I have been “learning” how to sew on my sisters old machine, it’s 25 years old! I can successfully load the bobbin, thread the machine and sew a straight line. I have finished 3 placemats so far. Hopefully I will be moving on to more extravagant things soon.
first completed place mat
Patriotic Place Mat
Summer swim lessons have come to an end.
Avery was in a class with the same friends all summer long, 6 weeks!
Eisley, Bella & Avery- swimming mermaids
They had the same teacher for the last 4 weeks- Brandy. She was very patient and full of energy. They are now “swimming” and were brave enough to jump off the diving board on the last day, over and over again.
Swimming with Brandy
Can’t wait to see what they’ll be doing next summer…
Avery has been into taking her own pictures. She is pretty good about getting her fingers out of the way now and not touching the lens. She does insist on putting her eye up to the camera, instead of holding it back to see the screen. Problem is, there is no eye hole!! She needs to work on keeping the camera still too! Here are some pics she took while out to dinner. She needs more practice!!
Avery's picture of mama
Avery's picture of papa
Fortunately she hasn’t asked to take any videos yet!
We shared a pizookie (is it a pizza or a cookie?). Avery and Dan “fought” over the bites of the pizookie.No wasting food here!!
spoons
Loved it to the very last bite!
good friends
Had a baby shower on Sunday. Had a great time! So good to see friends we don’t get to see too often anymore. We decorated bibs for the baby. He is going to look so good with his homemade bibs!! You might be able to guess who decorated which ones!!
creative bibs for Sawyer!! Thanks ladies.
Bibs the kids made for Sawyer
Special thanks to MB, BB & AH!!
Avery did a VBS and was very excited about the “show” at the end. She is in the very front in a pink dress. We only Dan’s iphone to take pictures.
Avery is the "show."
MySpace comes through again!! I got a message from someone titled “are you Sara Talbutt?” Well, yes, I was! There’s only one person by that name! It was a guy I went to middle school with… blah, blah, blah…
At the end of the note, he writes “funny thing is, we are neighbors. I live in Ventura too!” WHAT? We were in school in BELGIUM!! He just finished his doctorate at UCSB and in now moving to NY for a job. He has lived here, 3 miles from my house, for the last 5 years!! CRAZY
We are at the VC pool for swim lessons again- 6 weeks. There are only 3 (wild) girls in her class. The teacher is doing great handling them. They all want his attention at the same time- “me next, me next, TYLER!!”
We went to the Skirball Cultural Center while my parents were here. We visited the Noah’s Ark exhibit. I had no idea what to expect. It was fabulous! Avery loved it, we spent almost 2 hours in there. It was all “hands on” and kid friendly. Avery even cleaned up the poop from the animals!
