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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Embrace the Camera


Hello All . . . . .yes, it is Thursday! Embrace the Camera day! So check out these fun pics of Scout and me and Scout and her daddy!

Also, I want to let you know that I am doing a GIVEAWAY. Check out this post to get in on the action! I would love to have a few more entries!




Scout and Me Outside the Doctor's Office

Scout and Daddy at a Basketball Game

Happy Thursday and don't forget to Embrace the Camera.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

CSN Stores Giveaway




Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,

Jingle all the way!

Don't forget to enter,

This fantastic giveaway!

Woohoo . . . . . . It's time for a giveaway - Just in time for the Christmas holiday shopping rush!

CSN stores is a wonderful place to address all your shopping needs. I wish I needed a new end table because CSN stores has many beautiful ones. I also can't wait to check out all the baby and kids toys to find many fun things for Baby Scout for Christmas. So, would you like a little gift certificate to buy the perfect holiday gift for your sweetie or best friend? Go ahead and enter this giveaway to win a $45 DOLLAR gift certificate to any of CSN 200+ Websites.

Here's how you can enter:

One entry for leaving me a comment with your favorite item from the baby and kids store (I am trying to get good Christmas present ideas for Baby Scout).

Two entries for being a public follower and leaving your email address as two separate comments (I love new followers!).

Three entries for blogging about my contest and leaving a link to your post as three separate comments.


Don't be afraid to enter one, or all 3 ways (I sort of used to be afraid to enter giveaways)! Contest will run through November 12, 11:59pm CST and is open to all U.S. and Canadian residents. I will select one winner using random.org, which will be announced on Saturday, November 13. The lucky winner will have their $45 gift certificate shipped directly to them from CSN Stores.

Baby Scout says, "Good Luck!"

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Embrace the Camera - Halloween Style




Embrace the Camera - Halloween Style

Today, over at The Anderson Crew, is embrace the camera day. The pictures are supposed to be of you and your child or your spouse and your child. I decided that I would do a few Halloween shots.






Scout dressed as a dragon.
Scout dressed as a flower.

Scout dressed as a pumpkin.


Happy Thursday and don't forget to Embrace the Camera.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Halloween Fun

We had a fantastic Halloween weekend filled with so much fun. Here are a few pictures of what we did (in reverse order).

Nana came over last night and brought a few Halloween treats including these fun teething beads.

We went to "Trick or Treat" over with Daniel's family. Scout enjoyed playing with her toys from her Great Aunt Shellie and listening to her Fisher Price Halloween C.D. from Great Aunt Susan. Thanks to all who had special treats for Scout!

Our costume for Sunday - a little flower.

Daddy and Scout carved her pumpkin on Saturday morning. We took pictures with it Sunday after church.

Scout was ready to go Sunday morning in her adorable smocked ghost dress.
Here she is Sunday morning in her "My 1st Halloween" pajamas. Another week and these would have been too small.
Saturday night we went over to my dad's house. He is a Halloween fanatic (can you tell?). He was dressed like a clown and made balloon animals for all the trick or treaters. He also had his whole house decorated.
Makayla enjoyed helping Scout open her Halloween gifts from her family. Did you notice Scout in this picture? She is looking at the huge bat that is hanging from the ceiling fan.
The baseball team that Daniel coaches does "Trunk or Treat" at the baseball field. So, we dressed up, decorated our trunk and gave out candy to the little ones. Big Shannon, Uncle Randy and Makayla came to help too. Another family had this pumpkin with a ghost that popped out with music and Scout loved it. She and Big Shannon spent about thirty minutes watching it.


Tanner and Makayla helped us pass out candy. Makayla was a good sport and put on the witches' hat for this picture.

What a sweet little dragon!

Our little family all dressed up for Halloween.
Scout and daddy carving the pumpkin on Saturday morning.
Hope you had a Happy Halloween. We sure did!

Friday, October 29, 2010

Show Us Your Life - Guest Rooms


This week, Kelly over at Kelly's Korner is continuing her "Show Us Your Life" Friday. This weekly linking party began as "Show Us Where You Live", so Kelly is revisiting this idea over the next few weeks. This will give those who missed the home tours the first time to have a chance to get in on the action. This week is guest rooms. So, hop on over to Kelly's Korner and sometime today, and you should be able to find a nice tour of guest rooms.




