The Burley Lagoon Brewer's

Crafting/Sewing

2011-12-27T15:17:00.000-08:00

Christmas Crafting

2011-12-16T10:25:00.000-08:00

Santa Boot Vases:

Sewing

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Summit's Cowboy Shirt:

Crafting

2011-12-16T10:08:00.000-08:00

Baby Stuff:

Stuff I Like

2011-11-03T23:17:00.001-07:00

WOW...It's Been A Year Since I Last Posted!

2010-11-12T19:07:00.000-08:00

This year we added 2 adorable boys to our family! These strapping
young men came into the world on March 19th and 25th.

1st came Kenny Brewer!

6 Days Later, Tosh Green joined the family!

Pillowcases & Pumpkins

2009-10-25T00:06:00.000-07:00

For years I've been making special pillowcases for kids...nieces, nephews, my kiddo's, friends, grandkids, etc. I thought I might document the two I just made for Samantha and Rebecca for Thanksgiving. Kind of an odd thing to make, but children really like them.

Here's another odd thing I made...and I'm going to be making them with
the kiddo's I work with at school too.

Crafting Fun

2009-10-19T13:40:00.000-07:00

While we were in Mexico this summer, I finished my collage frames for each of my kids. I took some of my favorite pictures and then cut & glued them onto an Ikea frame. Then I Mod Podged them and selected a picture for the center. I love how they turned out and I have them hanging on my wall of fame in my bedroom.

This next one is a picture that Vika did at church. It's what inspired
me to do the following one after hers.

The 2010 Mutual theme gave me the idea for my next Mod Podge craft. I wanted a picture of the Savior with the theme printed on it. I went to "theideadoor.com" to download one of their fabulous rustic pictures and then added the theme on top of it.

OK...here's some valances that I made for the classroom I work in. Notice the rods are gigantic pencils...cool, huh? They were not only fun to make, they totally make our classroom. Sewing is sssseeeewwww much fun!

CABO

2009-08-25T17:26:00.000-07:00

Cabo Dolphin

I can't wait to get the snorkeling pictures back.

----Glass Etching----

2009-07-08T23:14:00.000-07:00

Hey,

I just found a really fun and creative wedding gift idea when I was at a Church gathering that included FOOD (food at church-there's a new idea-hee, hee) The Bishop's wife brought a pie in a pie plate that had their last name etched on the bottom so you're assured to get your plate back. Anyway, I have two weddings this season that I needed gifts for. So....I went shopping for Pyrex, etched the couple's last name on the bottom of the pans, and wrapped them up for a fun and useful personalized gift. Below you can see the process I went through to make them. It could be easier if you have a vinyl cutter...but my Exacto knife worked ok.

TAH - DAH

OK, it's not exactly the most original idea, but I love it!

Winter/Spring Visiting with Grandchildren & Kids

2009-06-04T18:00:00.000-07:00

Oops...I haven't updated in months! So here goes a try at catching up a bit. We've enjoyed visits from Andrea and Matthew and thier families and have gone to visit them as well. Enjoy the pictures.

John, Matthew & Rebecca

Samantha Mae Brewer

Rebecca hanging in there.

Andrea & Vika are dead to the world.

Summit at Pt. Defiance Zoo

Austin & Summit @ the Sacramento Zoo

Vika reading to Summit

Andrea & Summit

Andrea & Summit bowling.

Samantha's 5th Birthday Party @ the hospital.

Samantha's 5th Birthday

Rebecca in the playroom at the hospital.

Vika & Andy

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow!!!

2008-12-22T17:00:00.000-08:00

We are having a GREAT time in the snow. Wish everyone were here to share it with us.

Looking out the upstairs side window with the icicles hanging down.

Looking out towards the driveway and the swingset.

Looking out onto Burley Lagoon.

Looking out at Burley Lagoon and the trampoline. Look at the ice that the water picked up when the tide came in.

Brewer Girls at Nana's

2008-10-01T21:08:00.000-07:00

"I love cooling off in the lagoon."

"This is my belly button."

Girls In A Box!

"Down by the bay....where the watermelons grow....back to my Nana's, I really want to go!"

"My name is Rebecca."

"What's that smell?"

"I lost my fishy."

"Look, I caught some seaweed."

"Wow, this water is kinda cold."

