Quilts for Al and Anna

 Being all caught up on baby quilts this year, I decided to start on sixteenth birthdays.  Allan was the first to turn sixteen - back in August - and he received this quilt.

His mom had made him a quilt very similar to this about ten years ago and it was looking pretty shaggy.  It was fun to see the smile on his face when I gave him this one.  Unfortunately, I didn't think to take a picture.

On Friday my oldest granddaughter, Anna, turned sixteen.    When I was sharing pictures earlier in the year of the baby quilts I've made for grandkids, I couldn't find a picture of Anna's.  I ran across some recently and thought I'd share it with you now.

Such a sweet baby --

who has grown up to be a beautiful young woman.

I sent this quilt to Anna for her sixteenth birthday.  Happy Birthday Anna!

It'll be about 5 years before I have another 16 year old grandchild -- lots of time to plan!

ON THE ROAD WITH AL

Al and I left Calumet about 2pm today. We had to make stops at the motel, Tech, and Sew Crazy on our way out of town. As we were heading toward Baraga, Al says "this trip is going a lot faster than the trip up here". He makes me smile -- what a great travel companion he's been.

After a quick stop at Younkers and a bite to eat at Culvers, we headed to Munising and arrived about 6:30. We checked into the Munising Motel and then headed out towards Pictured Rocks.



After a stop for a little walk on the beach at Sand Point, we drove out to Castle Rock and hiked there a bit. Al was very patient with his grandma.




I've wanted to see this area for a long time -- it was great to have a partner today!