I was able to finish up Hannah Grace's Spring Jacket this week! We had a long car ride and it was just what I needed to finish that sleeve and get all those ends tucked away! I am still on the search for the perfect buttons....so I guess it is not really totally done! I am thrilled with the end result! And she was happy to model it so I could get a few pictures!




 I also visited my favorite Local yarn shop this past week! And of course I picked up some yarn for a new project! I wanted to make the baby a rabbit to put in her Easter basket and found this adorable pattern .....here

I decided to go with this soft cotton yarn.....it's called Hopi and comes from Peru.....the colors are soft and sweet and I picked a light peach for the bunny and she will get a darker peach dress. The bear will be tan with a blue hoodie! I am almost done with all the pieces for the rabbit.....then comes seaming it all together....another long car ride would be great for that!! with only a week and a half till Easter I need to get this done!

We picked up a new book for our morning devotional with the younger kids and we are really enjoying it. Who is God? And can I really know Him? is all about teaching our children what a worldview is and how what we believe should effect our worldview. It's is written really well and appeals to my younger ones 13 down to 5. There is even a coloring book to go along with it which is really nice. It has brought about some interesting discussions and I look forward to reading more of it!

We are also listening to The Rangers Apprentice at lunch time.....a great boys book! it is keeping them glued to their seats to hear what happens next!

Our warmer weather has turned colder these last few days.....normal temps for this time of year are back! Looks like we can wear those warm woolens a little longer!! Join Ginny over at Small Things to see what everyone is knitting and reading!

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Today I'm joining Ginny over at Small Things for the weekly yarn along.......come along too and be inspired by some very creative women!!

I am making progress with my spring cleaning and also with my spring jacket for Hannah Grace.....just need to finish up those sleeves and find the perfect buttons! We have been spending loads of time outside as the temps have been in the 60's and 70's these last few days! Spring is officially here!!


 I went to take a picture of the pile of books that came this week from Amazon.......mostly books for Caleb as we begin a new unit on birds, bees, seeds and all things Spring!! But found the baby enjoying the box.....so I figured a baby pic is cuter then a pic of a pile of books!!



I have been reading The Daniel Fast which hubby and I began this past Monday. We are participating in the 21 day version and this will takes us to Easter Day. I only heard about it a week ago but was interested right away and felt God leading us to do this. It's a fast of vegetables and fruit and water. So far so good.....we are on day three and I feel great! So I guess you could call this spring cleaning for the body and soul!! We are in a season of life in which we are looking to the Lord for specific leading in different areas of our lives.......I so want to keep to the paths He wants us on and so during this fast we are seeking His face and His will for our family.......

I am excited to cast on for a new spring cardi for me!!! Yeah! Hopefully sometime this week! I am thinking I need a plan for all those patterns I have favorited on Ravelry! Help ladies! How do you organize or keep track of them.......or do you????? Happy knitting!!

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

 Joining Amanda today........

Well, Weds. comes around pretty fast these days but I did manage to cast on and get some rows done on Hannah Grace's Top Down Cable Jacket. What a sweet little jacket this is going to be! Love the pattern so far......and I am loving the yarn!!! It will be a great springtime layer for my little one......and it should be big enough to fit her for fall as well!






Spring is in the air around here and lots of knitting took place lakeside this week! Where Hannah Grace decided to start standing on her own for the first time! She has been pulling herself up for a while but today she decided to just stand up......and proceeded to stand up and kneel down over and over again! She is getting big so fast.....I know she will be walking before long!

No new reading this week.....just lots of spring cleaning!! Hopefully in another week I will be done deep cleaning and I can pick up a new book! I will be looking to see what everyone else is reading this week for recommendations!! So head over to Ginny's for the weekly yarn along!! Happy Knitting!!!

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. (joining Amanda over at Soulemama today) Enjoy your weekend!

I am so thankful for Ginny hosting these yarn alongs every Weds........it really helps me to keep blogging and also to get some projects finished up for sharing!

This week I finished a gift for a friend ......it's a sweet scarf called Just enough ruffles. I made it up in fibre co.'s organic yarn.......so soft and really nice to work with. I had to make the ruffle row a little shorter because I was running out of yarn but I think I like it better that way!




I also am casting on for the top down baby cable yoke jacket this week thanks to a fellow yarn alonger that posted about it last week......I think it will be the perfect spring jacket for baby Hannah Grace. Hopefully next week I will have something to show for it! I picked up this yarn called scrumptious aran by fyberspates in rosepink.


Again more knitting then reading has taken place.....I am listening to the daily audio bible on a regular basis and really enjoying it as I knit. I highly recommend it! Happy knitting everyone!!!

So I am trying to catch up.....only a few weeks behind! Here are the latest pages for my project life album.....as you can see I am playing around with a lot of different elements. I like the pocket pages but usually have a lot more photos I want to use so I'm using other templates as well. At this point I am just happy I am getting them done! And I must say my handy little iphone is really helping me to take those everyday shots! Love it!!



Doing these pages is making me want to take more photos of my older kids......they are not around as much so I am really going to have to be intentional about it! There are loads of pics of the baby of course! Hoping I can be caught up to this week by tomorrow! We'll see!!