The past two weeks have been busy, with Kelly being out of town last week to Indianapolis for training, then gone each day to Overland Park this week for more training. So Daryl and I have spent a lot of time together, and probably will for two more weeks, while Kelly finishes up training in Manhattan during that time.

While Kelly was gone, I was able to get his slippers felted and they fit him really well. They are much more cool than his old ones that have holes in them. Kelly also came home with some baby alpaca yarn from Indianapolis and I'll be using it to make myself a hat!

Daryl and I had to make an unexpected trip out west to see grandma so we could attend a funeral. Although it was a sad time, it was still great to see all of the family. We got to ride out with aunt Gloria and uncle Maurice, so that made the trip a lot easier on us. It was great to spend time with them!


Grandma Rosie was able to get finished with Daryl's blanket. It's very cool and she put in soooooo much time to get it finished. As you can see, it definitely describes D well!!!!!

We're getting ready to prepare for Daryl's two (yes two) first birthday parties. One will be in Topeka and the other in Hanston. There wasn't any easy way to get everyone in one place all at one time. So we hope to see everyone in a few weeks, but until then, check back in at the Manor to see what we've been up to.

Two weekends ago D went and watched Uncle Asa get married to our new Aunt Diane. It was so fun to see all the Brown kids and other extended family. It was a beautiful wedding and a great party.

There have been some new things going on around the Manor. Kelly and I decided it was time to let go of our big car payment and we sold the Fit. We don't want to have any more car payments!!

D has just been growing so big!! He is jabbering a lot and standing up against everything. His favorite toys are still the remote and the keyboard. I'm having fun starting to plan his TWO birthday parties. He is going to have a local party and then one on the other side of Kansas with his Brown/Korf/Stiles family. :-)

On the Knitting scene I have finished a muffler for a knitting swap I'm doing on Ravelry. I'm working on D's birthday sweater. I have to sew Bec's top and I can mail that off. Lastly but not least I need to felt Kelly's slippers!!

I hope to do that while he is working so hard this week so he can get a little present. Hope the summer is going well for everyone it has been a laid back joy for us!

Happy Fourth of July

Happy Fourth everyone! As hard as D tried he did not stay up past nine. I'm going to post a video of his epic struggle. Sorry it is sideways for some reason I can't fix that!

Spent the Holiday north with more Meerpohls and had a good time eating and sharing and laughing. We even popped off about $2.50 worth of fireworks and the old adage is true. You get what you pay for :-). I hope everyone wakes up tomorrow with the same amount of fingers and toes they had on the 3rd of July.

Love you all. Oh yes and Daryl is not getting eaten by a hippo. That is his baby pool !