Snowman Fun!!

     I'm not usually the one to want to go out in the winter, but i was so happy the snow was sticky. Finally at the end of the afternoon, Speedy and I went outside to build a snowman. It was loads of fun and I really mean loads (snow can get pretty heavy). It took plenty of strength to move the bottom, and to put the middle in place. That part finally came to a end (Phew........). Now the real fun came, putting the buttons eyes, eyes, nose, and that magical black hat on (sorry to say, but he didn't dance). We were now done, but wait! There are 3 red buttons and 1 each of the other colors. Leroy (or Hattie) looked angry. He was missing a mouth! so there went the red buttons. About a half-hour later, I took plenty of pictures. :)

It's been a while....

First some updates:

Christmas dress that I made (well, actually, just the pinafore) for Seed.   The plan was to be able to remove the pointsettia after the holidays, and add a tulip, but in making some hasty adjustments on Christmas Eve, the neck hole is small, and will not last much longer. 

Christmas Hats

monkey, frog, and lamb!

This is a felted wool cozy that I had made for my beverage bottle ...

Sunshine had liked it, and seeing as she broke her glass-lined Thermos, I had the perfect project for stocking stuffers!

But I know how fashion conscious  teenage girls can be, so I made one to match each of her winter jackets!

Finally, today's WIP......

another pinafore ... notice a much larger neck hole this time!

New Years!!

New years was different for us this year. My sister was over, and we stayed home. it was more like a family night, but till midnight. We played Wii and made a gingerbread sleigh.

With the gingerbread, that was a fun time. In the end, I started to eat the icing right from the tube. CasualCrafter went ahead and cut a bigger hole. I wasn't expecting it to be much bigger, but i was wrong. It was more like the whole top! Of course i didn't eat all of it, I only had a lick out of a mouth full. Our gingerbread sleigh only lasted enough for two pictures, and then it disappeared into a black hole, called the stomach.

Wii was more simple. It started with a few races on Mario Kart, and turned into a game of bowling.

As midnight came, we watched the ball drop and a couple of fireworks on Farmville,and that ended our night. It had gone by so fast! It had all been fun and games until people got sleepy.

HATTIE

Hattie was a very cool snowman. The weather was just beautiful, but when we were done, we were freezing because we stayed out too long.

I didn't know how to make snowballs. Something AMAZING happened! My sister showed me how to roll them, and that's how you make snowballs. But I wish it was summer.

My sister kept confusing me, 'cause she said there was a green button, and I didn't know there was, but then I saw the green button and I knew there was.

I wish there was a ladder for me so I could stand tall and put the hat on. But there was no such thing as a ladder to go out in the winter, but it would be cool if there was a ladder to go outside in the winter.

I had fun building the snowman, but my sister kept confusing me. Then my dad came home, and he missed the snowman, and that was just funny.

The End.

And that was the story of my snowman!

Bethlehem LIVE

What is Bethlehem LIVE? It is a living nativity - a real enactment of the town of Bethlehem and the events surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ. Your journey begins as you enter the Time Tunnel and travel back in time 2000-plus years to 4 B.C. Your group will be guided by a shepherd and you will experience all the sights, sounds and smells of Bethlehem's first Christmas. As you leave Bethlehem, you will be welcomed back to 2009 by one of Gateway's pastors who will explain the relevance of Jesus' birth today. Your "journey" ends with refreshments offered by volunteers eager to help weary pilgrims.

All of this takes place indoors at 851 Panet Road.


The interactive walk through Bethlehem performance dates are:

     Thursday December 10 6 - 9 pm

     Friday December 11 12 – 3 pm (special school tours*)
     Friday December 11 6 - 9 pm
     Saturday December 12 12 - 3 pm & 6-9 pm
     Sunday December 13 12 -3 pm

Cost: There is no cost. This is Gateway's gift to the people of Winnipeg.


So mark the dates down and take your family, friends and neighbours and come see Bethlehem LIVE! For more information or if you have any questions, call 989-6580 or email bethlehem@gatewaywinnipeg.com.

Maverick and Seed, as Joseph and baby Jesus

Late again ... but I did take the pictures on Wednesday....

A new hat for baby, as per Sprout's request...

It matched the dress I had made Seed, and she got dressed up on Wednesday to attend a cousin's performance in The Nutcracker.

Next is a set of hats for the boys!  Hope to have them done within a week, but not alot of free time, so I may have to say I should have them done by Christmas!!!