Three's a Charm

Abby turned three on July 12, 2010. Wow, where has the time gone? She asked for a French poodle party and Shannon also found her the most adorable French poodle outfit to wear for her party. Robert didn't get to come because Home Depot was installing our new flooring that day and someone had to stay at the house. It was a great day and Abby really seemed to enjoy her presents :-)

What a beautiful cake from Publix...and it was delicious,too.
Abby loved her cards and presents!!

Alex was such a good big brother. He helped Abby with her gifts and picked the trash up.
Abby decided later into the party that it was time to be a fairy.




You really can't argue with cash as your present...

I just love the little suit that Shannon got Abby for her party. I think she got it at Name Dropper.
This is what Robert and I gave Abby. I got her something for her room. I knew she would get so many toys that it might be nice to get something different.

The Cowboy and the Princess

When I visited the two cutest kids in the world, Alex and Abby, my nephew and niece, recently they had an impromptu dress up party. They were so adorable.

A Makeover for Alex

It was so much fun redoing Alex's room. I talked to him about several options and he decided on the sports theme. I found the sports full size bedding set for $25 at Wal-mart. Gotta love Wal-mart! The red locker, also from Wal-mart, I chose as a bedside table because it also gave such good storage. And, believe me, Alex has it full of papers! I just thought the bedside lamp was nice for Alex and that he would like it. I chose the red architect type lamp for his desk and he really liked that. He already had a nice desk, office chair, netbook, and monitor. We hung a bulletin board and that completed his desk area. The blanket on his bed was chosen to bring some more pops of red into the room. I found a great blue poster frame that my sister found one of his old sports shirts with his name on it and we framed it in and hung it over the head of his bed. All of these items were purchased at...you guessed it...Wal-mart online. He already had some nice navy curtains which we used. The sports wall collection was purchased from Kirklands, another favorite of mine. Mama, Daddy, and my sister did all the major work on his room and I just provided the new layout and other ideas. Dave was at work but helped when he got home. They cleaned out and organized like you would not believe. Alex was at his other grandparents so we could all work without him seeing the new creation and really surprise him. I don't have before photos unfortunately! I remembered to take my camera but I had no SD card in it! ): My sister took some but she is so busy she has not had a chance to get them to me yet. I also wish I had a picture of the look on his face when he saw it the first time because I wasn't there either and I would love to have seen it. I guess we will just have to imagine. But Shannon said he really liked it and that's all that really matters!!!