i had him help me me with this layout........his writing has improved dramatically since the start of school.
some cards i've made. i've given up a huge chunk of my craft time to work with brandon. i miss it but i know in the long run, it'll be so beneficial in his many years of school.
love this picture of him from the 1st day of school.
this is brandon from halloween night 2006 (he had just turned 2) 
some tags made from vintage children's books
no---nothing happened to bryan. we didn't have a real emergency that he needed to ride the ambulance. last weekend, we got to go to the OC fire authority open house. what a treat for the boys! they got to ride on a fire truck, sit in different trucks, hop on fire ambulances, climb on them, press lots of noisy buttons, get to spray a fire hose, pick up lots of goodies (AKA junk to mom) and have a free lunch there. we are pretty lucky that we live 5 minutes from this place. all the firemen were so nice and took their time talking to the boys & showing them their equipment. here where we live, fires are so present during the end of summer months and throughout october. we really appreciate these firefighters risking their lives everyday for us. thank you! (click onto the picture collage for a larger view and ladies, you can thank my hubby whom i made go back to take a picture of the hunky fireman for me, um, i mean for you :-)
it'll be a busy weekend for us again. it's brandon's 5th birthday this sunday (10/11) and i have my mom & dad, sister & BIL flying in to help us celebrate! we have his party on saturday and i've been busy planning that too. so stressful planning a party this year. first, it was debating if i should invite brandon's whole kinder class but then, that'll be A LOT of kiddos so i decided not to. i selected a handful of friends of his that we have playdates with and also some of his preschool buddies. then i was stressing over food, decorations, cake or no cake, time, place, etc........ you moms know what i'm talking about! cross your fingers that all goes well this weekend!
5 comments:
Oh that is just toooo cool! Thanks for all the updates and pics...I know, you are and have been busy girl! Don't know how you do it all, hopefully, you'll be able to get back into crafting once things slow down a bit....and time always allows for that at some point! I LOVE the one where Bryan is laying on the gurney...lol...such a relaxation time! Great layouts and cards, you're the master of paper piecing!!
Love that layout Ivy. Hope Brandon's party is a hit (I'm sure it will be)! Miss your postings! Take care~
Wow, so much going on for you this fall...your layout and cards are wonderful considering your lack of quality crafting time. Brandon's birthday will be fun for him and he won't even know if it's perfect or not. Good call about only inviting a few friends, who needs that stress?
Enjoy the party and the fun of having a kindergartner..
Hugs, Nancy
btw~ gotta love those hunky firemen
great projects...you are a busy chicklet!
Love your layout and cards, Ivy! Take care and enjoy your little moments with the kids!!
Make sure to have some "me" time once a while too! Lots of hugs to you!
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