Cross Stitch is something I took up 10-15 years ago for a while but then I put it away to knit. You can't have too much going on or you get stretched thin. Especially as I was in the midst of raising my children also. But I started to take it up again.
This is a pattern that I've done before and I had a granddaughter that liked it so I did it for her.
One thing I also do is take photos and put them into the program PCStitch. I love doing ones that have special meaning. This is my oldest granddaughter. This was taken at a pumpkin farm in the fall.