Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The Hellam Fair...

There is a really small fair around here that we took the kids to the other day.  It was really rinky dink and the highlight for the kids was the candy wheel.  This was a benefit to raise money for cancer so it was a win win.  We gave money to cancer and the kids won candy.
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They then decided that the most fun thing was to run around Jason
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Then I tried to get them to hug each other
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Then they had to take a break to eat some of their candy winnings
This is Jack's "cheese" face, I have to figure out a better way to get him to smile
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Bella admiring Jack's pretzel
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Band Aids!!

If you really really want to get my kids excited all you need to do is mail them some band aids.  The other day I went to the mail box and there was a package for each child (which was huge because they were able to each open one).  We sang the mail song (from "Blue's Clues", which the kids are in love with) and then they opened up the mail.  There was a box of Cars band aids in Jack's and Princesses in Bella's.  They were so excited, they NEEDED some right then and there.  Jack then needed to call Grandmom because he was just that excited.
Of course I did not have my camera but here are some pictures from a post
card that Grandmom sent the kids.
Jack holding the postcard and a magnet (check out the band aid on his arm.... totally decoration)
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Look he can use a magnet and hang it on the refrigerator  (he gets very excited about this)
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"I DID IT!"
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**I swear Jack normally is wearing clothes :)

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Not much going on...

I have been really bad with taking pictures lately... Bella hates to get her picture taken... I just bring out the camera and she begins to cry.  It is kinda funny in a way but not funny enough that I want to take my camera out all the time.
Since I don't have any pictures of them I will share a funny story.  A week ago Sunday we were all home and were finishing up eating breakfast and we could smell that one of the kids had pooped.  So Jason said "Bella, did you poop?" and he looked in her diaper.  So Jack being the helpful boy he is said "Mommy, did you poop?" and pulled at the back of my pajama pants.  We just busted out laughing.

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I wanted to post some pictures for Grandmom to see.  I always admired the talent my Grandmother had and still has.  I often wondered how I could not have inherited any of her talent but in the past couple of years I finally struck my creativity and now every time I sit behind the sewing machine or pick up my crochet hook I think of her.  I just wanted to share some of my recent projects with her:
matching hat and diaper cover (more for picture props) for a friend
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A Hello Kitty bag for Bella (with an extra big pocket in the front to put her Hello Kitty doll)
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Matching mother/daughter tote bags for a friend
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a headband for myself (it is reversible)
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And finally what I am most excited about.  I bought a book to make a purse and here is my first attempt!
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the inside
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I made a matching zip tote for it but I need to continue to work on putting a zipper in.  I did that without a pattern and it did not come out that great.
So all of this is what I do for my stress relief :)

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