Where did March go?

How is it already the end of March?! I have been busy, but not really with anything too exciting...normal stuff. Toddler activities, knitting, washing the never ending pile of laundry. Last week was my birthday, and it was amazing. Weston had a whole day planned for me and it was all a surprise....he took the day off and took the kids to the museum while I went for a mani/pedi (second one ever....) and lunch by myself. What a treat it is to eat alone with only your thoughts...no screaming toddler or baby trying to escape your lap. It's the little things. :) Then he also took me to dinner while my mom and brother watched the kids. It was great.

I've also been knitting up a storm. I finished Lucy's sweater (minus sewing on the buttons, but it is a bit too big for her right now, so I'm not too motivated to do that), made my mom a pair of felted slippers, knit one fingerless mitt (the other will be finished this week) and started a pair of mittens for my mom. Whew! I also broke out my spinning wheel and started something new. It is a rainbow batt, so I am spinning it a thin and plan on chain plying it so the colors stay together and I'll have a stripey yarn. It will take a while, but I'm enjoying spinning again!

Alright, off to get Sawyer dressed and head to the museum! Some friends are in town from Soldotna so we are getting all the kiddos together....hopefully they have fun!

Almost a sweater

I've been working away at Lucy's sweater....only the sleeves left! I really like it. I need to pick some buttons for it...probably some silver ones....but that requires a trip to the store, so it will have to wait a bit.

Sawyer LOVES his mittens. He has worn them almost every time we have left the house since they have been finished and even napped in them one day. Silly kid. I also recently dug out a pair of felted slippers I made a long time ago that fit him now...and he loves those as well.

Quick pic of the kiddos, in case you don't follow their blogs.

Finished Mittens

I did it! I finished Sawyer's mittens in February. That means I finished two things in 28 days...which is pretty amazing for me! I am really happy with Sawyer's mittens. I plan on knitting a lining, but I have to run to the yarn shop for some laceweight alpaca.....

Now I'm planning my knitting for this month. I know I plan on knitting at least one gift, and maybe some fingerless mitts.... We will see! It's also the month of the iditarod, which means yet another knitting challenge! I might try and knit Lucy a sweater during the running of the Iditarod.

Took the kids to the zoo today, you can see more about that on their blogs. :)

A snapshot

There aren't too man days left in February....I might be able to finish Sawyer's second mitten if the kids cooperate and I skip napping all week.... They are going to be a matching pair of raccoons. Sawyer apparently isn't a fan of mis-matched items, as we found out yesterday when trying to put on socks that didn't match.

Anyway, I was trying to take a picture of the kids and myself yesterday....and this is what happened. I feel like it captured the true nature of how my days go....

Fur Rondy fun!

I love Fur Rondy! It is so fun and there is so much to do.... We have an action packed weekend ahead of us. This morning I took the kids to meet some of the Fur Rondy mushers and their dogs and Sawyer loved it. One of the mushers (from NY!) had a small kids sled and hooked a dog up to pull Sawyer around. I think that is his preferred mode of transportation now. This weekend we plan on going to the pioneer pancake breakfast, the parade, the fur auction, and ice bowling. We also plan on going to see the snow sculptures and the model train exhibit sometime. And we are hoping to catch Zoo Lights this time around. There is a good amount of snow on the ground now, so it will be really pretty. Oh, and the dog races! So much to do!

Apple Crisp and Mittens

This week I discovered apple crisp....it's like apple pie but without all the fussy work of making a crust! Amazing. Sawyer and I made one together on Monday and it was gone by the end of the day..... then I made one on Thursday for Branda's birthday.... and it was gone by the end on the night. I'm making one now, and even though it is just Lucy and I at home right now, there is a good chance it will be gone pretty quickly! Sawyer loves helping me cook, and we are working our way through a book called Alpha-Bakery. It is put out by Gold Medal Flour and is one that Weston had when he was a kid. The recipes are simple and delicious. The only problem with that is they are too quick to make.... if I'm working alone, getting an apple crisp ready for the oven takes about 10 mins. Dangerous.

I've been working hard on Sawyer's mittens. I'm going to finish the one I'm working on and reevaluate. I want to line them, as there are rather long floats, so I want to make sure they will fit. I'm about 10 rows from finishing the first one...if I still like it when I'm done I'll have to decide if I want to make another raccoon or a beaver.

I do need to start a simpler project that I can work on during the day or while in the car, as I can't always read a chart.... maybe I'll do some Rav pattern searching today and figure that out.

A rattle and plans

I knit Lucy this fun mushroom rattle this weekend. I had some handspun at I wanted to use to make her something, and this was quick and easy. She loves it. It has a bell in the top and some crinkle stuff in the stem. It is easy for her to grab and shove in her mouth....and the top kind of looks like a boob! Lol

My next knit will be mittens for Sawyer. I have to go buy some black yarn to go with the blue I have already. I was going to use white, but I think the black will look better and it won't get dirty as easily, which is probably a good thing with mittens. I might try and get the yarn today if I'm super adventurous and decide to try and take both kids to the store....or I might just wait until I'm at the shop on Wednesday to teach....

We are going to hopefully make it to the zoo today. It's pretty warm out and I think it will be fun! Sawyer has been watching Monty the Moose this morning and making all the noises for the animals....he is so funny!