iFinished!

I love to knit...but I haven't made the time to enjoy it.  So back in the Fall {doesn't that seem like forever ago?  Winter time is the worst!} I told myself I was going to start knitting again and make myself a scarf...or two.

And finally...it's almost February...and we've had zero snow...but I finally finished my scarf!

I only had one skein of yarn, so the scarf was short...but I ended up knitting the ends together to make a necklace...and wrapped it around my neck a couple times...and I like it!

{excuse the cheesy self portraits...so sorry!}

Colorful...cozy...and one-of-a-kind!

Now to start my next one...so I will have it before next Fall!
Emily has been begging me to teach her to knit for awhile...and we hope to accomplish that too... {before she's my age!}...so she can make her own scarf!  She is so creative and loves to make things...I love to watch her work!

Turns out...she will probably be finished with her own scarf before I even start my next one!  She took to it in a flash!  She is so excited!  She is already well on her way!

She said..."There was not even any yelling!"  ha!  I'll be honest...I'm not a patient teacher...and she's not a patient learner...when I'm the teacher!  But it only took me a few times to show her and she was off!  Before bed she said, "Can I knit just a couple more rows?"  She is hooked!  {wait...that is crocheting!  ha!}

Alex has been hard at work too...he finished his Lego car and it is so awesome!
He lost a Lego piece...so he had to put it on hold for a couple weeks until it was delivered...he checked the mail every day and was so excited when it finally arrived!

It is one of the Lego Technic models which has a motor...with the push of a button, the doors open and close and the back raises and lowers to reveal the convertible top!

It's amazing how much patience and concentration he has to build these...because he seems to have trouble finding those sometimes during homework!  ha!

And once that was finished...
...it was onto his next project... {the Star Wars Millenium Falcon}

{yes...now there are over 1000 pieces of Legos covering the kitchen island...awesome! 
...1254 to be exact...}

I'm sure he will be finished in no time!  {...as long as he doesn't lose any pieces this time...}

It's fun watching them make things all by themselves...yet still be involved and working with them...Alex would need help finding pieces so we sit there and dig through the pile and gather all the pieces for each step...and Emily was happy to tell me she can sit on the couch with me and knit...I love that!