Arboretum 2011

We took a trip to the Dallas Arboretum last weekend. I wanted to go see all the flowers during the spring. 

Plus they were having an Art Festival. Nancy Medina is an amazing artist whose blog I follow; she had a booth there. I went to be able to meet her and see her work in person. One day (when money is not so tight and jobs are not in limbo) I will buy one of her flower paintings for our living room. I adore her style!

Lastly we went to take maternity pictures of Jesse and I, while I small enough that I was still able to walk around.

 This is a snippet of all the tulips and people that were EVERYWHERE!

I don't remember what these were called but they were pretty.

These are a variety of tulips! I wish I knew where I could buy this variety.

Looks like Easter to me!

I think I will have to get this photo printed and framed for my living room wall.

I love the shade of peach and pink here.

Star shaped tulips.

These cherry blossom trees were snowing flower petals everywhere!

 My sister was kind enough to be our photographer for those pictures. (Jesse and I took all the other photos.)

For this picture there was a photographer that kept telling the child she was photographing to move into our shot. How RUDE. I cropped the child out of the picture.

 I couldn't resist taking pictures of my niece and nephew. I think they are just a tad bit adorable!!

This is Elizabeth (2 1/2yrs old)

Here we have Benjamin (9 months old) and Liz.

I have no idea what this face was all about but I caught it. Isn't that the cutest face ever!

I love how Ben is looking up at his big sister.

I don't know how many miles we walked but it was fun! 

"A Legacy of Stitches" Poem

This poem was on a blog that I follow. Sandra Anderson is the author of the blog and this poem. (I received permission from her to post this on my blog. I have also included a link to her post if you want to see her amazing quilts!)
Anyhow, she perfectly stated in this poem why I became so fascinated with quilting and became a quilter.

A LEGACY OF STITCHES

©Sandra E. Andersen 2001-2008

A Legacy of Stitches is what we leave behind;
the imprint of our very soul that lasts beyond our time.
The heart that quilts knows, oh, so well the peace that can be found,
as needle meets with fabric, for there is no sweeter sound.
Whether quiet piecing done by hand or on our sewing machine,
there’s rhythm to our stitches as we sew along each seam.
Those stitches tell the story of our lives as they unfold
as we think of quilts that Grandma made with stories left untold.
The humdrum of our daily lives grows elegant and grand,
when we start to cut the pieces, then stitch the fabric in our hands.
And whatever is the reason for the quilts we piece and sew,
and whoever is the maker, there is one thing that we know.
Each quilt is full of memories, and is a treasured thing.
If quilts could talk, imagine how some quilts would surely sing!
For some quilts are sewn in happy times and others when we’re sad,
and some are sewn in laughter and others when we’re mad.
Some are sewn to warm us, and some sewn just for fun,
and some are “works in progress” that never quite get done!
Some quilts are sewn for beauty, a quilt made just for “show”,
but the heart of the true quilter is the one who really knows~ 

That no matter how the quilt is stitched, we leave our mark in time.
This Legacy of Stitches is what we leave behind. 

A Legacy of Stitches