Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Crochet!!!

 Star hot pads
 Train Hat

 Owl Hat
 Sock Monkey Hat

 Owl and Minnie Mouse Hat
 Angry Birds Hats

For those who don't know, I learned how to crochet when I was pregnant with Wesley and I have been hooked (pun intended) since then.  I'm always looking for fun projects.  Lately I have had a lot of fun making hats for my kids and some friends.  I just recently took a new job at work and will be moving down the career ladder instead of up.  I'm going part-time in hopes of being with my kids more, at least while they are young.  I would love to build up an inventory and start a shop, probably on Etsy just to earn a little money on the side and because this is something that I really enjoy.  If you like any of the hats, or see something you would like me to make then let me know.  Send me an email to jerandelis@gmail.com.

Monday, October 15, 2012

The pumpkin monster rises!

At Lagoon
 Wesley at Black Island Farms
 The kids riding a train
Waiting in line for The Fear Factory
The kids met a friend at the straw maze 
Jeremiah did it again, pulled off another great pumpkin monster.  This all started in Halloween 2010 and he is been creating masterpieces for 3 years in a row.  The day of Halloween is not necessarily the most exciting.  It just means a bunch of children will be stopping by wanting candy.  It's the weeks leading up to Halloween that are fun.  We have done so many fun things already.  At the end of September Jerry and I finally went to The Fear Factory in SLC (http://fearfactoryslc.com/).  I love spook alleys.  I don't know when I started loving them, but it has always been fun for me to run around getting chased by monsters every Halloween season.  We have season passes to Lagoon and have been going to Frightmares (http://www.lagoonpark.com/attractions/frightmares).  The kids love the spook alleys for kids and the monster shows.  I think our kids are going to grow up loving Halloween as much as Jerry and I do.  We have also been out to Black Island Farms where they  have a fun courtyard full of fun slides and the corn mazes (http://www.blackislandfarms.com/).  This last Saturday we decided to check out a straw maze at the Tri City Nursery in Kaysville (http://www.facebook.com/Tricitystrawmaze).  We all had a lot of fun. This maze had tunnels and hidden areas where you had to find all the shaped hole punchers that corresponded to the pictures that they gave you on a card.  I know the weather will soon take a turn for the cold and stay that way, but for now we are enjoying some really fair weather.