A Week in Alaska

We had a great week in Alaska. And although we took pictures, they do no justice to the beauty of the place. The cruise ship took us through the Inside Passage: Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway. 

We fished in Ketchikan and caught some Rock Fish.

It was the only rainy location on our trip, but still beautiful. At this point I developed some norovirus symptoms.

In Juneau, we visited the Mendenhall Glacier and bought some skeins of yarn. I couldn't do much of anything, so I decided to knit.

After docking in Skagway, we rented a car to see the sights. Driving to the Yukon, we saw some incredible view.

The water and mountains were stunning.

Stopped at Emerald Lake. I can only imagine how this looks in the winter.

A cinnamon bear crossed right in front of us as we were parked. I whimpered a bit to Paul to back up the car. In town, we found a great quilt shop called Quilt Alaska and bought lots of Alaskan batiks. What a great trip!

Calvin is moving on

After spending many weeks in Provo waiting for his Brazilian visa, Calvin was temporarily assign to the Iowa Des Moines Mission. He will serve in Peoria where his great grandfather Willard joined the Church. We are very grateful for these wonderful mission leaders.

The Week of Finishing

This last week was Finishing Week! There was no rhyme or reason to it, but I just had a compulsion to move my whole waiting list back. So for this next week, I'll be posting the finished quilts everyday!

This project was a challenge to find a microscopic image and reproduce it in fabric. This is a wholecloth piece with fabric created by Lana, a friend who passed away last year. 

I used 4 different colors of Isacord.

And Lana's hand painted piece was easy to work with.

This is the original digital image of a Tilia Tree cellular structure.

Try it and stretch yourself!

New Bunny

 My friend Karen has gifted us two rabbits and we are in love. They are the tiniest little things to hold.

Temple Trip

 We took the kids to the Seattle Temple for the beginning of Spring Break. They are always very reverent inside and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. Of course, the ordinance workers love to see them. 

It is a small sacrifice of time to accomplish work for those who need ordinances.

Howard Sings for General Conference

We received some fabulous news from Howard at the MTC. He had been chosen to sing in the MTC choir for General Conference. His visa waiting had paid off! We were excitedly waiting when Brother and Sister Dan Sudweeks called from the Conference Center to tell us they could see him. Before Conference even started, they told me where he would be standing, near the center middle. He really showed off his voice (and my favorite tie).

Katie's Plaque in England

 Because Katie submitted her mission papers while she was in London, her ward has a plaque with her missionary service hanging in their building.

She is doing well and enjoying serving with some fantastic sisters.