Shaun & Mel's Wedding & Andrea's Visit

2008-09-10T17:10:00.000-07:00

Shaun & Melanie

August 23, 2008

Summit with cousin Grae

Andrea, Summit, Andy & Vika

Ryan McLaughlin...who is this guy?

A TRIP TO THE ZOO
Auntie Vika with Summit

Summit, look at that weird fish!

Let's watch the Beluga Whale perform for us...

Back at Nana's house...things look cool from inside this box!

Bedroom Redecorating--FUN

2008-08-17T18:20:00.000-07:00

Vika and Andy have grown out of their tiger

and Tinkerbell bedroom decor...

time for a change-

Vika's Room 1st-she decided to go with a checkerboard look. We purchase self-adhesive vinyl and cut it out in 12 inch squares. We bought checkered baskets at the $ Store and printed out pictures of things she likes to go in her old frames that use to have pics of Tink in them.

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Next came Andy's room. After we painted over the 6' tiger, we remade curtains and a comforter out of Skateboarding fabric. Then we got a couple of old skateboards and made them into shelves. We finished off with a couple of posters and framed the logos from Andy's favorite skateboarding companies. We added a pic of Andy doing a skateboarding jump to personalize the whole thing.

Sylvester's Visit

2008-08-09T17:57:00.000-07:00

Beth & Lorna taking a trip around the lagoon.

Lorna & Sheridan on the Go-Cart!

Look out...Sheridan's a crazy driver!!

Andy & Kade speeding around the loop.

Andy Skateboarding...he's cooool man!

Grandchildren...it's what makes me a NANA!

2008-08-03T17:30:00.000-07:00

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Samantha & Rebecca.........Austin & Summit......................Nana & Summit

Birthdays on the Lagoon

2008-08-01T17:25:00.000-07:00

PREPARATIONS: We relocated the trampoline & put pea gravel

on the beach. It was a lot of work, but definitely worth it.

BIRTHDAYS:

Guess who turned 50??? Hard to believe, but it's Beth!

Paula made this lovely bouquet of
50 suckers! Cool, huh?

John and the kids took me to Mount Rainer for my favorite hike at Sunrise. It was a blast!

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VIKA WAS REALLY SURPRISED WHEN SHE CAME HOME TO A BUNCH OF HER FRIENDS!!

We celebrated with kayaking, jumping on the trampoline, and go-cart racing(Uncle Ed was in charge of this activity), ice cream cake and tons of candy.

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NEXT CAME A BIG BIRTHDAY(early) SURPRISE FOR ANDY!!!!

Actually, he's kind of small...

Meet "OREO"... Andy's newest friend!

Organizing the closets!!!

2008-08-01T17:06:00.000-07:00

Master bedroom closet - I thought hanging up my bags & purses would get them out of the way and let me see what I have. They're hanging on 3 sides of the closet. Next, I'm going to hang up John's hats.

Here's my storage closet on the 3rd level of the house. My favorite thing about this project was how I used plastic bag holders that I got at thrift stores to hold all my tubes of wrapping paper. I kind of think the baskets are cool too.

Map of 15624 67th Avenue Ct NW Gig Harbor, WA by MapQuest

2008-07-21T11:05:00.000-07:00

Map of 15624 67th Avenue Ct NW Gig Harbor, WA by MapQuest

Summer Fun

2008-07-21T10:24:00.000-07:00

We have had so much fun so far this summer. We went to Idaho to visit friends, then drove onto Utah so Vika could attend EFY...where we also visited friends. Then we came home and had a fabulous 4th of July and an overnight visit from Matthew & his family. Then we went to Girls Camp 2 days later. I came home early from camp because Andrea was in town for a short, but fun filled 6 days. I'm working on spending my days doing things that I really enjoy...sewing, crafting, kayaking, playing with the kids...etc.

The Great Salt Lake

Beth with a REALLY HOT guy!

Antelope Island, Utah

Andy with Jacob & Caid Davis: UTAH trip

Vika with Ellie & Tonya Wilson @ EFY: Utah

2008-06-15T16:45:00.000-07:00

The Newest Bloggers...

2008-06-15T15:11:00.000-07:00

HELLO...well, we've finally made it into the 21st century! Now it's time for me to share a little bit about our family.

Vika is going into HIGH SCHOOL in September and Andy will be entering Middle School. Wow, they're really getting old! Of course, John and I are still reasonably young...tee hee!