July's First Adventure

As with all vacations, our month came to an end and the massive Costco trip was accomplished, clothes were packed, hugs & kisses given.
This time we traveled with one vehicle. How nice it was to be able to visit with Jason whenever I wanted to and not have to wait for cell service!! Plus, there are way more opportunities to knit as a passenger! :)

Kimby's cozy nook. She loves tents made by blankets.

Pretty sure this was in Arizona

Nothing like driving shots... but the colors in the rock are amazing!

The first time we broke over 100*, but a few hours later we hit 111*. I wonder how long it takes blood to thin out enough to feel comfortable at those kinds of temps?

What a welcome surprise to find ourselves back where we just left the beginning of June! No new area to learn this time!

Vacation Month

Coming home to cloudy skies, rain, snow on the mountains, and a chill in the air was so, so, so pleasant! We thoroughly enjoyed the typical Flathead June weather.
Jason's mom and my parents came for a visit the first part of the month. Kimberly finally got to meet the rest of her grandparents, more aunties, master crawling, discover how great crawling on grass is & learn to sew... busy month!

*this one makes me smile every time!*

Nothing beats naptime with Grandma!

Kimberly's first "girl talk before bedtime"

Traveling Home - Part 2

After church on June 3^rd, we hooked on to the trailer and headed north. North through Los Angeles, north around the sod, the dog, the boxes in the freeway. North towards first hotter temperatures and finally north towards snow. North to Great Grandma, north to Multnomah Falls, north to home sweet home.

 

This was my first experience traveling with the trailer. Although driving separate vehicles was a rather lonely way for us to travel, it was so nice to pull into the rest areas behind Jason & the trailer and be able to crawl into our own bed after brushing our teeth at our own sink and not having to haul anything into a hotel. The first night was so hot… 90* hot. It was due to exhaustion that we slept. The next night was down below 40* and we snuggled in under all of the covers with a snuggly Kimberly and both Jason and I actually stuck our feet out of the covers because it was so toasty! Brrr was it cold when we had to get out of bed!
Nothing compares to the feeling of finally passing the "Welcome to Montana" sign. *contented sigh*

House sweet house! Playing with my house toys is so much fun!

Picking up Knitting: Photo Tutorial

Clearly, much can be learned from observation...

First you must assess where the project was when it was set aside.



Don't let it overwhelm you, just grab those needles!

Make sure you keep excellent tension on your yarn.



Sometimes you need to pull the yarn an arm's length to have enough.



Bite the yarn to break it off... it's what Grandma taught mom to do and what I will probably continue to do.

All done!