Family + Lava Beds+ Swimming = FUN Weekend

This past weekend my parents, Serena and Randall came and checked out Klamath Falls, where we live and all go to school. They got in to Klamath Falls around 10 am. We then went over to OIT so Kyle could give them a tour of the campus and show them where he goes to class.

Then we went to the Lava Caves in California. It was a lot of fun. We had never been there before and either had the other. It was really cool and neat to go into them. There is over 300 tunnels, we only did three caves.

Had dinner then went over to there hotel swimming pool and the kids had a blast. They came to church with us and had dinner too. Then they were back on the road to Portland. It was a quick weekend (I swear it went super fast), but it was so much fun. Thank You for coming Pa2, Ma2, Serena and Randall. Come back anytime- love ya!

7 Months In The Making

Spring Break this year I borrowed this pattern from my cousin Lisa, she made this awesome bag and I wanted one. When I got the pattern from her, I found this really cute fabric to use. Bought it. And there it sat in the bag until about a week ago (that's seven months).

This school year I babysit two kids, a four month old girl and a two an half boy, during the day. So my days are filled. But last week both kids that I watch were sick for a week, so my days opened up. I wanted to get Alycia a gift for her birthday and so I made her a bag too. I made them both at the same time. It made the process a little longer, but I got them done.

This the bag that I made for me. It is a little bigger then Alycia's but I like it still. I chose this fun orange for the inside that matches the butterflies on the outside and the dots on the handles. I love the bag it makes me Happy.

I bought the amount of fabric that it asked for on my bag, and I had a lot of fabric left over. So when I bought the fabric for Alycia's bag I bought less (the amount that I thought that I needed) but it turned out that hers it had a bird on it that I should of accounted for when getting the fabric,so that all the birds would be going the same way. I made hers 1 1/2 inch smaller on each side. Made it smaller but I liked it. For the inside I used a baby blue fabric with white circles on it.

This is the first time I use an Amy Butler pattern, but I really enjoyed it. It was easy to understand and she walked you through each step, to where you could understand what you are doing. I can't wait to try another pattern of hers. Check out some her free patterns or see what other patterns she has at her website www.amybutlerdesign.com.