Saving screen shot of Sophie on the cast list :)

Sophie's end of semester performance

Modern take on A Christmas Carol. It was HILARIOUS!!! The setting was a mall. Sophie was Fezziwig, which is the dancing part and also Tiny Tim, which was the sitting listening to the boring story from Pa part.

Stuff I'm working on for Christmas

Obviously I can't show EVERYTHING yet since some recipients look at this blog... LOL

 Daniel Tiger is for 3yo nephew. Olaf is for 1 1/2yo nephew. Purdue stripes is for Purdue freshman nephew and Pikachu is for 7yo nephew.

 This market bag was sent to Honduras to a missionary friend.

 There are 2... I promise... Just didn't take a picture once I finished the 2nd one! LOL They are for Tom.

 For Sophie but s he's already wearing it. Wasn't a Christmas present.

Praise Team

Christian has joined Tom in the adult praise team :) Tom sings about 2x/mo but I'm not sure how often Christian will be playing the keyboard.

A hat and 3 skirts

The hat was made because Sophie wanted something to throw on so she wouldn't have to do her hair if she didn't want to! LOL  The skirts were made for a friend. She mailed me the fabrics and I sewed 'em up :)

Sophie's Halloween costume

Sophie wanted to be Robin Hood from the show Once Upon A Time.  She LOVES it!!!  When she looked in the mirror she said "I look like a movie character!!!"  Just the reaction a seamstress wants... :)

I made the blouse, vest and cloak. Not the pants and boots... LOL  I also made a cowl because the character's hood is actually attached to a cowl but we forgot about it for the pictures. oops... LOL We bought the pants and boots special for the costume but of course she'll wear them all winter as well. 

Oh my goodness! I just realized she forgot to put on the brown fingerless gloves I knit her as well for the pics! oops...

Christian turns 17yo!!! AND goes to a 'building' school

Where does the time go? I wonder this every year...

 Boxers and Saints graphic novels.

 Fairy tales in Spanish. Camcorder.

 Ergo card game. C++ graphics how-to book.

 Harry Potter #1 in Spanish. And I knitted him a hat.

Just before taking this picture on Christian's first day of going to Victory Christian Academy he was nodding off... it was a hard first day... Well, not 'hard' but he didn't sleep very well the night before and he's not used to getting up early, and he's not used to noise all day long. But he loves it and is so happy he made the decison!!!  Super excited for this new opportunity for him!!!!!!

Grace's Halloween Costume

My niece LOVES "Once Upon a Time".  She asked for the cloak for her birthday in May, and now for Halloween she asked for the costume under the cloak.  She is the character "Ruby" (aka Little Red Riding Hood).  The look on her face when she looked in the full-length mirror was priceless!!!!  Worth all the trouble of making it. Not that it WAS trouble... You all know how much I love to make cute things and how sad I am my own daughter doesn't want any of it... LOL!  Tho, I'll be adding a post with her costume once it's done. She's going to be *yawn* Robin Hood...

 Impossible to tell in these photos but the hood's lining fabric is the same as the skirt fabric :)  I didn't know back in May that I'd be making a skirt but I happened to have a bunch of this fabric.  The blouse is muslin. That I did have to buy.  And, I had the fabric for the  vest laying around too :) As well as the ribbon.

1st Day of School 2014/2015 (and Sophie's room)

Two High Schoolers!!!!!  I can't believe it...
Christian's credits line-up:
2-English
2-Statistics
2-Physics
2-20th Century World History
2-Latin 3
2-Psychology
1-Interpersonal Communication taken at Ivy Tech
?-? Possibly another dual credit class at Ivy Tech 2nd semester

 Apparently statistics takes multiple pens...

 He wanted a file cabinet. He's so strange... LOL He's using my old craft table for a desk. He loves it!  He has decided to write his day's work on his new dry erase board to help keep him on track.

 Sophie's credits line-up:
2-English
2-Algebra 2
2-Spanish 1
2-Biology 1
2-Ancient History
1-Theater (at least...we'll how many productions she ends up in/helping this year for final credit eval)
1-Bible
1-Novel Writing
1?-Dance? not sure about this one yet...

 Sophie didn't really want her picture taken, hair not done and all... sorry dear, it's the 1st day of school. I HAVE to!!

 She set up her office nook with her new desk so cute! Trust me, inside those drawers and door is OCD organization.

 She has gotten started on doing murals in her bed nook :) No idea what she plans to do further...

 The last time I took a picture in her room it was still a mess but now she has found nearly everything a home :) She'd like a pub table.  We'll see... (we have the stools from the bar counter at the old house, so she'd use those at the pub table)