Life after Birthdays

So now that Birthday Season is over I thought I would show you what I do in the basement while I watch Peyton. I love to sew, but the last few years that has meant curtains, quilts, sheets, pillows etc... so you get the picture mostly home decor stuff. So I got this really STRONG urge to make a cute little girls dress, partly because I love to make dresses and partly because I wanted to see if I could remember basic garment construction techniques. A friend was kind enough to allow me to make this for her little girl and it looked so cute on her when it was done, it was worth it.

For the most part this incredibly simple jumper went together with out a hitch, the ZIPPER was a pain. Finally on the 6th try I got it in to my satisfaction. Now I have put in hundreds of zippers over the last 45 years. Guess I got my answer, I need PRACTICE. So I have a feeling there are many more little girl dresses coming out of my basement in the next few months.

And this is Peyton's favorite activity to do while I sew. Unload every pin from my pin cushion
onto the floor. She is very CAREFUL to NEVER stick herself!

Dinel Dan--The Man

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BEST HUSBAND AND FATHER EVER!

So here's to the best YOU!

Remember the Snowbird Ski Days, our wedding and GRADUATION!

Then came the kids. Wow did they come fast, you always made sure

you were a big part of their days.

From Backpacking young and old

to the tops of mountains and far below

Vacations: Near and Far

When all were screaming or sleeping in the car

To endless hours making sure they all could swim, to tree houses and zip lines,

and beautiful gardens galore.

Then there were snowmen and skiing, where even the littlest ones

succumbed for a day of Daddy fun.

You relaxed with "Y" football, B-ball and Ultimate too then
Relaxing with friends tried and true

You LOVE biking and brothers

and teaching fishing to others

You filled years with Scouts, (and even Young Women) Young Men and touched hundreds of lives.

Why is it that the boys all look the same age and you, Gordon and Lee just keep getting older? Do you realize you have been in serving the youth, mostly in scouting for 27 years. I am IMPRESSED!!!

and became fisher-hunter-man EXTRAORDINARE!

and when we could get away, we loved our truck even when old to take us to the mountains we loved
So we hope you have an AWESOME birthday and know we all LOVE YOU!!