our latest shenanigans

(family shot courtesy of Nana and her mad photography skills)

We made our way up to Brigham City this last weekend to spend some quality time with Joe's family. The boys had heaps of fun playing with their cousins, I found time to finish a great book (A Thousand Splendid Suns-- HIGHLY recommended), and Joe managed to get a crazy story out of his brother Benji (the original Hadfield shenanigan-er). We also enjoyed a lovely memorial day barbecue in spite of the uncooperative weather, and I introduced Joe's family to the wonder-that-is-Indian-food.

Whenever Lincoln and Daniel managed to get outside, they ended up next to one of Grandpa's ponds, "fishing" with willow whips. Fortunately for Grandpa's koi, the boys didn't manage to rustle up any tasty bait. Once they get that figured out(along with some hooks), those fish had better watch out!

Speaking of shenanigans, Lincoln's been very keen on dressing himself lately. He usually does a great job, but one day last week he thought it would be funny to put his clothes on backwards-- and insisted on wearing them that way for the whole day. I let it slide, but in return for being forced to go out in public with a "backwards boy", I'm going to use this picture to mortify him when he's 16.

Puddle Jumpin'

We were pretty thrilled to wake up to a rainstorm this morning-- so much that we had to go out and jump in some puddles whilst still in our jammies. Here are some pictures of the boys in action:

another blog

I started a new blog, dedicated completely to my crafty projects, so that the hadfield family blog can have plenty of space for things like this:

and this:

gone fishin'

Yesterday I overheard the boys complementing each other on their huge fish.(Daniel: "dats amazing!!') I grabbed the camera and tiptoed around the corner real sneaky like. This is what I found: In case your imagination needs a little tune-up, the bed is a boat, the floor is the ocean, and those belts are fishing poles. These boys sure do make their daddy proud!

the Hadfield blog-- now visually enhanced!

Brace yourselves, gentle readers. We bought ourselves a sweet little piece of digital camera technology this weekend and I'm terribly excited to get some pictures posted on this blog. Have you thought about the implications? Sure, you'll get to see Lincoln and Daniel on a more regular basis, but you'll have to shuffle through gratuitous knitting/craft shots, as well as random pics showing off my mad photography skills. Consider yourself warned.

And now, for your viewing pleasure, may I present "Presto Chango", the baby sweater I just finished. I still need to weave in some loose ends and fix that wonky-placed button on the right, but I love the way it turned out. (my first try at knitting lace, dontchaknow) This little beauty is going to be auctioned off at a Relief Society service auction, but I'll make another one for anyone who posts a comment to my blog announcing the impending arrival of a little bundle of joy.

I also couldn't resist posting some pictures of the cute little bean plant that's growing in our kitchen. I started it with the intention of transplanting it to our garden, but it was huge before I knew it and yesterday I discovered little bean pods. Nine of them! Obviously, it's very happy in the kitchen, and there it will stay.

for the quote board:

"...Please bless us to travel on this Earth so good..."

~Lincoln (while praying)

putterers, UNITE!!

Joe and the boys took off to Brigham City without me this weekend (Happy Graduation Jessie!!). I wish I could've gone too, but it was not to be. So instead, I get to spend the next 24 hours or so in a blissful putter-fest. I'm going to wander the house organizing closets, making lovely things to eat, and working on my latest crafty projects. Namely, knitting a sweet baby sweater, making some cool bags out of felted, recycled sweaters, and finishing up a wrap skirt that I'm making out of a vintage bed sheet I found at Saver's. Okay, so I'm weird.

I've got a new favorite craft inspiration site, and I'm a little reluctant to share it with you, since I was hoping that I could take all the credit for the ideas, but what the heck. There are two versions, one for HER and one for HIM. Happy puttering!

you're in the right place

So, I got tired of staring at dots everytime I came to my blog-- maybe you did too. I just thought it was time for a change. Don't worry, this is still the Hadfield blog that you know and love.

DIY Magic Shell?!!

If any of ya'll love Magic Shell, that crazy ice cream sauce that solidifies when it hits your ice cream, then you'll love this!