The Bean Chant that we Missed

My son and I found a contest where they were looking for a new "Bean Chant" that said it was a vegetable not a fruit. The prize was $5000. So we did up this little diddy and went to put it on and the contest and it had closed already. I know in his head he had bought a whole bunch more Pokemon cards with our winnings. He was pretty bummed we had missed so we agreed if we were going to enter another contest we would look up the rules first. Anyhow... I thought he did a great job and wanted to share. I hope it makes you smile

Matching Sweater Maddness

I confess, this year I bought my 6 and 8 year old matching sweaters. I have never done this before but I just couldn't resist when I found one of each of their sizes. I think children dressed up a like is adorable but my boys have never fallen into that category because they have very distinct different taste in clothes. In fact they both have had a strong opinion about what they want to wear since they were able to communicate. My youngest has always liked to dress like a skater or a grunge rocker. He does not own a sweater (until this Christmas). My oldest has a thing for collared shirts and he loves sweaters. He is very skinny and tall so he is always cold so the sweaters are just right. He always looks like he is ready to go get the family pictures done. He loved the new sweater I picked.
So when it came time to go visit the grandparnets I asked both boys to put on their sweaters. Mason didn't mind but when Cody had to put his on there was a bit of eye rolling and moaning going on. It was pretty funny. I made him a deal and said he only had to wear it long enough for me to take some pictures and then he could take it off. This picture is one of the cute ones I got. Cody asked his big brother to hop on for a piggy back ride. I think this will be the one and only set of pictures with matching sweaters but I LOVE IT. And.... Cody never did take his sweater off and wore it all day when we were visiting family untll bedtime. Perhaps there is a least one more matching sweater picture in my future

The Case of the Towering Hats

My son Cody was playing with my box of hats and decided to stack them. I was amazed at how high he got this tower of hats to go by himself. He just seemed to be adding more and more. This is the last shot before it tipped.

This Owl Outfit is Adorable!

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Socktopus has been Recycled!!!!

This is too cute. Recycled Wool Sweater Plush Octopus that is really a Socktopus. This delightful creation can be found at http://www.blackbirdfashion.etsy.com/ There are a great many different creatures to be found in all kinds of wonderful colors. These are sure to put a smile on any ones face from a newborn to a grand mama.

My son has turned into a Troll Doll!

Do you know those silly spiky balls made out of rubber? Well my son put one of his head and I took some pictures. Here is the result. He jumped at the camera when I was clicking and now he looks like a troll doll. He doesn't normally look like a troll doll. In fact he is quite cute but I just thought this was too funny.

My Darling Niece in her Polka Dot Dress

I got this lovely dress for niece because I just couldn't resist. The cut and style of the dress remind me of simpler times in fashion. So we had her run around the back yard so I could snap pictures and this one is my favorite. She just turned two last month and is talking up a storm. Most of it we can't understand but she says it with such intent. She is also not really fond of the camera and its really hard to get her to look at you. I think I will have lots of fun playing with this in PaintShop Pro