PURE VINTAGE

So this is why I have been so busy lately. I have started a new little business. Not a huge money maker but more for fun. I owe it all to a really good friend who has helped me through this and given me A LOT of ideas. I make vintage button rings. I have had one ring party and one booth set up so far. The rest has been just word of mouth and people stopping by to look at my rings. I have a few stores here in McCall that have also said they would put my rings in there store. I am really excited. Over the 4th I set up a booth in downtown McCall and hoped to do a little better than I did but I still made some money and got my name out there so that was good. Here are some pictures of my rings. Here is what my business card looks like. Me at my booth My friend took all of these pictures. I of course forgot my camera. They looked a little cluttered from people looking at them and placing them back down. So sorry I didn't make them nice and neat before the picture, but you get the idea of what they look like. These are my flower topped button rings. More rings My medal topped rings. Hope you all like what you see. Let me know what you think. And if any of you are interested you know who to get a hold of!! :)

Preschool Graduation

No Kamden is not graduating preschool in July, she graduated in the end of May like most kids. It is just her mother who is a little behind. For all of you that were wondering I am still alive and breathing. I just feel like I have been so busy this summer. Back to Kamden. She had a great preschool graduation. They did a couple of dances, a puppet show, and signed a whole song. Which I have to say was very touching. I loved watching her sign, she did it so gracefully. She is so ready for kindergarten.

Good thing she wore leggings underneath that dress!

One chubby, happy, boy!!!

Kamden got all dressed up and her hair done, so Aspen had to do the same! Aspen loves to be like her big sister. Kamden and her teacher Ms. Jeanie. She just loved this lady.

Kamden loved having her cousins, aunt and grammy come.

Mommy and Kamden, don't you love her 2 front teeth missing!

Family Fun Day

This past weekend we went to Rupert for Family Fun Day. It was the first year they have done this at Sunrise P River Ranch(that is Brock's families recreation place they run). It was so much fun, the whole community was invited. There were kids games and activities, Barn Idol competition(just like american idol), 5K race, 2-person challenge(obstacle course), the bumpy wagon was giving rides all day, a band playing for a barn dance that night. I was trying to decide whether I was going to run the 5K or compete in the 2-person challenge. Arriann really wanted to do the challenge but I have this problem, I really struggle with being on a team and knowing I let the other person down. But she convinced me that she wouldn't care. I knew I wouldn't be able to do both so I competed in the 2-person challenge! The challenge consisted of first kayaking in a 2 person kayake on the snake river around an island and back(just the men group had to do this part) Then there is a obstacle course you and your partner have to complete by putting boards on top of railroad ties and walking across, then lift it back up with out letting it touch the ground and you keep doing this until you make it to the end , then you continue to walk a pipe balance beam, on to the swinging rings(like monkey bars) to cross, then the big wall you pull your body up and over climbing a rope, then on to pushing your partner in a wheelbarrow and finally walking these 2 person wooden skiis. It was pretty intense. I can proudly say that Arriann and I took 1st place for the co-ed division and Brock and his brother Skye took 1st place for the men division. Although, I do have to add Brock and Skye beat all the other men teams by 4 min. They had the same time as Arriann and I and we didn't even do the Kayake part. They were pretty quick!! Do I look tough? That is what I was going for, but I think I might look a little mean and crazy. Here are the 2 winning teams in our shirts and medals we won! Here is Barry with his medal, it was huge and very heavy. He got the medal for making this great day happen. As you can see he is showing us it is real!! He and Rexanne and many others put a lot of work into this day. We appreciate it lots. We had a great time.Grandpa got all the kids T-shirts too. Aspen loves to stick out her bum, she does it all the time. I am a little worried for when she gets older. Barry built this wagon called the Wiggy wagon or the bumpy wagon. It is a huge hit with the kids. This weekend was the first time I ever rode on it. I couldn't stop laughing, I was catching air, that is how much you bump. Rexanne had the idea of putting all her grandkids hand prints on the side with their ages, it turned out really cute. Here are the boys, in this seat you bump but nothing like riding in the back. Here are the kids and the girls. Thank goodness for the mattress we are sitting on!! It is such a fun ride.

