B-Day Cupcakes at School!!!

Kameron had a birthday last week. So..what's a birthday without cupcakes at school?

Me and Brooklin headed out...here's how it went.... The date written on the board...what happened to the old faithful chalkboard with the chalk and eraser...black and white and the colored chalk...oh my!! stay focused!!!lol

Kameron's name on the board for a good reason...j/k. Actually his name has never been on the board.

Mom, do you have to take a picture in front of my school friends...yes, get used to it, it's not going away any time soon.


Anytime it's your birthday, you get to go to the principal's office to get a candy and birthday sticker you get to wear all day...

Kameron and his teacher, Ms. Higdon. Shine had Ms. Higdon in 3rd grade..Shine loved her...she is a great teacher.


This is Kameron passing out the juice boxes to his class.


Brookin loves to go to Kameron's school, she thinks she is one of them, no matter boy or girl or grade level.


The birthday boy!!! 7 years..where did it go??




Me and Kameron on the playground..

This is the birthday questions

This is his class singing their special "Happy Birthday Song".

Hope you enjoyed the afternoon with us at Kameron's school.

Til next Time with T!!!!

Monday Holiday!!

Ok, so I am a little behind in my posting. At least it's not a year in review. I am just about a week behind in my posts. I wish I could post the next day for what took place the day before, but that is just not happening right now. Everyday it seems that I have something to do.

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So here's what we did on the wonderful Monday holiday. I loved it, we had two Monday's in a row. That really makes a huge difference when you go all weekend.

This day, we had planned on going up to the snow and let the kids play and sled. Well, by the time we got up and moving, we still had to get gas, "run" by Target or somewhere to see if they had any leftover snow pants for B, and snow boots for K and Shine. We decided after we stopped at one or two stores to look, that if they didn't have any we would just stop looking and go to the movies.

So we dug out the snow bin with everyone else's nylon clothing, hat's, gloves, etc.(since we're in Ca. we don't really need that stuff out all the time), packed the car and some snacks, and out the door we went.

Just as promised, Target was the first stop and nothing, move over to Big 5..nothing in the sizes we needed, so we decided to stick to our plan and go to the movies. Well, on the movies you do pass right by 2 different Sport's Authority's. We compromised on stopping at 1...and just like the rest...nothing. We may have needed to get those items before now. At least in the little sizes.

Here's a few pics inside the sports store....

(need I mention that every single member of my family loves going into sports stores, so much to see, buy and play with).

Brooklin had to try the snow boards...hhmm!! I know those are waterproof frogs but not sure they will work for the snow. She looks like she's done this before, she is in the perfect position.

Can you say "PPP"..."Public Potty Position"? All us girls should have strong femur muscles.

She thinks she can do anything and everything that Kameron does or try's to do.
See the motion in the pic...that's not b/c I didn't focus the camera. He actually started back at the door and slid all the way to where he is. Always an adventure with us around. Of course, eventually he fell on his butt. And, yes Brooklin followed suit..

Brooklin found an animal...she would not leave this poor bird alone. She put him down and kept going back to him, saying, "Hello, Mr. Duckie". Again, I did focus the camera. She kept swinging him back and forth. I think I need a sports shot type camera, cause my family is always moving. LOL!!

Brooklin wanted to shoot a bow...the weight was way too big for her hence, dad helping...she now wants one.

Of course, Shine couldn't let her little brother and sister show her up...she wanted to try too.

Of course, with Dad to help.

So off to the movies we went. Although, for some crazy reason, I didn't get any pictures at the movies. All the kids agreed that they wanted to see "Mall Cop". They laughed, ate popcorn, candy and soda, and B fell asleep.We enjoyed the choice of movie.

After the movie we had decided to go to the pet store to get Blue and Ziggy. Off to Petco we went. Well, when we got there...to make a long story short, basically they didn't have what we wanted. So we decided to go to Whitie's across the street.

We looked there and did get a new Blue (picture coming soon), but no Ziggy.

However, not sure if you have ever been in that pet store but while we were looking at Ziggy's family, they have a ton of mice and rats.

Tiny baby rats the size of my pinkie with no hair on them yet...to little mice to big fat Templeton Rats. YUK!!! It was difficult for me to look in the cages with Ziggy's family in them as they were directly above the mice and rats.

So we left without Ziggy.

I will be showing our new and improved beautiful new "Blue". For those of you that don't know Blue or the story of Blue. Hang tight!! I will be filling you in on that subject real soon.

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So here is another little critter that Brooklin and Shine were very fond of while visiting Ziggy's family.

