sewing project complete

I love the sewing machine my mom and dad gave me when I graduated! I have been getting quite a bit of use out of it. I made my mom and sisters each a purse this past summer, and also made myself a purse. So, one of Tiera's friends saw her purse/scripture bag and asked if I would make her a diaper bag. It was fun, but harder and more time consuming than the other projects. Here's how it turned out. Pretty cute, but I think there are a few things I'd do differently if I make another one. Hope Tiera's friend likes it!

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first snow

It snowed in Rexburg on Saturday! Perfect, sticky snow - so this is what we found when we heard a knock at the door after the first session of General Conference. Mike and Melinda were very sneaky (okay, maybe not so sneaky) and built a huge snowman right at our door. So funny.So, we took advantage of the nice weather and sticky snow - Ryan and Mike dismantled the snowman to built a work of art...And it begins...shoveling all the snow to the front of our apartment...

Ta-da!
Gilbert is finished!