A trip to Portland ~ Friends, Fabric & Food

I had the opportunity to go with a couple of friends to the International Quilt Market held in Portland. I couldn't believe all the wonderful new fabrics, patterns, and ideas that are coming our way. We spent 3 days and yet "too much to do - too little time" (and too little money) applied here although we didn't let that stop us. We were like little kids in a candy store ~you should have seen us. The car was packed from top to bottom. There was absolutely no room, not an inch to spare.

Oh what joy!

Fabulous Ideas...

A Fabulous Shop - The Pine Needle in Lake Oswego

Fabulous Food!

A few of my favorite things...

We took the opportunity to drive around the Portland Temple. The flowers at the temples are always so gorgeous.
These tulips really caught my eye. The colors were so striking and the flowers were so tall.

It's Tyler! We went to visit our little man. Can you believe how much he has grown? He is such a

fun little guy to be around. We went fishing, scouting, hunting, and shopping. Fishing for real fish, scouting for sites to see, hunting for garage sale bargins and shopping for mothers day for Alicia. We had a blast! Thanks guys.

Tyler and Nana made cupcakes. As you can see, they were yummy!
A serious moment. Whatcha' thinkin' about Tyler?
A rare moment... a thunder storm in Phoenix!

What do you do when it rains?

Dance in it!

Yeah! The den is finished! We love the color. It is a rich carmel color (Benjamin Moore - Golden Retriever) very warm and lovely. I know it looks a lot like the original color, but believe me when I say this is a welcomed difference. The previous color turned and nasty gold/green in the evening light and well lets just say the 1970's are not welcome here!

I have always wanted shutters on the living room windows. Kent surprised me while we were out of town and Wha-la, here they are. I think they add so much to the house and he really did a great job! They're fabulous! (the shutters and Kent).

Molly's Surprise

Molly took the pictures of her surprise. Can you guess what it is?

Kim and I walked into the fabric store the other day and they were having a sale on fleece. Well, Molly loves Strawberry Shortcake and this was so soft and fuzzy we just had to get it. We backed it in bright pink and fringed the edges. I was suppose to just cut it for Kim to tie, but Rick was out of town and I was bored, so I tied it for her one night while I was watching TV. Molly loves it.