6 months old

Brenley Dean Legg is 6 months old today.














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Okay, enough snow already....

Let me begin by saying, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! A new and fresh beginning, not just for me but for everyone. We usually hear of resolutions this time of year, and it takes just as long to break them as it does to say them. My resolution was to finish one project prior to starting another.... broken, of course. We started the studio.... and as Gabbi's due date got closer, we decided that it was more important to finish the space for her and the baby. Still not finished but it is a job that is quickly shaping up to be wonderfully perfect. I can't wait to post the finished pictures. Hopefully this will be before the pictures of the baby... Gabbi was accepted by Miracle Diapers, I can't even begin to express what a wonderful program this is. We have already posted about wanting to cloth diaper, and this not for profit sends a small stash to start low-income families. We have been working on cloth diapers and covers all through out, but it will be nice to be able to try different brands and find what works best for us. After Brenley out grows them we will send them back along with the ones that we have already collected. This will help other families too. We have also made reuseable wipes, (yes, they are wash rags) and reuseable breast pads. I love to be able to use the experience as a learning tool. Perhaps both of the girls will take this information into adulthood when they decide to have families.(Much later!!!!) Gabbi is home-schooling through BYU. Her father has agreed to help pay for it, (thank God)and it gives her the opportunity to work ahead and she may be able to graduate mid-term her senior year. That will also give her the opportunity to start college early. I have really been pushing the importance of education, for both her and Bren. Braxton is slowly trying to be responsible... it has been a long road. Matthew and Jonathan both visited over Christmas break. It was wonderful to see them both and they appear well. Chloe is still working quite a bit, and looking forward to graduation. She hasn't talked to her dad lately but she tries everyday.... Here is hoping that this year proves better than any so far. Love to you and your families.... <3 Suz

Wishing a Merry Christmas to all of you....

Love and Happiness to each of you during this amazing season!!!

For those who won't be able to attend the baby shower...

The baby shower will be in January, it was going to be Dec, but it all came too fast. But anyway, for those of you who would like to know what she needs, she is registered at Target.com... registry is under Gabrielle Businger. Thank you so much to everyone in advance.... Love to all, Suz
http://www.target.com/registry/baby/4YVVDNDIB52N

As Brenley grows, so does Gabbi

projects

I am a terrible blog poster....

I wish that there was more time in each day. Since my birthday I have been crafting my fool head off for the pending arrival. I have pictures that need posted from Danny's birthday on so I am aware that needs done, it is just another one of those things that takes time. Maybe there wouldn't have to be more time in the day if I could just work faster... sew faster, knit faster, crochet faster.... create faster. Yeah, I don't see it happening either. So I still need to paint Gabbi's room, well Gabbi and Brenley's room. We do have the colors picked out and I know where I am going with it, so that is always a plus. We have made several decisions and so the executing part is what is left. Gabbi and I have discussed breastfeeding, which she quickly agreed too ( YEAH!). And there is that cloth diapering thing that she has totally warmed up to after seeing all of the fantastic designs that are available (these are not your grandma's cloth diapers). And with cloth diaper decisions we came to covers, which we have been working up some amazing wool ones. You really should read all of the info out there... I barely have time to craft when I am so busy educating myself on what is best for the new little one. Oh and all of the choices are also making our whole carbon footprint so much less. That is one of my obsessive things. I really wish that I knew more people who loved to sew, knit and crochet just for the love of crafting because it is official, I have more than I will be able to finish in 3 and 1/2 months... (yes you read that right.... we are already at 24 weeks). I do have a sneak peak ( to the left) of what the wool longies I have been working on look like... (these are acrylic but you will get the general idea) and they will look big as I was making them to fit the specs of my friends baby who is 9 months. I figure that eventually I will need to make more than just newborn things, right? If I have any crafty volunteers please e-mail me at thewoodkefamily@hotmail.com and I can let you know what I need help with. Some of the patterns are mine (like the one above) and some I have found throughout this glorious craft encyclopedia that is the internet. I am planning the worlds cutest baby shower for December when the kids get out of school for break (since all of Gabbi's friends are still in school). I just hope that the renovations on the house are done by then, oh and that we get a couch since I donated ours to Mat's apartment and then he left the military and the couch didn't get to come back. We do need one, so I am just praying that one shows up before December so that we won't be having a pow-wow sitting in a circle on the floor kind of shower. Danny has started back to work but it isn't steady yet so we have been playing catch up with the bills and holding our breath that we will make it through any other periods of lay-off. Chloe' has been hired at Maurices at the mall and she LOVES it. She is so happy just to be there and it is just like shopping only she gets paid!! I am glad that she has found a happy place. (It is not always easy to do when you are 17). I am sure that there are a million more things that I need to write about but for now I must get busy.... half finished projects are calling my name. Love to all, Suz