Knitting

A couple of months ago I was trying to learn to knit. I watched a DYI video on the Internet that taught me to cast on and do the knit stitch. So i did that for awhile, but soon decided i wanted to do a project. So I went online and bought a knitting book with much excitement to start my first project. I soon got my books in and found a pattern that I liked and ran off to Micheals to get my supplies. As I stood in the yarn isle searching for the yarn i needed (not a sales person in sight mind you) I couln't find the right yarn. Really i found everything but what i needed. I was very discouraged needless to say. Then i signed Ashlyn up for dance class here in Richlands. I also discovered this great little yarn shop. Then lady is great who works there, she has been knitting since she was 5 years old and is a very wise and patient teacher. So i sat down with her and she showed me more about knitting in 10 minutes then i had learned in the past 3 months. I started with dishcloths/washcloths and then moved on to hats. I am currently on my second hat. Below is a picture of the first hat when i started it. I will post the finished product when i get a minute to take a picture. So i am really loving knitting, next i will learn to do mittens. Enjoy

Busy Busy

Ashlyn has become the busy little bee this year. She is loving soccer and dance class. She started dance in June and is currently on her second week of soccer. She is one of two girls on the soccer team. The other girl is a fellow homeschooler we met at the dance school.
















She gets pretty tired out there running around and being that it's 9:00 am and probably 85 degrees doesn't help matters. The heat seems much more intense this year and the bugs in Richlands would send the ones at our house scurrying in a hurry,eeech.






























Here is my little clown, Devin, He is something else. He has officially entered the whiny three year old stage of life. I didn't have fond memories of it from the first time and this time definitely isn't leaving a positive lasting impression. We are currently trying to be on a school schedule and do all of our stuff daily, we are 1/1 so far. Hopefully we keep it up. Ashlyn is able to sound words out more quickly and even is recognizing words in her environment. I am so proud of her. Devin is starting the random counting that I remember Ashlyn doing, the 1,4,6,9,10. He actually helped me count to 20 in the car the other day, it was just me and him and i was very surprised at all the numbers he knew.

Antonio is due for a visit in about 36 days (not that i am counting or anything) and we are so excited. We plan to visit the Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, Va and then we are going to also have some time to ourselves overnight. The only time we left our kids overnight was when Devin was born so this will be interesting, I am excited. Take care everyone