New look

Wohoo
I can't believe it, it took nearly all day long , BUT I gave my blog a complete makeover and I am loving it!!!

It was much more difficult than I thought it would be . I purchased a fun blog pack from
Shabby Miss Jenn Designs and then played with it all day.

What do you think?

Rain rain and more rain

(tents going up the first day)







Well our camping trip was cut short by a few hours due to a crazy out of NO WHERE storm , I guess those happen when you live on an island. The boys all 100 of them and their leaders were set up in front of the bonfire on the beach to perform songs and skits for the families. Well lets just say it got dark, they lit the fire and boy we had a front row seat to getting electrocuted ! 100 yards from the ocean we all sat in our chairs umbrellas in hand to shield us from the rain . Talk about crazy. They then asked all of us to PLEASE go home as lightening had struck land near by a few times. it was all pretty crazy , 100's of kids and parents rushing in the rain back to their tents , ripping it all down as fast as we can and piling it into the vehicles soaking wet....

here are a few photos from the better moments earlier in the day...

This is them starting off on their beach clean up



Waiting to start all there fun activities that morning


This next has to be one of my faves from the day, Austin and his daddy working on an origami project together!



And a few from the fun Balloon battle game they all loved. Austin would have won except his balloon wound up with a slow leak and ran out of air before he could pop the other kids...drats!







All in all it was a fun weekend and the boys had a blast and earned lots of new patches and a few belt loops .


So we arrived home like I said Sat night instead of Sunday afternoon and man it has barely quit raining since then! I am a little tired of all the wet stuff , but the cooler temperatures it has brought are much welcomed!

I have been trying to get into a crafting mood again , but not quite there yet. I pulled out some stuff to start a few Christmas cards last night and didn't finish a single one! Maria and I decided we needed to do weekly challenges to get going , so our first one for this week is a Christmas plaque of some sort. I bet she started hers today while I was sleeping . I better get off here and think about starting mine!

But before I go here's a snippet of my ever growing belly , taken last night ...


@24 weeks

Wish me luck!

We have our first FAMILY CAMP OUT for cub scouts this weekend. I am so not a camper !
My idea of camping is less than 24 hours and we are back home unless of course there's a hotel and pool involved..haha
We head out tomorrow afternoon (friday)and get home sometime Sunday. I am not quite sure how this is gonna work for me since I am 5 months pregnant and make 100+ trips a night to the bathroom ! I have been assured there are plenty of restrooms... I also know there are 100 families going , so this pregnant lady may be waiting in a few lines ..uugh
Austin couldn't be more excited. He has 3 classmates of his who are also in his group and will be going as well. They have tons of stuff planned for them , so he should have a great time..its me I am worried about,haha!
Here's my Little Cub Scout last week when he got his first patch
















I have been busy ordering stuff for the new lil one , since I haven't been able to find very much here to buy. I must say between all that stuff and my Christmas shopping I am VERY TIRED of paying shipping and would just like to drive to the dang store!
I did find a good deal here on island , they have a website called Okinawa Yard Sales where everyone sells things . Well I decided to check it out and I was able to get a swing for the baby last night. It sells in stores right now for 129 and I got it for a whopping 50 bucks! Go me! Hey hey no shipping either..that ROCKS! The cool part was the lady selling it has a 7 month old who only ever sat in the swing like 3 times . So it is basically brand new. I may just have to keep my eye on that site!
We also got a crib and mattress this past week at the one and only furniture store here and now just trying to find some furniture to match , notice I said TRYING...good thing I have a few more months!



















Well I suppose I should head upstairs to bed. We have a busy day with a parent teacher conference and there 1st report cards, and then getting all the last minute stuff we need before heading out to the beach to camp.
Hope all of you have a fantastic weekend!
Hugs

Todays the DAY

Many of you will be waking up and heading to the polls soon. I will be glued to the TV watching the results roll in all the way over on the other side of the world, feels strange. My absentee ballot was sent in a few weeks ago and counted.
Do your part and make sure your vote counts today too :) No matter who you vote for!

I got this cute little button over on Delaneys blog , she has a few others if you are interested.



Hugs

Boo to YOU

We are getting ready to get dressed for a fun night of trick or treating with friends. Austin has been excited all day , they were out of school today , so he is a bit antsy...

Yesterday was a fun filled day at school , they wore there costumes and went from class to class creating Fall and Halloween projects. Of course this mommy was a volunteer and it was a big hit with all 80 3rd graders. They made everything from tissue paper pumpkins to Qtip skeletons, they got to decorate and eat cupcakes and all sorts of other fun stuff. Can you believe I forgot to bring my camera?? Hopefully Mr Horton will email me the pics this week!

Here are my boys carving our pumpkins and DRILLING them .. I wanted to have some Martha like pumpkins too...lol


I cleaned them out but let them drill the holes....


Somewhere in the middle of all the carving and drilling they decided MR. PUMPKIN needed a paint job and took him outside.


Here they are all lit up . I think they did a great job!


Speaking of pumpkins, I received these two beauties in the mail this past week from my pal KARLA at Sugar Bear Designs . I just love these sparkling beauties!




Sparkly sweet treats for sure! Thanks again KARLA I love them!!!


Last but not least check out this little cutie . Austins art teacher Mrs. Kinghorn chose his sculpture to be on display in the school library for the past few weeks and we finally got to bring him home.



I call him Chicken Little doesn't he look a bit like him? I think he is too cute!



Well off to light the pumpkins and get him into his costume!
Happy Halloween to everyone!!
Hugs

snips and snails....

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails , that's what they are made of! We found out this week we are having another boy! I wasn't convinced it was a girl but Ja sure was and he was shocked to find out there wasn't going to be an ELLA ...lol
We are leaning towards the name Preston , but if anyone has any suggestions for me feel free to suggest away!
In the mean time we have lots of shopping to do :)
Hugs

Such a doll ...he is!

Oh I cant wait for my mail to get here this week because my sister sent me this little cutie pies school pictures! Can you believe he is only 2 and a half! Look at that smile!! I miss my little nephew so much , I do talk to him just about everyday on the phone and get to here his sweet voice. He knows exactly where we live since we have drilled it into his head..lol , he always says hes not going to OKINAWA...whaaa , please Jaxson come visit I miss you buddy!

Speaking of mail my Best friend Maria finally got her package from me today which contained the rest of her birthday gift...FINALLY , her birthday was almost a month ago! Anyhow I surprised her with a ticket to HEATHER BULLARDS ultra fab

Parisian Holiday Soiree
I was so excited to do this for her , and a bit sad that I cant take her myself , but I know she will fave a fabulous time! I can't wait to hear all about it and see all the beautiful photos I demand she take..hah@!



Ok well I better quit yapping and jump in the shower, we have an appointment later this afternoon to find out what this lil booger is we are having! Austin is super excited because we are taking him out of school to go with us . I will be back probably over the weekend to let you all know!

And before I forget because you know that happens a lot to preggo people , as I am finding out..lol
I want to thank everyone for the emails and well wishes and prayers for Serene, she has read most of them and was truly touched and wanted me to thank all of you as well! Please continue to pray for her :)

Hope everyone is having a great week!


Hugs