Steel Days

Yesterday was the last day of Steel Days in American Fork. I spent the whole morning with my mother at the Craft Boutique...it was actually really good and we got lots of stuff! We got lots of ideas of things to make. We also hit up some garage sales, estate sales, the DI, and Roberts Crafts. We went to lunch too at the Paradise Bakery...YUM! Ryan was down in southern Utah at a softball tournament all day, so I didn't feel bad having some girly fun.

In the evening Ryan and I went to the Steel Days American Fork Idol, the Biggest Loser, and saw the great fireworks. It was so fun being outside...the weather was perfect! I could just do without the bugs! It was a great day and I look forward to next year!

a picture of us waiting for the fireworks!

got Ryan to smile in this one.

Check out my Twirly Skirt!

Ok, so this time I FINALLY made something for myself. I used this tutorial to make my skirt. There's an adaptation for an adult skirt. Ryan said he was glad that I finally made something that wasn't for a baby. I'll be making more of these in the future. This is my first and I'll be making some cuter ones soon!

Fourth of July!

This year we spent the fourth of July with my family at a cabin in Timberlakes in Heber. It was TONS of fun! The cabin was GORGEOUS and I would LOVE to steal ALL of their decorating ideas. The beds were SO comfy and they even had nice and soft toilet paper! (That's a REAL important one!) Here's a quick rundown of the weekend:

We got to the cabin Thursday night and hung out and played games and watched a movie.

Friday Ryan and I cooked breakfast for everyone. We all had turns at cooking meals. We cooked breakfast tacos....YUM!

yes, we still look tired.

Then I went on a walk with Brooke and Tj up around the area by our cabin. There were some pretty good hills! Just next to our cabin there was this lake....I stopped and took a quick picture. Isn't this gorgeous?!

Then we hung out for a bit and headed to Park City to hit the outlets. I must say I was a little disappointed. They didn't really have much.

Later that night we had our annual talent show. (This is really only the second year, and we're all trying to convice my mom that we should have the Weber Olympics since we're all athletic and NOT musically talented). Ryan and I again teamed up with Brooke and TJ to do a hula/booty shake show. It was funny, but didn't compare to last year's Richard Slimmons workout routine.

The group. Don't we totally look official?!

Who knew Ryan had such good mooves?

Ryan gave lei's to the little kids.

And then the booty dance to Destiny Child's "Bootilicious."

Zach and Chante did a really cute puppet show.

Mom and dad did a lip synch to "Leader of the Pack." It was pretty cute and involved all the grandkids.

Melissa and Joe did a cute skit with their family and Dan and Christy had us play a fun game. Overall, it turned out ok this year. :)

My mom brought crafts for the kids to do. We stole some of them.

Saturday was the fourth, as you all know. Ryan and I DID have matching shirts. It's a tradition in HIS family. We went to Heber and then Midway, but neither city was really doing anything fun, so we went to Park City and rode the Alpine Slide. It was fun. I'll for SURE have to do the zipline sometime. We spent the rest of the day on 4 wheelers and playing games.

I have THE cutest nieces.

Brecken's hair freakin' cracked me up every morning.

Sunday we packed up all our crap, said our goodbyes to the BEST CABIN EVER and headed back home. It was a great fourth!

New Listings!

Here's a new addition to my little etsy shop. They're diaper burp cloths. After I made these...I WISHED I had a baby to use them. If I don't sell these...I'll be keeping them for myself. :)

And this weekend we're headed to a cabin in Heber to spend the fourth with my family...so I PROMISE I'll have something else to blog about soon. There's just not a lot going on with the Hanvey's right now. Ryan's in school and all I do is work.

My Own Little Shop!

I just created an Etsy shop! Check it out here... I know...I don't have any babies yet, but hey...I really like making this stuff and it's SO popular right now. Thought I might try and fund my new hobby, sewing...and crafting! I don't have many things listed yet, but I'll be working on that in the future.

I am SO excited about my new sewing machine! This is my first ever and I can't wait to make tons of stuff!

Craft Crap

Yes, I'm still in craft mode and keep finding new projects I want to make and I'm stalking etsy and a bunch of craft blogs with free tutorials. Yesterday I found this idea to make these cards to Father's day, which is coming up all too soon....where has this year gone?! My father and my father-in-law will be receiving these and here is a link to a video on YouTube with instructions on how to make it. It's SO easy!



Sorry, my camera isn't the best. I just have my little Canon point and shoot to work with.


I'm also in the process of making these basket liners to make all my baskets look a little better. I've finished a few so far and this is is the finished product. The tutorial is here on Make it and Love it. I was surprised at how easy this was.

And the following pictures are just for kicks. We were at my parents a few Sunday's ago for dinner and Brecken, my two-year-old niece, was sitting on Papa's shoulders. Doesn't she just have the cutest little crack? Oh to be a two-year-old again and not have to care about anything or what people think.