Thanksgiving Crafts by Shane

My MOMS Club sponsors a local non-profit called Circle of Hope (they help breast cancer patients through the process, both financially and emotionally)... and we were able to give 3 of their clients thanksgiving baskets filled with everything you need for a thxgiving meal plus flowers, desserts, gift cards, etc. Shane and Julia went along to the drop off. (pic above)

Anyway, Shane made these cards (with just a tiny bit of help) to go in the thanksgiving baskets but he wanted to hand the cards to each woman himself. "here you go, I made this for you!" Well - all I can say is, there were lots of smiles and tears, too. And a VERY proud mama standing by...

Shane & Julia (Sept 2011)

:)

xo

Shane is FOUR!

Our birthday boy and little girl :)

Shane LOVED every second of his birthday! He had a bday playdate in the a.m. at our friends house then dinner, cupcakes, and presents at my in-laws house later that evening. He got LOTS of awesome gifts & all day he kept saying "I'm so excited!" Our house is Star Wars central these days! This is a GREAT age.

.... and JULIA. She is so adorable, funny, so spirited.... and SO BAD! Her temper will probably be historical. lol

4th of July 2011

Taking a ride...

:)

Memorial Day weekend & Jedi Shane!

Happy Mother's Day 2011!

Easter Pictures!

We had a great day.... Shane was SO excited to get his basket and do egg hunts! and found out Julia will do ANYTHING to get her hands on chocolate. I had to hide it. She was climbing on top of the kitchen counter to get to it... She is already full of adventure- add sugar and FORGET it. :)

Our baby girl is TWO!

Julia Grace!
A few fun facts:
- wears 2T in almost everything, but fits 3T
- says about 100 words clearly
- can say 4-5 word sentences
- says 'excuse me' 'thank you' 'sorry' 'please' without being told (most of the time)
- loves strawberries, pudding, turkey, waffles, eggs, yogurt, pretzels
- will not touch mac n chz or grilled chz
- loves the color purple
- loves books - especially Mo Willems' "Don't Let the Pigeon...." books
- loves to be outside and will try to escape if the door isn't locked
- climbs constantly & seems to have no fear
- tries to dress herself
- is starting to like kisses on lips (she hasn't liked them much til now!)
- says "Beatles song" every night when its bedtime. I sing either Across the Universe, If I Fell, In My Life, Let it Be, or - appropriately - Julia.... then she'll go to sleep
- has no interest in TV other then a minute or two of "Tangled" "Tinkerbell" or the last 13 minutes of "A Hard Days Night"
- has a fireball of a temper but is such a sweetheart


Our monkeys being silly, having fun....
( this is my favorite picture of the year, so far )

Happy Easter!

(I'm posting it now while its fresh on my mind, otherwise Easter will come and go!) :)

xo

Julia's 2nd Birthday Party at CPK

Silly girl!

Julia's becoming a real character.... :)

(yes those are her brother's underwear on her head)

Julia's 2 yr portrait

Julia's 2 yr portrait! This was the only picture that made it... all the others she was in mid-flee or looked totally ticked off. :)

Don't let the sweet face fool you - she is a trouble maker with a capital T! lol

The next time she provides some material, I'll post it here.... surely soon.

But I can't complain..... really. She's gorgeous, spirited, funny, talking up a storm and very independent. Total love bug too - when SHE feels like it. :)

xo, Starlet-

St. Patty's Day

We went to the park for a St Patty's Party today. The kids had shamrock cookies and made little pockets to hold their treasures from the treasure hunt! Shane talked about his treasures for days. He really enjoyed looking for gold coins, kisses, and little trinkets - and the sweet kid shared with his little sister when he saw that she hadn't collected a bunch. (Julia was too busy sitting in the grass eating kisses!) Here's a couple pictures of the kids with their treasure pockets. :)

A few new random pictures :)

Just the other day, playing outside