Eh, whatever
I finished Hayley's shrug. She can barely contain her excitement. (Meh.)
I think perhaps I'll get her a different shirt to go under it. Or not. Whatever. (see, cuz it's a SHRUG.)
This is the back.
I think the shrug is the largest thing I've ever knitted. It was pretty easy. I love the blues with just a hint of purple. Hayley loves blues too.
Tonight is Prom night for Jimmy. Beware my prom post tomorrow; you might have to suffer through a ton of pictures. Jimmy is much more excited to wear a tux for tonight compared to the last time he had to wear one--for my brother Mike's wedding. I had to bribe Jimmy with gum just so he would allow me to help him put it on. He was 5 at the time.
Notice the "I am NOT happy about this" face:
And he didn't stop complaining about it until a man jogging past told him he looked really cool. Then Jimmy perked up, smiled, began to strut around, and got into his role as ring bearer.
(Cousin Morgan is standing between Katie and Jimmy. Paul called his red vest his "tux." He didn't want to be left out.)
'Nother cute tux picture of Jimmy. I'll put this one up tomorrow too for comparison purposes. I don't think he could possibly look much cuter than this though.
One last anecdote from the wedding: During the ceremony, Jimmy would not sit back down with us after doing his stint walking down the aisle, despite much pointing, gesturing for him to sit, and me whispering "Psst! Come here". I didn't want to disturb the ceremony so I didn't get up and retrieve him. Mike (the groom) at one point turned around to me and mouthed, "He's fine." And he was. He wasn't disruptive (major surprise), he just wanted a good view of what was going on.
Hmm, this post was only supposed to be about Hayley and her new shrug. Oh well. I couldn't stop typing.
I planted carrots today too.
I think perhaps I'll get her a different shirt to go under it. Or not. Whatever. (see, cuz it's a SHRUG.)This is the back.
I think the shrug is the largest thing I've ever knitted. It was pretty easy. I love the blues with just a hint of purple. Hayley loves blues too.
Tonight is Prom night for Jimmy. Beware my prom post tomorrow; you might have to suffer through a ton of pictures. Jimmy is much more excited to wear a tux for tonight compared to the last time he had to wear one--for my brother Mike's wedding. I had to bribe Jimmy with gum just so he would allow me to help him put it on. He was 5 at the time.
Notice the "I am NOT happy about this" face:
And he didn't stop complaining about it until a man jogging past told him he looked really cool. Then Jimmy perked up, smiled, began to strut around, and got into his role as ring bearer.
(Cousin Morgan is standing between Katie and Jimmy. Paul called his red vest his "tux." He didn't want to be left out.)'Nother cute tux picture of Jimmy. I'll put this one up tomorrow too for comparison purposes. I don't think he could possibly look much cuter than this though.
One last anecdote from the wedding: During the ceremony, Jimmy would not sit back down with us after doing his stint walking down the aisle, despite much pointing, gesturing for him to sit, and me whispering "Psst! Come here". I didn't want to disturb the ceremony so I didn't get up and retrieve him. Mike (the groom) at one point turned around to me and mouthed, "He's fine." And he was. He wasn't disruptive (major surprise), he just wanted a good view of what was going on.
Hmm, this post was only supposed to be about Hayley and her new shrug. Oh well. I couldn't stop typing.I planted carrots today too.
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I can vouch for Jimmy's handsomeness in his little tux. What a cutie he was! The girls were adorable in their flower girl dresses, too. I'm sorry Paul felt left out, I wish we could have had a 2nd ring bearer or something. I hope he's gotten over it;)
Yes, Katie, there was another flower girl. It was my cousin, Erin, who was about 2.5 at the time. She had bright, red hair and shocking blue eyes. She looks very different now all grown up with a much more auburn tone to her hair and freckles. She's still cute though.