Another One Gone...

Kamden lost one of her top teeth last week. I guess I am just amazed at how young she is loosing these teeth. She is not even in Kindergarten yet and she has lost 3 on the bottom and one on the top. Her other top tooth is getting close too. This tooth that just came out was a huge problem in our house. It was only hanging on part way so it was getting food up there and her gum was starting to swell. Brock and I tried to pull the tooth out and we both couldn't get it. Kamden acted like we were trying to cut off her arm. It was awful. I felt like such a bad mother but I didn't want her gums to get infected. Because Kamden didn't want us to get our hands in there she was moving that tooth all different ways hoping it would fall out on its own! Well she got her wish. A friend was over playing with her and he bumped her chin with his knee and the tooth flew out. He thought it was the coolest thing and she was soooo excited. I told her friend in a couple weeks when this next one is ready we will be inviting him over!!I just had to post a picture of this card, this was the mothers day cards I made. I am so proud of myself. I know to most of you this is no big deal. But for me it is huge because crafts and Brielle don't usually mix. I found that this craft is something I could really get into, it was easy, fun and you can get it done in a short amount of time. That is what I am all about!!

Our New Friend....

Here is our new friend Mr. Fox. One day he just showed up when we were outside and just had a seat right by us. The girls thought it was pretty cool. Brock said he thought he must want some food. And there it began, now he comes around every few days and just waits at our backdoor until we notice him. He takes the food right from our hands. The other day he even joined the kids and I on our walk around the neighborhood, I did pack food to feed him along the way. :) This only happens in McCall!

Montana Visitors

This past weekend Brinn and her family came to visit. Because of the weather, which was down pour rain the whole time, we were stuck inside. McCall is very limited when the weather is bad, but it was still a good time. We got to just hang out and visit. It was an extra bonus that they were here on my birthday, which was yesterday. Brinn made me dinner and my choice of desert which was her blueberry crumb pie she makes. Man, was it awesome. It was fun to have the cousins get together. Here are some pictures of the weekend.... Cash and Camilla playing together. He was a little excited because he wanted the camera!

Emma with the choke hold on CamillaEmma just loved being with Kamden. Kamden was such a big help with her. You can see it on Emma's face how much she loved her. Aunt Brinn got the girls matching shirts because she knows how much Mamaw likes to have them match. Blowing out candles with the group

My Man giving me my birthday hug! I know a lot of you are thinking Brock did this for me but you are wrong. A few good friends of mine knew it was my birthday so while we were out to lunch they came in and left rose petals on my bed with a rose beside my bed. I loved it, it looked so pretty. I just wasn't sure if they were trying to set the mood for Brock and I. Just had to add this picture because he is so cute.

9 Months Old

Over a week ago Cash turned 9 months old. He is such a fun baby. I want to throw a party because now he sleeps through the night. It started about a couple weeks ago. He just did it on his own. I am in heaven when this happens. Life for me gets so much better when I get a full nights sleep. He is a big boy, I took him to the doctors for his check up and he was 22 lbs 5 oz and 29 inches long. Some of Cash's lastest tricks are: He loves to smile and wave at everybody he sees, no stranger anxiety for this boy. He is now saying MaMa, not to me, just making the sound. He has 6 teeth with 2 more coming in. The only improvement we need to make with Cash is his desire to move. The boy is so content just sitting and playing with toys. His doctor said he should be showing some interest. He is a little below the curve in this area. :( I get him on his belly and he is not too happy he just rolls right over to his back. So we have now started doing some crawling workouts a few times a day. We will see where this will lead him. Cash has been so much fun in our family. It is so neat to watch him grow and see his new tricks he is doing each day. I tried to get some pictures of us and this is how they turned out.....
Cash says "Mom what are you doing?"Mom says "Cash just look at the camera, I want a good picture of us."Cash then says "Is this what you were going for?""Or was it more this?" Man I love this little boy. Can't beat those teeth.