I should rename this blog

"Liam, Quinn, and lots of yarn dyeing and some knitting too"

Latest dyeing adventures. My red came out pink (I should have added gold to it, I think), but I do like it with the gold-ish orange tones that I did as well.

Barbecue Fun

Tim's parents came over and he made great bbq for everyone--ribs, sausage, and a pasta salad, and Dede made a tasty cherry pie sort of thing that was perfect.

Just a few pics from the evening.

Roasting marshmallows:



Eating a s'more (which he was completely underwhelmed about):


Swinging:



It was a really nice evening!

Trip to Las Cruces

My mom and I took a long weekend trip with the boys down to Las Cruces, to see my brother John and his awesome girlfriend Brooke. They are expecting their first baby at the end of August and are finishing nursing school. They're, um, busy. But they were kind enough to let us take over their house for a few days.

Some pics from the weekend.

On the way down:

Quick rest stop in Hatch



Nice group shot!
At the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum.




Phineas and Ferb made the ride home more tolerable for all of us. :-p

A little knitting

I finished these longies for John and Brooke's baby, due at the end of this month. (Yay!). It's TIG's Jack colorway and coordinating green, on Carys BFL, knit w/size 7 circs using the LTK Picky Pants pattern, which I adore. Should be about a size small, which I hope will fit the little one when it's a bit colder.

I have been dyeing yarn a good bit recently, which is really fun and satisfying. I started with kool aid, and then moved to professional acid dyes. Here are a few ones I've done that I'm pretty happy with.

Here are some w/kool aid:





And a few with acid dyes:

Blog Revival

In the throes of potty training here...

It's going well. We're using positive reinforcement--Q gets a sticker every time he successfully uses the bathroom. Anyway, this evening I myself used the facilities and when I finished, Quinn got *me* a sticker.

I'm so proud of myself!

Happy Halloween (a little late!)

from a little Spider, and Jackie Chan (from the first 20 or so minutes of Police Story, sans wig, but hey, does it really matter?)!

Off to Kindergarten

Whee!

Preschool Graduation!

Friday night was Liam's graduation from preschool. :-) Here he is, with his balloon, in the shirt he decorated with hot wax. They had a parent who does it professionally come in to help.

Getting his "diploma" (they rolled the shirts up and gave them to each kid after announcing their name and where they'd be attending kindergarten):

Liam's self portrait. They also worked very hard on portraits (of themselves and others) this year. All the self portraits were hung gallery-style in the hallway--it looked awesome. Liam made the frame, too.

And here are all the portraits Liam's friends did of him (they drew portraits of everyone in the class).

Liam's 15 seconds during the dance performance (which was amazing, really!). Note that Liam is the only child *not* in dark pants. Go me.

And at his spot towards the end of the line, waiting for the cue to move.

Super cute, no?

Even if they do need haircuts.

Today's Quinn-ism

He just cracks us right up all the time. This morning, looking for the key to the garage (which is on the dryer): "I will get the key! I see it with my eyeballs!"