School Pictures

So I think that photographers suck people in, I can say that with experience as I have my photography business on the side. =-) I can tell you for a fact, that photographers would much rather work with the Mom than the Dad, simply because the Mom usually is the determining factor with pictures.

Cassidy had her four year old Fall School Pictures, and if I do say so, she ended up looking adorable! It was so hard to pick what I wanted, so I got both poses, just forced myself to only by one sheet of each. It was hard, but I did it.

Tell me what you think of them...just curious!





I will post Halloween pics this week, I promise!

Until Next Post,

Shelley

Fall Fun!

So this past week was a pretty busy one for us, and this week is going to be just as busy.

It started this past Thursday, October 29th, with Cassidy's school party. I was able to come into the office for the morning, then head over to her party at school. We had a lot of fun. They did some art, at some lunch, and heard a story. Cassidy loved the fact that I was able to make it there, and it meant the world to me as well. Her eyes lite up when I walked in the door. She wanted to show me everything that they had done to prepare for the party. It was a great time! Cassidy was super excited because her friend Brooke, and Brooke's mom Patty came to the party as well. Cassidy loves Brooke, and really enjoyed having lunch with her. Once we got done with the party and lunch, Patty and Brooke asked us to go to a movie with them. We went to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. It was a really cute movie, and the girls only had to get up once to go potty. It worked out well because we were the only four people in the theater! I love going to the movies in the middle of the week. Once we finished the movie, we went on our way back towards the house. Cassidy and I were talking on the way home, and she asked if we could bake cookies. So, we stopped by the grocery store and got the ingredients. We came home and spent the afternoon, baking Halloween cookies! Then we iced them, and both got to have one! They were YUMMY!

Friday, I had to go into the office, as it was my day to work. Cassidy was o.k. with that, since she knew I was coming for her Fall Parade. Mike said it was the easiest day to get Cas dressed, since she got to wear her Halloween costume. Cas dressed up as a Stargazer Lilly, and looked adorable. The parents all stayed in each of their child's classrooms, and the teachers walked them through the entire school! Cassidy loved it. She was so proud to tell everyone, "I'm a Stargazer Lilly!". She thought it was great. After they finished the parade, we went into the afterschoolers room, and they did their Fall Performance. They sang an adorable song called, "Leaves are Falling". It was really cute, because we had been practicing the song all week. Cassidy did a great job. I have the movie of my camera. Hope you enjoy. Once the performance was over, I had to say good-bye and go back to work. Cassidy was not happy about that at all, and cried as I was leaving the classroom. I felt horrible the rest of the day, until I could get her. Once I was able to pick up Cassidy, everything was good!

Friday night, we decided to stay inside and carve our pumpkin. Cas and Mike had a great time cleaning out the "guts" of the pumpkin. Cas finally got used to the feeling after we got her a glove to use. Then my job started. I had found this cool stensil at the grocery store, that was a sticker you put on the pumpkin. You then carve around it. Cassidy of course picked one of the hardest pictures, a kitty cat! Well, I finally finished it, and it looked really good! I will definetly use that again next year.

Saturday morning, we all woke up, and spent the morning realaxing some. We had to run a couple of errands, but other than that, just hung out a little bit. Cassidy of course did not take a nap, but all day long we heard about how excited she was about Trick-or-Treating.

Saturday early evening, we went by our Gammy and Poppa's house with Hannah Montana...Cassidy looked adorable as Hannah, and when I referred to her as that, she would look at me and say, Mommy, I am really Cassidy, Hannah is just a costume! We spent a little bit over at Gammy and Poppa's house, and then headed on to the Charles' House. Cassidy and Brooke looked adorable! The adults dressed up as well. Our friends Mike and Patty were John and Kate, Mike was a mask man, and I had the most comfortable outfit of all...the picture will explain it better, but I was a housewife. I got to wear PJ's, a robe, and a really cute wig! We had a great time trick-or-treating, and Cas only got scared a couple of times! The girls got to ride in a wagon around the subdivision and loved it. As we left around 9:30, Cassidy lasted all of about two minutes in the car before she was out. It was a good thing I brought her pj's. She slept great!

Sunday we did much needed grocery shopping, and took Cassidy to the neighborhood park. Sunday afternoon, I started packing for our vacation to Colorado. Wow, I have a lot to do before that.

Take care and I will post pictures from our festivites soon!

Until next post,
Shelley

Some Weekend Fun

This weekend we went to a birthday party at Sweet-N-Sassy for our dear cousin Bailey-Paige who was turning 5. Here are some of the pictures...it was so cute, it was a princess party. The girls even got to ride in a limo!

