We are back and some sad news :(

We are home! YAY! It was so much FUN! A great time, mostly great memories, I can't wait to share! Friday was so stressful, taking such a BIG Group took planning, I had orders to get out, snacks to bake, food to pack, amongst suitcases, camping supplies, etc. Then we have boat garb: towels, sunscreen, suits, life jackets, tubes, knee boards, etc. So, in the early morning, Hal went to uncover the boat and de-winterize it for our trip. This is what he found when he uncovered it...The weight of the snow had busted out 2 of the windows and totally bent the frames :( I am so sad. UGH! We totally took precaution of this. We used stabilizers so the snow wouldn't sag the cover down, we removed the snow a few times, BUT...to no avail. Hal cleaned it all up, but I fear there will never again be bare feet in the boat. :( Needless to say ,we didn't take the boat with us. *sigh* Ok, I will be back later to show you pics of our fun camping adventure!

Maypole Presentation!

The 5th Graders do a Maypole Presentation every year at our school during the Volunteer Appreciation Assembly. This year was bittersweet to see my baby girl up there as a BIG BAD 5th Grader! I can't believe this is already our 4th year here! WOW! Anyway, excuse my pics, I was running late, so I just turned on my camera and snapped away, at least I have pics right?

Also, Haliee looks so serious in all the pics. Afterwords, I asked if she felt ok because i knew she was excited to do it. She said she was so nervous she would mess everyone up, she was totally concentrating, lol! :0)

Here is my little man waiting to watch his sister's show with his class :0)

Got Bows?

Phew, I finally finished my huge order on Wednesday & got it all shipped! HOORAY! I am going to finish up an international order and get it shipped on our way out of town! We are going camping/boating this weekend! Hooray! I am excited to relax...Well cook, clean, play, and relax, ha! I so need it! We'll be back Sunday afternoon so I will be bowing like Mad on Monday! But oh the weekend, woohoo! If I leave, I don't have the option of working, I tend to sneak in even on my days off when we are at home! No, bows, no email, no housework... ;0)

Here is a pic of an average shipping day at KGD...about 20 bows or so, give or take! See I have a 2 week turnaround for a good reason. I have a daily grind and then add in big orders a little a day! Being at the mercy of the wholesalers is sometimes a time factor as well!

And...here is a picture of the huge order I was talking about! 70 bows!~

Ok, off to answer emails, finish and package this order, make some snack'n goodies, and pack! Happy Memorial Weekend Everyone!

5th Grade Trip!

The 5th Graders took a field trip a few weeks ago to Spokane to a little amusement park called Riverfront Park. It is a beautiful park with falls that go through it. They have a few rides, an original carousel, ice skating, an imax, mini golf, etc. They also have a cool gondola ride over the falls. The kids got to watch a movie in the IMAX, ride the carousel, and the gondola. It was fun! Here are a few pics of the "experience" I can't believe these babies are going to middle school, WAHHH!

Here was the group I chaperoned! :0)

Don't laugh too hard! This is what I look like with no makeup, scary, I know, but it was early when we left! The window was down in the bus, so my hair is going crazy, lol, it was harder than you think to take a pic of yourselves crammed in a bus seat, lol!

This carousel is super fun because they have these rings you have to lean out and grab and then throw into a hole around the other side of the carousel. I made it while standing and leaning, I SO almost fell off the dang carousel! It was funny! The guy standing behind Haliee is a 5th grade teachers (not hers) but he dared me to try and make it, so he got to laugh at me when I almost fell, but I made it, so HA!

And...here we are in the gondola ride. The falls are so beautiful and I love the architecture of downtown Spokane! Lots of old bridges, churches, and buildings! So cool! The pics were taken through the plexiglass of the gondola, so they aren't perfect, but so pretty!

From the mouth's of babes....

Last night at Drew's game, Hal was coaching 3rd base. He had come directly from work and was still in his slacks and tie. The other team came out to take the field and the kiddo who was playing 3rd base looked up at Hal and asked, "So, do you own the place?" LOL, to which Hal replied, "No, *chuckle* I am just a Dad" Kid: "Well, WHOSE DAD?" Apparently, Hal looked pretty important to him, lol! Too cute! I LOVE kids!

