The Homestead

Mike and I had been planning on a special trip this year to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary.  That is coming in a couple of months.  In the mean time, we needed a little getaway to spend some time together.  We decided to go to Midway, Utah because we had such a fabulous time there last year.  We were also hoping that there was still some fall color in the hills...

A burning bush euonymus at the Homestead...

 

A lovely red maple also at the Homestead...

A view of Deer Creek reservoir and some of its fall foliage from the Heber Valley Railroad.  I really enjoyed our train trip.  Sooooo much more comfortable than riding in the car for me.  We're already discussing the possibilities of another trip...

Gorgeous draft horses readying themselves to take a group of families on a hay ride....

And, no pictures, but we found a wonderful Mexican food restaurant in Midway. The tamales were absolutely delicious, but the best part of the meal, in my opinion, was the pina agua fresca.  Think lemonade made with pineapple puree instead of lemon juice.  So yummy!  Must. Go. Back.

Self Indulgence

I finally got around to making myself a new apron.  I needed one without a neck strap and that provided full coverage.  (I'm a slob when it comes to cooking.) Here's the front view:

Here's the back view:

Here's a detail picture of the fabric:

You can see why I've named it 'the salsa-making apron'.  Hope all that spiciness keeps me warm in the winter!

Remember When...Josh, age one month

This photo was taken by my dad around Josh's one month birthday.  You can see my mother's hands in the picture.  Josh loved spending time with his grandpa and grandma and would reward them with lots of cute expressions.

I'm posting this not only because I think Josh was adorable at the age, but because in the grand tradition of 'like father, like sons', his sons look very, very much like him!  I spent a good chunk of this past Friday hanging out with the little men and the princess.  The boys were awake for quite a while and I was really amazed at their resemblance to their dad.  I just love to see all the people I love in those little ones faces!

Out of Practice

 From previous posts to my blog, you can see that I spend considerable time sewing.  Usually, I'm working on one quilt or another.  For the last couple of weeks, I've been working on a different kind of sewing project.

Nickolas and Tristan are going to be blessed this Sunday and they needed some new clothes to wear.  Oh my heck, I'm way out of practice on sewing tiny men's wear!  Seemed inappropriate to resort to the swear words I usually use when the sewing gets tough, so I held my tongue and soldiered through.  Clearly, I need to start making more clothes for the little peeps in my life.  I need the practice!

Remember when ... Carin, age 4

I've been telling Carin for months that her son is simply the spitting image of her.  As you can see, she was the girliest little girl, but with a bit of fire in her eyes.  Kaiden is all boy (fire in his eyes, too, lol!), but they could be twins.  Same cute grin.  Same feisty attitude. Cool how that works, isn't it?