2016 - Christmas Craft Ornaments

This year, Isabelle made Christmas Tree ornaments with thumb prints to hang on our tree and give as gifts for Christmas.

We made salt dough with green food coloring, 

and dipped her finger in red paint to make the  ornaments.

She loved putting them in the Christmas tree!!

Christmas Cookies at Grandma's

This year, Isabelle helped make Christmas cookies at Grandma & Gido's house.  She loved frosting the cookies and, of course, eating as many as she could.  We loved watching her mixing and waiting for the cookies to bake.  I have become much less of a perfectionist when it comes to cookie decorating over the last few years!!

Decorating Easter Eggs at Grandma & Gido's House

Isabelle's Second Easter

Cross-Stitch Sampler for Baby Ava Quinn

 Isabelle helping me work on the cross-stitch sampler for Baby Ava!  She loved pulling the needle up - with lots of help, of course.  Here we are working on the border:

We made the same one that my mom made me when I was born (now hanging up in Isabelle's room!)

Christmas Cookies

We visited Great-Grandma and Grandpa Abts in Green Bay and made Christmas cookies with Grandma Michelle and Aunt Cindy.

Fall Bonet

We're not quite sure who made this one, but it was one of my dad's relatives from Canada.  Isabelle had lots of fun wearing it this fall - especially at the Pumpkin Patch with mom and Grandma Michelle.

Lawn Blocks

Isabelle made her grandparents hand-print lawn blocks for Christmas this year. We did pretty good for a very squirmy baby!!!

ABC Sampler

Cross-stitch alphabet sampler that my mom made for me when I was born in 1988.  We took pictures with it when Isabelle was 2 months old.

We hung it in Isabelle's room when we first moved to Lomira.

Stripped Blanket

Blanket that I crocheted for our old living room:

And here is Hannah and my mom enjoying it :)