Family Fun

The family packed into the Minivan and toook a day trip up to Estes Park. We were thinking we would hike up to Bear Lake but when the little old man at the information booth asked me if we had ski poles I knew we were in trouble! Turns out there was still quite a bit of snow on the trails.




Instead we drove into town and had a picnic lunch by the river. Abby had a blast standing in the water, which is freezing cold due to the fact that it is all runoff. She didn't seem to mind and we finally had to insist that she take a break and get out.

Logan on the other hand didn't want anything to do with the water and was happier cruising up and down the stairs, practicing his new found skill of walking up and down rather than crawling... oh and jumping off of the last one :-)

We ended the day walking up the main street and getting an ice cream cone for the kids. It was a lot of fun to get the kids out and into the Mountains that Abby talks about and loves to look at!!

Down on the Farm

Abby has been into cows and farms lately. She wants to go "squeeze" (milk) the cows. In Longmont they have a farm called "Sunflower Farm" where you can go and walk around a working farm and see all the animals. They have swings, a treehouse, baby animals, a hay stack maze for little ones, and much more. It is a ton of fun for little ones - I wish I had come up with this idea! Buy a farm and have silly suburbanites pay $6.00 per person to walk around it! There had to be a couple hundred people there the day we were there.

Naming Challenge

If you haven't heard already I'm going to start selling my purses/totes/bags at local craft fairs, etsy.com, and probably open an ebay store. My problem is coming up with a catchy, cute name that is easy for people to remember. So, I'm enlisting your help! Please help me come up with a name for my crafting business. I will be making purses as well as other hand sewn items (kids stuff mainly), I'm pretty certain they will all be sewn as opposed to painting or other crafts.

If you have a account on blogspot you can leave a comment on the end of this post. If you don't wish to create an account you can e-mail me at heather.quereau@comcast.net

Here's some background info on me if you don't already know:

• My last name is Quereau (I'm thinking this is a little hard for people to spell and remember)
• I have 2 children - Abigail "Abby" and Logan
• I have 2 cats - Oreo and Izzy (Isabelle, Izzy Bizzy Bear)
• My favorite color is purple (don't know how that will help)

That's all I can think of right now. Oh and the best part....

The winner receives a purse as a Thank You!!!

If you know any other people who are creative please pass this on to them, I need all the help I can get. Thanks for your help all

Sewing Room is Complete!!

After months of hardwork by my Dear Husband the basement is basically complete, just awaiting the finishing touches such as baseboards. I stayed up late last night getting my sewing room all put together. I am SEW excited!! I got bins to put all my fabric in and now I can just go down and sew when I want... and the kids allow :-)

Below is my latest creation. Her name is Miranda, she's a fun tote with lots of large pockets all around the inside.

Hopefully my production will go up now that I have a dedicated space. I have a pretty big list of people waiting for a bag.

Budding Artist?

Ok so I really have no idea at what ages children develope in their ability to draw. I am however thinking that Abby is a little ahead in her abilities, no bragging here, keep in mind she just turned 3! I've had Mom's in the preschool program she goes to ask me if I have taught her how to draw or have her in classes. I assure you there is no coaching here...

I was picking up toys today per usual and I picked up her doodle pad and was shocked by what I saw! What do you think...

Caterpillar Capers

I organized a little "science project" for my Mom's Meet up group this year. I think it's been a hit. Abby's having fun anyway :-) We ordered Painted Lady Caterpillars from Insectlore.com they all come in one container and they are tiny! About 33 of them. Abby and I had to put food in this little Dixie cups and then transfer 1 or 2 caterpillars per cup. They walk around on the food on the bottom and eat and eat and eat and get really big. Then they spin a silk web and crawl to the top of the jar and hang upside down in a J shape, and then....


They turn into a chrysalis. They were pretty with gold flecks on their backs. In about 7-10 days they will emerge as butterflies. We can't wait.

As part of the activities we did a Butterfly Metamorphosis Story time. I ordered a couple books from Amazon.com that explained the transformation that the Caterpillars go through. It was a ton of fun, I think the Mom's learned a little in the process too. Below is Jarrett and Abby getting ready for story time. Boy are we going to have our hands full!!

Abby's 3rd Birthday

We had a birthday party for Abby with my Mom's group. It was a beautiful day and the kids were able to play outside. Amber made the cakes both were adorable, it was a garden party theme so they went perfectly.

Abby had a great time and loved the cake! Below is my friend Amy and her little girl Amanda.

Abby enjoyed all her friends and her presents :-) Below is Abby opening her presents with her friends. Jack, Abby, Kira, and Ethan.