Take a peek....
Brooklin found these little bunnies in the middle of the store. They're were big ones running around a cage and chasing each other...She loves animals. Not sure, but I think she could be a vet with no problem. It's like she is in another world and not afraid of any of them. She talks to each of them and names them as well.

This cute little bunny, she named "Omie".

No, he didn't come home with us and will not.

Don't ask me, where she got that name from???

Just know this, she names every animal she comes in contact with, live or stuffed it doesn't matter..

Ziggy, Blue, Matthew(our shark fish),

Henrietta(hippo),Felix(frog).

There's more, just can't think of them all.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed our day off with us...

stop by again soon!

Til next Time with T!!!

Valentine Madness!!!!

I wanted to share our Valentines Day events...yes, events. With a family of my size, a day like this there are a lot of going's-on. It was a full packed day. Trust me, this is a marathon post...

Here are a few photos of the madness, in prep for the "Big Day".....

Shine helping Brooklin decorate her Heart for school to hang on the wall in the lobby....

Is that ink in Brooklin's hand...scraping ink? Well, what can I say...we start em young!!!

The finished product....
Assembling 44 Valentines....That's just Brooklin's not Kameron or Shine's. 25 for school and 19 for a party.
The Goods....
How many do we have to make???
Mema's new Doo...Cute!! That's the mema we know!!!

We all help around here...thanks Mema!!
Everyone needs a kiss on Valentine's Day...I love my girls!!
The finished product...this is Brooklin's..The tag was created by Aunt ReRe to match the Owl treat bags...This is Shine's...look closely at the flower sucker tied to the ribbon...thx Mema!!! Again, the tag was created by Aunt ReRe to match the bag and Shine's personality...Thx Sis...

What the heck is this???? It is the family favorite...the UPS man...It's one of 4 boxes sent from Aunt ReRe...but what is it???
Take a closer look..Yes, count them!!..a dozen, that's, 12 candied, carmeled apples...Hugo's response: "Is she crazy?".

My response: "Yes, crazy for our children"...Don't let him fool ya, he ate one too.
Brooklin sitting at the party table at school, complete with her own handmade valentine carrier she made herself..

I love the school decor...remember these little paper chains, but we used to use the bottled white paste...yummy, I loved that smell. Yes, I had the same fettish when I was a kid...so it's not just the scrap bug...
All the Valentine's we made inside a cute matching red basket we borrowed from Mema. It just adds to the special touch...
Box #2 from Aunt ReRe...this one is just for Shine....Love the box decor....Sis, you are amazing...

A special colored letter to Shine...
The Goods...well, most of them...but not the biggest and best of them...
Well, here is the "BIG ONE"....Is this Valentine's Day or Christmas, or Bday...It all is so confusing!!!!

We love you, Betseyville!!!
Brooklin's box from the UPS man...well, Aunt ReRe...
And Kameron's....

Brooklin was invited to Ellie's Valentine Party after school...her and Ellie play so good together...They were both excited to visit...
This is the cookie decorating table...Boy Jess, you are brave...

The cookies were hand rolled out by "Baker Brandy"...they were yummy!!! Great Job Brandy!!!

Well, Brooklin is decorating her cookies with her favorite finger...
Then licking the same finger...well, I guess it still tastes the same, no matter what finger you use!!
Ellie..so cute!!!
Brooklin sorting her Valentine's in each goodie bag..
The cutest heart shaped P.B. n J sandwiches...

Little Izzy...so cute...looks like this girl is used to taking pictures..

This is actually on Valentine's Morning...this is to the kids from Mom and Dad...wow!! our stuff looks boring now...haha!!

Brooklin has these boots already, but they are 2 sizes too small and she refuses to get rid of them and wanted to still wear them..thank goodness I found some again, of course in a bigger size...and a Valentine Snow Globe for her collection...Yes, she has decided at the age of 4 to start a snow globe collection like Elf...Oh my!! This could be a bad thing...someone please don't tell Aunt ReRe!!! I will need a storage shed...
Kameron has wanted one of these for awhile...he played with it most of the day...

This is a drawing of while he was sitting next to me in bed while I was reading my latest novel...take a guess at what I am reading???? That's the hands with the apple on the cover of the book, just in case you are not familiar with it..

This is part of Shine's Valentine...she also got a new robe...

Last not least...since it's Valentine's Day..this is a not-so-good picture of me and Hugo out to dinner. (It may have been zoomed out a little more if my arm was longer). Anyway, we went to a very nice dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse...very much fun and much needed chatty conversation we had that night.

Well, thats a wrap...I think that's all of Valentine's Day...

I told you it was an event.

Sorry for the long post!!! Just lots going on...

Anywho!!! Hope you all had a great day of love!!!

Til next Time with T!!!!