Way to GO, Girly Girl!!

Girly Girl was promoted to Level 4 in gymnastics!  We are so proud of her and her willingness to work hard at something she loves!  Way to go, Girly Girl!  I love you!!!!

 

Cake & Cupcake War

Girly Girl and a friend from school (I’ll call her Cupcake Friend) have decided that they will open a cupcake shoppe when they get older.  This has been discussed between the two of them for over a year!!

Today they both spent the day at my parent’s house having their own Cake & Cupcake War!!  They decorated cakes and made cupcakes and then had a mock Cupcake War between the two of them.  I don’t know who won, but the cupcakes will be making a trip to their classroom tomorrow to share!

The girls beginning to decorate their cakes.

The finished cakes!!!!

Making cupcakes.

More making cupcakes.

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Rene Emile Vaughan, Sr.  11/15/1919 ~ 11/27/2011

 

Baby EmmyJMommy

My dad sent me some scanned pictures of me as a baby with my Great-Grandmother Dodenhoff and his parents (my Granddaddy Jones & Big Mama).  They are some of my favorite pictures of me as a baby, so I thought I’d share them.

Randomness & Button Boy Update

1.  I turned 40.  Ugh.  I don’t feel 40….I don’t think I act 40…., but I’m 40.  Ugh.

2. We have been in our new home for two and a half months.  I have had a clean home for two and a half months.  I hope to continue this clean-streak.

3. Button Boy had an appointment in Birmingham on November 2 with the GI specialist.  He weighs 66 1/2 pounds!!!!!!!!  We were SHOCKED!

4. The fall foliage in Montgomery seem to be brighter this year.  I don’t know if that is because my outlook is brighter or it really is brighter, but the colors are just beautiful!!

5. Girly Girl is going to be taking two cake decorating classes during December.  For those of you who don’t know, her goal in life is to own a cupcake bakery…so, it will be fun to see what her skill level is!!!

6. Christmas is a little over a month away….can you believe it?!  AAAAAAAAA!!!

7. My kids have discovered they love Shake-n-Bake.  I’m all for simple dinners and so thankful that they can agree on something they like…now, do you think they will object to it 7 days a week?! <ha!>

8. I wouldn’t really feed my kids Shake-n-Bake 7 days a week…., but don’t think I wouldn’t put it out there 2 or 3….I mean really….it is good on either chicken or pork!

9. Button Boy has his next EGD on December 8.  This is the one that will tell us how eggs did with the Flo-vent.  If they did fine and there are no eosiniphils then he can begin having another food (either cinnamon or nuts)….if they did not do fine then we have to go back off of eggs and start over again.  Pray for things to be good…my boy loves eggs!!!!

10. What is your favorite holiday?  Mine?  Thanksgiving.  I love the fellowship of Thanksgiving.  I love the smell of Thanksgiving.  I love the football after Thanksgiving (Iron Bowl!).  I just love Thanksgiving.  So, here I am counting down the days to Thanksgiving!