The Pine View Quilt

Ok so i had to post this because it has taken me sooooooo long to finish it. Probably a little more than two years. I have the habit of starting projects and not finishing them in a timely manner. When I first started college I had all my sweatshirts from playing basketball and soccer in high school just tucked under my bed because they were all just getting worn out and dirty. I didn't want to get rid of them because let's face it, I have a hard time getting rid of anything that halfway resembles a memory. So I decided to make a quilt because then I could still have the memories, but they wouldn't just be old sweatshirts under the bed for the rest of my life. However, I could never find the time to just sit down and finish the dang thing. Kyle finally had to put his foot down and demand that I couldn't start another project until all of my old ones were finished. So without school taking up all of my time I finally finished it and am so excited. It didn't quite turn out as good as I wanted it to, but it was hard and I just wanted to get it done! On to the next project!

Mandy's Baptism

My step-mom Mandy got baptized Saturday March 27th. It was really fun to be there and experience it with her. In January my dad was gone for three weeks for work and the sister missionaries knocked on her door. She invited them in and started taking the discussions. A few months later she decided she wanted to be baptized. During the baptism Kyle realized that the sister missionary who gave Mandy the discussions was the sister of a missionary companion he had in Argentina. Sorry I don't have any pictures. I am kind of a bad picture taker.

Derek's Mission Call

My little brother Derek got his mission call. He was called to serve in the Nicaragua Managua mission. He had been getting teased forever about where he would end up going so I was glad that he was going to get to go foreign and Spanish speaking like he wanted. After he read where he was going he had to sit and think about where it actually was. It took us awhile to finally figure out that it is in Central America. It's close to Costa Rica so we now know where our next family vacation will be in 2 years (hopefully). He leaves for the MTC on July 7th, which means he has three months to let it all sink in. It's going to be really weird having him gone for 2 years, but I'm really excited for him. I keep trying to upload the video of him opening it, but it's just not working. Maybe i'll keep trying.

My latest creation

I had figured out how to make these a few weeks ago so for Tiffany's (sis in-law) birthday I made her one for her and her family. Then I made myself one. I think they are pretty cool!