Another I-spy Swap

Hey!  I just thought I would help spread the word...
Crystal over at Hendrixville.blogspot.com is doing a swap.  If anyone is interested in joining just jump on over to her blog and sign up.

I have loved the swaps I've been in.  I have gotten so many cute squares!  I can't wait to see what new ones  people will pick!

Learning to Quilt

I ended up participating in 3 i-spy square swaps.  I now have 400 4"x 4" squares and 120 5"x5" squares.  So many CUTE fabrics!
Of course I couldn't learn to quilt by making a small quilt (that would have been the smart thing to do), I had to decide to make a twin comforter size quilt.  We will be getting Shaden a twin bed soon and I wanted him to have a quilt for it.
Chris helped me make a pattern using some 5"x5" and some 4"x4" squares.  I forgot to include the amount of seem allowances and had to add a bid here and there on the bottom, but so far I love it.
I just used basting spray and put the back, batting, and front together and safety pinned them together.  Hopefully I will attempt to quilt them together tonight.  I'm a little nervous.

Here are some pictures of my progress: 

Sorry the pictures aren't that good.  I've been working on this after the boys go to sleep.

I love the pickles!

This is the back.  

The main fabric is from Hancock Fabrics called Wild n' Wooly Giraffe Spots.

What Happened to the Sun?

Don't get me wrong... I love the rain.  I understand we need the moisture.  I just wish it wasn't rainy or gloomy everyday.  A couple of weeks ago Chris was away doing a FTX, so I had the car and it was nice and sunny and perfect to get out and go to the park.  So in hopes of bringing back the sun to our area here are some pictures of one outing to the park.

Jayce LOVES the slides!

This park is great for my little guys.

Driving Crazy!

Shaden is getting very brave, climbing all the ladders.

Shaden also has learned a new song:

Rain, rain go away.

Come again another day.

Easter

Yes it is a little late but, better late than never.
We went up to Denver on the Saturday before Easter.  We decided to do the Easter bunny stuff up there with my parents, that way we could focus more on the Resurrection of Jesus on Sunday.
So Friday night I made some bunnies and chicks (and some random pigs) to put in the boys eggs.  I got the idea from this blog. She made her's with fleece for the nose but I didn't have any of that around and I wanted to make bunnies and pigs too.  I think they turned out pretty cute.

It was kind of chilly on Saturday, but we did an egg hunt outside anyway.

Wagon Riding at the Zoo

 For Christmas my parents bought the boys a wagon.  It is GREAT for going to the zoo!  The boys love riding in it.  We went to the zoo after a doctor's appointment on Thursday and I took a few picture of them in the wagon.  I didn't get any pictures of the boys looking at the animals.  I was by myself with them and didn't want to try wrangling them both and take pictures while blocking the school kids and group of military guys that were there.  The animals were very active.  The Mountain Lions were wandering around, the turkeys were gobbling away, the Lions were standing up and sitting down close to the glass, and the Giraffes of course were busy walking to anyone with lettuce for them.  Shaden and Jayce were so excited when we got to pet a California King Snake.  The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is a great zoo!