Fall 2009 Blog Header

This is our fall 2009 blogger header collage:

Hailey's Christmas List

When I asked Hailey what she wanted to Christmas, this is what she said in the order she said them:

- a magic carpet

- a picnic blanet

- green and yellow goggles

- a fish

- a beautiful dancing barbie with her husband

- legos big and little

- peanut butter cups

- microwave for my kitchen

I love this girl!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

10 Things I Am Thankful for and Blessed with:

1) The loving grace of my Heavenly Father

2) My handsome husband

3) My darling daughter

4) My wonderful Family

5)Fabulous Friends

6) My church

7)My home

8)Clothes in my closet

9) Food in my cabinets

10) Being able to pursue a career I am passionate about.

What are you thankful for?

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My Best Friends Wedding

Last weekend was Joy's wedding!! Here is an overview of the wedding festivities for my dear friend Joy. Her wedding was absolutely beautiful and the weather ended up being gorgeous! I am so honored to have been matron of honor! And Hailey sure was a darn cute flower girl! I am so happy for Joy and look forward to getting to know Justin better (even though they live in Ohio now)! Congrats! I love you!

My newest project....

Hailey is going to a birthday party for her friends Thursday and Friday. Instead of buying a present, I wanted to make it. I decided to make them. I made a game of Concentration using pictures from the Little Golden Book: Old McDonald Had a Farm (published 1975). It had a great variety of cute and colorful pictures perfect for this project.

(The cover of the book)


(all the tiles- there are 24 tiles... 12 matches)


(some flipped over to see both sides)


(I bought this box unfinished box at Michaels and
painted it to store the tiles for the game)


(the box with the tiles)

I got this idea from Jill. She has TONS of great craft projects on her blog.

Carson and Thunder

Laura Beth, Diane, and Carson came over the other day to play. Hailey and Diane mainly played in Hailey's room (and made a HUGE mess), but they also wanted to play the Wii Outdoor Challange Game. Here is a picture and video of the girls playing the game.

(sorry the video is sideways. I don't know how to rotate it)

While the girls were playing, Carson was hanging out on the sofa. Our kitten Thunder was very protective and sat down right beside him. It was very cute!

(Thunder is thinking... that human is as small as me. Should I go check it out??)

(Thunder protecting Carson)