Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Playdate with our next door neighbor Ray~

We got a new neighbor a month or so ago and it happens
to be a boy that is 8 yrs old and can play with Hayden!
I think its funny though when we first met our new friend 'Ray'~
that I thought he was the same age as Hayden who is 5!
I guess my kid is just a GIANT! ha ha
Playing Fort and "shooo-tem up" guns with each other
Swinging with my new friend Ray~

I just had to add some cute ones I took of Elyza Jane too!


Isnt she a Doll....
a Diva Doll that is!




Somer Jane

Saturday, March 21, 2009

My Cousin Dez turns 30!

My Cousin Dez turned the big 3-0 this week
so I got her a cake in the shape of a coffin...
to symbolize her death of being officially OLD!
ha ha
(it was just a joke, so please no one be offended if your
over the hill 30 like us...hee hee)

The cake was red velvet with cream cheese icing...
and might I say one of the yummiest Red Velvet cakes Ive ever had!

I have found this lady who makes specialized cakes
through some mutual friends and she made this awesome
and very detailed coffin birthday cake for Dez~

The inside had layers of cake and even more cream cheese icing...
very RICH and to die for!!
Everything including the dirt was edible,
she really is a talented cake maker~

Happy 30th birthday Dezera~ I luv you cuz!

If you are looking for one unique and personalized cake for any occasion
from weddings to baby showers to birthdays, you name it...
then check out my new friend Stephanie's website for info
on how to have a very special cake for that very special moment!

Give her a picture or just tell her what your dreaming up
and she can make it happen...plus the cake is really delicious too!
(I will be ordering my daughters cake from her soon, so
stay tuned for more pics on that cake)
Here is a pic of the cake below she did for my moms big 50th birthday
party in December...awesome huh~ Shes Good!



Somer Jane

Thursday, March 19, 2009

The thing this kitty will do for love...

This is the funniest thing ever!
If only the cat had a baby bonnet on its wee lil head, could
only make this all the more crazy. hee hee
This is our stray cat adoptee~ 'Outlaw'
He lets poor Hayden carry him around all over the yard
and for the most part is one of the calmest cats I know.
Well on this particular day he even let Hayden push him
around our backyard in this shopping cart, which I found to be hilarious!
The cat looks pretty happy, huh! :-)
Somer Jane

Monday, March 16, 2009

A St. Patricks "Wearing of the Green" Modeling Session~

It was a pretty day outside this afternoon,
perfect for playing
and
for mommy to hold a St. Paddys Day Early~
Modeling shoot with my kids!
I love taking photographs-
and what better subject matter than my kids!
This pic cracks me up since 'Lyza Jane
did not want to sit on her brothers lap for a pic!
Can you feel the love?

This is her dark and mysterious modeling pose...ha ha
(Aren't her shoes cute though~I want them!)

Handsome Hayden is getting soo BIG!


My two lil' Irish-mix cuties!


Hope you enjoyed our PICS~
Have a blessed St. Patricks Day!!

Somer Jane

Sunday, March 15, 2009

A little History lesson on St. Patrick~

Sooo we will be having an IRISH traditional meal tonight for dinner:
Corned Beef with Cabbage & red potatos
I found this video at the history channel website and found it quite
informative~ a basic 3 minute history lesson on St Patricks Day~
Take the time to watch it, you may learn something new today!

DONT FORGET TO WEAR YOUR GREEN TUESDAY!!!

Getting ready for St. Patricks Day~

So we are getting into the IRISH Spirit this week!
(and yes, our gene pool has descendents from Ireland~
Soo go ahead... KISS ME I'm IRISH!) ha ha
Here are a few of our St. Patricks Crafts we have completed so far~

Hayden did very well coloring this hidden picture of a POT of GOLD!
He had to color all the letter P's yellow, O's black & T's green.
Then we made SHAMROCK NAME PLATES~


Traced the Shamrock with a green crayon


Cut out the Shamrock with Scissors....
Hayden just loves using scissors!

(mommy helped trim his edges up though at his request)

Use some green puffy gel glue paint to outline the edges...
if we had of had some green glitter on hand I would have sprinkled it here~


Next Hayden wrote his name on the Shamrock with
gold gel puffy glue stuff~

Let dry and then we hung them up on the back
kitchen window for decoration!
'Lyza Jane was not into making the shamrocks today,
so Mommy made hers for her with Hayden~


Hayden also loves doing Mazes and I found this online for him to do



Our decorated back window so far~



Happy St. Patricks Day WEEK!!


Friday, March 13, 2009

~BIG GIRL BIRTHDAY BED~

Someones birthday is coming up on the 30th!
In honor of the big 3 yr birthday we got rid of the baby crib
and grandpa bought us a brand new BIG GIRL BED!
Happy Birthday Early 'Lyza Jane
from Grandpa~ Mr. Man & Kim!
Dont we look perfectly precious in our new bed!

Thank-You Mr. Man & Kim for our special early birthday bed present!
We really do love it!!


Also We'd like to thank Grandma~ My-Hope
for the blanket comforter & princess sheet set thats on the bed
as another early birthday gift to complete the bed set!


The BIG 3 is COMING!!!


Somer Jane


Thursday, March 12, 2009

When a Big Brother gets a hold of his Lil Sisters Precious Ponies~

Poor lil Ponies never saw the scissors coming...


Lyza Janes precious lil my little ponies were given new hair
cuts by stylist Big Brother Hayden today.
Luckily he only gave two of the precious ponies new CREW cuts.

UGH...and how is your week?!

Somer Jane




Monday, March 2, 2009

Dr. Seuss DAY~

Soo today is basically Dr. Seuss day across the nation~
In honor of it we ate a fun and yummy breakfast of
Green Eggs w/Ham and 'Cat in the Hat' cinnamon toast


We also watched The Cat and the Hat movie with Mike Myers.
Happy Dr. Seuss Day everyone!
Somer Jane



Saturday, February 28, 2009

Say Hello to our new pet?!

'POCCUM'
HA HA HA!

At dinner my son Hayden turns to me and says, "Mommy what is that"?!
I say, "Its probably our cat outside Hayden"!
He says, "Ahh No Mom its something else out there"!
Soo to satisfy my sons curiosity I turn the back deck light on KNOWING
it would be our outside cat~ 'Outlaw' in the darkness.
Ummm it wasnt our cat! ha ha

It was our new friend ~ "POCCUM"
Soo both my kids and the hubby all stare outside the
back deck window at our new guest who we name~ POCCUM
until our lil friend decides he has seen enough and goes back
where he came from.
The story behind the name POCCUM is from Lyza Jane actually.
She has had this stuffed opossum her grandmother bought her at
Cracker Barrel last year on a lunch date.
Well ever since then our little PRINCESS has to sleep with her
opossum in bed at night...funny I know!
She couldnt say OPOSSUM though when she first got it...
so she said 'POCCUM' instead!
Soooo her stuffed love has been named 'POCCUM' to this day.
(Well she was ever soo excited to see a REAL POCCUM on
the back deck tonight)
hee hee ;-)


Somer Jane

Friday, February 27, 2009

Letter Q~

Q is for QUARTER
Hayden made letter Q tracings with crayon from these Quarters~

Hayden learned about a quarter and its value in money~
we also tried an activity with the quarters to see which
line had more than the other line...he counted both lines and
then would tell me which had more~

Haydens worksheet on the letter Q
'Lyza reading about things that start with the letter Q

Our ?Question Mark? letter Q's
the art craft we created~
'Lyza Janes:
Haydens:


Somer Jane