Huckleberry Time

We love huckleberry time.  We joined Mark's brother and sister on Friday afternoon and stayed overnight.  There was a huge thunderstorm during most of the night.  We had lost the rain fly to our tent and borrowed a tarp to keep us from getting wet.  It only blew off once.  We picked about two gallons of huckleberries, which is good because our supply was basically non-existent.  It was Albric's first time picking.  On Saturday Mark was up picking and I could see another storm rolling in.  I prayed that I would be able to pack up our tent before the rain hit.  I had Calvin and a couple of his cousins helping me. Albric was really sad, but his Aunt Nicole held him.  My prayer was answered, because the rain didn't come until I was zipping the tent bag closed.  We enjoyed sharing dinner together on Saturday night. I ended up getting a migraine, which wasn't the best way to end the trip, but overall we had a great time.  I hope next year we'll be able to spend more time picking huckleberries. 

This is how Calvin fell asleep. With his hand on Albric's cheek.

4 New Amigurumi Creations

I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but this year I decided to make little amigurumi toys for all my nieces and nephews for their birthdays.  After I created Alcott the Elephant for a neighbor, I felt more confident to create more of my own amigurumi designs.  The first one I did was a snake for my nephew.  I had Mark 3D print a black tongue for it.  We put a wire inside it to make it bendable. 

The next little creature I made was a fox for my nephew.  It was fun and I think it turned out really cute.

The next one I designed was a white owl.  A nephew on Mark's side loves owls, and a niece on my side specifically requested a white owl.  It was cool that I was able to make it twice by following my own pattern. 

My latest creation was given to a nephew last night at his birthday party.  After asking him his favorite animal, he said, "Calerpillar."  When he opened it he hugged it and I think he really likes it.  I really like it too. 

These little creatures make me proud of my creativity.  I have loved taking what I have learned from other projects and applying it to these.  I hope that my knowledge will increase and I will get better at designing.  In the near future, I plan to crochet a moose, and a salamander.  I hope they will turn out as cute as these.