Quiet Book, Continued.

Zip the tent! The end.

If anyone decides to take this on... I am happy to answer any questions. One suggestion- make it BEFORE you have a child.

Quiet Book

Oh, how I can't wait for church next Sunday!

I hope this works! As promised before, I am sharing my talents with anyone who wants to see... I got alot of the ideas off of other blogs, so I did copy, this is not original! It was ALOT of work but I know it will be well worth every minute. Happy birthday present Andie, I love you.

Noah's Ark has finger puppets in a pocket, I also have memory animal cards to put in there for older children as a quiet game.

Weave felt strips together and add a ribbon for a handle to make this picnic basket. Includes a placemat, plate, fork, spoon and knife for children to become familiar with how to set a table. Button and bow for added detail to close.

Flower vase has felt flowers with button holes sewn in center of each flower. Same colored button is attached to page for matching to make a bouquet.

A few of the self explanatory pages:

Rain jacket. Help button coat to go out in the rain.

I added a few pages with zipper pockets for different items, pipe cleaners are great for little imaginations, a mirror and beads for a little princess- I will also add a comb, lipstick, etc. I have the numbers for matching in one of the pockets.

Stop light has felt circles to create a street light and the road is for driving a matchbox car on.

Little miss will LOVE braiding these pigtails! I just sewed some embroidery floss under a beanie.

A piggy bank to practice tithing and saving.

The BIG #1

Happy Birthday to Andie!

What a day it was...and her party was ALOT of fun! She got a lot of great presents, did the cake thing and sported her super cute bib from Grandma Anderson. It was beautiful weather and the food turned out. These are a few of the details that were a part of

her big day:

Good Morning Birthday Girl!!

Invitation

The added bow on her crown was a "quick fix" due to her ripping it a little while before the party was to start. Some tape, a clippy and some ribbon will always do the job. The favors were caramel apples or vanilla popcorn with m&m candies. You wonder...no cake?? Oh, there was! It was a 2 layer, chocolate, chocolate...but you guessed it, on the first turn of transport, it went down! Luckily, I made 1 1/2 cakes so we just switched out the top layer and "wa laa!" I guess I will add a pic just to show that it was there.

Her presents were all so fun! She got clothes, shoes, jackets, books, a piano, puzzles, a 4 wheeler, toys, some $ and the best was a one dollar coin for her first birthday (from Great Grandma). Clever, I thought...we'll scrapbook it.

Andie and Sarah, so super cute!

Jackson cheering Andie on..

Andie having her cake, and eating it too!

She started off with just picking at it with her 2 fingers, "testing" is what we call it. It passed.

Hooray for a great day, it was as much a celebration for Steve and I making it through the first year as it was for the birthday girl, what an exciting time!

California

Andie's first visit to California...

One of the homes that Steve has been on in the last year has some pretty great homeowners. They have fallen in love with Steve and it has been so good for him to work with them. He wore his Dodgers hat a few months back and Carol was so anxious to find out about his love for the team. She offered their 3rd base dugout tickets and who could pass those up! Thanks to another hook up, Karen had a buy one get one free delta pass so for our 4th anniversary we figured it would be best to go to California, yet again! It is always great to visit family, go to the beach (this time we did Malibu), eat in'n'out almost every meal, and the best part for me, of course, is the fabric and fashion district in downtown LA. Steve is a great sport and supports my mad desires to always go there. Thanks to G and G Hatch for opening their beautiful home and letting us come and go. What a peaceful place to be. Good vacation...I mean...get away...no, I don't know what I mean-we took Andie with us! It will be amazing the day we go on a vacation without our children. I wonder what it will feel like? She is a great traveler and she did
a great job, but it is just not the same! I'll look forward to that day.
We've already decided that our 6th anniversary will be a BIG one so whoever wants to join (that is if we cruise), let me know! I hear cruises are more fun with a group. Anyway, back to California, it was a good time.












When we got back, we went straight to Anderson's and stayed with Steve's brothers and sister for the week. It was alot of fun...the best part: I finished Andie's quiet book! I am giving it to her on her 1st b-day (in 2 days!!) so pics have to wait a little while longer. That was by far the BEST part! I think the kids are such awesome kids though, no worries, they get along, they do their jobs, they play with Andie! Jeff and Karen are good parents. We were happy to help and will do it anytime.

Utah State Fair

The little farm at the fair was THE CUTEST thing that I have ever seen for kids. It took each one of them through many stages of farming, milking cows, sheering sheep, planting a garden, taking items to market, how the items are bought in a general store, etc. Nice work Utah State Fair!
Andie is starting to have fun when we go out, she is really catching on! It is such a blessing to have friends, thanks you guys-

Cloward Family Baseball

Jackson only likes the secrets that Andie tells him...

"My dad is better than your dad", and then he smiles-

Andie and her Grandpa Rick
I really don't think that any of the games are watched when the girls gather for these weekly events. Greg gets lucky because he has his 3 special fans that, when he runs past, scream, "daddy, daddy, daddy"!!! Very cute. I know Steve looks forward to that attention.I think that Greg enjoys it so much that he just keeps running This week was extra special because Grandma Karen came to watch Steve play..Andie really got excited when she saw her walk up! Very cute to see, she is growing up so fast!

Chris, Craig, Steve, Cory and Cade

They are a great team, some of the plays that take place on the infield are amazing...

Cade is a homerun hitter.
They get quality time together...I hope they don't talk about work.
Kelli, Ellery, Beaux, Sloane and Indi
If I saw this man carrying my baby around and didn't know who he was, I would assume that he was taking her and never bringing her back. This is a first for Craig, it must be hunting season.
To a WINNING team, take it ALL!