What We Did On Vacation - The Next Part - Part 2

We had a blast with water

 We filled the water blasters from the watering cans.  Donnie wore his cowboy hat and vest 

The main rule was "no water in the face" - if at all possible

We reloaded

 Our son and daughter joined in the fun - we gathered up many blasters, just in case we needed them

We had a lot of fun!!

Mosaic Monday

 On our Saturday trip to Camano Island we saw so many beautiful flowers

 First was this wonderful Hibiscus Bush

 With two colors of flowers on the same bush

 In front of a second hand store were these lovely flowers

 And on a back road we came across this clever planter full of Pinwheel Petunias

 Hollyhocks were everywhere

The flowers of summer

What We Did On Vacation - Next Part

I can't remember how many vacation posts I've done - but we had so much fun when our son and his family were here from West Virginia for two weeks, so this is the next part.  Because we knew that they were coming in July we decided to celebrate Father's Day, our son-in-law's birthday, our son's birthday and Donnie's birthday all at once.  We started by taking everyone out to breakfast - the server brought a combined birthday pancake.

 We wore our cowboy boots while being industrious on mama's cellphone.

 We drew pictures with Grampy

 We wore our cowboy hat and took a ride on daddy's back

 We ate popcorn

 We had a sports themed birthday party - with lots of ice cream

 We blew up balloons

 And hung up balloons

And got tangled up in balloons

We had a very good vacation

Silos

On our way to Stanwood, WA yesterday I spotted all these silos.  It is too bad they are no longer in use.  Nearby the farmer had stacked dozens of those white plastic wrapped hay bales - and beside that a gigantic pile of the used white plastic wrapping - what a shame, next to those beautiful silos - which are more ecologically sound I am sure, than the white plastic.

 This must have been one of the bigger ranches when it was built, usually there is only one silo.

 The old TV antennae still stands tall - there are no TV stations here that broadcast shows through the air anymore - it is all on cable - but the antennae remains.

The Barn Collective

Friday Greens

Washington State is very green - in fact it is called The Evergreen State  Green is our background color.

 Green farmfields

 Green grass in the apple orchards (the trees are trimmed this way so picking is easy and the branches don't get too heavy with fruit)

  Green in Eastern Washington parks

 Green with Elderberry blossoms

 Pretty green gardens

 Green framing a lake (this lake is about 4 blocks from our house)

 The woods across the street from our house

 The green closes in on the roads

 Green moss in the deep woods

 And herons in green trees.

Saturday's Critters
Friday Greens

Wednesday Wee Ones - A New Doll

A new doll - a real treat. 

This is the challenge fabric that Diane picked - we can use any other fabric with the chosen one (music notes) and I decided to use a small red print - perfect for summer dresses.  Stop over and visit Diane and see what she made from this fabric- I can't wait to see what she has made.

 Sally Jo is the new doll, on the left.  A gift from our son and daughter-in-law when they were here visiting from West Virginia.  She is making friends and enjoying her stay with us.  Abby is happy to have another doll in the family.

 Today they posed on the deck, with pretty flowers in the background

 Sally Jo's dress is from a free patter found HERE - I added the ruffle, just because I love ruffles.  The pattern has sizes for little girls, if you have a daughter or granddaughter to sew for, and doll size.  The pattern is free and downloadable so you don't have to wait for it to arrive.

 I added the ruffle to the pattern, just because I love ruffles.

And a cute scarf of music fabric and red binding

 Abby's dress is from McCalls pattern 6137.  It is discontinued, but can be found on ebay quite reasonably.  The hat is from the same pattern.

The ruffle was included in the pattern and is the perfect finishing touch to the sun dress

 The hat is red fabric, lined with music fabric - great for a sunny afternoon

 Sally Jo and Abby can switch hats/head scarves too - since all the pieces match

 The deck is fun - and smells so good with sweet peas and purple petunias blooming.

  

 Sharing is fun!!

 And we can switch back and forth all day

Have you been sewing doll clothes lately?  Let us know so we can visit.