Sew and Go sneak peek!

Well we are off and running again now in 2012, Barb and I had December with no classes to teach but boy were we busy getting ready for everyone!  We were still at work, sewing, cutting, designing and we have such a fun year figured out already!  Sew and Go starts this week again, each tuesday of the month, so the 1st and 2nd tuesdays are one project and the 3rd and 4th tuesdays are another project, you can come to however many you'd like.  This is our first project...it's a hidden pocket bag, so cute, I can't wait to use it!   

 See where there is another zipper pocket....

 It's under the trim!

The hardware is in. We love to start things out with a bang so you'll be happy if you come, it's a fun project!

Janne Family Christmas Party

Here are a gazillion snapshots of our christmas party this year for my side of the family, we had a great time, we'd had our family portrait taken that morning so we were all ready to don the sweats and relax and enjoy some fun!  Alissa and Alan arrived so I put her to work making the punch...

 Here is Cailyn, our only little princess!

 Alissa and Jamie...

 Amy and niece Jen

 Here's my Mom arriving with her cake with santa atop!

 Ken helping MB carry in her plate of cookies....he tried making a detour straight to his office to drop them off and hide them.....but I caught him!

 Chris and MB and Bode

 Jen, Corissa, Amy and Alissa...

 Chris and my Dad off to the left...

 Dad getting into Vince's home made salsa....that and Alissa bean dip didn't last long!

 Chris thinking....why did we buy Mom this camera?????

 Mike and Corissa...

 Little Landon and his Grandpa Vince...

 Chris and my Dad....

 Chris with his arms full of Noah and Bode...

 Playing games, even the kids got to role the dice!

 Landon with his Aunt Alissa...

 Look at Cailyn rolling her dice!

 Jeremy came via skype...

 The kids table at dinner time...of course it's a bit chaotic but I hope they'll have fun memories of getting to sit together with their cousins!

 Opening presents...isn't it always a bit chaotic but it wouldn't be Christmas without that. My folks gave all the great grands these cute bags, their names embroidered on the front, so cute!  They did their first on line purchase, wow, pretty good to get that figured out!

 Lots of fun amid the craziness!  That's what it's all about isn't it, good memories!

 Chris and Chris....

 A bit of a break back in the bedroom for these 2 cousins, so cute together.
We had 3 highchairs, a rotation going in the crib and the pack n play... who needs a nap next?

 And of course desserts.....

 Amy with Noah and Chris and Papa all enjoying this little one...

 Grandpa Vince showing Landon the jingle bell on Santa...

 Aiden adding sprinkles to his hot chocolate...

 Time for everyone, even the youngest to enjoy each other....that's what it's all about!

Grammy is sad, Noah is heading home to Mississippi

Grammy is sad....this little guy is on his way home to Mississippi.  I know his Daddy is anxiously awaiting on the other end!  He told me he really really really missed him, so I guess it's time for him to go home with Mommy.

 Noah Your visit didn't last long and there was alot of people dying to meet you and play with you, but I treasured every minute I got to hold you and make you giggle and laugh. I'll miss your darling smile and that wonderful laugh and I know in a couple months I won't be able to stand it so I'll be looking at the calendar trying to figure out how I can come and see you!  I'll need to see you crawl before you are running around !

 I'm glad we got every little minute we did together!  I love you Noah!

Photo shoot 2011....Janne Family

What an exciting time was had yesterday morning!  The long ago scheduled photo shoot for my parents.  There were 23 of us in one spot all at the same time...amazing feat on it's own!  We missed you Jeremy!  He's getting photo-shopped in to the big family portrait for my parents, since this photo of all of us was their big desire for the 60th wedding anniversary celebration.  so I snapped a few candid shots here and there just for fun, it all went amazingly well, 23 people, including a 7,5,3,2 1/2 year, 18 months, 11 months, 6 months great grands! It was quite entertaining as a couple of the Daddy's standing in the back kept running around with the 18 month old and 11 month old until the exact moment, then they'd jump into place, Jamie would pull the pacifier and flash goes the camera!

Here is Jen with her Uncle Ken....

 Alissa getting to meet Noah...

