Awws Shucks!

Toward the end of summer vacation...our house get to be "pretty boring"...or so that is what I have heard!

So, to fill up these "nothing to do" days, I gave the girls a little project....can you guess what it was?

Yep... I lined them up on the front porch...place a bag of corn between them...and said, "Start Shuckin'!"

Something new is always a fun way to pass time....and the third piece of corn got done...then the forth...and a few worms later, the girls soon realized that being "bored" wasn't such a good idea!


They did manage do make the best out of this chore and soon found silly ways to make the time pass by more quickly!




Soon...the corn was cleaned...the mess was picked up...and I had 4 little girls who managed to stay busy ALL DAY LONG!

News Flash!

Hey all you blog peeps!....Guess what we are doing?!?!?!?

I'll update more later once the computer has a new home and there is a path made through all the boxes!!!

Birthday Girl

I just don't know where it goes....time.
It is such a whirlwind of moments...moments that to quickly turn into memories.

I will never forget the feelings I grew the moment I met her...

and then she got a bit more hair and turned one....


and them she got some more cuteness and turned two...

and then she got an attitude and turned three....


and now look what happened...

yep...my baby turned four.

It is this year that I have noticed that she is gaining her independence.
She lets me know that she still needs me near...yet she can do so many things all by herself now.

She lets me know this as she whizzes on past me on the bike daddy brought home for her.

She rides and she rides...and I smile at her windblown hair and sparkling eyes...those blue eyes that I have seen so much laughter in since the day she was born.

I hate seeing her grow up....I love watching her grow up.

Shout Out!

I would like to give a "shout out" to a couple of sites that I would like to bring to your attention! I guess I am a bit biased because I actually know those involved, but I think they are totally worthy of your attention!

Masons Hope
My cousin (and neighbor...::waving::) Rachel is planning a day jam packed full of fun in honor of her son, Mason (::waving again::) As you can see from the pic below, he is one handsome little man! Mason's Hope Foundation goal is to provide awareness, assistance and support to families and individuals living with autism.

Please take the time to click on the image below to learn more about Mason's Hope and to get a full itinerary of Mason's Day Celebration. I'll give you some hints...mud volleyball...BBQ Cook-Off....inflatables...and so much more! How can you resist?! Save the date...September 12, 2009...and come join in on the fun and help support such an awesome cause!

Bits & Baubles

If any of you have ever shopped Etsy...you know that it is crammed full of amazing talent! I love being able to shop for pieces that are handmade and one-of-a-kind! If you have never browsed Etsy...start right here!...and if you have, be sure to check out all these super adorable pieces created by Whitney Stanton.

I had the great pleasure of finally meeting Whitney earlier this spring after hearing tons of great things about her from mutual friends. She just bubbles over with energy and passion and it shows in her creations! I am featuring one of my favorite pieces she currently has listed on Etsy..of course, I am having a love affair with bird nest lately! So endulge your self and click on the image below!

New House Pics...

...can I get a "woot-woot"?!?!?

July 4th

I have learned to accept the inevitable.
After years of trying....many hot and sweaty attempts...I accept the undoable.

It is just not going to happen.

The 4th of July is not the time for kid pics.
"Hey...you...look at mommy. Over hear...smile...hey, I'm talking to you!"

And this is what I get....

and this....
and this, too.

I guess is really isn't fair of me to even try. After all...with all those booms, bangs and pops going on...who can blame a kid to be in constant "AWE" mode!

So, from now on...I will be content sitting back in my chair...watching my kids enjoy the evening...and being the "lucky" one who gets to hold...oh, about 200 or so pieces of junk that I can't wait to trash once their heads are turned cute little parachutes that they so deserve keeping after the long chase to catch them!

Debute

"Okay....Okkaaaayyyy...I'm starting to catch on to this picture thing."

"I just lay in this basket and act all cute...then wait for the ohhhh's and ahhh's to begin"

"Oh yeah....a man can get use to this kind of stardom."

"Wait a minute...oh no...oh no...not now...oh please not now"

"This is suppose to be my big moment...my moment to shine!"

"I'm warning you....this ain't goin' to be purty."

"What?! WHAT?!?...this whole baby in a basket thing was YOUR idea. I was perfectly fine just chillin' in the carseat...but OH NO...you all just had to push the cuteness factor!"

"ppppbbbttt........."Deal with it, sucka's!"

"Now where were we...oh yes... I believe you were in the middle of those ohhh's and ahhh's!"

Newborn...

3 weeks old...

sweet as can be...

more to come!