Birthday Celebrations!

Ella insistes on eating the bottom of the cone.. before she's done the top...

Keera lov'en the chocolate coating!

Mom + Ella (Jessie)

Daddie, Keera and Jett. (Do you think Keera's excited?lol)

Our family tradition, which we think started last year with Jett's b-day.. is to go to Dairy Queen for ice cream after dinner. The kids were quite excited to go!

Happy Birthday Keera!!!!

So Miss Keera is 5 today!!! Crazy how fast time goes. She is quite happy it's her birthday and has asked me several times today "Mommie, tell me happy birthday" so then I have to say "Happy Birthday Keera" and she gets a big smile. She was telling everyone who would listen at the store today, that it was her birthday. She even shared a Dora sticker with a old, grungy looking man in line at the check out, just walked up and stuck it on his belly. He wasn't to impressed, but then agreed to keep it. My little social butterfly *eek*.

Keera has grown alot, though she is still little compaired to others her age. She will always be a peanut! She loves going to speech, though it hasn't made a huge change yet, it will come. She loves to give kisses and is super affectionate. She likes to have her quiet time and read books or play on her 'computre'. She is a great listener and loves to be around people. She's our Keera.

Happy Birthday!!!

Jessie

Ella's school was having a 'dress as your favorite storybook character' today...

not sure if "jessie" from toy story falls in to this catagory.. but it's who she wanted to be. I was just going to have her wear her Jessie PJ"s but then took a look at Jessie and realized that her wardrobe would be pretty easy to duplicate, and it was!!

I just used an old pair of jeans, made the 'chaps', they are only attached at the top of her thighs and have elastics around the knee. I used an old white t-shirt and added the yellow, and hot glued the red rope (totally crappy job close up, lol!) I used some brown cordory for the belt and did a double yellow fabric with heat and bond for the buckle (and does up with velcro). The hat was the trickiest but still worked out ok'ish. I used red felt and a super stiff, stiffiner (from fabricland) in the middle of 2 felt peices for the brim, and just felt for the hat part. I poked holes with a sissor and threaded the white cording around. I should have made it a smidgen bigger as it just sits on her head, and doesn't really go on. Next time!

She was quite pleased with it, and really I was too for an afternoons worth of work!

Guess Who I am?

bet you can't guess... he's SANTA. ho ho ho as he kept saying while wearing a panty liner on his face. He will LOVE this when he starts dating/ gets married.

Birthday Presents

So with the kids starting to do the birthday party thing.. I wanted to try and do something different for them to give as gifts.. I saw this somewhere.. and I know my sil -KD has done versions of this as well- so cute.. i've done it a few times and finally remembered to take pictures!

What they are is a Cupcake/Sugar cookie kit. I make a personalized apron, and then just scrabook a box of cake mix, icing and sprinkles. I include flower cookie cutters for the cookie kits and cute cupcake liners for the cupcake kits! I love how they turn out. This time I also make cute little bags for them as well!! (it's for 2 sisters the girls are going to their party on saturday)

New Year's Eve 2010

Smilie Keera in her new tinker bell jammies




A close up of Miss Ella

Jett and our 'spread' on the stool. We had pinapple chicken kebabs, shrimp, meatballs, dry ribs (biggest hit) veggies and pineapple on a stick for dessert, all complements of M&M meatshops. Yum!

Keera and Ella got their spots already.. we moved the spare bed in to the living room to watch Shrek. Jayme and I actually got to snuggle during our movies, and nice change then sitting at opposite ends of the couch. It was quite fun and the bed actually stayed there till Monday! Comfy!!