Traditions

Things have changed a lot this year our old traditions of Christmas Eve at grandma and grandpas house have ended so we decided to start a new tradition.  Christmas Family night has all the same feelings as x-mas eve and we even added a singing time to end the night.  It was fun to have some extra guests this year... the missionaries.  Thanks for joining us this year.

A special gift.. to my dad Ron, and his siblings Eric, Paul and Lisa, I took my grandmothers clothes that they remember and I made a quilt for each of them. I had fun cutting up her clothes and sewing them back together after all quilting is one of my favorite memories from my grandma.  A treasured gift for them and me.. 

Night Photography

I'm still practicing night pics... practice makes perfect

A Blizzard!!!

Here are some pics from this morning's fun excursion. Lots of snow so far.  After we came in it started to really come down getting close to a foot.

Mush Grayson..

Watch out for that tree Pat..

We got the snowmobile fixed in time. Yah!!

Icicles..

Merry Christmas!

Apples for all

Every fall we have deer come to help with harvesting.  This year this mother and fawn have visited almost every day.  It's fun to see the deer eating apples.  There were plenty of apples to go around this year.  So far we have canned apple filling and apple butter. Made apple sauce, cider, pie, cakes and anything else we can think of.

Gone Elk Hunting

I went up hunting with the men for a few days.  We had rain most of the time I was there.  Of  course a trip is not complete unless you have some excitement.  Mikey's motor home got stuck in a mud hole and the transmission was acting up.  The only animals we saw where deer, grouse, a white mink like creature and the field mice running around in our motor home.  Apparently the deer knew this was not their season, they had no fear and continued grazing as we passed by.  I did manage to take a few pictures even though the weather was not cooperating.  As you can see the views are spectacular.  

Lighthouses anyone.....

I was at the Kitsap County Quilt Show today getting some inspiration, and this quilt caught my attention.  Rachel B this one's for you... 

Tag I'm It

Oh yah, my first tag.. Thanks Sissy. Ok here is the fourth photo in the fourth folder.  For all the Cleaver's out there you will recognize this historical site.  This is a picture of my dad demolishing the work/laundry shed at grandpa Barnhill's trailer on Aug 25, 2007.

I'm changing the picture from folder 9 picture 22 for my birthday.

My tags are...

-Melissa

-Nicole

-Rachel B

-Michelle

-Andrea

Have fun...

Happy Birthday to Me!!

Well dad was gone for my birthday, so we waited a week to celebrate. Andrea gave me a great present, Malik was born the day after my birthday.

Andrea's Baby Shower

Again I am slow the shower was in August.

Here is the quilt I made for the baby. It is reversible and all the fabric used was from grandma cleavers stash.

Aunt Cherise, Grammy Liz, and Nadia

And here is Nadia claiming all the clothes...

Kitsap County Fair

Ok I'm a little slow, this trip to the Fair was back in August.

And which chicken did Nadia like best. Hugs to the winner.

these little guys were so cute

This looks like Prancer if you ask me

This strange creature is a Z-donk, you know a donkey and a zebra... weird huh!

And the best for last... a delicious elephant ear, slathered with butter and cinnamon-n-sugar.. Mmmmm