Meet Zachary Aaron Cook

My brother Aaron & his wife Trisha welcomed their 1st baby into the world last night! Zachary Aaron Cook was born July 11 @ 11:45 pm. He weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz. and is 19 in. long. Isn't he the cutest! They live in Boise so I won't get to meet him yet, but lucky for me we are actually having a family reunion next week so I get to see him on the 19th! HOORAY! I can't wait to snuggle my new baby nephew!

Honeysuckle Beach!

I LOVE Coeur d Alene, it is such an amazing town! We have several city beaches here. This is one of them. It is so cool and 5 min. from our house! They enclosed an area with 3 docks shaped like a U to keep the wakes down from the boats & you can jump/dive off them! There is a swimming rope a few feet out to keep the little ones in the shallower water. The boat launch is off the right side so you can launch right there too! They have lifeguards and a snack bar! Way too fun! They even have a rope swing, we didn't make it over there this time, but here are some fun pics of our afternoon at Honeysuckle!

The pre-teen 'tude :0)

A Sleepin' Baby Sophie

4th of July Artwork!

The kids were bored (Imagine that) so they decided to make some 4th of July Paintings :0) They were so cute! Somehow Haliee escaped the camera, but I got a pic of her finished product!

A Euro Woodland Adventure...

Here is another set for our Woodland Launch! I LOVE these Euro Goodies! Thanks for peeking!

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Silly Campers!

The kiddos decided to pitch a tent in the livingroom & have a camp out sleepover! They are so funny! They had a blast! Haliee thinks she is funny in the center pic taking a pic of me to show me how they feel!

The next morning they cleaned up all their blankets/etc. without me even asking! Man, maybe we should always have a tent, lol!

It must've been a "cool" idea, because pretty soon we had lots of neighbor kids over "campin" LOL! Aren't they too cute! PS Look at my goofy son's Iron Maiden Shirt *sigh* Guitar Hero. That was the shirt he wore for Halloween, I won't let him wear it in public so he wears to play in/sleep in as often as he can!

My Lil' "Man"

Drew is so funny! He has always had very adult tastes, wanting the finer things in life even from a toddler. He LOVES Lobster, Sushi, Blue Cheese, Asparagus, just to name a few. He has never been a super fan of fast food (love him) Even McDonalds would never be even his 5th choice. He wants Olive Garden, Red Lobster, etc. Anyway, I just had to take a pic at dinner last night, he has been down for a few days with the tummy flu, so as soon as he was feeling better, he told me he is craving BIG FOOD. He said, "Mom, I need a bacon cheeseburger." LOL! So, of course Mommy obliged. He loves swiss or pepper jack cheese (last night we had havarti) even grilled onions on his burger! I had to laugh when I added all the fixins to this 8 year olds burger. It looked like an audition from a Carl's Jr. commercial, lolol! Funny Boy! He was so happy! :) I had to share! Off to Ice Age 3. I hope to post more this afternoon! Have a great Summer Day!

Back to School Bow Frenzy!!!

Here are some newbies for Back to School! :0) I hope you like them all! They were so fun to design!

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A Woodland Aventure!

Here is a fun collaboration with my sweet friend Penny ebay id: sweet_chilli_designs! I LOVE how it turned out! You can link to both auctions below! I am going to be listing several bts bows in a few minutes and another fun forrest creation later this week, so stay tuned :0) Thanks for peeking! My auction:
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Penny's Auction:
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My Goofy Daughter :0)

I have a ton to blog about, we have had a fun few days but...I am trying to get some new sets edited/listed so I will be back soon...Until then, here is Haliee in the car on Sunday, she is a silly girl! Definitely a pre-teen all about taking self portraits!

Lookie I have been featured :0)

How fun to receive an email about this! I am so thankful! :) Made my day!

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MMmmmm....Scones!

I made these Yummy Blueberry Scones with Orange Glaze this morning! They were so yummy!

***Ok, confession: I cheated a little bit with this yummy mix, but I added fresh blueberries and made a homemade orange glaze, does that count, lol! In my defense, I received the mix as a gift, was I to waste it? They were so super easy. I mean beyond easy! Super Yummy too! :0)

"Mom, I'm Bored..."

Ok, how many more times a day can I hear this? Grrr...we are busy all the time, but yet, Any moment of downtime, they say is boredom. Their boredom however=exhaustion for me, lol!

Here is the definition according to Dictionary.com, what is yours? It says this word has been around since 1760? *sigh* Mom's have been hearing this term for almost 250 years!

bore: 
/bɔr, boʊr/ verb, bored, bor⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1.to weary by dullness, tedious repetition, unwelcome attentions, etc.: The long speech bored me.
–noun
2.a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
3.a cause of ennui or petty annoyance: repetitious tasks that are a bore to do.
Origin: 1760–70; of uncert. orig.
—Synonyms 1. fatigue, tire, annoy.
—Antonyms 1. amuse; thrill, enrapture.

Look what my Sweet Girl Made me...

