ball out and we discussed the dangers here. Then we had a little sliding into home plate with our new jeans on. You know the ones. Pretty much the only jeans without holes in them. Yet.

Why are little boys' jeans made like disposables, I ask you? Seriously.

Baseball morphed into football on asphalt in the way only little boys can make something happen.

And finally, this is what baseball with a 3 year old looks like when it's someone else's turn.

What's going on in your Sunday that is making you smile?

1.11.11

Some spinning going on. Finished some Spunky Eclectic Corriedale n-ply. Have a design idea floating around my head. Would love to actually crochet it. Hoping to get started on that soon.

Cool, huh?

I have a ton of Hello Yarn Cauldron in Polwarth that's on the wheel now. Hoping to have it all spun by February 1st. Here's some progress pics:

Going for a worsted weight to crochet this. Love the funky retro. But first, I am loving Dragonfly Fibers BFL worsted I'm using in a sweater knit-a-long in the Dragonfly Fibers group on Ravelry. I'm knitting Cassis in the Titania colorway. Here's a stash pic:

I just love moments like this

Oh, and hey!!!!! Keep your eyes open for a possible Camp Pluckyfluff here in the Annapolis/Baltimore/DC area in summer 2011!!! You can pm me on Ravelry for more info, or check out Pluckyfluff for updates. Can't wait to get THAT party started!

Gratitude

Faith.Family.Friends. Health.Love. So much love. Yarn. There's no such thing as too much yarn. Babyloves. No such thing as too many of them either! They grow too fast, but we'll take it. Gracefully. Because despite all of the tumultuous moments of childhood, there is the laughter. Always the laughter. Like when you go to tuck them in at night but you find one already fast asleep in a laundry basket instead of his bed.

Why do they do things like this? I dunno, but it's so darn funny. And I'm relieved to know that not ALL of the laundry baskets are full of dirty laundry. It's a good thing, then, when at least one is available for sleeping.

Goodness. So much goodness this year. So many special family moments.

We experienced joy-filled days of record snowfalls, sporting events, birthdays, anniversaries, big changes, ear-piercing, vacations, fiber fests, friendships, first dances, new chances, a little blogging, a lot of spinning, knitting, and crocheting. 2010 has been a wonderful year. All the best to you in 2011.

I Love Summer

No, really. I love summer. It's my favorite season. I love everything about it. The warm and sunny days, the afternoon thunderstorms, the summer sounds. Oh, how I adore the summer sounds. This week has been exceptionally beautiful in the Mid-Atlantic. No matter how hard I tried to drink it all in, I just couldn't. I just want time to stand still. Do you know what I mean when I say that I feel like the kids have not yet even been out of school a full two weeks and it's already the 4th, which means next week is mid-July, and suddenly it's August? As you know, with August comes the countdown until school starts. Please no one tell me how many days(or weeks) are left until school starts. I just want to savor every precious second of summer. I'm so grateful for every little minute.

Check out my babylove. Captain of the Naughty Boys. I know you don't believe me, because he has the sweetest little face. I've posted many of the funny things he does, but yesterday he really cracked me up. He's a big kid now, ya know. No more diapers for him. Can you believe I have potty trained SEVEN human beings? I can't even believe that. He was the quickest. We had a potty party a few months ago and that was that. Who knew partying in a decorated bathroom was the way to go? Anyway, so back to yesterday...He came downstairs announcing that he went potty and didn't need any help. No siree, he took care of everything. Well, not exactly, but that's beside the gross point. When I went upstairs, I found a used one of these on the bathroom floor.

Apparently, he had the added benefit of a little exfoliation with that one. You see, these are dual action wipes. One side for scrubbing, one for wiping. lol.

Not those wipes, dude.