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Michaels was having a clearance event today, So Tyler and I had to check it out. I got some great deals on beads. $0.98-$1.99 for them. I love Michaels! You can buy a whole coordinating ensemble of beads and just add the earring hoops and clasps and you have gorgeous jewelry. While Tyler was sleeping today, I made some cute jewelry.

I have too many craft projects going on right now, but I just had to make time for this.I was excited to find something to match these cute earrings that I had.


This porcelain bead it really pretty in person.


A packet of these flower beads was less than a $1. Love them!


I will make a matching necklace next with the rest of these black flowering beads.


I have been beading for many years and have built up a pretty good supply of hardware to make my jewelry so that when I find the beads that I like, I can make them pretty quick. Each set of earrings takes only about 5 min. Here is some jewelry that I made a while back and that I love to wear.
These are my favorite earrings that I wear to work because they match my blue scrubs. I also love them because they are vintage beads from 1970's.

Ty's Birthday.

This year for Tyler's birthday we spent not one, but two days celebrating. His birthday landed on a Tuesday so we decided that he should have a slumber party with his cousins. We ate pizza, played in the water, and watched movies. Then on Saturday, he celebrated with his entire family. Tyler is at such a fun age where he can open presents on his own and his reaction to any new toy is a high pitched squeal. He was showered with so many gifts that each morning thereafter, he would come out the living room and it was like it was Christmas again. He is so excited for all the fun toys that he gets to play with. Thanks to all who celebrated with occasion with him.Ty and his cousin teaching him to blow out the candles.

Yummy ice cream cake.

Ty's new Cars race track. He is such a boy!
(Notice the cool shirt that Mommy made just for him)

He received lots of Home Depot tools from Grandma and Grandpa.

Ty was so excited to receive a Mack truck that he just stood their and admired it before he actually played with it.

Tyler had a pinata for his birthday last year, but the difference was that he could hit it this year. All the kids had a fun time.

His new water toy from mom and dad. Now he likes to water the dirt path so that he can walk in the mud. At least it will motivate us even more to finish fixing up the back yard.


Ty wore himself out on his birthday. With his new pajamas and of course Mack he is ready for bed.

Family Photo Shoot.

The day of Tyler's Birthday party I decided that since our family was going to be in town that we should take some family photos. My friend was gracious and patient enough to take the photos for us and endure the chaos. It was a hard day. Tyler decided (like he did the last time we took some family photos) to be a pickle. He was a little upset leaving the house in the first place and decided that when we arrived at the park that he was not going to walk, but be held the entire time. I thought going to a park for the pictures would make him jump for joy, but that didn't happen. In the end we got some great photos and even some with Tyler smiling. Here are a few of them. This is the same pose that we used when we took engagement photos.

My family.

Eric's family


I just love this picture of my niece. Her eyebrows give her just the cutest expression.