Its all a bit much.

I have had a very hard time keeping up with the farm chores of late. Liam is determined to not be put down at all and will not nap on most days. Pair that with the start of harvest and the sleep I am not getting and it all adds up to a bit to much. Tonight I'm going to go to bed quite early and tomorrow i'll try to get as much done as I can before it gets to hot and I run out of steam.

We are going away for a couple of days at the end of the week on a bit of a holiday. It will be nice to take a brake for a few days but at the same time I know it will all be waiting for me when i get back, but i'm just not going to think about it.

Anyways on a happier note I got to go on a little visit to a farm two hours away from ours last weekend. I went to Half Caper farm to check out her goats and talk about buying a pair of kids from her next spring. They were so cute; running around the barn and fields. I'm sold!

Planning for next spring gives me the time to prepare without putting the horse before the cart (or goat before the barn). As a bounce she raises geese and rabbits which was great to ask questions about.I have been trying to working on some sewing. I made this banner for my boys. There birthdays are coming up in the next month or so: Matt in August, Liam in September. I got the idea from Amanda Blake from Soulemama. I wanted to make something that would become a tradition for special days rather then just gifts or cake.
The first tomatoes are ripening this week in our garden. But these are not the tomatoes I was looking for! The tomatoes I planted are big and beautiful but very green. We have volunteer tomatoes popping up red and yellow everywhere. On the up side its like a little surprise to see what all the plants are producing and i didn't have to care for them at all (besides not pulling them out). The down side is they did smother my small carrot plants when i was not looking. Oh well, When life gives you tomatoes......make pasta sauce!

New summer clothes

I made Liam some new clothes this week. I found the cloth in a remnant bin a couple weeks ago. The shirt is call The 90 minute shirt and the pattern for the shorts is the same that I used here, but shorter. I have to work on the pattern a bit because I found it a little tight in the arm pits and wide in the neck but it worked out well for a first try.

Its been a big couple of weeks for Liam. He is sitting up very well now, pulling himself up and standing every chance he gets and he just cut his first tooth! Its so much fun to see how excited he gets moving around but I must admit I'm having a hard time keeping up with him. He is into everything: dumping the cat food, climbing into the broiler in the stove, trying to eat the stereo. My baby-proofing is going to be tested under fire.

Nifty threads

This week i thought i would have a hand at embroidery. I had some plain undershirts of Liam's that i thought would look nice with a little something on the front of them. It took a little bit to get the hang of it, but once i had it it was a lot of fun. I can't wait for it to be warm enough for him to ware.

New clothes for Liam

I just finished some new clothes for Liam this week: a cute crocheted gray wool vest with wooden buttons and cotton lined green wool pants to keep him warm and dry this winter. They look so nice on him. I found the Pattern for the pants Here .
I had to add some extra space around the hips to make room for his cloth diaper but besides that is a really good pattern and I'm going to use it again.
I couldn't find a pattern to make the vest so i had to just guessed but i think it turned out wonderful. I'm planing to felt it sometime this week because its a little big and i think it would look nice.