SparkleShan

We are all moved in with Bobby! I am so excited to finally be here offically. I am seriously the happiet I have ever been. I have a wonderful little girl and I have found the love of my life. Things couldn't be better. Emma took her first shower here today and this is what she wrote on the shower door. TO cute!

SO much for knitting gifts for Christmas this year! Between work, getting ready to move and the holidays I was only able to manage knitting one Christmas gift. I finished it on Christmas Eve. I spun the yarn myself from batts by my friend Brittany ( Bohoknitterchic ) and the pattern for the cowl was designed by her also. This was for my mom because she has to get up and go to work at 5am and it is often cold on her bus from opening and closing the door all day!

Christmas Eve we spent with Bobby's family. There was lots of yummy food and LOTS of presents. Bobby's mom bought Emma the cutest ensemble to wear that night and Little Ray and RJ had suits! To cute! Emma was so excited to get the Wii that she had been asking for! Then later on, Santa came on a fire truck and brought all the kids presents. After the festivities at the Manfield's, Emma and I went and slept over my mom's house. I didn't have a tree at my place because I was in the process of moving right after Christmas. Normally every year I have to wake Emma up to open present at about 8:30 am. This year she woke up so early at like 6am!! Unfortunately I had to drop Emma off at her dads at 11 :(. Then my mom and I cooked a great meal of Ham, roasted chicken, twice baked potatoes and other yummies. Kellie made her first cheese cake the night before, which was really yummy too. it was really nice to get to spend Christmas with family and people I love this year instea

On December 23rd my mom's side of the family all got together for a dinner and exchange of gag gifts. Craig's wife, Lea, was in visiting from Germany but unfortunately he is in Iraq. The Gag gifts were so funny. My mother was NOT thrilled with the surprise gift that my sister got!

We had the big snow storm of the winter, which brought about a foot of snow or so. So the next day Bob and I decided to bring Emma sledding. it was fun watching the two of them go down the hill. After sledding we went out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse to get warmed up. Emmaa doesn't want to sit next to mommy anymore :(

We did not get a Christmas Tree at our apartment this year, because I am moving this month and I am never there anyway. So we went with my mother to get a tree for her house and help decorate it. We saw Santa the Maple Lane Christmas Tree Farm. Emma was such a ham while decorating the tree!

I am support excited! Emma lost her 3rd tooth, but its the first one I got to witness (I missed the others because of deployment). It was so wiggly, my big brave girl pulled it out all by herself! We left a door and pixie dust so the tooth fairy could get in to the room. The tooth fairy left her a 5 dollar bill!

So since I am not good at keeping on a my blogs as I go along. I am about to post a few yearns that I have spun over the past few months. Hopefully once I move and get all settled in I can start posting more regularly!

Bob and I took Emma ice skating for the first time. I even went and bought her, her only little skates before hand. Bob is a hockey player so he was very helpful to Emma, although she insisted she didn't need any!

I had made a hat like this for Emma last year, but it got washed in the washing machine by grandma (its not supposed to, lol) and it got extremely stretched out and no longer fits. So she asked me to make her another one. It's made out of bamboo yarn and is super soft.

I got to by the Statue of Liberty today in a black hawk!! I got some great pictures on the ride down and back to Connecticut. Its things like this that make it exciting to be in the Army! The George Washington Bridge The Hamptons, NY

I knit a few scarflettes out of the lovely hand spun yarn that I received from JQ Knits. I just need to add buttons to them and they will be complete!

Today was a beautiful warm,sunny day for the fall. So Emma and I decided to head to downtown Mystic to visit the yarn store and take a stroll along the river. I had to get so pictures of my beautiful little girl by the water. And she's even wearing the scarf I knit here out of yarn that I spun for a Halloween themed Spin along by Bohoknitterchic.

I added several new handspun Yarns to my Etsy Shop and also some yarns to the sale section!

Today I want to say thank you to all my fellow soldiers and all those past and present who have served and protected this wonderful country. Thank you all so much for keeping us safe. My super sweet boyfriend took the day off of work to spend with me. He bought me a dozen roses and a sapphire and diamond ring!! how awesome is he?!? I have never received gifts on Veteran's Day and its nice to know someone appreciates my service! Thanks babe love you!

Here are some photos of Halloween this year. I missed trick or treating with Emma last year, so this year was great. We went trick treating in my mother's neighborhood like always with the cousins and Ann and her kids. Here are some pictures. Ryan, Owen, Emma, Aiyanna and baby Tristian. Little Witchy Bean Marcus the Bug After Trick or Treating Bobby and I went to a Halloween party at Danielle and JJ's house and then out to downtown New Haven for a bit. Mile High Airlines

I participated in a Fall themed swap in one of my knitting groups on Ravelry. We had to send our swappe things that reminded us of fall. My package came from JQknits and it is awesome. She sent me a ton of her own fiber and hand spun yarn and I love it all. Thank you so much !!!

Bob's work organized a white water rafting trip in Maine, so we went for the weekend. I was scared because I hate water, but it was actually a lot of fun. The only part that sucked was that we had to camp out in tents. Our camp site was on rocks and our air mattress deflated the first night and never recovered. Our boat consisted of Myself, Bob, Massey, Meggy and Matt. I think I laughed almost the entire time. We also visited the tallest waterfall in New England, Magic Falls. It was right down the road from us.