TURNING 5! Party #1...

1 party down...1 more to go! This weekend we traveled back to Burlington to celebrate Cole's 5th birthday with family. Grandpa & Grandma Nelson hosted a sports themed party. I decorated a 3D baseball cake and lots of baseball cupcakes. We had all the things you eat at a sporting event - hot dogs, chips, pop, etc... Cole had a great time running around with his 2nd cousins. Cole also spent time fishing, 4-wheeling, and checking out grandpa's tree stand. I think he thought he was in heaven! He got lots of presents - 1 of his favorite gifts was a Wii game (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games)! Cole was in ah of the Olympic swimming contests last week. He's going to be bummed that the Olympics are over tonight.

Landry spent the weekend handing out kisses left & right. She is my lover girl. Landry & I went to a bridal shower (Tyler's cousin Blake is getting married). Cole is the ring bearer in the wedding and Tyler is an usher. The wedding is in October and Cole is super excited. He really looks up to Blake - he is a "policeman"!

Now I need to prepare for the 2nd round... Cole's friend party next Sunday afternoon! Should have some great pictures next week! By the way - probably won't post next week till Monday night. Labor Day Weekend!!!! YEAH, long weekend!!!

ENJOY!

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Gearing Up!

Well - today we're recovering and gearing up for the first day of school! A little flu bug hit our household this past week and Cole came down with it last night. Just in time... but today he seems to be getting back to himself. Landry was sick Tuesday & Wednesday. And I was feeling it on Thursday & Friday. Cole was soon to follow on Saturday night. So far Tyler has steered cleared - knock on wood! Tyler also celebrated his 31st birthday yesterday! Grandpa Terry came to visit and he and Tyler played in a father/son golf tournament. We had a little dinner and Cheesecake Factory cheesecake to celebrate.

Cole will be attending Optional Kindergarten since his 5th birthday is in late August. He will go everyday, 1/2 days at the elementary school. It is just to prepare him for all day Kindergarten next year. He is raring to go! We had open house Thursday night. And he is excited as 3 other neighbors boys are in his class. (Poor teacher..!)

If you haven't seen it yet - the new LANDRY ANNA DESIGNS website is DONE! WoooHooo! I'm getting a great response, and keeping my fingers crossed. I am ready for the opportunity and challenge!
To check it out go to: www.LandryAnnaDesigns.com

A little something different this week - Enjoy!

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Bad things happen in 3's...???

What a week! My week started off just fine until WEDNESDAY. Long story short... I had taken the kids and a neighbor boy for a bike ride/run. On 1 of our last stops at the park for a drink we came upon a CRAZY situation! A dead body had just been discovered in the creek @ the park about 10-15 feet away from where we were taking our drinks. The cops had not even arrived on the scene yet. I was completely wigged out. I quickly rounded up the boys to get them out of there before they realized what was happening. Fortunately no fowl play was discovered and they think the 55 year old man had a health complication while riding his bike on the bike trail and veered off the trial into the creek. I just didn't not want the kids to see the body! Just as we were leaving the sheriffs cars arrived.

THURSDAY - I got a flat tire.. a huge piece of mangled metal stuck in it. 1 hour and some odd minutes later a repair man to the rescue... That's what you get when you visit multiple job sites everyday! I have had so many flat tires the past few years.

FRIDAY - We were outside visiting with some neighbors and the kids were playing. While jumping off a landscaping rock Landry dislocated her elbow. Not good... So we were off to the emergency room. Luckily it was a quick fix and she was as good as new. But she screamed all the way to the hospital - and Landry is tough - she NEVER cries!

So that's 3 - I'm good now right...?

LandryAnnaDesigns new website should be up in a couple days! I'm excited - I hope all the hard work will pay off!

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Dora!...and Diego!

Landry has discovered cartoons lately and has a fascination with Dora. Grandma Nelson of course jumped on the chance to get her a Dora nightgown. Landry went absolutely crazy when she got it and wanted to put it on "right now"! Cole likes Diego and lucky for us it's on right after Dora. So we get a good hour of quite in the house every on and then! Some pictures in the montage are Landry in her new nightgown and the kids watching Dora. As you will be able to tell - they are mesmerized...

Landry has shown interest in the "potty" the past few weeks. I know, she's only 16 months. But she has been going on the potty about 4 times a day for the past week. She gets so excited and knows exactly what to do! Tyler and I are blown away. I'm in no way "potty-training" but I will welcome the times she uses the toilet!

Cole is busy at daycare - they spent most of the day on Friday at the city pool. I picked him up around 4:30 and he was on the couch sleeping by 4:45. I can't wait till school starts and he's busy ALL day with no rest time. He'll be wanting to go to bed early for a change. He's my night owl and not a morning person.

I have been strapped to my computer this past week. The new LandryAnnaDesigns website is coming along. It's almost ready to be launched. I have a few more details to finish - but it's looking good. I ended up buying a website template and customizing it myself. If anyone has dealt with buying a website and having it designed.... it's very expensive. Plus I'm picky and wanted to be able to pick out colors, designs, etc. myself. I will send out the website address as soon as it is launched!
In the meantime I have been playing with photos and taught myself how to "spot color". It's my new favorite thing! Check it out!


Another cool thing I discovered is "wordle" go to: www.wordle.net to create your own.
Here's mine, I'm thinking about framing one for the playroom!


Enjoy the montage from the week!

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