The Thimble...

Grandma Freda has always been so giving of her time. She has made service to others a huge priority in her life with church, 4-H, voting work. Even with her quilting; something that she enjoys very much, she serves others. She has ladies aid at church every other week, where they sew together and make blankets for kids. I love that every time I come over she has a quilt that she is working on to show us. Over the years, she has had the same couple of pin cushions. This one has been around as long as I have, and probably longer. But it isn't all those pins and the cushion that are special, it is that thimble on top. It was her moms thimble. She told me that it is a real nice thimble, but their are two small holes in it that every now and again, the needle finds it way through. She told me two weeks ago, and when we were there this week, I saw the thimble at rest, and decided that it should be in a scrapbook with the story of the two holes. No sense in getting a new one when this one only has a few holes....... maybe that poke every once in awhile keeps her awake.

You know someone quilts a lot when they are wearing out metal thimbles. I know someday when the boys are grown I am going to have the opportunity to carry on some of these traditions that have been in our family. I just hope I remember how when the time comes...

Off to Great Grandma and Grandpa's house we go...

I am trying to take the boys to visit their greatgrandparents on a weekly basis. I know how very lucky that they are to have great grandparents around that are still active. Coleton goes straight inside and has his freshly popped popcorn, and gets the old metal trucks and tractors out of the cubbord. He likes to sit on the floor by the davenport and play with the same toys that we played with as kids. And my dad played with as a kid too. They DEFINATELY don't make em' like that anymore.

Coleton wants to draw with grandma too, he gets out his "colors" and wants to draw barns, buckeyes, and tractors.

This week grandpa took Coleton out to the barn and picked out a sled for him that was just his size. He was so excited. Plus, no trip to the barn is complete without sitting on a tractor. I cannot wait until spring when Coleton can garden with grandpa and watch the plants grow. Dirt is right up his alley.

First foods...

And as you can see, he has been doing a little bit of thumb sucking, I hope he doesn't suck his thumb till the third grade like his mom did.

Carrots are yummy, well since he doesn't know what else is out there...lol. Xander tasted baby food and cereal for the first time this week. He didn't do too bad at it, in fact he is much, much, much better with a spoon than a bottle. I don't know what it is, but he really hates his bottle. Hopefully, food will help since he won't hardly eat while I am away. He is a booby baby:)

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