Awesome Adventures with My BOYZ - April 2017

I have soooo many pictures to share of my little guys from the month of April so let's get to it...

We celebrated Easter in April and Ryder and Logan had so much fun decorating Easter egg cookies.

Jace being cute (as usual)

Logan taking a moment in his busy life to smell the flowers.

Logan giving little Jace a ride in the wagon.

Logan is ready to hit the road.

Riding bikes on the sidewalk.

Music time at the library.

Discovering lots of scientific things at the library.

The Easter egg hunt at Windsor Chapel.

             Fun at the park        and         on the ice.

Visiting Aunt Shea in Hoboken.

  

 Craft time at Michaels with Ryder and Mimi.

Ryder and I continued our playdate at Veterans Park.

We had a picnic...

and climbed some rocks.

Logan and I also had a playdate. 

 First we had a bagel breakfast where we watched... 

April the Giraffe give birth.

April the Giraffe gives Birth

 Then we went hiking along the canal.

We met a very kind fisherman and got to touch

 the fish he caught.

Logan had a lot of fun discovering water current as he dropped twigs off the side of the bridge... 

 and watched them re-emerge on the other side of the bridge.

Easter was a beautiful day in our part of New Jersey.

We went to Mass at St David the King and then came home for an egg hunt, a scavenger hunt and a BBQ.

 

 Two of my favorite little boys :)

Sweet Jace!

I photographed this beautiful sunset in the boys neighborhood on my way home one evening.

 Ryder is ready for his first t-ball game.

Go Bees!

Logan and Jace just hanging out.

Ryder is so kind and gentle with his baby brother.

Ryder was very proud of the Lego boat he made from his Easter scavenger hunt winnings.

Sleepy baby  

Playground time with Grandad

Painting the park

 Two special little boys

Hmmmmm...Ice Cream!

Just hanging in the back yard

Enjoying some Arts & Crafts time.

A beautiful day to play outside...

Logan's class put on a wonderful show for 

Week of the Young Child (naeyc)

Ryder's first "official" baseball picture :)

Logan celebrated his birthday a few days early with a family party at his house.

Logan practicing his rollerblading with 

Grandad and Uncle JT.

Soon, sweet Logan!

Show him how it's done, Ryder.

Ryder, Jace and Auntie Shea.

Whenever I asked Logan what he wanted for his birthday, he would say, "A dinosaur quilt."  

So a dinosaur quilt is what I made for him.

 He will have to wait a little longer for his

 Big Boy Bed quilt.

April was filled with many Awesome Adventures for my three grandson.  I'm so glad I could spend so much time with them.

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

Sharyn

Make-A-List Monday April/May 2017

The month of APRIL was busy, busy, busy!

The weather in NJ is finally starting to feel warm but there has not been a whole lot of sun. 

We enjoyed the sun when we could...

 This was one of the most beautiful sunsets I had ever seen.  I took this picture in
 Kyle and Heather's neighborhood.


My hubby and I were treated by our DD Shea and future DSIL Ricky to a trip to NYC to see The Lion King.

We LOVED the show!!!

We celebrated Easter in April.  I will have lots of pictures in my next Awesome Adventures post but I wanted to share a picture of these beautiful flowers I received from JT and Kaela:

And speaking of my son, JT...he was honored by the Philadelphia Business Journal when he was named one of their Millennials to Watch in Banking.

JT also led a panel discussion on 
Leadership Development Through Sports
 hosted by his alma mater -
 The University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton Undergraduate Sports Business Club. 

 JT played two sports at Penn - Football & Baseball.  I believe he credits much of his success in his career to his experience playing collegiate sports.

I have taken up a new hobby in the month of April. 
 I have become a "Planner Babe."  Haha!

I purchased a Happy Planner from Michaels.  I have been having so much fun planning my weeks and decorating my planner.

Here are a few of my most recent weekly spreads:

I plan my appointment, errands, special events and cleaning schedule.  I get to play with colors and LOTS of STICKERS!!  What is not to like?  


This has not been a very productive month with my Quilting List.  I really only have a few pictures to share.  I'm hoping that May will bring more time to quilt.  


April
(in review)

*No progress on ORANGE highlighted projects.

1.  Piece, quilt, bind and label at least one "Quilts for Kids" quilt.  Attend the 

Quilts for Kids workshop at 

Pennington Quilt Works.

2.  Christmas Tree Skirt for Shea & Ricky

Yay!!  The tree skirt is done but it seemed pointless to take a picture without a Christmas Tree.  It is a very simple white quilted whole-cloth skirt.  I hope they love it.

3.  Make a quilt for Logan's Big Boy Bed

 4.  Bonnie Hunter's new mystery quilt:  En Provence

5.  A few blocks from The Quilt Block Cookbook by Amy Gibson

6.  The 182 Day Solstice Challenge by Pat Sloan

7.  The Children's Library - a Mystery Quilt by Pat Sloan

8.  The Blazing Star - the Craftsy 2017 Block of the Month

9.  Finish Logan's Birthday Quilt.

 He wanted a dinosaur quilt, and a dinosaur quilt was what I made for him.

10.  Julie Herman's Toes in the Sand Quilt

11.  Just Takes 2

12.  Dancing Stars

13.  The Patchwork Quilt Along by

The Fat Quarter Shop

14.  Baby Quilt #1

15.  Baby Quilt #2

16.  Baby Quilt #3

17.  Baby Quilt #4

18.  Baby Quilt #5

19.  Civil War Tribute

This MONSTER quilt top is complete.  It is something like 112" x 100".  Quilting this giant should prove to be very interesting.

20.  Basketweave from Quilted Living

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

22.  PQW 2014-15 Saturday Sampler

23.  Quilt Square Quilt Along

24.  Zippy Strippy Bags

    25.  Striped Table Runner

26.  Double Twisted Wreath Fall/Christmas

27.  Christmas Wall Hanging

28.  Fall Quilt Panels

29.  Chock Full O' Charms

30.  Black Pouch

May

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

2.  Make a quilt for Logan's Big Boy Bed

 3.  Bonnie Hunter's new mystery quilt:  En Provence

4.  A few blocks from The Quilt Block Cookbook by Amy Gibson

5.  The 182 Day Solstice Challenge by Pat Sloan

6.  The Children's Library - a Mystery Quilt by Pat Sloan

7.  The Blazing Star - the Craftsy 2017 Block of the Month

8.  Julie Herman's Toes in the Sand Quilt

9.  Just Takes 2

10.  Dancing Stars

11.  The Patchwork Quilt Along by

The Fat Quarter Shop

12.  Baby Quilt #1

13.  Baby Quilt #2

14.  Baby Quilt #3

15.  Baby Quilt #4

16.  Baby Quilt #5

17.  Basketweave from Quilted Living

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

19.  PQW 2014-15 Saturday Sampler

20.  Quilt Square Quilt Along

21.  Zippy Strippy Bags

    22.  Striped Table Runner

23.  Double Twisted Wreath Fall/Christmas

24.  Christmas Wall Hanging

25.  Fall Quilt Panels

26.  Chock Full O' Charms

27.  Black Pouch

28.  Folded Placemat

29.  Kuddle Kwilts

30.  Crazy Eights

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching

Sharyn