This batik quilt is based a pattern with a lot of 3-D triangles. It's fun to play with, but hard to quilt. My hopping foot kept getting caught on them. After I quilted it, I was unsatisfied with the amount of quilting, so I reloaded it and worked more with different colored threads.
Months of practicing culminated in two weeks of performances at the PAC at Stanwood High School. Katie was cast as the Matchmaker, Yente, and Calvin performed with the ensemble throughout the show and in the Russian bottle dance. They were fantastic!
Calvin had the opportunity to invite friends over this year. It's a bit tricky to get kids all the way down the Island, but they arrived and we had a great time. Adam, Nathan, Jacob, Ammon, Alex, Taylor, and David came and celebrated.
We gathered after sacrament meeting in the lobby of the church to get our picture taken. It's time to send out a Christmas card to show how everyone has grown.
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Every December is crazy busy for musicians. This year I've been playing for the stake choir and practices are two hours every Saturday morning. Sister Southworth is conducting so sometimes her husband comes and takes pictures from the back. I love playing the piano, so it doesn't feel work.
We were blessed to be invited to Dean's house for Thanksgiving in Sammamish. It was nice to spend time there with the family. Of course, the kids wanted Martinelli's and were thrilled to have a few bottles. I brought the orange rolls. Who cares about turkey?
Katie asked a girlfriend to take some senior pictures in Stanwood. We are excited to have her finish high school and attend BYU. I think she will love it!
