:: a few other things we've enjoyed this winter ::

:: playing hockey on the Bomberger's pond ::

:: ice-skating ::

:: watching these two little boys play together ::

 

:: going on snow hikes together during a fresh snowfall ::

:: snowball fights among the boys ::

 

:: seeing the snow pile up outside while we're nice and snug in our cozy house ::

 

 



 :: Mom and Dad getting to experience their first Amish wedding ::
(These are the church wagons which are used to store the benches and dishes used at Church services and weddings held in the Amish homes.)

:: watching the snow slowly melt away ::

 

Will spring soon come??  I don't know if the other members of my family wish it were here, but I sure do! :)  Everyone is enjoying the nightly trips down to the pond to skate and play hockey with their Amish friends.  I can't ever remember a winter where we got to ice-skate so much!  The cold weather is good for one thing I suppose!! :)

 

~Kaitlyn

Sewing Fabric Bowls - Keepers

We recently had a Keepers meeting at our house where the girls learned to make Fabric Bowls.  The uses for these bowls vary, you can keep sewing notions in them, craft supplies, school odds and ends, etc. 

 

First the girls cut 3/4" strips of 100% cotton fabric

 

Then they wrapped the strips around cotton clothesline cording and sewed with a zig-zag stich to attach the ropes together into a circle.

 

Once they sewed the base of their bowl as wide as they wanted, (for a medium sized bowl about 3 1/2" in diameter) they held the base up against the side of their machine to create the sides of their bowl.

 

Everyone intently working on their projects...

 

A few of the girls made trivets and coasters instead of bowls.  One mom was talking about making a rug the same way.  There are lots of different things to make using fabric and rope!

 Lillia and Mom made homemade funnel-cakes for a fun snack after the meeting was over..yum!

 

Zoë and I are in our last year of Keeper's so our mom's thought it would be a good idea for us to teach a class this year.  We learned how to make fabric bowls last year and thought it would be a fun and easy sewing project to teach our fellow Keeper's at Home girls :)

This picture was just too cute not to include in the post!  Benjamin sure seems to enjoy being held by Faith! :)

Skate, Skate, Skate!

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted here on the Sanger family blog! :-/ Sorry about that!  Life seems to be speeding by very fast for our family and we are keeping busy for sure!  Here's a post about a recent event we enjoyed hosting at the Mt. Gretna Rollerink!!  :)

 

For the past few years we've rented the rink for an evening of skating during the winter and it's something we all look forward to!

 

 Our competitive natures always come out during the relay races! :P

 

There is an organ on the stage so we had Uncle Norman play a few songs for us as we skated

 3 hours of skating with over 100 of our friends is a great way to spend an evening!! :)