Awesome Adventures with Ryder, Logan, & Jace - March 2019

Awesome Adventures

with

Ryder, Logan, and Jace

March 2019

It's so much fun to reminisce about all the things the boys have done over the past few weeks.  They manage to squeeze so much into a month!

Let's see what they have been up to...

March started very sadly for one of my special grandsons.  Logan's "best buddy," Sebi was switched to a different class.

Here they are in happier times. :( 

Logan was heartbroken.  We decided to have a special one-on-one sleepover to help him feel better.

We started our sleepover by making dinner.

Logan breading the chicken for baking

Then we made dessert...

Yummy funnel cakes!!

    

We moved logan's mattress into Mimi and Grandad's room for our special sleepover.

Logan loves to sleep with his little Brody.

When we awoke the next morning it was FREEZING outside.  We decided to help Mother Nature along a little bit by collecting all of our winter decorations to put away.  

Please hurry up, spring!

Logan thought it was a good day to paint at the easel.

A beautiful masterpiece!  

"Isn't it impressive, Mimi?"

"You bet it is, Logan!"

Your piano playing is impressive as well, Logan.   :)

While we were having our one-on-one sleepover at Mimi's house, Ryder was at school and Jace was home playing with Mommy.

Piano playing helped Logan work up an appetite so off to Chuck E. Cheese we went.

Jurassic Park

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Whack the Bad Guys

We had a wonderful time and Logan was back home in time for nap - VERY tired!

By the looks of Logan at school in the days after Sebi changed classes...

I think he has moved on.

Meanwhile, Jace and Ryder also had a busy March.  They are always able to find activities to hold their interest.

A trip to visit G.G. and PopPop show how big the boys are growing.  They will be bigger than G.G. before we know it!

As usual, we like to go to the local library programs whenever we can.

One local library has a great bridge that we like to cross.

OUTSIDE play is always a must, weather permitting.

Let's Go Fly a Kite!

St. Patrick's Day was so much FUN!

Looking for leprechauns!

Jace loves to go to My Gym.

Ryder reading to Jace.

One day we had fun making "bananoids."

Yummy!

Logan!!!

More Library time...

The boys like to go to the "Dinosaur Playground" whenever we get the chance.

 

Having fun at Mimi's house

Whenever the boys come to my house they can't get enough Brody Time.

Jace enjoying music class.

Logan's school celebrates Purim each year by the children dressing in costume and having a parade.

We were very fortunate to attend a Jumpin' Jamie concert this month.

Then we went for a picnic - even if it was only 50 degrees!

We have a hill at our community park that the boys love to climb...

And roll down.

Just some random pictures...

Just like Grandad

A chalk masterpiece

A future pirate

Ryder's Superhero Day at school.

The month ended with a trip to an ice hockey game...

And a trip to the preserve...

WOW! What a busy month!!!

What fun activities will April bring?

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn

Show & Tell Tuesday (Surf & Sun, Watermelon Mania)

Show & Tell Tuesday

Surf & Sun

  

In 2013 I discovered Mishka's Playground.  The blog author, Michelle Foster, later renamed her blog and website

 Aiming for Accuracy  

I believe this quilt was one of Michelle's first patterns.  She named this quilt Aiming for Accuracy I, but I renamed it Surf & Sun because the yellow and blue batik fabric I used reminded me of the beach.

This quilt design is quite complex, but it was fairly easy to put together because Michelle's directions were so well written. The pattern is available on the 

Aiming for Accuracy website.  I worked on the quilt as Michelle posted the seventeen lessons, approximately one lesson a week.  This Quilt Along was a lot of FUN!

My completed quilt measures 59" x 83".  
It was completed in 2015.

Watermelon Mania

In 2011, my husband and I went on a trip to Arizona and southern California.  We went to see the NY Mets play the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres.

 It was a wonderful baseball trip but we also visited MANY quilt shops in Phoenix and San Diego.  At each shop I collected fat quarters in shades of red and green with this watermelon quilt in mind.

Teri Christopherson designed this quilt in 2001.  The PDF pattern is available at

 Black Mountain Needleworks.  I renamed my quilt Watermelon Mania.  

The log cabin blocks are made in neutrals, reds, greens.   

Each red and neutral log cabin block has three appliqued "watermelon seeds."  The finished block size is 

7 1/2" x 7 1/2".  

I completed Watermelon Mania in 2014.  My finished quilt measures 52" x 60".  

