I'm an AUNT!

Kevin & Danielle welcomed Monica Kaye, September 18, after 26 long hours of labor. She is just precious and I can't wait to get my hands on her!

S&S Vintage Knits Unveiled

Please visit our blog: http://www.sandsvintageknits.blogspot.com/! We are so excited to be able to bring our purses to you!

in honor of Rudie's 101st.....

Today my great-grandma Rudie would be 101! In honor of her birthday I'm posting pix of my latest knitted purse! Rudie loved "pocketbooks" and was constantly switching them out according to her clothes and seasons! They were always filled with plenty of pens, notepads and Dentine gum! Also in honor - a pic. of Sophie Ruth eating her morning cereal!

I love this ruffled pattern!!!

Mom is making lots too! She lines them and puts the handles on them and we even have our own labels S&S Knits!

the tale of the lizard's tail

Last night as we are getting ready for bed - Sophie runs to me saying she has a "wizard's tail" in her nose, luckily she was holding a plastic LIZARD in her hand or I wouldn't have believed her. So, upon closer inspection of the said lizard - I saw that the once pointy tail was now a blunt end. I promptly took her into the bathroom, found my ear and nose thingy (a light and magnifier that the dr. uses to check noses and ears - has completely paid for itself time and again!) Sure enough there was a lizard's tail longed in her left nostril.

Sophie remained calm - thankfully. I tried having her blow it out to no avail, even dunking her in a sink full of water. After several phone calls to friends and finally Dr. David, Rob's brother in Colorado - off to the e.r. she went. As you can see, we were shocked by the size of the tail piece, and now I wonder when I will get the true story of how the wizard's tail ended up in Sophie's nose!

tomatoes and more tomatoes

Every year I plant tomatoes - this year Sophie helped me! She gets so excited every time she sees one ready for picking (There's one and another one and another one, Mom). She doesn't like to pick them because her hands smell like the vines after! We planted 4 plants this year and we have TONS - Rudie would be proud!

cedar point

After almost 7 years in Ohio - we finally made it to this huge amusement park! The kids had a blast and we are so lucky to have great neighbors who asked us to go with them! We had no lines, thanks to rain on our drive out, so we're guessing people left. Jake was quite the crazy kid - going on rides even I wouldn't go on! Sophie loved it all too - not afraid of anything - Rob on the other hand was not a fan of the ferris wheel!

preschool girl

Yesterday was Sophie's first day - she loved it! AND she even wore a clip in her hair!