Adam's nine patch quilt

Yesterday we finished reading On The Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Before that Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie and Farmer Boy. He has loved these books and can even tell you how to make headcheese (yuck). Anyway, today he told me he wanted to make a nine patch quilt and surprise Belle with it. Laura and Mary in the series have surprised their baby sister Carrie with various gifts that they have made. They also work on nine patch quilts too. (Note Adam's "pioneer" hat that he had to wear. He also made me wear one. Sorry no picture of that!)

I had some scraps of fabric so I got online to find out some info on nine patch quilts (I've never quilted before. Google to the rescue again!) and how pioneers used the quilts, etc. We also learned that as soon as children could handle a needle, they began working nine patch quilts. Time to get my kids to work!
Adam hand pieced and sewed together six 4 inch blocks. Here's a close up sample of his work.
Here it is. His "pioneer quilt" as he's calling it. I helped assemble the pieces he sewed together. I thought about machine sewing it, but in the pioneer spirit, I stayed with handsewing and it was actually fun! We are planning to make another one tomorrow. Belle will have a nice blanket when we're done. What a thoughtful brother she has:)

Fun with Sparklers

Emily admires her sparkler. Getting to play with fire before bedtime is always fun!

Adam, too, liked his sparkler. We are only allowed sparklers (the ones on the metal stick that get REALLY hot) and snakes.

No, sorry Belle. No sparklers for you this year. She does have a little fountain hairstyle if you look closely. Her first ponytail!

Belle has learned how to dance. I love the little bounce that she does. She loves music and songs. She'll clap along and smile.

Beatlemania for Adam

So Adam REALLY likes the Beatles right now. He likes to photograph the CD's with the camera too. Daddy has been playing them a lot during car rides, so Adam is developing preferences. Adam's current playlist include Yellow Submarine, Twist and Shout, I Wanna Be Your Man, A Hard Day's Night, Love Me Do, Please Please Me, Can't Buy Me Love along with many others. It's pretty funny when he asks people if they know the Beatles. Then when the people ask what his favorite song is he starts singing "I wanna be your lover baby. I wanna be your man" over and over.