No words today; Just pictures (mostly)!

Guest Room 1




Guest Room 2 (My Favorite)





Guest Room #3 now looks like this . . . . .

Scout's Room


Which one do you like best and why?

And for fun, one picture of my little cutie . . . . . . . .

Hope you enjoyed the tour of our guest rooms. Check back next week for another room or daily for our adventures with our sweet girl!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Embrace the Camera


You know the drill . . . . . . .
Pictures of you and your child or your spouse and your child.
So, go ahead, link up at The Anderson Crew!



This week, my friends Lisa and Jane took some cute pictures of Scout and I at Kindermusik.

Just Hanging Out

Playing the Drum

We usually always go visit Daddy after Kindermusik, and Scout falls asleep in the car. This week, she couldn't wait and fell asleep at the end of class.

Asleep

This picture is for our teacher, Jane. My friend Lisa and I made these shirts for Scout, Tara and Nathan on Monday night, and she asked if I would post a picture. I think the shirts turned out Super Cute!

Happy Thursday and don't forget to Embrace the Camera.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Charleston

This past weekend, we took a little trip to Charleston, SC. One of the boys that Daniel coached plays football for the Citadel, and we wanted to support him by attending one of his college football games. He is a freshman but gets some playing time. His parents are also dear friends of ours, and we enjoyed spending time with them and their sweet daughter and granddaughter. Here are several pictures from our trip. Enjoy!

On the beautiful Citadel campus, the buildings are so unique. The students were all dressed alike and walk like soldiers. We got a kick out of watching them walk to class, because they have to walk so many steps per minute.

This building is in downtown Charleston. It is called the slave market. There were many people in the market making baskets. I wish I would have gotten one, because they were beautiful. There were many other booths as well.
It was recommended to us that we take a carriage ride through the city, so we did. Scout was fantastic the whole time. I was so proud. Here we are on the carriage. Each carriage had a tour guide that told different things about the city as you rode. It was very interesting.

We saw many houses on our tour. Most of them had this layout. Did you notice the porch on the side? All the houses had this because this type porch could cool the entire house before Central Heat and Air. The breeze would come off the rivers (Charleston is on a peninsula.)
This is Clint Eastwood's daughter's house. She is married to a doctor in Charleston. Neat, huh?
After exploring downtown, we took Scout to the beach for the first time. Here she is with Journee strolling down the beach.

I thought this was an amazing picture. I am really not a beach person, but I think this could be a place of relaxation for me.

Our first beach picture as a family. Daniel's brother is getting married at the beach next July, so hopefully we can get some better beach pics then. It was cold and windy at this beach.

Scout's first time in the ocean. She loved the sand and the cold water on her toes. She laughed when we let her touch it. Maybe she will be a beach person.
On Saturday, we loaded up and headed to the game. Before the game, all the students march into the stadium in a parade.
Here is part of the stadium. It is as beautiful and unique as the campus.
Mommy and Scout at the game. She was perfect. Notice her little Citadel shirt. We had to get a 2T because there wasn't any other cute baby clothing in the bookstore. Hopefully, she will get to wear it to a game next year. There were many other things we wanted to do in Charleston but didn't have time, so we plan to try to attend a game next year too!

Some football pictures - Terrance is # 25. The Citadel lost 20 - 0. They turned the ball over ten times. I think we were bad luck.
Journee and Scout got to see the bulldog. Of course, I didn't get a cute pic of them together. This one of Scout and bulldog is pretty cute.
This bulldog is outside the stadium. I love this picture because both girls are sort of looking at me. All weekend long, we tried to get pics of both girls looking, and it hardly ever happened. One would look, the other would turn and vice versa.
Daniel and Terrance together after the game. We are very proud of this young man. Attending the Citadel is very tough (lots of rules). He is doing a good job.
Our family with Terrance after the game. We were so glad it worked out that we could attend. We had a little vacation and enjoyed supporting our hometown athlete.