Prayer

So today, I am sitting in my office looking at the things that I have to get accomplished, and I keep getting distracted. My mind wanders, and I can't seem to stay focused. The thing is that I know why, and I just need to pray about it. Tomorrow, Mike has to travel to Temple, Texas to be with his Dad as he has cancer surgery. Never in a million years did I think that one of our parents would have cancer, but Mike's dad does. If you read this post, please say a prayer, say a prayer that the doctors have a steady hand, say a prayer that Kermit is able to find a focal point, and be able to stay strong, say a prayer that Mike has a safe trip to Temple, and a safe trip home.

I will keep you updated on the status as I find out more. I know with my faith in God, and prayer, that Kermit will be o.k.
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UPDATE

I just heard from Mike a few moments ago, and it seems that the overall the surgery went well. There was nothing unexpected. Now it is rest and healing until the next step. If you read this, than thank you for your prayers. It is really appreciated. Have a wonderful day.

Have a wonderful day.
Until next post.

Some October Fun

So, here is some of the October happenings in our household so far. With Cassidy having been sick with the flu last week, and Mike and I both taking turns with time off, we tried to keep little Ms. Cassidy busy! I think we had a successful run at that. I bought Cassidy a super bouncy ball kit in which we made numerous bouncey balls, we had a picnic on the floor in the living room as well.

Mike and Cassidy worked some on the bird house they are building. It is looking really good. I will post those pictures when they are finished.

I bought a pumpkin, but don't want to carve it yet, so Mike and Cassidy drew a face on it. It is really cute!

We also were Boo'd by one of our neighbors. I am sure you have heard of it, but if not here is what you do. You buy some Halloween goodies, you take them to a neighbors house, and set them out where they will find them with a note, and run off. YOU DO NOT WANT THEM TO KNOW. It is a lot of fun to get the goodies, and enjoy them as well.

Last night, Mike needed a couple of pictures taken in his suit for work, so of course with me being a photographer, I got the job, I will say it doesn't pay well though =-) . Cassidy thought it was so funny, Mike just put his suit and tie on, but had shorts on the bottom. Cassidy also wanted to wear my robe, so I let her. She loves it because it is so soft. I only wear it in the dead of winter (so about two days in Houston), and so I let her wear it for a while. It was really cute.

Other than that, we found Bella's Halloween costume, that poor dog, she puts up with so much. Cassidy also got her new winter coat. It is bright and wild, just perfect for her. She can't wait to wear it when we go visit Aunt Shannon and Uncle Blayne.

Well, as the month goes on, I will post more and put more pics up. We are headed to the Pumpkin Patch later this week.



Take Care
Until next post,
Shelley

So much has happened.

Well, where to start...normally that is not a problem, but so much has happened, that I don't know where to start.

Cassidy has been sick this past week, or so the doctor's say. If you saw her right now, you would have had no idea she was diagnosed with the flu, type A, this past Monday. We have had a week of taking turns off work (between Mike and I), and keeping her at home. Her swab came back as flu type A positive. The only signs that Mike and I had were a fever, and Cas complaining of a headache. Since then, we have been on a week of Tamiflu, this morning was our last dose, and being quarintened...wow what fun! Actually, it could have been so much worse, so we consider ourselves very blessed.

With that being said, we have done quite a bit of cleaning, and using clorox wipes as if we have never cleaned the house before. We have had fresh sheets on the bed she has been sleeping in every day, and I have been doing laundry every day as well.

She actually broke her fever on Wednesday, so it was a true blessing. She is an amazing little girl that she hardly ever complained. The most she complained about was missing her friends and wanting to see people. So, today, we are going on an outing to see Gammy and Poppa.

As far as other things we have been doing, well, Cassidy and her Daddy have been making a bird house. It is looking really good, and they are going to start painting it today. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Other than that, I started out doing a lot of logic problems, why, I am crazy I guess, but as the week has progressed on, I have been watching a lot of cooking, and just relaxing. I guess it's true God gives you what you can handle. He gave us a week off with Cassidy (taking turns that is), and after the second day, Cassidy feeling normal. So Mike and I have had a lot of extra rest.

With that being said, I can't believe we are half way through October. I will post pictures soon of the latest happenings.

Until next post!

The Great Duck Race

Today at work we had a Duck Race...I know it sounds crazy, but it was a lot of fun. All of the employees had the opportunity to donate ten dollars to the United Way, and buy a duck. you then had two days to decorate your duck. You turned your duck in, and they dropped the ducks all at the same time in the water feature in front of our corporate office here in The Woodlands. It was really cute! Everyone was cheering and chanting for their duck to win. I got really tickled, there is just something funny about grown-ups yelling and calling for their ducks, and not to mention the time they took to decorate them. It was amazing! Not only was it a good cause, but you had the chance to win five-hundred dollars! Of course I didn't win, but I had a blast watching it happen. Here are some pictures of my duck and the race. We had an opportunity to find our ducks (if you could, there were 800), and you could keep it after the race. Amazingly, I found my duck right off. Now Cassidy will have a new friend in the bath!
I hope you enjoy these, just something different in my life...all for a good cause too~
Until next post!