Girl's Night

The girls decided to have a couple of friends over to have a Fashion Show/Makeover night. They planned everything out right down to the clothes that would be worn at the fashion show.

They first started out having facials which consisted of applying a mask to their face and then allowing it to dry for 5 minutes and then peeling it off. It was funny to watch their expressions as they "peeled" their faces.



This is Mallory with a hole in her forehead

Here are all the girls "peeling" away.



Next was makeup. Becca was the "makeup artist as she applied powder, blush and your choice of eye shadow and lipstick. Everyone looked fabulous.





Finally....time for the fashion show. Becca was the announcer with mom as the photographer. The fashion show was presented to an audience consisting of Mom, Dad and Parker with Dancing Queen playing in the background.





What a bunch of cuties.


Trixie even managed to get some runway time.


Dad set up the projector in the garage so we could have a big screen movie. The girls completed the night by watching Furry Vengeance and eating popcorn and brownies.


What a terrific evening spent with such special little girls! We love you guys!

Darek Update

Darek went back to the Orthopedic Dr. today and they took another x-ray of the leg. Great news - the pin is right where he put it two weeks ago. The Dr. was very pleased and told him that he still needed to stay off of it for another 4 weeks. At that time they will x-ray it again and probably give him an okay to put pressure on it. He will still be using one crutch for a couple weeks after that.

Even better news! He can go back to school!!! Ye Ha! He will have to start back slowly, but I'll take anything right now.

The bad news for Darek is that no ATV or motorcycle for another couple of months at least. Poor kid. Now he will have to look forward to snowmobiling rather than motorcycle riding.

We are so glad that it is healing so well. Dr. Klatt thinks that he will need no physical therapy. He says that kids his age usually bounce back rather well. Amazing what the human body can do when you are young.

Family Project

Well, I succeeded at talking Darek into working on a Merit Badge. He chose to work on his Family Life. He needed to complete a project with his family and so we decided on making fleece blankets to take back to Primary Children's Hospital. This was a project we could all help with. Mom did all of the cutting and the others helped with the tying. He even talked his girlfriend, Jacquie into helping him. He was able to complete 10 blankets, which we delivered to Primary Children's today.

Update on Darek

Darek is doing really well. He has finally decided that it is not so bad to get up and walk on the crutches, which was a hurdle for us last week. He gets around pretty well on the crutches and has even attempted the stairs. We will keep hoping for big improvements.
Also, pray that I don't loose my mind trying to keep him entertained for 2 weeks. He is not one to enjoy sitting and watching T.V. so already he is becoming bored. I'm going to try and see if I can slip in some merit badge requirements without him knowing what I'm doing. We'll see how that goes.

Here are some pics showing the incisions for the pins.

Gotta Go Back To School

The 2010-2011 school year has begun. Three of the kids headed off for their first day, Parker by bus and Becca and Rachel by foot. The morning went really smooth and although everyone was nervous they all left in good spirits. We'll hope the day continues to go well.

Parker is a big 8th grader this year. He is excited to be the "BIG MAN" on campus. He has a terrific schedule with lots of great teachers. We hope for big leaps this year in his reading and writing!


Becca is a 5th grader this year. She is growing up so fast. Not much of a little girl anymore. We have watched her grow this summer and she is turning into a beautiful young lady. However, she did allow me to walk to her classroom and into her classroom which is way more than she let me do last year! Thanks Becca for still being mommy's little girl.


My baby Rae is a big 3rd grader this year! Oh how the time has flown. She was so excited to go to school today. She has Miss Andrew's this year and they have something very special in common. Both of their names are Rachel Dawn! Miss Andrew was Darek and Becca's teacher so we are very excited to spend another year with her.


Two cute girls!


Darek's first day of school won't be for a couple of weeks. He will be having a teacher come to the house and do his work with him. Hopefully this will keep him from getting to far behind. The Dr. hopes that in a couple of weeks he will be able to attend for partial days. So this picture is Darek's "First Day of School." What a life!


I hope that all your kids' first days were good ones and that the school year is prosperous for all.

Crash!

So, Darek decided to end the summer on an exciting note. While roller blading behind a tote goat (small motorcycle)he underestimated a turn and ended up sliding into the curb and bouncing off. The result - a broken femur right below the hip socket. Not so great. Lots of pain and tears were shed while he waited close to 24 hours for surgery.
Here is a picture of him braving thru the pain while waiting. This is what lots of Morphine and Valium do to a guy.
His accident occurred at about 9:15 on Monday night and finally at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday he was able to go into surgery. The doctor placed a rod and 3 pins in his right leg to keep everything in place. The rod will remain in his leg for 9-12 months and then it will be removed. The surgery went extremely well. It took about an hour and a half for them to place the rod.
Here is what he looked like after surgery - pale as a ghost and funnier than ever. Coming out of the anesthetic was quite comical. We got a good kick out of watching him chew ice chips like a horse and breathing into the oxygen mask so that the balloon would inflate.


Today is a much better day. The leg looks terrific and he is feeling a hundred times better. No cast on the leg and by 4:00 he was up walking around on crutches.
Tomorrow morning he will be able to return home. Doctor says about 2-3 weeks on the crutches and then he can start walking on his own. Quite remarkable what they can do these days.


Look at Darek's cute name plate on his room.

Here is a pic of Don's sleeping quarters as he spends the nights with Darek and I spend the days.

Time to Scrapbook

Well, I've taken a ton of pictures this summer and need to get started on putting them in books. With the kids returning to school in a week, I figured it was a great time to start organizing the scrapbook supplies and get going. Close To My Heart is a terrific resource to help put everything together. In just a few short weeks our new Autumn/Winter catalog will be released and all the new goodies will be available. Not to mention that our current Summer catalog holds some delightful summer paper and stamps. If you haven't checked out my website, please stop by and take a peak. You can even order your items right from the site and have them shipped to your home. Just click on the CTMH link on the upper right side of my blog.

I would love to get a group of ladies together to scrapbook once a month. I was thinking of maybe doing it on a Friday morning when the kids are in school. My Friday nights seem to be so full with activities for the kids. If there are any of you who might be interested in this idea, let me know. My email is www.yeiwhos.com.

Look how darling this Journal is. It's simple and easy and what a great gift idea for a birthday or Christmas.


These cute 3x3 albums are a snap to make. These little books are on sale until Aug. 31st for just $2.50. These are perfect for all the small school pictures of your kids that you just don't know what do to with. They fit great in a purse or on a desk. I'd be happy to help you put these together.