Tired Boy...

Hawken fell asleep on my back in his backpack while we were out making snowshoe tracks in our yard. He's about to be too heavy for that, but he doesn't have snowshoes yet...

playing in the yard...

Winter Wonderland

We went for a little snowshoe walk in our back yard today... and picked out a Christmas tree!

Anchorage Christmas Craft Show at the Dena'ina Center

Last weekend I split a booth with my friend that makes jewelry at this 2 day craft show in downtown Anchorage. It was good. There were several other booths with candles, one with tie dyes but no other batiked kids clothing. Spent the night down there and beat the ice storm home by a few hours, phew... One more local bazaar and that's it for me. Now it's time to stock up for the summer!

Gingerbread People ( & Bears)

Jax & I make these every year around X-mas... This year we did it on Thanksgiving, a nice peaceful day at home.

Hawken Hangin' Out

Not every kid gets picked up at the bus on Dad's snowmachine...

but Jaxon does, and has several times in the last 2 weeks, he loves it!

I'm an Aunt

My new (and only) nephew was born last night in Colorado. Jayden Eugene. In this photo he looks just like his dad as a baby (sorry Cait)... It's funny the same OB delivered him as my first son over 6 yrs. ago! Pretty exciting. Can't wait to see if he gets Pete's "toehead curls" too. Congrats and Good Luck you guys (now the hard part begins, enjoy him :0) Luv ya

my plain jane dolls

Yes something new... These are my "plain jane dolls" and as you can see the hair totally made them and gave each a personality. I love the yarn hair and no face. It may stem from my days working at a Waldorf school in Oregon during college. I made some dolls with the kids then that I still have. I also made a funny little "army brat" doll out of camo fabric with cute rainbow pig tails recently for a little girl's b-day. I wasn't sure about these ones until I have them the hair, now I really like them. We will see what the reaction is at the Christmas events I'm doing this month. The 4 I have here will be for sale then and if they sell I may get more.

I'll be in Anchorage for the Arts & Crafts Emporium NOV. 20-21st @ the Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center on 7th Ave. downtown, there will be almost 200 vendors with handmade stuff for sale. I will also be at our local PTA Craft Fair on DEC. 4th in Talkeetna at the Grade School, downtown 11-5. That is also the day of our towns annual Bachelor Ball & Auction and Wilderness Woman Contest. Lots of fun to be had in Downtown Talkeetna on that day...

ahh the weekend...

Plenty of snow in the driveway to sled on today. Yesterday Andy entertained the boys with a game of Monopoly, an Alaskan version of course, while I got some work done.

More Zoo Photos

It was a busy day at the Portland Zoo in October. The boys had fun...

silly boys...

This was at the Portland Zoo last month.

New Stuff

Just a few new items I'm making...