Happy St. Patricks day!!!

Happy Birthday to my Great Grandmother Emma!  She was a Kelley and she was born 124 years ago on this very Irish day!

Great Grandma Emma holding my Grandmother

Yikes!

Wow, talk about being busy and not writing anything on the blog!  Colorado Springs is one place where you will stay busy all the time!  The kids have played Inline Roller Hockey every month we have been stationed here and with all the church/military activities we have going on... well it's a wonder I am even back to blogging! 
Lets see, quick update:  Not much snow this year (of course Kansas got plenty since we left!) but spring is def around the corner!  Both of the boys are now playing club hockey (tournaments every month) and Lydia is still playing rec hockey with her brothers (weekly teams).  She has lost plenty of her front teeth (naturally, not hockey related!) and finally let me get her hair cut into a cute long bob off her shoulders.  She also has updated her eye exams and will be sporting new glasses once they come in!
Tyler is our daredevil on wheels and on the playground.  Recently he was chasing someone on the playground and fell... later that day (after school and a hockey game) his dad took him to the ER to manage the pain and learned that he indeed had a pretty good fracture (almost a total break) on his right arm.  So, his first short (thank you Lord for a short cast!) cast with a camouflage theme.  So, that took him out of the Rink for a week but I'm am sure he is a quick healer and will be a rink rat again soon!  Cal is doing well with third grade... it's a tough age group and he is testing his boundaries with us at home.  I welcome the challenge, esp since Chris is home this year to help!  He finally got new (faster) wheels for his skates and is doing even better in his hockey play.  He loves his cub scouts and his new addiction are Lego's (which hurt when you step on them in the middle of the night!). 
I have been less involved in the military family (distance and commitment to my kids) and have been more committed to going to the gym and getting our family to eat even healthier than before.  I've been quilting up a storm as well... have 5 (yes 5) quilt tops about done and will be sending them off to a quilter soon.  The local gal that is doing one of my other quilt tops seems to be super busy so I def have to find another person to get at least three other tops done so I can give them to the kids school teachers before the end of May!  Yikes!  I'll post pics later!
As for Chris... he is busy all the time with the Army side of the house and we are currently waiting to hear from the army as to where we will be going this summer!  Will let you know when we know!
OK, that's the short update!

A few pictures of us last fall at the Garden of the Gods

Moda's Progressive Dinner!!

Moda is hosting a Progressive Dinner this week featuring 15 of our favorite Bake Shop Chefs who are all featured in their new book.  Each author will be giving away a copy of the new book and a  Moda pre-cut!
For a chance to win a fat quarter bundle, fat eighth bundle, jelly roll, layer cake, and a charm pack (a $200 value!), be sure to comment on every author's Progressive Dinner post starting on January 20th!

Here is the menu!!!

January 19
Stash Books
Moda Bake Shop

January 20
Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts
Roslyn Mirrington of Bloom
Vanessa Christenson of V and Co.

January 21
John Adams of Quilt Dad
Monica Solorio-Snow of The Happy Zombie

January 22
Kimberly Walus of Bitty Bits and Pieces
Melissa Mortenson of The Polkadot Chair

January 23
Natalia Bonner of Piece N Quilt
Vickie Eapen of Spun Sugar Quilts

January 24

Rachel Griffith of P.S. I Quilt

Lissa Alexander of Moda Lissa

January 25
Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts
Sweetwater

January 26
Angela Yosten
Jenny Garland

Mistletoe Make & Bake 2010 A Holiday Blog Hop!!!

November 15th-20th, 2010

Here is the line-up~  You don't want to miss this!!

November 15th

Sherri K. Falls of This & That Patterns

November 16th

Heidi Kaisand of Chicks & Hen

Monique Dillard of Open Gate Blog

November 17th

Celine Perkins of Perkin's Dry Goods

Patrick Lose of The Latest News from Patrick Lose

Kelly Ann Richardson of Kelly Ann's Quilting

November 18th

Lissa Alexander of Moda Lissa

Julie Stewart of Quilts 4 Julie

November 19th

Roseann Kermes of Rosebud's Cottage

Brenda Riddle of Little Acorns

November 20th

Vickie Eapen of Spun Sugar Quilts

Melisa Morrison of Sweet Home Quilt Co.

November 21st

On the seventh day, we’ll rest. And eat cookies!

Be sure to visit each site for some cookie bliss, wonderful projects and awesome prizes!!

Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks, Vol. 2!

Check it out!!!  Lots of cool blocks, fun give aways and awesome blogs to view!!!!  Hit the button on my sidebar to visit all the sites!!!  DON'T MISS OUT!!!!!

Another Go Giveaway!!!!!!!!!!

You've got to check out Lavender Ridge!  She is giving away a GO! Cutter and 3 dies!!  Hurry, you only have until November 10th to enter!  Good luck!