Baby Tristan! Sorry the picture is so wonky - I had to cut out folks since I'm not sure they want to be plastered all over the internet! LOL

I had a blast with baby Tristan this weekend. He is such a cutie and is just a big FLIRT!

SIL had a wonderful baby shower. She and BIL LOVED, LOVED, LOVED the quilt - Jane you did an AWESOME job on it! They were pretty much moved to tears! Now if we can just get baby here! SIL is walking around 3 cm dialated as of today! WOO

Baby Quilt

Pictures of the baby quilt that my friend Jane (jrhboxers) quilted for my nephew that is due in June. His nursery is in sea turtles. Jane and I picked out the fabric colors and I showed her a picture of what the nursery looks like. She went with it and this is the amazing result! Isn't is GORGEOUS!

Each corner of the quilt has a heart stitched in it. This fabric is also what is backing the quilt.

See what the Easter Bunny brought me! LOL Is he too cute or WHAT! LOL Tristan looks so small in the Easter Bunny's arms! I would have loved to have been there and seen this in person!

It's been a busy week. We've been REALLY busting our behinds at work to get ahead of the game on some of our projects. I gave bosslady an update yesterday afternoon and she was just AMAZED at how much we had done in the past week! This Tuesday we get a new toy to play with - a high speed scanner, so we can start scanning documents and then indexing them. I know, am I a geek or WHAT! LOL

DS has been in Ohio since Wednesday with his GF and her parents. DH and I have had some time to ourselves. It's been nice, even if I have been feeling a bit sick. I've had a sore throat and cough that just lingers.

We did receive some sad news this week. My Aunt Ponie (yes like a pony, just spelled differently) had a heart attack last weekend and ended up passing away last night. My Dad seems to be taking this hard. She was one of two sisters, there were 5 boys, 2 girls. Her son-in-law is a minister and working with international students, he summed it best: It gives us joy in the midst of sorrow to know that she is present with Lord through faith in Christ. She will be greatly missed until we see her again. I just keep thinking of Aunt Ponie, Grandma and my Mom up in heaven catching up on all the news!!!

We woke to snow falling this morning. It was wonderful to see such big, fat, fluffy flakes. DH and I drove to Williamsburg and up there the snow was sticking to the trees and the ground - it was just a beautiful drive. The sun has been out and it's all melted away now, but it sure was gorgeous while it lasted.

Tomorrow is Easter and we will as a family be going to church. The Lord has been working on my heart the past month or so, and I know I need to be there more. I know he is preparing my heart for a new pastor. It seems that we may be a step closer to having one. I do know that they have interviewed, talked to references, listened to a sermon and are preparing on a face to face meeting and a visit to hear a live sermon in the very near future.

Easter dinner will be at our house. MIL/FIL will be coming over, and DS will be home later tonight. We are having spiral sliced ham, deviled eggs, green beans, mashed potatoes, corn and rolls. That should make us fat and happy, huh?

Sorry I don't have any pictures of the snow. I tried to take some, but I'm out of AA batteries!

Suz

Here's Baby Tristan and his mom. He is just so darn cute - we sit and stare at him! LOL He was just a fussing yesterday, and DS and his GF K were not impressed (I guess that's a good thing at this stage, huh)? I had a great time holding and rocking him though.
Suz

These are baby blankets that Jane (jrhboxers) made for my 2 nephews. The picture does NOT do these justice - I should have used the flash. The blanket on the left is for baby Cartney (yes, like Paul Mc), due in June. The one on the right is for baby Tristan (pictures below)!! Thanks again Jane, they are BEAUTIFUL and I know the babies and their moms will enjoy them! Jane is also making a quilt for Cartney - we picked out fabric Saturday and I don't know who is more excited, Jane or me! LOL She is so talented when it comes to quilting, stitching and well, just about anything needlework related. I am in AWE of her talents.








When cleaning out the computer/stash room, I came across my Mirabilia's Winter Queen, so I've been stitching on her the past 2 weekends. She's still headless, but here is the current progress - along with a picture of what she is supposed to look like. I've been working on the white and blue section on the right side (where the needle is) - that's all been done the past 2 Sundays - YEAH for Nascar races! That's when I get my BEST stitching done!

DS's Jeep still isn't fixed, but we have parts on the way. DS and V went to the junkyard and bought a rearend for $100. It was off a Jeep Cherokee, and doesn't fit, so they are taking it back. We did order a part from JCWhitney, and we are getting a set of bearings at Advance for it, and something for the brake. Once we get the part from JCWhitney (THE place for all things JEEP), then we will be good to get working on it again. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Suz

Here's another picture of Tristan Charles. He is just TOO cute for words. He makes these cute little cooing noises, like he's trying to talk. The resemblance to his dad and my FIL are uncanny! LOL He received LOTS of love yesterday from the family. Unfortunately we had to come home last night. Mom is doing really WELL. She had a TON of visitors yesterday and didn't look like she had just had a c-section - of course I think she's on good drugs too! LOL
Suz

Baby Tristan was born on Friday, weighing 8 lbs, 6 oz. Mom and baby are doing fine! Can't wait to hold him and start spoiling him! Aunt Suz and Uncle Rusty will be traveling today to visit, so hopefully I will have more pics tomorrow!