First Day of School

Here is my little cutie. When I went in her room this morning, she had half of her school clothes out on the floor - she must have known something was up. I couldn't resist buying her this adorable outfit, and the curly hair just makes it even more adorable!

Bailey has to sit on her bus driver's lap before she will get in her seat - everyone loves to spoil her.

Homemade Bubbles

I got this idea for a bubble blower from a magazine. It took about 2 minutes to make, and Beau played with it for hours! Priceless!!

Blessings

This morning I got a phone call from Clay's friend letting me know that he took Clay to the emergency room. He got really sick at work with severe stomach pains and throwing up. They did a CAT scan and then rushed him into surgery to remove his appendix. Within a half hour I had the kids packed and someone to take them today and tomorrow. The surgery went very well, they used a scope and laser, so he only had to be cut in three small places. The surgery went so well, they released him the same day - I really wasn't looking forward to sleeping on a crappy hospital bed. On the way home we were counting all our blessings:

*We have so many friends and family members to help out in a minutes notice
*Clay was near a hospital and got immediate attention
*Clay was working with a good friend, who happens to be an EMT
*We have insurance
*I have a good car to take me anywhere I need to go
*Jackson has a really great hospital with really great nurses/doctors
*Clay's boss is great to work with and will let him miss all the work he needs.

The list could go on and on. I think when emergencies come up like this, it really does help you get a perspective on life. I am very thankful for trials in my life and the opportunity to learn from them.

Lost Tooth

Bailey's tooth has been loose all weekend, so Dad finally got his vise-grips and pulled it out. She thought it was so funny, she grabbed his hand and wanted him to do it again :)

Happy Birthday Beau!

Okay, Beau's birthday was a week ago, but I have been too busy to post. Bailey has, yet again, took off half of the keys on the laptop, so I will keep this post mostly to pictures.

Here he is with his pirate cake. It didn't turn out quite the way I wanted, but after 3 hours, it was good enough!

He had to have a pinata - this sucker was indestructible! Bailey took one swing, then threw the bat and was done.

Of course he cleaned up on presents!

Here is the birthday crew. Of course Elle and Emma came, but this year their cousins were in town, so we had a fun party with all the kids!

I had to put this picture of cute little Brock on, Bailey thinks that every baby is named Brock now :)

This is just a cake that I made for Clay's Aunt this week - nothing to do with Beau's Birthday.