Stephen's 5th birthday party

I realize I haven't blogged in quite some time.  Its for good reasons and I hope to get back soon.  Not right now.  I have some things to work on.  With racing coming up soon I am going to start watermarking my photos.  I don't want my photos used or copied for other peoples use.  So for good reason's my blog title will be watermarked on the actual photos.  I wanted to put Stephen's photos up from his birthday and so I am doing this post with out the watermark, but from now on I will be doing family pictures and any with my children watermarked.  So I know their are some friends and relatives that like to print them out for their own use. Just email me and I will be happy to send you the file without the watermark.  ANYWAYS!!

Stephen wanted a Toy Story  Woody party!  Bart had the great idea of Stephen dressing up as Woody so I bought the cowboy boots off ebay for $9 and that included shipping!!  The hat came from party city for $1.99!  He is wearing his PJ shirt and a pair of old jeans!

Jade Ramey made the cake.  Look her up on facebook if you aren't already friends!  Let me tell you that cake was DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!

one food table.  After Jackson's 10th bday party my husband kindly told me to go easy on the food money.  I spend like a TON of money on his party and it was all a big mistake.  Hardly any food got eaten so we sent it home with a bunch of people and alot of it got thrown out. :(

Stephen LOVES gum!!!  So I wanted to do some cute little decorations  to fancy it up!!

We had BBQ Cocktail weiners.  So I named them Slinky's Dog.   I love making me some  name tags for food.  They might be corny, but I think it gives it a special touch!!

Fruit and Veggie tray.  aka Mr. Potato Head's spare parts!!

You saved our lives, we are eternaly grateful!!  complete with aliens just like the movie!!

Aliens without their mouths!!

More gum balls!

Zurg's Astro Blaster Balls

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Table's

Lotso and the dump truck

Pin the tail on the bullseye

We had over 20 kids and I think it was an awesome party.  Just wished I would have taken more pictures!

Crazy busy month!

This was one crazy busy month!  For my birthday Bart and the boys bought me a new phone.  I entered the smartphone world so these pictures are brought to you by my new camera phone.  Its sooo easy to throw in your back pocket and bring it out ready to use.  So much more handy than my big camera.  I still use it but all these are from my new phone.  Excited to see if its good quality.

Okay so I made this little guy some new Thanksgiving shirts!  All iron on applique.  After one wash though I did go around and hand stitch the iron on.!!

Jackson sang in the chorus for the Veterans Day Program!

Jackson and Riley at the Football party!

Coach Stancil giving Jackson his trophy!

It says 10u but really was 9U

The boys who made it all happen!!

We had lots of wrestling practice!

Stephen had to try one on to see what size to get.

Jackson threw up ONE time on the way to school at 7:30 one morning.  It happened to be the same day of Stephen's Thanksgiving feast at school.  His program was at 11:30.  Jackson was only sick one time and he felt like going so I took him with me.  He did end up running a small fever that night but I don't know what was wrong with him.

We enjoyed seeing him eat lunch at school.  Although he didn't eat anything but apples.  They have the nastiest lunch.  That particular day was apple slices, asparagus and mac n cheese.  Seriously!  

The Saturday before Thanksgiving Jackson was invited like they called and invited him to come because he received an award.  He didn't place this year at Commerce cause he missed 3 or 4 races, but the kids voted him Jr Dragster Sportsmanship.  That says alot for my little man!

Bless him.  He was bummed that he didn't place and all his buddies got trophies, but he realizes that they were at all the races.  Thats why he was voted Sportsmanship!  Cause he is amazing!!!

The next day we headed to Greenville to my sister's house.  She cooked us Thanksgiving Supper!!  Of Course Stephen has to be Stephen and act like a clown!

And then he has to show the whole family he has no manners.  Then his wonderful mom decides its okay and takes a picture.  Seriously who does that.  I am a terrible mom!

I think we had to fuss at Stephen cause he was being a brat and finally he smiled!!  Jackson of course stopped and posed cause he's precious like that!  and if mama has her camera out you just better smile!!

We were out of school the week of Thanksgiving.  Stephen and Jackson were having a fit to make a gingerbread house.

Of course my sweet one picked out the train cause he knew his brother LOVES trains!  He is so sweet like that!  Always thinking of others!!

Tuesday before Thanksgiving Jackson left to spend thanksgiving with his dad and Grace left for the night.  Stephen was asleep by 6:30.  I actually sent this same picture to my sister and husband, sis n law and Tammy saying "maybe he will stay that way till morning."  I went to cook supper and about 7pm I could tell he wasn't resting well.  So I will over to him to run his little head.  I knew right then he was sick.  Temp was 102.7.  For the next 5 days he was feverish.  It actually got up to 104.4 and took him to the doctor and he had nothing.  No flu, no strep, no ear infection.  Just some insane virus.  (Grace must have caught it.  She was sick last week)

You know since I am mom of the year I took my feverish child to spend Thanksgiving with my mom., my grandparents and my sisters family!

I couldn't miss seeing my beautiful sister.  I mean she got the looks and small waist line.  Ugh family genes!

I have alot more on my phone but I will do another later.