More squares

I had a bit of time this morning to make a couple more squares. I should have plenty to sew once I get some thread!

Dementor!


Fawkes


The time-turner


The Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter

I have loved Harry Potter since I was introduced to him sometime in the late 90's. I have read and re-read the books over and over again. I saw every single movie in the theater and own all of them too. I love the magic of the story. I love the adventure.

I am so sad that it is over. This past Wednesday Mom and I went to the local theater and watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part one, and followed that by going to the midnight showing of part 2. It was AMAZING! but I felt a little let down after the show. I went again with Jon the next day at a more reasonable hour, and was lucky enough to go again Saturday with our babysitter, instead of paying her for watching the kids on Friday, I took her to see the movie on Saturday. It was even better the second and third times. I can't believe that the adventure is over. Sure, I can still read the books and watch the movies, but there will be no more anticipation, no more counting the weeks, days and hours until the next book or movie. I was feeling sad about the end, so I decided that I would finally start on a quilt for myself. Last year I made Jon, Wes and Ella all quilts but never got around to mine. I couldn't figure out what fabrics or style I wanted. Now I know, I have decided to make a Harry Potter quilt for myself. That way I can keep Harry around a bit longer. I looked around online and found a couple of AMAZING patterns for "paper pieced" quilts. I read up on it and decided that paper piecing was a little much for me. I could tell right away that I wasn't going to have the patience to do that intricate work. I still wanted to do a quilt so I decided I would go the applique route, I know how to applique and it is not to time consuming so I started planning, got some fabric last night after the kids went to bed and then started cutting. I got 10 squares cut and ironed onto the squares and called it a night at about 11. This morning I wanted to get them sewed on so I worked on that and got 8 done before I ran out of thread. Ooops!
I am so very excited about this quilt. I am going to make it king sized if I can, and I have several Harry potter fabrics I am going to use as borders around the squares and the edging. This is going to be the best quilt ever!

First up, Quiddich!
Snitch:

Bludgers

and of course the quaffel

Can't play quidditch without the broom!


Ink pot and quill

Trelawny's crystal ball (I will be adding a teacup to this one once I get the fabric)

A little polyjuice potion is never a bad idea.


Must have a wand!


The two I have ironed but not sewn are the sorting hat

and the whomping willow


They aren't perfect (I cut them all free hand) but I love them anyway. I can't wait to see the finished thing!

I know when I am baptised, my wrongs are washed away.

Saturday I had the wonderful honor of speaking at one of my Primary Kid's baptism. AJ is 11 years old and made the decision to be baptised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His Mother has been a member his whole life (I think) but his Dad recently decided to get baptized and AJ was so very proud of him. AJ was so excited to be baptized by his dad. AJ is one of my very favorite primary students, he is sweet, obedient, kind and funny. When he asked me to speak about the Holy Ghost at his baptism I was so very flattered and honored. I get really nervous speaking in front of Adults, so I just blocked them out and concentrated on AJ and his little sister Brooklyn who was also getting baptized. It was so amazing to see them get baptized by their Dad! I think my talk went well, and I had a lot of fun too. I am so proud of this faithful young man!

Pirates Ahoy!

My Dad is an awesome dad, he is also an Awesome Grandpa. He has created an amazing backyard play land for the kids at his house, playhouse, trampoline, swing-set, merry-go-round, fort, spaceship playhouse, zip-line, and balance beam to name a few. He had the week of the 4th of July off and he spent 2.5 of those days building them a pirate ship. It turned out AMAZING! It has a sail, rigging, ships wheel on the poop-deck and bowsprit, anchor, compass and treasure chest. It is so very awesome! He may be adding a crows nest to the top of the mast and we will be painting the name on the back soon, (It will be christened the Pirate ship "Revenge" in honor of one of our favorite films "the Princess bride"). The kids ADORE it. Ella has already figured out how to climb the rigging to get to the top of the mast and is eagerly awaiting the crows nest. My kids really do have the greatest Grandpa ever!

Cow Appreciation day!

Friday was Cow Appreciation day. This is our 3rd (or 4th?) time participating. Jon didn't feel like dressing up or like chicken, so he stayed home and had Ramen. The kids and I got all Cow'd up and enjoyed our free meal. Wesley LOVED being a cow. He kept saying " I a cow... MOO!" When we got to the front of the line, he walked up to the counter and said to the lady "I a COW!" She told him that he sure was and that he was the cutest cow she had seen all day. I agree! Wes loved seeing all the other cows too, he spent more time pointing them out than eating. I love Cow Appreciation day, it is so much fun!

You look pretty, Grandpa?

Wesley loves to play with our old Marti gras beads. He brings them to people and puts them on you and tells you that you are pretty, it is cute. On Sunday, July 3rd, he wanted to make Grandpa pretty, and Grandpa made him pretty. He told Grandpa that one necklace wasn't enough, Grandpa needed ALL of them! They looked great when done and they had a great time.









Grandpa also let Ella do sparklers that evening!

Decatur Splash Pad

Our MOPS group is out for the summer, but we have a couple of summer activities to keep us all in touch. The first one was a visit to the splash pad in Decatur. It is a nice little area that is totally fenced in with fountains for the kids to play in. Personally I don't think it is any better than the one at Bridgestreet or Early Works, plus it is much farther away, but I am in the minority so to Decatur we went. We had a ton of fun with our MOPS friends and getting wet. We finished with a picknick lunch before heading home.