Fall is coming...

Not that you'd know it here in AZ. It's still around 100 degress F every day, but by this time next month you'll all be wishing you were here. All the way until beginning of May! Fall has never been my favorite season, but I do love it here because the weather gets so nice (again, in October...September is still a summer month). Leaves falling, crisp air, pumpkins, yada yada...not really interested. And fall colors, to me, are somewhat drab! Spring/summer are my favorite season, esp. spring here. This is why my new fall items in my shop aren't that fallish. They can be worn anytime, and that's how I like it. Kimberly Van Sistine photographed a few new items for me, and here's a sneak peak. It's a new pattern that I love, AND it goes up to a size 12! Yay! The fabrics are Meadowsweet 2 by Sandi Henderson...love them. Still bright but kind of seem like fall, too.

Recently we went to the children's museum in Phoenix. Love this place! They've added so many new things since we were there last! Odin's favorite was the noodle forest and the "fiders" (spiders). Went to my brother and sister's baptisms this past weekend...just me and Ally. She did well on the plane and it was an amazing, blessed weekend. I always forget how amazing testimonies are...until I go to them. It was so special to hear Madi and Andre's testimonies and to see them baptized, to know they will be in Heaven with me when they die. Ally had fun with the babysitter and another little girl from my parents' church in West Lafayette. I so wish we could go to Indiana, and the idea of living there is very appealing. I think we will probably stay in Phoenix, but you never know. We are praying for God's direction in where we should be and what we should be doing!

Meadowsweet Skirt

Odin had the camera :)

Yesterday I had 3 pairs of white pants to make for different customers. So I did that, then decided I wanted to make a skirt for Ally (once I get going, I really don't like to stop). Skirts don't take terribly long to make, so I was able to finish it pretty quickly (with interruptions, of course!) I made it with Sandi Henderson's new Meadowsweet line. The butterflies are so fun, and I love pink and orange! I had gotten a pair of ruffle leggings and a ruffle top at Target, and the skirt matched really well. Ally was a little over-ruffled though! The skirt is available in my shop, and Ally actually was a really good model for me today. I got some nice shots! The kids have really been great about playing outside. I don't know what I'll do when it's summer and it's too hot. We also had to go to the post office today. The line was really long, but both kids were good about it. Odin has been so sweet lately, with lots of "I love you's" and kisses, and I don't really want him to grow up. Gave him a cookie-pie for being a good boy (Oatmeal cream pie). I miss my family- less then 3 weeks until they are here! But don't tell my mom that; she likes to think of it as a month because she has so much to get done in that time. :) The shop is slowing down lately, but I am hoping for a few more sales before I take a much-needed break.