the little grows up too fast

i've barely seen my red-headed leprechaun this week... he spends the day at day care and the evenings at twilight camp. it's summer "day" camp for the cub scouts that starts in the late afternoon and goes until after sunset. his den leader's husband (leader of the boy scout troop) posted a bunch of pictures last night of the pack and especially of the last 3 days.

i can't post the photos here... he's disabled sharing... but of course, it is the kids, so i understand. but you can see boo trying to hit a rhino, perfecting his archery and even see the arrow in motion - look closely.

when he comes home around 9:30pm, he is excited and wiped out all at the same time. i have to shove the stinky boy in the shower before bed and can't wait til morning to hear a little of what he did during the day. i swear he's grown during the week already. he looks taller and older...and zombie like in the mornings from too little sleep...

i had a helper again

his little eyes would shift from looking at me to looking at snappy...

and then i got the "what did i do?" look...

i guess grandma d's quilt has the seal of approval. shortly after i got him off the quilt and i started pinning again, he came back. stood on it for a while and despite me telling him to go to his bed, he laid down on top of the blocks again. i went so far as to lift his feet to rearrange the blocks under them.

and then the cat came and sat down next to him. at least i can pick her up and move her.

fresh sewing day - lotsa donation quilts!

over at lily's quilts blog, she hosts a "fresh sewing day" on the first of each month to show what has been worked on during the previous month or is on your cutting table for upcoming projects.

i seem to have been working on lots of things for other people this past month. there is only one quilt top in this pile that will belong to me...eventually...when it's finished! so without further adieu... here are the pictures:

the very last picture has already been cut into and assembly started... so much for clearing off my space with finishes...