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn

Make-A-List Monday - March 2019 in review

March is such a long month but this year it seemed 
to fly by.  

Even so, I still can't wait until summer.  I saw this at Hobby Lobby and it is so true for me...

This is not a picture of summer but it was still a beautiful, but cold day in March...

Our sweet Thira had surgery this month.

She is doing better now, but she sure was a sore puppy for a few days.

We celebrated three family birthdays this month - 
PopPop
Uncle Mike 
Uncle Ricky

My Quilts for Kids group celebrated the donation of 2000 quilts with a lovely luncheon.

My Dear Husband worked the clock/scoreboard for his last basketball game of his career this month. I wonder how many games he kept the scoreboard over his 39 years!?!

I took a wonderful trip to Lancaster, PA for the
 AQS Quilt Show and 
The Lancaster Quilt Show.

On my way...I love Silos!

Lancaster Mounted Police

My family went to the Willow Valley Resort quite a few years ago for vacation.  It was wonderful going back and reminiscing. 

I remember this large room fondly, but most of the original Willow Valley Resort had been demolished and rebuilt.  :(

Here are few of the quilts on display.

I remember the little chapel so well.  I dreamt that maybe some day one of my children might be married there.  That never happened but it was nice to see it again.

I made a quick trip to Zook's Fabric Store to find fabric for Jace's Big Boy Quilt.  

This is what I found.

I also came home with a very unexpected purchase. 

Meet my new machine - 
 Bernina 570QE

I've only had a little time to play with her but I am already in love. 
 She needs a name - Bernadette perhaps?

Planning in my Happy Planner has also happened this month.  

And finally, a little bit of quilting on Ava...

Quilting with Shawn Mendes -

Quilting with Ariana Grande -

Now - on to my list...

March 2019
(in review)

No progress on Green highlighted projects

1.  Piece, quilt, bind and label at least one "Quilts for Kids" quilt.  Attend the QFK workshop at Pennington Quilt Works.

More quilts!


2.  Attend PQW Saturday Sampler Class and complete block

I was not feeling well during the Saturday Sampler weekend but I managed to pick up and finish my block anyway.

3.  Leader/Ender Project -
     
Bonnie Hunter's 2017 Mystery Quilt :
On Ringo Lake 

I finished my On Ringo Lake quilt top.









4.  Make some fun things with my Cricut

I did not make anything with my Cricut this month :(

5.  Bonnie Hunter's 2018 Mystery Quilt - Good Fortune

I also finished my Good Fortune quilt top.

6.  Continue to plan for Jace's big boy bed quilt.

I'm anxious to see how these fabrics will come together in this quilt.

7.  Just Takes 2

8.  A few blocks from Amy Gibson's
The Quilt Block Cookbook 

I decided not to make any more blocks from this book.  I have 20 blocks complete.  I took twelve blocks and put them together for a quilt top. 

This is the setting that I used, although this is not my quilt top.  I used different blues and grays in my blocks.  

I still have eight blocks to work with.  I'm considering turning them into either a few baby quilts or a few table runners.

9.  The 182 Day Solstice Challenge 

by Pat Sloan

A little more progress on this Halloween quilt.

10.  Dancing Stars

11.  The Patchwork Quilt Along by
 The Fat Quarter Shop

12.  Work on some blocks from Bonnie Hunter's quilt Garden Party, started in Hershey July 2018.

13.  Folk Stitches

14.  Basketweave from Quilted Living

15.  The not so True History of America Block of the Month by Texas Quiltworks

16.  PQW 2014-15 Saturday Sampler


April 2019

1.  Piece, quilt, bind and label at least one "Quilts for Kids" quilt.  Attend the QFK workshop at Pennington Quilt Works.

2.  Attend PQW Saturday Sampler Class and complete block

3.  Leader/Ender Project -
  
Bonnie Hunter's quilt Garden Party, started in Hershey July 2018.  

4.  Make some fun things with my Cricut

5.  Continue to work on Jace's big boy bed quilt.

6.  Just Takes 2

7.  Decide what to do with the eight blocks I have left from Amy Gibson's
The Quilt Block Cookbook 

8.  Dancing Stars

9.  Folk Stitches

10.  The 182 Day Solstice Challenge 

by Pat Sloan

11.  The Patchwork Quilt Along by
 The Fat Quarter Shop

12.  Basketweave from Quilted Living

13.  The not so True History of America Block of the Month by Texas Quiltworks

14.  PQW 2014-15 Saturday Sampler

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn