A Good Cause.

 Katie has been begging me to cut her hair for a while now so that she can donate it to be made into wigs for cancer patients.  I am so proud of her choice to do this.  After warning her about how short it would be she said to do it that she was tired of waiting.  She LOVED it last night and this morning, till she looked in the mirror.  It was so much shorter than she thought and she was afraid of what the kiddos at school would think. I talked her into going and when she got back she was so happy that all the kiddos and teachers told her how great it looked.

So in the great talent of not so great before pics; this was Katie last night

 And this is her after pics that I took this afternoon.  I am so glad that she is happy now.

Back to School!

 Last Wednesday the kiddos started back to school.

Ashley started 7th grade.

 Katie started 2nd grade.

 Austin started 4th grade.

 They had a lot of fun posing for pictures and haven't given me too much grief for having to wake up earlier now :)

 Had to show you all the bumper sticker they slapped on the kids back.

 And they are off!  Walking to the bus stop.  Notice the tree branches lining the street?  We are still waiting for the city to pick them up from the last 2 storms.

Natalie stood waving and then would ask me, "I go too?"

Look Who's 10!

 Before we came back from ABQ we had Austin's birthday party.  He really loved getting to celebrate with all the family!

 Uncle Doug and Aunt Lydia gave him this card and it is his favorite! 

 Grandpa and Jaxon deep in thought.

 Ashley and Austin hung out with the Maxwell's grandkids quite a bit while they were there and we invited them to join in the fun.  Ashley and Lexi have known each other since they were 2 but it has been years since they had seen each other.

Monkey and Reagan had a blast together!

Thanks to all our family that helped us celebrate!

What We Did When it Was 113 Outside (LOADS of Pics)

 Well today it was 113 out!  I could not believe it!  So we stayed inside, watched movies and I did some sewing!  2 new sets of jammies for Monkey.

 After the first 2 pics she had to dance :)  Sorry the pics are so dark, I took them at 8:00 and it was still 111 out!

 This is the point that she did not want to pose any more.

 I made this robe from a towel that I got from Wally-World.

 At about 8:30 Lewis decided it was now or never for mowing the lawn, and Natters played in the water table.

 She loved watching Lewis, and she figured out that she could pour the water in her diaper and it was cool.  Silly girl!  Hopefully tomorrow will be cooler!!!

Monkey and Ducks

 Tonight at the party all Monkey wanted was to watch the ducks.  So sweet:)

Love ya Monkey :)

Baseball is done :)

 Tonight we had our end of season party and pictures.  I am relieved to have the season done with and move on:)

I know this picture is dark and a bit grainy but it is my favorite!  It totally encompasses the spirit and personalities that make up this team!

Baby L - Children's Photographer (Enid)

 Couldn't help but post some of these!  She is such a sweetie :)

 Little Hands

 Little Toes

 Her Daddy's favorite holiday is the 4th of July and so he wanted a patriotic shot that he could put on his desk.  I think we nailed it!

Love the little grin here:)  I think she was dreaming of sweet things!

Just for Fun! - Tote Bag - Custom Sewing

Loving the gathering and the states fabric. 

Not sure who this will go to but I had fun making it :)

For J&K - Tote Bags - Custom Sewing

 Ash and Katie have birthday parties to go to this weekend and wanted really cool gifts for their friends.  So this afternoon I made these smaller tote bags for their friends and we will go to the dollar store and pick out a couple of things to go in them :)

 I am liking this gathered fabric look on the bags.  Watch out I have a feeling that there will be more where this came from :)