Grandkids, projects and such. . .

First, an update on Wyatt. . .he is doing well.  Another MRI to come to make sure all looks good in his little skull.  Speaking of skulls. . . .he likes to dress up as a super-hero most days, but this day he was a skeleton.

He is most often seen in his favorite color, GREEN, and always wears the green rubber boots 

Mark and Brooklyn

Jax and Wyatt playing games on the ipad

Girls night during Priesthood session of General conference.  From left to right:  Denise (Laureens' aunt), Laureen, Ashley, Me, Kim and Lindsay.  Kim brought us each a project to make from her store--Poppy Seed Projects  poppyseedprojects.com   

Here is the finished project:

In other news, Ashely and Tyler Bell are awaiting their first child, TJ Bell.  We had a shower for the new little one a few weeks ago.  Here is the cute expecting couple who will have their lives changed forever the middle of June 2012:

We gave them a new car seat, (which they have already installed), some cute outfits, a knitted blessing blanket and booties and a quilt.

Ashley did a great job choosing the fabric, don't you think?

  

Here is the finished project, the pattern was called Jack's Blocks

The next few photos are some projects that have been patiently waiting to have those last finishing touches put on.  Here is a baby blanket I made a couple of years ago.  I had no deadline to get it finished because it is intended to stay here in our baby crib for visiting little ones.  I wanted to make a scalloped border, but had never learned how to do it.  Thanks to some great blog tutorials, I now have finished this sweet little quilt.

Can you see the rose patterned quilting?  So girlie, now I need a boy quilt!

This is a small civil war lap quilt, the blocks are 6 inch blocks.

I finished the stitching on this corner block of the never-ending Vignette Mystery Quilt.

I also made these 4 pillows to match the Civil War Tribute Quilt and just quilted them with the cross hatch design

They make the bed ensemble a little more complete and inviting

These 'Bliss'ful Birdie Blocks were stitched each month throughout the year.  This was a free pattern from this website www.littlemissshabby.com  The fabric I used for my color inspiration and to sew around each one is called Bliss from Moda, by Bonnie and Camille

There are 12, one for each month, isn't the little birdie cute?

Here is a pillow that I also got on-line as a free pattern and finished recently.  I just loved the little 50s' lady sitting in her turquoise chair, wearing red shoes and stitching away!

And to totally change the subject. . . 

This bike is called Mr. Fuji, Dan's friend.  Dan loves to ride his bike, the faster the better.  He and Cami used to go about once a week.  Now that she has moved to Texas, he has found another group at work who he can ride with.  Dan has signed up for a hundred miler race in June, the Tour de Cure, for the Diabetes foundation.  Go, Dan the Man!