Busted

Just a busy, busy boy! While I was cooking Rylan opened up the child proof cabinets that his Daddy did.

He climbed right in.

That is right little man you are busted. Does this face appear to care that he got caught? NO, just surprised.

However, he didn't care at all that Mommy was watching. He even continued to climb onto the top shelf. Yes my friends, I got a great laugh out of this!

MOPS Clipboard

A dear friend talked me into making a clipboard for one of our MOPS meetings. She is encouraging, and sweet about my little craft projects.  At every meeting we all get a ticket, and then if our ticket is drawn we get a door prize. So my clipboard was given as a door prize. This particular clipboard was fun because I got to be completely creative, and use whatever colors and patterns I liked. I knew that I was making it for a Momma so I still added a few girly details.

I decided to go with brown, white and blue. I rarely get to do boy colors, so I went with it. Plus I loved the paper I found.

I just love this bible verse.

I think it is so fitting for a beautiful little girl, momma, grandmother, and just all woman.

To add a more feminine flair, I added blue and brown flowers, and ribbon over the clip.

I added a folder onto the back of the clipboard. Inside the folder is a 12 month calendar. However, you could add whatever you would like.

To keep the folder closed I added blue ribbon to the front and the back of the clipboard. On the back of the folder I personalized it for any Momma. Since MOPS is full of Mom's I thought it would be fitting. I was nervous to show my creation. But, my dear friend was right. Everybody loved it, and I even got a request to make some more!

Pumpkin Carving

Ever since Tyson and I got married we have always carved a pumpkin. This year we decided that the
Rylan-ator may like helping.  We all got messy but it was a family event, including Duncan and Winston who helped with clean up.

We took off the tops and Rylan dug right in.

When Mommy & Daddy began to use the sharp tools Rylan continued to play with the seeds. He would stand on the seeds and stuffing, and make himself slip on them.

As parents we were scared he may land on his face. However, this smile tells you that that wasn't even entering Rylan's sweet little brain. He was having too much fun!

In the end he did end up with pumpkin on his face and all over his clothes. So we did what we always do, just hose him down with the waterhose. The child loves the waterhose.

We ended up making a spur to support our San Antonio Spurs, and a silly face. I forgot to take pictures of the final product.

Happy Birthday Tyson

On Sunday my sweet husband turned 29! Tyson isn't the type to make a big deal about birthday's. But I love birthday's and think that it is a day to celebrate. I believe that you should blow out at least one candle, and have at least one gift to unwrap. Since his birthday fell on a weekend, we took the whole weekend to celebrate. Rylan and I started planning on Friday. We made Daddy a red, black, and white cake, for the Red Raiders. Rylan loved it because he got to enjoy the batter. There have been times in the past where his interest in sweets was not there. However, it has emerged. We made the cake and hid it. Little did Daddy know we were going to have a cake and decorations on Saturday night.

Friday evening we went to celebrate his birthday with our friends, Jesse, Melina, and Evan. The six of us went and had Mexican food, and then went over to their house to watch the Rangers Win! Then when we got home Tyson began smoking a brisket for Saturday night. He set his alarm through the night to go and check on it. It was so cute.

Rylan helping Mommy make Daddy's cake.

Daddy's Texas Tech cake, kind of. We all know that I am not much of a baker.

While Tyson and Rylan were napping on Saturday Mommy set out the cake and decorated with balloons. Tyson awoke to a surprise.

Saturday evening we had friends over; Jesse & Melina and their son Evan, Matt & Emily and their daughter Ella, Brad & Stephanie and their daughter Clara. We needed help eating the brisket that Tyson made. On a side note I will add that for his first brisket it was delicious. I am hopeful that he will make one again soon.

The birthday boy and his buddies before we sang Happy Birthday! None of the men folk were too happy when us ladies talked them into playing the Newlywed Game. Needless to say with 4 kids between the ages of 13 months and 23 months our game didn't last long. We had a great evening and we were so glad that we could celebrate with our friends.

On Sunday, Tyson's actual birthday we relaxed at home. We did find the energy to carve pumpkins, make a pizza, nap, watch football, open presents, and eat peanut butter pie. Daddy said all he wanted to do was stay home and hang with Rylan and I. Tyson, Happy Birthday my love.

My Pumpkin

Rylan got to help decorate his very own pumpkin this year. We went to a pumpkin patch with our MOPS group, and Rylan got to pick his own pumpkin. Then he got to choose a sticker face to put on it. He put his little hand in a basket full of sticker faces, and pulled out a vampire. This his pumpkin and it's face that he created!

After we put on the first sticker, he tried to pull it off.

The end result, after we put all the stickers bck on that he pulled off.

                                      He was so excited about his pumpkin!