apple quilt.

i love how the apple quilt came out! it was our activity at the sprinkle for a lovely friend. i precut squares and we picked a color scheme and apple theme for the quilt. i pre-adhered the fabric to heat n' bond..so guests used apple and leaf templates and their imaginations and cut and ironed away! i finished up the quilt by sewing around the appliques and sewing the squares together...and putting it all together with the batting and backing, then quilted and bound! that sounds like a lot all written out...but it was a small quilt...it really didn't take that long! and this was finished and handed off shortly after the little one was born...two months ago. i am slow at posting...i apologize to anyone who was wondering how this all came out! i hope you can kinda tell by the pictures how cute it really is...it is difficult to photograph a quilt. good work everyone who helped!

pumpkin patch.

my mom and i took the boys to oma's pumpkin patch (before halloween) and it was really cool. beck could have lived in the mound of with diggers quite happily. there were also tons of games to play, a petting zoo, a cotton seed hill to slide down, and a tractor ride through the working dairy farm. and it only cost $6 a kid (adult free!) and included a water bottle and a pumpkin! go there next year!

fyi.

halloween hasn't happened yet. ok it has...but i have no pictures to prove it. so until i can get the boys back in their costumes and do a little photo shoot (cross your fingers)...halloween has not passed.

midway.

ok so we did this over a month ago now...i am way behind. the midway was really fun. the boys loved it. there was way more to do and see than i thought there would be...and there were lots of airplanes and helicopters to climb in...which is very important to the boys. i'm sure we'll be going back.

north carolina.

biltmore.

one of the biltmore gardens.

biltmore bass lake.

duke gardens.

massive lily pads at duke gardens.

duke chapel.

museum of natural science.

yummy food at foster's market.

me eating said food.

unassuming but famous barbecue.

all in all...it was a good trip. and has been given a thumbs up. there is more to tell...but these highlights must suffice for now.

slip n slide.

it has been so hot...thank goodness we have neighbors with a slip n slide they don't mind sharing. not much sliding was actually done...mostly the boys drink the spray.

photo class.

color

light

texture

macro/abstract

choice

my friend ashley and i took a beginning digital photography class at the crafts center. it was pretty good...a little less intense than i was anticipating. we only had one out of class assignment. we had an in class assignment every week though...(some of which are above). i would like to take another class...but probably at extension. and i would like to get a camera (someday...). i borrowed my dad's for class(thanks!). it's fun to take pictures with an slr and kind of know what you're doing!