Big Fun in the S......Snow?

It was a beautiful day.....tons of snow, no wind and beautiful sunshine. We were outside building for hours and almost broke a SWEAT!

Happy Birthday Skylar

We had a lovely day celebrating Skylar's 8th birthday at the Natural Science Center in Greensboro. By the way, nice party shirt. Who made make that awesome T? hmmmmmmmmm

14? When did this happen?

Where did the last 14 years go? I can not believe my little baby girl is getting so big! Happy Birthday, Cassidy

Merry Christmas

Why can't they always be this sweet?

The Christmas Eve Spread

Courtney's Creation

Ok, I am calling this 'Courtney's Gingerbread House' because if it were not for Courtney it would not have been finished. I have never made a gingerbread house before. I knew it was going to be more difficult than it looked so I even bought a kit to get us started. Even still, we could not get the icing out of the tube, it was a big sticky mess. We could not get the walls to stay togther, the weight of the roof was crushing the walls. Cassidy and I were both ready to chunk it right into the trash can and call it quits! Courtney, however, was determined to finish it. She worked on it forever and very patiently, made it beautiful. She did a great job and I am so proud of her. Didn't it turn out fantastic?

What are you looking at?

Sweet and silly brothers, Jaspurr and Riley. Aren't they cute?

Shake It, Girls!

Courtney and two of her friends (Hailey and Meredith) performed in their school Christmas talent show. Hailey's aunt Kelly choreographed the routine and the girls did a GREAT job! I personalized thier matching outfits so they looked super cute, too!

Happy Halloween

We went 'back to the basics' this year. Let's see we have done, fairy, sheep, little bow peep, lion, gypsy, indian, miss america, cow girl, and so on and so on. I have made many many costumes. Courtney decided to keep it simple this year and she dressed up as a witch. Of course I had to embellish her hat and make her a custom t shirt.....she was a beautiful and glamouous little WITCH!

Birthday Lunch

We celebrated Courtney and Grant's birthday's with a family lunch at TGIFriday's. If you find yourself there, I highly recommend the Pink Punk! It is 'faaaaabulous'!

Archdale Bush Hill Festival

This weekend I took the girls to the annual Bush Hill Festival. We rode the ferris wheel. I am not a fan of carnival rides but I have always loved the ferris wheel. As you can tell from the pictures, Courtney was a little apprehensive, but once she opened her eyes, she really enjoyed it.

First Day of School 2009

Cassidy is a big eighth grader this year and Courtney is starting the fourth grade. I can not believe how big they are getting. We had a talk a long time ago about how I did not want them to get any bigger and they promised they would stay small. What is happening?????

Backyard Update

This summer we have completed a few improvement projects in the backyard. We have finally painted the awful red deck, replaced the tabletop and umbrella that the wind destroyed, added the privacy fence and replaced the faded and worn out pool liner. It is finally taking shape. Next spring we tackle the landscaping and move and paint the storage building. The work is never done.......

Butterfly Kisses

Last Thursday, I threw an end of the summer party for Courtney and a few of her friends. It was a woodland/butterfly theme and everything turned out great. I think the girls a good time, I can tell because none of them wanted to go home!