blast from the past

for years as a little girl,
i remember the highlight of fall being the parade and carnival downtown.
they have brought it back,
and i think i can speak for many when i say that we are so very thankful.
our children are getting to make memories similar to ones we made as children.

august wanted to be buzz lightyear for halloween this year.
mama-made pants and shirt paired with a real working jet pack made the perfect costume.

buzz with his superhero friends, spiderman and batman.

starting of the same parade kari and i walked so many times as children.

posing for pictures

thanks kari for getting one of me with the boys.
the belly has grown since the last picture where you could actually see it.

such a fun day making memories with kari again.
this time our boys got to join in on the fun!

naked artist & some sewing

august had a pumpkin art project to complete at home.
he choose his own attire.

the masterpiece of a naked artist:

lauren is an edge cheerleader, so i made a cheer bag for her birthday.

so much fun hand stitching the name.

my grandmother needed a baby gift and loved heagan's remake.
this is what we came up with,
and i have just enough fabric left to make our little girl one of her own.


sewing that linen was heavenly....i have a new fabric obsession.

another custom order baby gift,
and trying out a new ruffle. (i think i like it alot!)


and my second faux chenille baby blanket for a very special little lady.
(we are still awaiting her arrival as i type this.)
so much fun seeing them come out of the dryer all "chenilled-up."



and by the way, a chenille cutter is the way to go if you ever try your hand at one of these babies.

lauren turns six

and her mama does a party up right!
the little guys stuck to the small pool.

but towards the end they got braver and braver,
crawling closer and closer to the top of this big slide!


somebody said pizza,
and i couldn't get cline to move from this spot until he had his tummy full of some!

lauren's diva cake....her mama is an amazing cake diva herself!

another cake she had ready to go for someone else celebrating a special day.

the cake diva herself and her trusty sidekick making snow cones for all the kiddos!

mandy, i still owe you for your electrical shock tease.
you know what they say about paybacks!

the birthday diva with her snow cones.


cake time

birthday kisses

brooker admiring his birthday bling favors.

one fun party, lauren.
can't believe you're six already.

school party

we took cupcakes to celebrate august's birthday at school.
i just love his face above.
he was so excited and proud to have all of his school friends signing happy birthday to him!

thanks, mrs. alison, for making this day special for august.
he's loves school and thinks you are the best!

august's birthday

it's been over a month since i've blogged,
and i've yet to get my computer fixed as well.
to say we've been busy around here would be putting it mildly.
i'm sitting at the dining room table in our NEW HOUSE
(yes, new house....more on this coming soon!!!),
updating the blog on trav's computer.
i hope to have all of october events and excitement posted over the next week.
being computer illiterate, i was unable to edit any pictures in windows, so my shots are straight out of the camera.

so without further ado......here's our little man's FOURTH birthday celebration!

a pool party with a pool appropriate cake.
and cupcakes, since i wasn't sure how well the pool would eat!


simple decor and food were in order.
some simple beach balls hanging to from rafters to spruce up the pavilion.
i tried to get shots of all the kids there, but i noticed that there are some missing.


and a few of the big kids too!





family of three, soon to be four.
traditional kiss the cheeks pic.
spiderman candle that he's being eyeing for months was the only candle this boy would have!


chowing down.
love this cake face!

august loved all his presents.

we still can't believe our little man is four years old.
there is so much to love about him, and love him we do!

august, you're the best boy we could ask for!
love you! mama & daddy

::right now::

right now, i am

:: needing to take my computer into the shop to be fixed, hence a no photo post.

:: hoping that posting from my phone is successful!

:: finishing up plans for a very special birthday and party this weekend.

:: watching as my needs to be sewn pile becomes smaller, and the completed pile grows.

:: preparing mentally to pack up this house.

:: wishing i could share some photos from a weekend full of celebrating and a naked artist we have around here!

:: seeing my belly grow bigger and bigger each week.

:: enjoying feeling all the moving, kicking, and hiccuping going on in there.

:: thankful an overnight fever left a little body and seems to be staying away.

:: planning to be back soon with lots to share.