 So here is our photographer Richard ( Mr. Patience) setting up his equipment, chairs etc. in one of the anterooms at my parents church.... We took a few candid individual family shots outside in the pretty garden then did the big family all together with these chairs and the mob of us all standing behind.  Richard had jingle bells that really helped with the kiddos.  At the end we thought we'd try Mom and Dad with just the great grands, so here they are getting ready. It was hilarious, I"m sure one of them will be just perfect :-).  Little ones looking at each other in the chairs, it was so fun....

 And this angle was almost as much fun, all the parents....

 One of these days we'll have some finished shots I can show you but for now, here's the behind the scenes trying to make 7 little ones all look up and smile at once!

 And of course here is Jamie and Noah...with his tie! ( shirt wouldn't quite button under that chin!)

This whole group is coming to our house at 4 for a mexican feast and holiday celebration, tons of food, drinks, a couple games and gifts to open!  It'll be great fun!

Elijah's quilt

I finished up this fun little baby quilt made especially for Elijah! 

 It was such a fun one to make I'm kind of wanting to make another one in colors for me!  I hope Elijah will love his soft little baby blue quilt! All the raw edges will make this a very comfy little quilt.  Stephanie....After it's washed a few more times it'll quit fraying and be so soft and fuzzy!

 Elijah is 1 month old now and lives in Brazil with his Mommy and Daddy, Stephanie is Jamie's sister whom we got to meet last year when they were in the US for a visit, Elijah was just a twinkle in their eye at that point!  So with all their family together they had a baby shower for Stephanie and invited me to come....

 So we spent a few hours celebrating Stephanie and Elijah in Brazil via skype!  How fun to see them, he's just darling and seemed to enjoy his party!

 He was very strong and alert and so cute!  It was fun to be included, and Stephanie did say she was hoping I'd come and bring a quilt!!!!!  It was finished on Christmas day with just the last bit to do on it.  Their Grandma saw it when they were over Christmas eve so she asked first thing when I got to the shower...did you get it done?????  Yep, it's ready!  All the gifts will go to Brazil in Feb. when Bruce and Vickie get to travel there to meet their Grandson. I'm sure they are so excited!  It was fun, we played some games that Stephanie could play along with us, then we each took a turn sitting in front of the computer and opening a gift that someone else had brought so we could be all excited to see what it was!  It was my first skyping shower and so fun!  So wonderful that their family can stay so well in touch with each other even on the other side of the world!

 And guess who was there!!!! Noah!!!! I got to play a bit, Noah jumping on my lap squeeling and giggling, soooooo fun!  Then he had to take his nap :-(  , ho hum, Grammy can't get enough of you Noah!

Christmas day

We had a great Christmas day, Chris and MB and Bode invited us over to enjoy a brunch and Bode's special time after they'd opened their gifts.  Here he is yet in his Christmas jammies, how fun to see him answer the door in these!

 Such a happy boy, this wasn't a new horse to ride but he's just sort of gotten the hang of it, he doesn't just sit on it he gets it going so seriously, jumping up and down, it's hilarious!  At 18 months he's figured this out, how to dance so cute, always asking "whatish" ....what's this.  nibbles on food here and there, busy with things for 15 seconds and moving on.  Loves being in his daddy's garage with him.  Bode's so like his Daddy!

Santa brought a vacuum, there was some serious vacuuming going on, can you tell!

 Chris, Ken, My dad watching Bode., Grandma on the side ready to snap photo's!   We had mimosa's, I had a pomegranate one, yum! yummy egg bake, some butterscotch rolls, fruit, bacon, it was all so good.

Bode and his Daddy...

Chris and Gene...

 My folks with MB...

 Jeremy came too, we skyped several times this day too, I love skype!

It was a great morning, Ken and I came home and mucked out the floors from the day before party, had time to relax, then went out to see his folks, Delores was sick and not able to join our brunch so we took out leftover food and got to have a nice visit. Drove around looking at alot of pretty lights and still had the rest of the evening to relax, visiting again with Jeremy and talking about his and my projects....he's realizing why he's always busy....:-)  he said...thanks Mom! Hope your Christmas day was peaceful and fun too!  We are still in party mode tho, more to come in the next few days!