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Archive for October, 2009
31
Oct
09
happy halloween!
30
Oct
09
leo and gemini
I was hoping I could get the 3 kids to dress up as ‘a theme’ this year for Halloween, but with Asher’s costume a hand-me-down (can’t pass those up!), and the girls wanting to be the same Disney princess, the only theme I could come up with is ‘zodiac signs’?!? 
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| Our little leo |
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| Ariel 1 |
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| and Ariel 2-’our gemini’ |
28
Oct
09
backstage!
Last night, James and I went to So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 show in Austin with our good friends Jen and Jeff. It was AMAZING! I was surprised how funny it was too! Melissa Sandvig’s husband, Erik, hooked us up with backstage passes too! Enjoy the pictures!
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| Jen and I before the show |
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| Top 12 Season 5 |
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| Caitlin and Jason performing Bollywood |
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| James, Ade, me, and Brandon (I couldn’t believe I was as tall as Ade!) |
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| Jen, Evan, and me |
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| me, Melissa, and James |
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| Season 5 winner-Jeanine! |
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| This was a surprise-we recognized ‘Jason Street’ from Friday Night Lights
backstage. He was there with his girlfriend meeting everyone like us! |
24
Oct
09
18 months
My baby boy is 18 months today! He is no doubt NOT a baby boy anymore, but a crazy toddler who is teaching mommy a thing or two about raising boys! He is repeating almost everything now, and loves to play with his big sisters who will gladly push him around! I am starting to think seriously about getting a leash on him because it is getting increasingly harder to hold him or keep him contained in a grocery cart/high chair! He wants to run or walk down the stairs-both of which he is not proficient at yet! We love our busta’ and are continually amazed at the joy,(and sometimes frustration!) he brings us each day!
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| new hobby: tearing up the toilet paper rolls |
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| he loves his sisters! (he calls both of them ‘Ella’) |
21
Oct
09
I did it for the t-shirt
I’ve heard that line a time or two in college from James as he was explaining why he signed up for another credit card! I am PROUDLY saying that line today, though all in jest, because I definitely did NOT “do it for the t-shirt”, but rather for the $500 Visa gift card that came with the Michael Jackson t-shirt (which is coming to a white elephant party near you…)
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| Michael proudly displaying my gift card |
So….why did I receive a $500 gift card in the mail today??? I’m so glad you asked!
The quick version is:
I have a friend from Houston, named Misty, who introduced me to doing online offers. She was receiving all these gift cards and checks and I was starting to get intrigued.
Misty pointed me to Carrie from Money Saving Methods.
I read all the instructions and signed up for my 8 ‘online offers’ in late August. I spent $20 total to get my $500 gift card. I should be receiving a $500 Home Depot card (I spent $45) and a $500 check (I spent $55) in the coming weeks! (I will post when I get them!) I am about to start a $500 gift card to American Airlines this week too!
If you are interested, e-mail me or comment and I’ll be happy to help you get started! Also, for all you Austin folks, I will be sending an e-mail to those interested for a ‘get trained’ class at my house! 
**It’s been a good week for free stuff for me. I got a $10 Amazon gift card with my Swagbucks. Swagbucks is like Google, just search what you normally search, and earn ‘swag bucks’ sometimes. I have earned $20 of Amazon gift cards since March just by searching on the internet. I make Swagbucks my home page so I always remember to use it!
And then I got a $20 gift card to Build-A-Bear (my choice) from my Pampers gifts to grow points! Woo-hoo!
19
Oct
09
costumes of old
16
Oct
09
our day
Ella and I went on a field trip to Crowe’s Nest Farm with her preschool class. I predict I will be here many more times since it is the ‘go to’ field trip in the northeast Austin area, but today it was just my third time. Of course, it had to be 100 degrees with the humidity. My favorite part was taking nine preschoolers to the muggy restrooms twice in one hour. We were there for 3 hours and at least half of the time was spent corralling the kids. Whew! Ella had a good time though!
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| You can see it was very sunny!
Ella is in the sunglasses. |
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| Boo for the Longhorns! |
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| Ella and Anna were mesmerized by the pig playing in the mud. It’s like they all understood
each other. |
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We continued our day by visiting their cousin Caden. I got some cute pics!
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| cousins |
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| Caden Erickson |
14
Oct
09
pumpkin personality
At the pumpkin farm this week, the girls got to decorate their own mini pumpkins. They could of stayed at this station all day but I gave them a limit when we approached the 30 minute mark. These decorated pumpkins perfectly describe my daughters’ personalities. Rilyn’s pumpkin-meticulously wrapped yarn (of every color they had) around the stem and hand-drawn rings (of every color marker they had) around the base of the stem. Ella’s pumpkin-all about the excessive. Too much glue and too much yarn. I think her pumpkin says it all and if you know her, you have probably seen her ‘mess’ of emotions, especially when she is tired!
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| art time! |
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| Rilyn and Ella |
13
Oct
09
pumpkin farm pics
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| sweet Ella 3 1/2 years old |
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| Rilyn 5 years old |
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| hay ride |
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| Oh look Asher smiled for one picture! (But of course there was not
one pumpkin in sight!) |
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| sisters rock! |
12
Oct
09
pouts at the patch
Asher and I will be going back to the pumpkin patch this month. He thinks he outsmarted me today. He ‘played me for a fool’ because his mommy didn’t get any decent pictures of him in the pumpkins. He will learn. You don’t mess with this scrapbooking mama. I will succeed. Next time I will be smarter too. Think pumpkin traps and maybe some candy.
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| Yes, that is a flying pumpkin in the air.
I gave Asher a little pumpkin trying to distract him enough to elicit a smile, but he just called it an ‘apple’ and threw it. |
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| More ‘Boys 101′ lessons for me. They like to smear and splash
their hands in dirty puddles on the ground. |
