Bailey's 8th Birthday

We had a great time at Bailey's Butterfly Birthday party. My friend, Val, painted every one's nails with flowers, butterflies or ladybugs.
We had a great turn out. We had all ten girls we invited and eight of the mom's stayed.

Bailey's Bridging Ceremony

Bailey finally had her bridging ceremony going from Daisy Girl Scout to Brownies. They had the ceremony in a local park that had several bridges.

Bailey is now officially a Brownie Scout!
The ceremony was a very nice!

Wordless Wednesday

Bailey's Birthday:Part I

Grandma is here for a visit and gave Bailey an early birthday gift.

My mom got her a Friends Boutique 18” doll (like an American Girl) and horse from WalMart.
Bailey has been playing with "Little Bailey" a lot. Looks like we need some more clothes and accessories to go with her.

My GREAT Teacher/Coach

I got this email from Jack's teacher and I thought I would share it. Its about Christian.

Hey Mrs. B:

So, my wife, Shauna Swinney, is the school psychologist at Kingwood High. She came home on Friday raving about some "coach history teacher" who gave one of the best high school lectures she has ever heard. Keep in mind that, as per her job description, she has to observe students each week (almost daily!) and has been in tons of classes across the district. For the most part, her descriptions of teachers' classes are average - decent content, structure and interest level for the students. But apparently, Mr. Barger gave an exceptional performance on Friday with a lecture about prohibition which incorporated elements of Nascar, video clips, etc. She couldn't believe a "coach could do that well..."
I had to laugh at that last one!

Anyway, tell the man of the house that he gave an amazing presentation on Friday - well above that of his peers apparently! Nicely done!

Enjoy the cool Sunday weather.

JT

I would love to see him in action.

Wild About Kids Family Day & Auction

This year, instead of a sit down dinner, we had a carnival day and silent auction. It was a great fun family day with lots of carnival type food and games. We couldn't have asked for better weather. Here is a picture of me and Tiffany, my MWF partner.

Such a fun day and I just LOVE our new shirts!

Magic

Here is the Magnificent Jack B and his lovely assistant, Bailey.

Jack went to a magic birthday party and was all about it. I got this cute magician costume 50% off after Halloween. It just happened to have two of the vest in the package. Here Bailey is pulling a goose out of her hat.
Jack made Bailey disappear, turn into a tiger and a few other tricks!

It was super cute. I wish I would have gotten some of it on video. Oh well, there is always next time.

November Picture of the Month

November is here and I'm hoping for some cooler weather. We have a lot planned for this month. Bailey's 8th birthday party, my mom's visit and Thanksgiving in East Texas.

Trick-or-Treat

Took the kids trick-or-treating last night. Here they are before we left.

Here is the haul.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

2010 Jack-O-Lanterns

Here are this year's jack-o-lanterns!

JB's New Ride

For several months now, Jack has been riding Bailey's old bike. It is bigger than his bike and fits him better. Santa was going to bring a new bike for Christmas. Well, one of my neighbor kids told Jack he was riding a "girls" bike. "I need to go to WalMart to buy a new bike" Jack told me. After he told Meme & Pobby he need to paint Bailey's bike. So, we went to WalMart and got Jack a new ride. What do you think?

Not sure what Santa's going to bring, but I'm sure he'll figure something out!

Trunk or Treat

Last night was AUMC's Trunk or Treak. Here the kids are before we left to go.

Enjoying the hay ride.
Pizza, games, crafts and trick or treating made for a wonderful time on a cool Fall night.

PTA Reflections

"Together We Can" is this year's PTA Reflections Art contest theme. Here is Bailey's entry entitled "Friends" that she submitted this year. With friends, together, we can do anything.

MWF Bears Auction Project

Percy Jackson Party

This week at the library, the kids attended a Precy Jackson Party. They made crowns, played games, and had sword fights.

And it wouldn't be a party without CAKE!

It was such a fun event. Just LOVE our local library!

Sweet Treats for HHE Staff

For October, I did a "sweet" treat to give out to the HHE Staff. I love this Holiday Party Snack Mix because you can add the candy for they holiday at hand. I used Fall colored M&Ms this time.

Halloween Candy Bar Covers

I made the kids' teachers these cute bat candy bar covers. Saw these on Skip to my Lou and could resist making them. She also has a mummy. For template, click here.
Happy Halloween

Jack's Scarecrow

Jack make this scarecrow durning his computer time at school.

Happy Fall

Crosby Boo Bash & Pumpkin Patch

Meme & Pobby came down today and took me & the kids to the Crosby Boo Bash & Pumpkin Patch. We had a lot of fun playing games, decorating pumpkins and eating :0)

KHS Football

Took the kids to Christian's football game yesterday. Here are a few pictures.

Jack, Christian & Bailey

Bailey and Jack in the stands.

Jack took this picture of the game.

The game was fun, half time show was great and the weather was prefect!

October 2010 Picture of the Month

October has brought some wonderful fall weather to us here in Texas. All is going well. Bailey and Jack are both doing great in school. They are both are looking forward to all the festivities this month has to offer. Today, we wnt to the Fall Festival at the May Center and had a wonderful time.