Summer Crafts

Well this is what I have made this summer, besides quilting, which I have done a lot of except for recently when my sewing machine quite working which really stinks, so I borrowed Moms. I will take some pictures of the quilts I have made and show you, but I am not quite done with Sadie's.



I made this from another blog that I saw. I thought it was a really cute idea and I had an "S" lying around taking up space, so it worked out perfect. I just painted it stapled some 1" ribbon on the back and tied a small piece to the "S". I also added a hook thing on the back to hang it on the wall. It really doesn't go with a boys bathroom, but now that we have a girl we have to make adjustments sometimes and I think it turned out really cute.




















These are some dice that I made for my kids to play with. I just cut 1.5" pieces from scraps that I found in the barn. I painted them blue and used a drill and drilled in just a little to make the spots for the numbers. I think next time I might paint them on, because the wood was really soft in some places so the drill went in really fast and made the holes sloppy, and it was also hard in some spots and took alot to get the holes in it. But they turned out okay and the kids will have fun with them.











Our family loves playing games and the Friend has lots of fun games to play. We recently played this one for our Big Family Home Evening we have once a month. It is a little like pictionary and the kids had a blast. I like to glue them to a folder so they store easy and don't get ruined then I just put laminate over the top so we can tape the game pieces on, so when we have children who "accidentally bump" the game board the pieces don't go anywhere and it is a lot more durable.




I had a brilliant moment one day, which doesn't happen very often, but it did this day. Anyway I try not to waste things if I possibly can and we have been going through a lot of the school type books for the kids because as soon as they write on them and are finished then they just end up in the garbage and I have to buy new ones, but somehow I came up with this. I bought a new book and tore it apart, then I bought page protectors and a binder just big enough to fit them all in. I bought some white board markers that you can just wipe off. So now when they do the worksheets they can write on them, I check them, and when they are done they just wipe them off with a tissue and I can pass them down to my next children. So far it has worked perfectly and the kids love them.

Deer Season

We went for a drive 2 weekends ago to look for deer, because the big deer hunt is coming up in a couple of days and we saw the most beautiful rainbow. We don't see them very often, but when we do it is so breathtaking. The kids had a fun time especially when we saw a porcupine, I took some pictures but it was so far away that it looked like a rock in the picture, but it was a big one. And we saw a good size buck, but he was on Indian land... I hope travels a little north for Willy. Speaking of Willy, he almost forgot that he had to work today because of all the time off he has had and he gets a few more days off this week for the hunt. I really hope he has fun and I hope that the kids and I can go up and stay with him when Wyatt gets out of school.

Preschool

This is our little preschool, since we couldn't afford to send Clayton to a real preschool. I hope that he learns everything he needs to know for school next year. He and Sadie are having lots of fun making things and they like pictures so they can show everyone.

Fort Bridger, Rendezvous

I can't believe it has already come and gone. It is so sad that another year is over, although I do look forward to fall. We had a lot of fun and Willy even had fun and he decided to shoot bows up there; he did really well. I love watching him shoot. I didn't shoot this year, maybe next year. I enjoyed hanging around with all of our family, even though we are camped in someones backyard I love it because of all the history and how it makes you step back in time to simpler ways. I really look forward to next year.