It's Really Early...

My face is shiny... oh, and blotchy... I want you to look away now... you're really only supposed to be looking at the necklace anyway. I LOVE!!!!! it. So fun to make... even if a little time consuming.

This is what I made during my girl time with Misty. We had so much fun! Jake and Bj were working late, my big guys were at Kearney's first home football game, Gid was snuggled up watching 101 Dalmatians, Ashe was tuckered out and down for the count... puppy too, and that meant Misty and I got to play with beads. FUN, FUN, Fun!!! Misty made an absolutely gorgeous blue, teal, and green long necklace. It was to die for. I am hoping she blogs it... I didn't get a picture, she was scrambling to get it finished so that she could beat Jake home. Good times... don't get enough Momma and daughter time to craft. I think I might be making more of these for Christmas gifts... well that's if I can let loose of 'em. I want them all... bad sista.

New Set...

This is the latest set I've made... I wish I had better fabric to display it against. I'm in need of a little bit of black velvet. Everything looks better against black velvet... oh well, this will have to do for now. I love the black and white whimsy tho... fun, fun! I've already got the perfect outfit to pair this with... more later.

It's Official...

We Love our Silly Little Puppy!

We decided on Roxie.
It was the only name we all agreed on.
She still looks like a little Tinkerbell to me.

She thought she'd do a little reading out in the sun yesterday or at least joined momma for her reading. She romped and played and wore herself out. Made me a little nervous. She was so tired she forgot to eat. She's made up for that lapse today tho'.

Oh, on another note, this a picture of my latest jewelry design. aka... project of the moment. You can't tell by the picture, but the beads are amber colored. I love how they looked against the pearls and gold findings. I'll be trying my hand at a few more designs over the next day or so. I'll share more pics later.

Exploring...

So baby was out exploring early this morning. Dueter and Zoe' are so good with their new little sister. You can see just how tiny she is when you see her next to Dueter and Zoe'... It would help for you to know that Zoe' only weighs 10 lbs and Dueter only 15-17 lbs. Tiny, tiny little girl. Needs an awesome name... so far I am partial to Tink, but if that makes eldest son call her that awful name it will never do. Notice we had to make do with a repurposed sock turned sweater for baby. She was sooooo cold before we came up with this little goodness. Thank you, thank you to our awesome neighbors for the great idea.

Put on your thinking caps... we need some bloggin' love.

Baby Needs a Name Update:

Okay... we have a few more ideas, but nothing seems to fit our little baby girl. Fe Fe, Tinker Bell ~ aka. Tink (I really liked this one); We had suggestions of Bitzy, Sweetpea, Tootie, Lo'la, Dolly, Lolly... I don't know I think maybe something short and sweet and French would be nice.

We tried out Tink last night and she wiggled all over the place... eldest Son said no way, no how... he was calling her Yertle as in Yertle the Turtle until we came up with something he liked. Now come on... YERTLE? That's as ugly as it comes... I need some serious help here.

Meet the Newest Member of the Family

She's awfully sweet and oh so tiny. We haven't settled on a name that fits her and that we all agree on. We have Roxie, Trixie, Ladybug... need some help here. Have something spectacular that will fit our sweet little girl, were open to suggestions. We'll know when it's right.

Many Memorable Moments...

A tour of the Capital Building. Arlington Cemetery and the Changing of the Guard... Awe inspiring.

This Little Pretty Can Be Yours...

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Misadventures in Virginia

This is what happens when you fail to take your GPS out of the car before heading in for nighty night. Lesson learned the hard way. Bummer!

We were so good every night but this one. We came in late in the middle of a downpour and just grabbed our stuff and headed in for bed. Oh well, other then 7 hours of our trip that we wasted with no wheels while waiting to have the window repaired... It could have been much worse.

We've Been Through...

Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and back through the lower tip of Illinois and all the way back across Missouri. Woooo... What a trip! Over three thousand miles with only one small, or maybe not so small, misadventure (more on that later).

Alex did a lot of this... read I think three books on the drive.

While Zach did a lot of this. Playing on his new computer he bought right before we left town with some of his hard earned money.

The boys were never so happy to be back home. Zach and Alex officially do not like traveling that far by car. I think they enjoyed Washington D.C., Virginia and Tennessee, but other than that the car ride was torture for them. It was really all about being away from their girls for 8 or 9 days. You'd think we had them over the rack and coals.

I'll blog some more pics later and give the deets on the misadventure in Virginia... I'm kinda tired now.