Chilling out in Aspen!

Last week was school break so we headed to Aspen, Colorado to see family & ski! Unfortunately I only had my point & shoot camera and there was no SD card in it so I only got a few photos but thought I would share them with you.






4 out of 5 - missing the tween! too cool???


DH plays as hard as the kids! On the terrain park with a broken hand from the week before skiing back east!



Oh Yeah!!!

One funny story to share - from the time we were young my grandparents had instilled in us that when you travel, you should look nice. So....I took a bit of care choosing my outfit - nothing too fancy, but no sweats. All went well until the plane touched down at the Vail airport. It was after midnight east coast time and our youngest dozed in the seat next to me. I pulled him onto my lap while the rest of the plane emptied out....before I knew it or could stop it I was greeted with a warm wet feeling on my leg - yep...I had been peed on!

Luckily I had a change of clothes for everyone in my carry-on so I scooted us off the plane & into the restroom to change. Unfortunately, to minimize the space the clothes took up in the carry-on, I had packed my pajama pants as my change of clothes. This meant I got to walk through the Vail airport in cheetah spotted flannel sleep pants! Sorry Grandma & Grandpa! I was just glad the camera was still packed.

Things happen in 3s.....

....or so they say - whoever "they" may be.....the kids & I have just returned from a fabulous week away...lots of firsts for them all - first time at the ocean, first time in Manhattan for the boys, first visit to Aunt Kimmy (see, there goes that 3 thing again).....more on all of that late
The 3 things I want to talk about were 3 brushes with fame!

On our first day in NYC we headed to the American Girl Store....I noticed a man taking pics with a BIG camera but did not think much of it - saw him a few minutes later taking someones picture...hmmmmm....wonder why? Turns out it was Brandy










Needless to say my kids had no clue who she was - but I did! she was so sweet when I asked if I could take her picture with the kids - she asked them each a few questions, asking Klem how he was surviving the "girl" store!

Then we headed over to the Natural History Museum....the kids had a hot dog on the bench & as we were sitting there I noticed this sign....





then I took note of the big trailers etc...lining the street! After the museum closed they were filming Night at the Museum 2! We hung out for a bit after our visit hoping for a glimpse of Ben Stiller but the best we got was a shot of this plane that has a part in the upcoming movie!





whew...what a day!

then as we headed north for home a few days later we learned that they were filming Extreme Makeover Home Edition in a town just off of our route home! Brush with fame #3!














the final picture is one of the neighbors we met - Tony...he'd been watching the activity from his porch all week & was a wealth of knowledge...No, Ty was not on site ;(...but Tony may have a little role on teh show in November! They filmed a segment where Ty is in a boxing ring and they had Tony play the role of his manager, taking off Ty's robe, lacing his gloves and cheering him on! Pretty cool!

We may venture back today for the finale..."Move that Bus!"

On Vacation........

adk day1 013, originally uploaded by gock's frocks.

we are spending the week in the Adirondack Mountains with my family...this is a photo from the lake last night....such an incredible place!

******In celebration of my vacation I am offering FREE SHIPPING in my etsy store for the week that I am gone! Enjoy ;) *****

We're back!

10 days away from civilization (well, sort of) and I was ready to get home to my sewing machines. It is odd how much I missed it - I took some knitting with me but there just wasn't the same sense of satisfaction as when I am sewing.

Since we got home on Sunday I have pulled together 2 new sets and a third is well underway. I am participating in a launch on ebay that is using the new fabric line fom Joel Dewberry...some of ebays finest are involved so be sure to check it out next week...

I also cut into some of Amy Butlers new fabric Nigella...yum!

Lots of ideas swirling in my head so pop back often to see what is new....

In the meantime, here area few of my favorite pics from vacation..

My 85 year old grandomther ~ she is the one who taught me to sew many moons ago!

the kids on our dock at the cabin ~ last morning