This Month In Review

It has been a busy month. With your help, we have now raised almost $400.00 U.S. dollars. My sisters and I have made and sold earrings, turtle key chains, baby booties, ear warmers, baby sandals, and children's ties. This money will be going toward Austin and my IVF treatment tentatively planned to begin at the end of May.

Upcoming Events: We have officially scheduled our 5k run for Saturday, May 14th in Saratoga Springs, Utah with the Pound the Pavement for Parenthood organization. We also have had a booth donated to us for an Outdoor Expo event scheduled to take place at the South Towne Expo Center Friday, May 13th and Saturday, May 14th. We will be selling products and advertising for our 5k race there to help fund our path to fertility.

Volunteer Opportunities: If you are unable to assist financially, but have been wondering if you could help in other ways, we are in need of individuals who can help us run a booth at the expo event and also run games, food, and other booths at the 5k race. Let us know if you would be willing to donate some hours at either event. Your support is appreciated!

New Product News: My sister's and I have created some more awesome products on the two infertile turtles blog. Two items that I would like to highlight are the baby sandals and Mary Jane booties. These products make a great gift for baby showers, baby birthday's, etc. Feel free to check out these items and other new items on our site. If you have purchased items and know of other individuals who could benefit from our website products, please feel free to share our twoinfertileturtles site with them.



Upcoming posts: Austin is going to begin an infertility series on our family blog beginning this next week regarding infertility and the history and research behind it. Please check back for insights into a subject that is often not talked about, misunderstood, but affects a growing number of couples actively seeking to become pregnant.

Look What I Made

My Grandma Crossley loved to crochet. She found winding the yarn into a ball to be one of the most relaxing past times, besides having someone brush her hair. My Grandma passed away a while ago, but I feel closer to her when I am crocheting. That said, I have been learning how to improve my crochet talents this past month with the help of my teacher, YouTube. With it's tutelage, I have successfully made a stuffed owl, lizard bookmark, heart coasters, hair accessories, a baby afghan, and these super cute turtle key chains. You can buy the coasters and key chains here. I am enjoying this new found activity and find it is a great way to come down from the day. Anyone up for a crochet party?

Nativity Advent Calendar

When I was growing up, one of my favorite Christmas traditions was counting down the days until Christmas with the felt nativity advent calendar my mom had made. I have wanted to make one for years, and even started a few times, but hadn't finished mine until this holiday season. Here is my finished product. It is definitely not perfect, but I hope it will last for years to come and be a fun tradition for our family.