Music Man

Here he is at the piano again...some days he just gets in that "musical mood". It's not a thrilling video, but cute none the less :)

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Things are good here...it is very hot (100+) so it will be nice once it cools down a little. We had ribs for dinner tonight...mmmmmm. Curtis's fav! Toby didn't care for them or the potato much, but he was happy with bananas and grapes as a substitute, and Curtis was happy to finsih off the ribs and potatoes.

Have a great Wednesday!

Chel

2 Pairs of Pants in 2 Weeks

I finished my blue longies last night! They look really nice, I'm very happy with them. Now I just need to lanolize them today and then wait the 2 days it takes for them to dry, then they're off to their new home!

Plugging Along

Sometimes I get too impatient. I have a few more inches of knitting on my blue longies, then a waistband and I'm done, but it's those last few inches that keep staring at me. With any luck, I can get them finished today.

I did manage to sew a diaper cover yesterday (it was already cut out and ready to go). The thing is, the pattern was marked newborn/ small and it nearly fits my DS (a healthy size Large). So hummph. Making my own patterns wasn't working, and apparently neither is using someone else's. Back to the drawing board I suppose. But, the good news is that it actually looks good and functional, just not well sized.

I am spreading my name locally on custom knitting...it sure would be nice to get a job or two from that...we definitely could use any and all cash coming our way right now. I guess that means I should put the saltwater taffy away and pick up these longies and get them DONE. But the taffy is so...good....mmmmmmmmm

Off to knit,
Chel

A Beachy Good Time

We took an impromptu trip to Myrtle Beach this week. We left Wednesday morning and came back home today.

We started out at the Outlet Mall...and boy was it hot! Of course, it was the hottest week of the year, but it really kept the crowds down. After the Outlet Mall, we stopped by Barefoot Landing; it's sort of like a boardwalk, except around an inland lake. It was a nice place to stop for an afternoon snack (ice cream!) anyway. Wednesday night we played in the hotel pool. Toby was able to show Daddy everything he learned in swim class, and Daddy showed Toby how to cannonball...Toby got a big kick out of that!

The next day we headed to the beach first thing. Even at 9:30am it was pretty sticky hot, but we stayed for about an hour. Toby played in the sand, Daddy built sandcastles and Toby had a great time tearing them down. I thought he'd be scared of the water and would happily stick to dry land, but that was certainly not the case! We took him wading in at first, and while that was fun, he wanted to go deeper. So Curtis took him in a little deeper so they could play in the waves. Toby had a blast, and even after a break playing in the sand, he decided it was time to go back in! We headed back to the hotel to shower off and change into dry clothes before heading out for lunch.

For lunch we stopped by the Hardrock Cafe. I had never been to one and was so excited to eat in one at last. It ws a lot of fun, and Toby enjoyed it too. Then we toured the shopping there - Broadway at the Beach. Toby finally fell asleep in his stroller, so he hada short nap, then we hit up the Ripley's Aquarium. Toby loved watching all the fishes and sharks and even the huge turtle! They have a moving sidewalk through a tunnel where you can view tons of ocean life...it was really something to see. We returned to the hotel to take a break (we were hoping Toby would nap; he didn't, mama did) then we went back to Broadway to eat dinner. By then it had cooled off quite a bit, so we walked around there again...it was much nicer this time as it was a lot cooler and the breeze off the water was wonderful.

Toby and Curtis in front of the Hardrock Myrtle Beach

Toby drinking his milk at the Hardrock

Toby and Michelle at the Ripley's Aquarium

Toby watching the fish in the tunnel at the aquarium

Daddy and Toby taking a timeout at Broadway at the Beach

And Toby needing a nap. Badly.

This morning we packed up and headed out pretty quick - for one, Toby woke up tired :), and for two, we were all looking foward to getting home. We did make a quick stop for saltwater taffy (is there any way to go to the beach and NOT get taffy?) then skedadled on to NC to pick up the dog at the pet resort. The nice part is that today is Friday so we still have 2 days at home before Curtis goes back to work. We even had enough time this afternoon for both boys to get haircuts (both very badly needed).

It was so nice to get away for a bit. I think we all needed it. Toby's exhausted though - he completely fought sleep tonight (the spider in his bed didn't help at all) but he's finally out of it. The peace and quiet is very nice (especially since at the hotel he wouldn't go to sleep until we turned out the light and went to sleep ourselves!).

Some pics

We had playgroup at one of the mom's farms last week...Toby loved seeing all the animals!



I'm sorry this is a little fuzzy but it's such a great smile! A friend sent us this shirt (and matching embroidered diaper) for Toby last week. There's a monkey on the shirt and diaper - how appropriate is that??!?

Toby's newest thing is eating raw peas at dinner. He's suddenly decided he loves them! A few nights ago, he also figured out there's a hole in the end of this pod. He stuck his finger in it and played for several minutes. He was a riot!

This is at the local playground. We went last week before it got so terribly hot - now it's just too hot to want to go play (well, for me anyway. The heat doesn't seem to bother Toby).

Like I said earlier it is HOT HOT HOT here! It was 102 yesterday and only supposed to get hotter the rest of the week. Blech. Makes you want to just take off for the beach, doesn't it?

Enjoy the pics!

Love,
Chel

Sweater and Hat

I forgot to post these from a week ago. This combo is for one of DH's coworkers who is having a baby later this fall. It's a soy-wool combo, very soft, but it also tends to pull apart as you're working (especially sewing up the seams), so I don't know that I'll buy it again. It's very soft though! The sweater is very easy; I adjusted the hat to knit in the round so no seams there!

Please ignore the mess on my coffeetable. Please.

Green Longies

Pair #1 of the longies are finished! I made these for a friend, and have started a pair of blue ones for her as well. I'm not sure why they looked so skewed in the pic, but they aren't really like that, lol! These are a Medium Long (long in the rise, medium in the waist and inseam). I added an action shot from trying them on my DS, and they are short on him as he is taller than the recipiant. They are knitted from PureWool with size 7 dpn and round needles. They have an elastic waist.