Working Conditions...

I really LOVE my job for numerous reasons, but the best perk is...being home! I am finishing up a huge order today so I was working on it all weekend! Here are some pics of the sweet sounds, sights, & smells I was able to have at work this weekend!

We are so glad to see the weather finally warming up, it was so fun to see the kids doing normal activities outside! A little tether ball & cartoon tag! They kept doing *Inka Binka Bottle of Ink* to decide who was it 1st, hearing it made me smile! I have missed seeing their shiny sunscreen faces!

We made some homemade molasses rolls! The kids always get a kick out of watching the dough rise! Yum! (Pay no attention to the mess on my kitchen table, I had just gone to Costco and the market)

The other 2 girls are my neighbor babies! These girls are the 2 extra kids we wish we were able to have! If we could kidnap them forever we would! They practically live here which is fine by us! They go to ball games with us, camping, boating, everything they can! Sophie is 2 1/2 and will climb through the doggie door to come over to our house if her Momma isn't watching! :0) Zoe is 6 and says her last name is Grimmett-Hunter! She says the extra room is hers which is fine by us, but her Mommy & Daddy may have a slight problem with it, ha!! I LOVE these girls so much!

PS~ I was writing this before I took the kids to school and Haliee came in to say..."Mom, are you going to photo shop those dead spots out of the lawn?" Ummm, NO, I have no time for that! "Well, Dad is going to have a heart attack if he sees this" Ha!, OCD Definitely lives here! Since this is only our 2nd warm weekend of the year it takes a little more than tlc and fertilizer to perk our lawn up immediately! But, Daddy is psycho about his yard! I don't mind though! *wink* I just thought it was funny Haliee noticed! We are creating more OCD monsters! Notice the dead spot where Drew has killed the lawn from too much tether ball! Daddy was needing to breathe in a bag when I told him he had to deal with it!

Haliee's Lil' Man & Cute Toes :0)

Ahhh...the life of a bow Mamma! Look what Haliee made me, so cute! This is what happens when your kids are raised in ribbon world, it rots their brains, ha! I LOVE it! Thankfully this is the only "MAN" in her life!

Yesterday after Drew's Game, Haliee and I had a little spring spa pedi date at home! So fun! More signs of Spring, hooray! I am almost caught up on customs, YAHOO! I hope I can put in 2 or 3 more long days and be back on track! Until then, well I have cute toes and a little heart man to keep me company! Ok, off to get ready for Church. Happy "SUN"Day!

HUGS Tab

More Husband Bragging...

So how sweet is my husband this time? He took the kiddos to go run errands for me; Haliee needed some softball gadget and Drew needed some supplies for a school project. I was working on customs and I whined I was tired before they left (so what else is new right)

Look what he came home with! Isn't he the sweetest! I love my Man!

Here are some more signs of spring from my yard compliments of my sweet guy! Sorry if too many pics of flowers are boring, but it has been a LONG winter, I tried to condense them :0)

Spring? Where are you?

Ahhh...Last week my sweet husband worked his little hiney off to get the garage back in order, fertilized, planted all the annuals, etc. Gotta Love HIM!! So, as we sat at 2 different ball games last night in the gusting wind, rain, and hail, in 40 degrees *sigh*....I dreamt of the budding life in my yard and the boat I hope to be able to ski behind at least end of July right? :) Here is a bit of beauty peeking out from my yard! I can't wait for my hydrangeas, peonies, lilacs, stargazers...but I'll settle for these pretties while I wait :0)

More Mom's Day & CUTE Customer request!

Ok, so I finally have a moment to post more about Mom's Day! We had a fun and chill day! The kiddos sent me back to bed as I get up before them to make me breakfast in bed, lol! I had toast with grape jelly, very scrambled eggs, creamer with coffee (HA!), and some ghiradelli chocolate! Yum! They were so cute though! Next we went to church. I LOVE my church no kidding it is so fun! I am so glad to have found it seriously. They started the service with some great scriptures about Mom's, then the pastor brought his Mom up on stage to talk about life, his childhood, etc. during which he repeatedly said, "Mom, if I knew you would throw me under the bus, I may have had to rethink you coming up here" Ha, it was really funny. Then they did a survey to see what Mom had the greatest amount of kids 11 was the largest in the sanctuary for our service and won some "Good and Plenty's", the most unique name won the "Whatchamacalit", the family who traveled the farthest for the holiday won "Hugs", and the largest baby
(11 lbs.) which I came in 2nd dang it, lol, won "Whoppers" too cute!

