A wonderful evening.

Back in December Mica, her kids and I were shopping for things to make Christmas presents with at Ben Franklin. As we were there her daughter Bri was begging to get stuff to learn how to knit or crochet. I told her I didn't know how to knit, but that I'd teach her how to crochet at some point.

Yesterday Kevin and I decided to come over to their house after church. He wanted to help Vinnie with some stuff on the computer, and so I brought some yarn and hooks and us gals played. It's been about 7 years since I've last picked up crocheting so I felt a bit rusty myself. I had got a swap Saturday that included yarn so I played with it all Saturday night. I was making a scarf. The whole time I'm making it I was thinking about Bri, How she expressed interest, and how she'd probably love the colors I was working with, so since Kevin mentioned maybe hanging out with them I packed up the yarn and hooks and figured thats what us girls can do.






It was so much fun watching her learn. Mica and I struggled with trying to get her started. We're right handed and Bri is left handed. Eventually she decided to try right handed and she did pretty well! We all were pleased with her progress through out the evening. After she made a few chains (I wanted her to learn that first) she kept begging to learn what I was making. I explained that what I was doing was harder, that she should keep practicing the chains first and eventually I'd teach her more. She was OK with that. She got excited about the different things she could make with just a chain. I told her how I used to make myself jump-ropes and bracelets and she got started making a few different length chains. She made one as a keychain for Mica, and a scarf for her dolly, she made herself an anklet and a bracelet, each project getting better and better. And then while Mica and I were playing with fabric she silently in the back made me a bracelet too! It's the perfect length, and so special to me! I thought it was so sweet that she wanted to make me something in return. I'm wearing it now and smiling. It was a wonderful evening with people I love.

Mica took great pictures while Bri and I played, and posted all this on their homeschool blog, you can see it here. Here is the sweet bracelet Miss Bri made me!



I'm so blessed that she sees me as a dear friend and an auntie. Kevin and I cherish our friendship with such a wonderful family. Mica and I have become best friends, and I feel not just blessed by her dear friendship, but friendship with her whole loving family.