An Incrediable Party with Family...

Some friends and relatives couldn't make it ....but it was a perfect day with Great Great, YeYe and a good friend, Pat, along with us having a good buffet and lots of fun in the Arcade area. YeYe played "Deal or No Deal" and won 75 tickets..Good Job! While Great Great and Pat were more adventureous on trying alot of the games. I love this place cause there is no time limits, eat, play, eat, eat some more, play some more. A long, but great day for Lil Orchid. She got an giant brown bear. Some clothes , toys and some things to cook with. Uncle Nathan got her these great lighted "Cardinal" tennis shoes and a DVD player for car trips to his house.

Party with Friends and Family

Today was picture day at school.....

say "cheese"

A Birthday Party with Friends...

only a few photos of her 19 guests

friend, Samantha (9 mos younger)

friends Gabrielle & sister Samantha

class friends Mya, Morgan & Jocelyn

cousins Madelynn (6)& sister Meredith(3 next mo)

and lots of yummy cupcakes...

Curly Top..

If you know or have seen

photos of Lil Orchid

you can see she loves

to have her hair fixed

and to wear one of the

beautiful hair bows

made by my daughter.

She has a little curl

at the end of her hair

so I decided to curl her hair

and see just how much curl

it would hold,

or even how long it would hold.

Little did I know she would become a dark haired Shirley Temple. I now know that her hair definitely holds curl....and it held the tight curl all day long. Who Knew!

Today was her birthday celebration at school.

She loved that she got to sit in teacher's chair

and her friends sang Happy Birthday!

She looked so cute,

but she looked so different.

Footloose ?

That's right, Footloose, you know the movie (1984)(pregnant with my son). Anyway it was the strangest snow this morning....with the little morn sunrise the snow was so small it looked like Glitter , shimmering & floating down from the sky. See I was right, Footloose on dance night, at the end of the movie. Which reminds me "I need a Hero":)

Working on some more creative ideas......

Lil Orchid got to open a few early Birthday presents from Godmother Steph...

check out the 2010 Canadian Olympic Pin, How Cool ! The other gifts are neat too!

I look like a President...

What a funny little girl,
She kept walking around saying
that she was the President.
I asked why she was saying that...
she spoke out and said
"because I'm wearing a
dark jacket like him"

Pretty Smart Girl right ?



Countdown to a Birthday Party...
Lil Orchid is getting so excited
about her 4th birthday.

Some of her little friends and cousins

will join her to celebrate

and my son will drive in from OH

because we know that there is no way

he will miss her birthday.

Happy 56th Birthday Big Sis, Vicky !!!

Glad our phone call cheered you up :)

Still working hard at creating

and sent some new applications out to be Juried

(judged by a committee to see if your craft is worthy).

We are

adding some crocheted headbands

to the beautiful flower design hair clips

26 Days til Spring

That's what the weather man said " 29 days until Spring" and then preceeded to say we will remain in the low 20's and single didget wind chills....Br-r-r-r-r-r

Lil Orchid has had fun getting Birthday cards and packages in anticipation for her 4th Birthday coming his weekend. Her Godmother from Canada sent her a surprise big box. She only got to open one package for a late Valentine Day.

Makin' Up for lost Time...

Getting out of the Wintery Grime

and back to ole grindstone...

Heather has been working

on some new block sets -

found some incrediable vintage books.

I am working on natural river stones

to be Paper Weights or great additions to your Zen Gardens

any where you feel inspirational or silly. So Relax!

still celebrating "Tet" or New Year,

isn't Lil Orchid so-o-o adoreable.

TGIF

Year of the Monkey ????

No Lil Orchid is just wearing

her silly knit hat that

looks like a Sock Monkey!

It was warmer outside today

and it brought out the best in all of us.....

Here are a few of the
Pillowcase Dresses/Tops I've just finished.

Check out my shop on ETSY....

Tien vo nhu nuoc

"May money flow in like water"

a Vietnamese wish for the New Year.

This I say to all our family,

friends and well wishers.

Great Great made this cute little

fan dress for Lil Orchid two years ago,

and she wore it then.

Check out the busy work my daughter has been doing designing her bows and clips...

I Love all her designs and ribbon choices !!