Next, we had lunch with Daddy because he had to work :( Of course I had to run to get some marabou, so we went to Michael's and they were doing a cookie decorating for Mom's Day, so the kids made me these...

Then my parents came over and we went out to eat at a yummy Italian restaurant called Ciao Mambo's, my little sister brought me a Coldstone Cake for dessert! I got some really cute clothes from Hal and the kiddos! My Mom and the kiddos also got me the most beautiful Mom Heart Necklace! It was great!

Now onto some cuteness! One of my favorite customer's daughter is playing t-ball this year and they are sponsoring her team, so what else shall the diva need, but...Bows to match her uniform! Of course this diva needed zebra, korkers, and marabou for the ball field, What else right!? Ok, and...of course she needed them for...THE ENTIRE TEAM! How cute is this! Who needs mad skills for intimidation when you have boutique! I just had to share! I LOVE them!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to everyone! I am so glad to be a Mommy and experience all motherhood has to offer. I am happier than I ever dreamt possible and could never imagine life without my babies! I am so thankful to God and my husband for blessing me with these perfect little gifts! Happy and Sad, Naughty and Nice, Clean and Dirty, I love them so much! I can only hope I am able to make them proud everyday and instill in them the qualities of great people. Thanks Haliee and Drew for letting me be your Mommy and loving me as much as you do! You are the best kids ever!

An extra special Mother's Day to My Moms! You have inspired me to be the best Mom I can be. You have loved me, believed me, encouraged me, and been there for me! I am so grateful to both of you and so glad you are My Moms'! Thanks for loving me and my family! I LOVE You both so much!

XOXO Tab

My 2nd Residence!

THE BALL FIELDS! :0) Here are a few pics of my kiddos playin' ball! I am not sure where the pics of Haliee batting went, I swear I took them, lol! I will be making bows at the ball field as we live there 6 days a week through June! I LOVE watching them play! So fun! Yes, I am ONE OF THOSE MOMS! I have no voice during tournament time, I can't help myself! Drew's field has the best view~! So beautiful. They have the same coach this year, lol, he has kids the same ages and he was Drew's coach last year too. My only complaint, we need to move it forward a month, Haliee has played in the snow once and the hail twice this season. Drew played in 40 mph winds NO JOKE! They only cancel or reschedule for lightning, BRRR...

Look what I won!!

My friend and awesome designer Katarina (Likeflowersandbutterflies)

http://likeflowersandbutterflies.blogspot.com/ passed this award on to me :0) How sweet is that!? Thanks sweetie! Did I win a trip to Serbia too? *wink*

Here are the rules for paying it forward:

Include the award logo in your blog or post.Nominate as many blogs which you like.Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

So I nominate:

Bakerella ~ She makes the cutest, yummiest confections :0)

http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2009/05/candy-cup-caps.html

Erin (the vintage pearl)~ She has adorable kiddos and makes the prettiest baubles!

http://thevintagepearl.blogspot.com/

and

Jill (The Galyan Gang) The most creative family Blog

http://thegalyangang.blogspot.com/

Drew the Rock Star!!!!!

Here is my crazy boy rockin' out! LOL, his Daddy taught him Smoke on the Water so he decided to come play for me while I worked yesterday! Pay no attention to my discheveled studio, it is usually spotless (YA RIGHT) :0) I love my silly little man! Look out big hair bands are coming back! You like his tat sleeves? Thanks Guitar Hero!

Hmmmm....I don't know why it's sideways, anyone? I couldn't figure out how to rotate it, ugh. I will keep trying.

Hey Mickey...

Here is a another fun collaboration for the music launch! I love how it all came together! Super fun to team up with my LemonLime Peeps! Be sure and check back for the links when we are all listed or search lemonlime music for all the fab must haves! Happy Friday!