cREatIVe wITh tHe KiDs

I was playing with the kids making 'ART ' out of a box of popscicle sticks they received from their Grandma Karen- well Ashlyn made Jayton..... check it out- had to share her creative flair!

SPOOKTACULAR shopping.....

Yep, today was the Spookatcular extravaganza at the Goodwill. Cori, Caylie, Jayton, Ashlyn, JEFF! & I were there in line at 8:30 waiting for the store to open at 9:00. Halloween is my all time favorite holiday so I love to stock up on costumes & decor. I think we all did well with our finds. I already had my costume for this year so I was able to find items for future Halloweens or friends who are in dire need for a costume. I think the word is out that Jeff & I are having our annual Halloween party (I think this is the 5th year?)

So basically if you know us & we know you- consider yourself invited!

Saturday night.... October 25th
8:00 - ?
Costume required.... we will have munchies.... B.Y.O.B
Our house (in the basement)

Those stinkin' teeth

Not my teeth, but Jayton's teeth. The two special little teeth that barely are poking through his hard palate...... well those stinkin' teeth are not good, and need to be removed or there could be issues later. It has been well over a year since I discovered the teeth playing peek a boo and brought them to the attention of his plastic surgeon in Portland. He said leave them in unless they start to bother him, because they will eventually fall out.
Needless to say they have not receive the special attention and care that his other teeth receive and have turned sour on us. His orthodontist & dentist want them out of there. But, we had to get in touch with his plastic surgeon and get his take on the issue. We are not scheduled for another team visit until February and taking the teeth out will create a fistula. The issues with clefts are very complex. All the physicians play a role in Jayton's care and have to work together so basically they are not stepping on each other toes and ruining anothers 'plan' they have for treatment stages.
So it is a waiting game. Hope to hear from Jayton's plastic surgeon soon. Living in such a small community is so hard when issues like this arise. We do not have a cleft team like larger cities do so I have to play the role of the middle man and keep my lil ducks in a row & 'in the know' with the plastic surgeon being in Portland, ENT in Pullman & the speech therapist, dentist & orthodontist here in town.
I will keep you all updated about those stinkin' teeth.............. ' smile'!

What I see in your future.......

........ I see you going to Crop Paper Scissors and checking out all the new product that has been arriving. I see you creating wooden letter albums like 'SPOOKY' and 'FAMILY'. I see you attending the crop Cori & I will be having on October 12. I see you making your holiday cards. I see you taking my calendar class. I see you telling your loved ones to purchase a gift certificate for Christmas. I see you making a WISH LIST to have at the store so gifts can be bought. I see you deciding whether to make a tree or snowman card holder. I see you loving the new Christmas tree advent calendar...... OH THE THINGS I CAN SEE IN THE CRYSTAL BALL!!

carnival FUN

Growing up so fast.....

Happy Birthday to my SWEET Ashlyn....the first 10 years flew by....I hope the next 10 move at a snails pace! LOVE U!

Hollywood Glamour!!!!

Currently there is a Hollywood Glamour party full of screamin', giggly girls ( & one 'Jayton') going on in our basement..... It is for Ashlyn's 10th birthday.... we had a red carpet entry,Jayton was the 'doorman' making sure people were on 'the list',we gave each of the girls sunglasses & feather boas ,I turned our wet bar into a concession stand with lots of goodies, had a hot dog machine and nachos! We created Teresa Collins clear dome rings, played some games and the girls are getting ready to snack & watch the movie Penelope as they settle down for the sleepover.....here are a few pics of the night so far!

I love your blog....

Well someone loves my blog.... that someone is Dawn who I met through GS101 (I guess not 'met' but you get what I mean-LOL!) she is a sweetie who loves Nascar (me too), LOVES the same 'famous' scrapbookers as I do & she is very creative, she makes beautiful cards & layouts. So thanks for the award Dawn!

The rules for the award are - (1) The winner can put the logo on their blog. (2) Link the person you received your award from. (3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs. (4) Put links of those on yours. (5) Leave a message on the blogs of the girls or boys you’ve nominated.
Now I get to nominate 7 people:

Kristi O
Jamie L
Tina
Michelle
Amanda
Cori (I keep checking in to see if she will ever post)
Dawn

Of coarse I check all the 'famous' with an (*) next to them daily.... they are blogs I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

Introducing.... Ashlyn & Jayton

Many thanks to Michelle Wolf for the BEAUTIFUL pictures!

In awe- & amazement.....

...... the BEST photographer ever is Michelle Wolf. I adore great photos, wish I had the talent myself. But, I discovered this simply talented gal & I am stinkin' excited about it! She has the eye for what she does......Michelle made my two kids look beautiful- I had goosebumps when I saw the pictures. She also took some of Cori's two kids that were AWESOME! So check out my kids on her blog and scroll down a lil more & see Cori's kids!
Love this girl!!!!!