Emily gave Emma a shopping cart for her 1st birthday. It is one of her favorite toys. Now that she is walking, she can really move and ...

Here is Emma in her little "Grinch" hat that I made for her. As you can see in the picture, she wasn't very happy. I wanted t...

I spent most of the day today and part of yesterday decorating our Christmas tree. It took 2 different ladders and hundreds and hundreds of ...

Molly, Bjarne and Emma came over for dinner this evening. Molly brought Emma's Christmas dress so we could take some photos in front of ...

Here is a video clip Molly took yesterday of Emma walking to Matt. She is holding tight to a stuffed animal kitty that I bought her yesterda...

Dan bought me a new Canon HF100 camcorder for Christmas. He gave it to me early so I can start recording Emma's first steps. I haven...

Emma took her first steps on her own on Thursday. She was so pleased with herself. Molly, Bjarne , and Emma stopped by after dinner last n...

I still need to stitch around all the appliques, add sashing, quilt and bind -- but all the designing and placement is done.

I got another panel done with the trucks and highway. This is really going to be cute -- even if I do say so myself! This is fun!

Emmy, I got the background completed for the wallhanging and finished the panel applique for the first vehicle -- the tractor. I think this...

I finished the basic shapes and the design for Bobby's quilt this evening. You have to imagine it on bands of color. The lower band will...

Emmy and Robert found out this week that they are having a boy! Robert Lewis Howell, V -- Bobby for short. Emily and Robert want a car, tru...

Molly and Bjarne celebrated their wedding anniversary with some alone time this weekend. Emma came over on Saturday around noon and stayed ...

Emma came over to play on Sunday and give her Mommy and Daddy a break. As usual, she was most interested in Sophie (our dog). Here is a pict...

Emma, Molly, and Bjarne came for dinner Saturday night -- beef stew and apple crisp (good fall menu ). Emma was wearing a hat I made her in...

I just finished a couple more sweaters for Miss Emma. I am trying to get most of my Emma projects done to clear the way for Baby Howell crea...

On Monday, Emma's day care was close for the holiday. I took the day off to keep Emma at my house. Emma loves our dog, Sophie. It turned...

Emma's 1st birthday party was so much fun and chaos. We had a group of 25 (only 6 children) in attendance. Emma enjoyed her birthday cup...

OK, Emmy called and said my post looked like a crazy lady wrote it. I don't know what happened, but it was all jumbled up! It is fixed...