I’ve wanted to make a quilt for Claire since she was born and I’ve finally started it. It’s inspired by the Swiss flag. Perfect for our girl who was born in Switzerland. I wish the girls would just let me work on it all day uninterupted. Sigh.  

My Bea is five. Five sounds mighty big. We started her birthday bright and early with her room full of balloons. I guess it’s become a tradition. Then we had birthday pancakes. A trip to an aquarium to see some penguins and finally cake and presents. I was a bit sad because she had a…

Here are some highlights from our Montreux vacation. I had a hard time narrowing our photos down because they remind me how lovely it was there. We went to the Callier Chocolate museum and at the end they had a room where you could stuff yourself silly with as much chocolate as you wanted!  Here…

Bea is on vacation for the next two weeks. We are sort of freakish for not going skiing – in fact they call this the ski holiday. We did decide to take a little vacation though – we went to Montreux. Montreux is in Southwest Switzerland on Lake Geneva – it’s the French part of…

I just dropped Bea at school with her Birthday cake. Today is her day to celebrate with her class and her teacher. She woke up early to decorate the cake with a rainbow.  I’m feeling wistful. These milestones and the million little moments that come with them are so precious. Making the cake, peeking excitedly…

Thank you to all the Grandmas, Grandpas, Aunts and Uncles who sent cards and goodies. We wish we could give you all big bear hugs today.

I made another quick tunic for Claire. It’s made from and old shirt of mine and I copied a kitty design from a shirt she has. Meow.