Isn't she awesome! I LOVE her so much! Happy 4th of July everyone!

I LOVE Yummy Summer Goodies!

This is what we had for dinner last night! YUM! ;0) I LOVE fresh fruits and veggies! I can't figure out why I am getting fat, can you, ha! :) It sure is FUN though! Drew is feeling ok, better but not great. Still not eating, but he did go play 9 holes with his Dad & Papa Ken last night. I guess he was like 80%. I know he didn't feel good in the morning though because we were supposed to go to the movies and them to the beach for the day. He was in agreement when I told him he was too sick, so I know he felt bad. Poor Guy. I am feeling kinda blah though, ugh, I hope it is just a little touch of it. I have too much to do to be sick!

Stay tuned for some fun Back to School Goodies coming soon! :0)

Welcome to the Jungle!!!

Here are my super fun Zoo Bows for the launch! The buttons are so cute, they have a ton of details I couldn't capture in the pics, like the gold metallics on the lions crown and the acrylic ice chunk the penguin is holding. I love them & I hope you do too!

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On a sadder note: My baby boy has the tummy flu. I have been washing/dysinfecting all day and night. Poor Drewy :(

See Tracy, you aren't the only one....

Who has DS addicted Children :0)

Here are the kiddos proving they can skate better than the other, lol! :0)

Firemen, Baseball, & Skateboards OH MY!

Phew, it has been a busy few weeks. With the kids out of school, it was supposed to chill out a bit right? WRONG! I have come to the conclusion my life is NEVER going to calm down, so I need to figure out how to keep up! Today Daddy is taking them to ride the Hiawatha Trail. It is a cool old train route with several tunnels & trestles they converted into a bike trail on the Idaho/Montana Border! So cool, you go through several super long tunnels which you have to have a flashlight, they are pitch black. One of the tunnels is 1.66 miles long in the complete darkness! Drew has been with Daddy before, this is Haliee's 1st time. I stayed behind to finish up my customs, so I am catching up with blogging and enjoying a quiet day, though I am jealous, they are having fun! What a great Daddy Day! You can read all about the Hiawatha here, it is really cool!
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I am so beyond behind in my blogging, here are a few recent things we have been doing! I hope after some customs, I can come back & get Drew & Haliee's Bday Parties on! :0)

1st, my friend Mandy is a firefighter and she had me bring the kiddos in to the station so they could tour! It was really fun and interesting! She showed them every single thing, and I mean everything, lol! There is so much more to their job than I even knew! I think their favorite things were the pole (which is so LONG btw), and the jaws of life! They couldn't believe how heavy her gear was! It weighs 66 lbs. & they also carry an ax with them which I bet weighs 25 more lbs. UGH! In their living space it was a crack up, I forgot to snap pics cuz I was busy talking to the other firefighters, lol, shocking, I know; Anyway, they have 6 recliners all around the tv in the living room, 3 separate fridges (there are 3 different "teams" of firefighters (5 -6) who always work the same shift together) so they each have their own fridge & pantry. They are like a big family! They also mostly have their own bedrooms, no more bunk bed life! Very Cool! They even have a gym! They work 24 on/24off/24on/24off/24on/4 days off, then it repeats! Very cool!~Here are some fun pics...

They have racks and racks of gear like in the last pic above. They also have their individual gear ready in their seat of the firetruck so they can jump right into it when they get the call. They are assigned a daily job by their Chief as to whether they will work in the ambulance or the ladder truck. Most of their calls are actually medical calls and car accidents, not fires.

Thanks Mandy! That was really FUN!

Next, we went to a Spokane Indians game! They are our local Semi-Pro Team which are owned by the Texas Rangers. It was opening night and there were over 6,800 People there! They had a fireworks show at the end. Of course we took our Zoe with us! It was a great time!

This Bigfoot? Guy was stalking Drew, it was really funny. He is not the Indians mascot, so I am not quite sure why he was there, but he was great to the kids!

They got Mini Bats, Balls, and Helmets! They ate SO MUCH junk! Corndogs, Sodas, Chips, Sunflower Seeds, Peanuts, Cotton Candy, Redvines, they were in heaven! YUCK! I tried to snap a pic of the fireworks, but it was hard.

On Father's Day, Hal, Drew, & Papa Ken went on their Annual Father's Day Golf Out. Drew got to pick the course and I don't think it was the Men's 1st choice, but Drew was stoked! They were in a rush after Church so they couldn't wait while I snapped pics :( ...next time. Then we just chilled and bbq'd. Later, we went down the the Coeur d' Alene Resort for some Gooey's! Gooey's are HUGE 3 or 4 person Ice Cream Sundaes YUM! We shared Butterfinger, Snickers, & Reese's! I forgot my camera :( While the men were golfing, Haliee & I went shopping and she decided on a skateboard. She has been wanting one to prove to her brother girls can skate too! :0) She had saved up $ from babysitting for the Grimmet's and cleaning for Ola. Here she is practicing while she waits for her brother to get home so she can show off! Of course it is PINK!