the other side of the birthday page from earlier. he's just a pretty boy. 

another uber simple layout by me. huh huh. I don't think you call them layouts at this stage. but I love the feet and it took me forever to take a good "feet" picture. Trevor was a few months old and would NOT lay still next to Carson. I had it sienna toned for some reason, which was hard to match with paper. I think it turned out alright. 

this is another one that I just like the picture. You can tell these are my early attempts because my journaling is so plain and right on the paper. I didn't know till afterwards that you're supposed to do them fancy, on background paper or hidden. oh well. If it's hard to tell, I caught him mid-throwing leaves. the hands are blurry but his face looks so happy. 

this is less of a great layout and just a fun picture. click on the pic to make it bigger so you can read it, I'm not retyping all that. He wore this outfit quite a few days last summer, and still puts together some strange ones. He favors wearing his baby Gap pj's all day long, especially the pirate ones. Arrgh, matey! 

Like I said, Brandy got me into scrapbooking, and while I'm still so amateurish about it, I do have fun. Here's a few...This one is from Trevor's first bday and it says "How to Eat Cake 1. use 2 spoons 2. lick tray clean!" I don't use the fancy kits to make pages, I just play with alot of plain papers. I'm JUST starting to get into embellishments--they can be so expensive! but they're so darn cute. I figure I don't have girls to buy girly clothes and hairbows for, so why not do something girly with my boy pics? ;) 

Trevor and cousin Dynise at Chuck E. Cheese. Grandpa and Grandma Jaime took us all there for the afternoon. The kids had a great time, of course. The adults needed liquor. And aspirin.






Vannah with her party mask. And showing off her new hair.


Matching PJ's...I have to do this to them now, I doubt they will let me later on.

Reed doing his SNL Cheerleader routine--note Carson in the background giving the rocker sign...Like Father like son!
he ended the cheer routine with a 2 person pyramid. Poor little Carson Wolfe didn't know she was getting drafted for THIS.


Trevor says, "I can do this Twister thing!"


















Jack, Carson and Trevor examine their loot. Note the confetti floor.

Reed and Rodney

Great Weekend!!

First, Friday Reed got one of his favorites for dinner--lobster. Then we were off to see Larry the Cable Guy. He was great. He did his thing for over an hour and a half, and was funny 99.9% of the time. We'd seen a few things of his before, and he didn't even repeat any of his old stuff. We had fairly good seats and had a great parking spot, so everything went perfectly!

Then Saturday, the BIG SURPRISE. Our friend Brett was to keep Reed occupied for a bit so that I could get everyone here before Reed came home from work. He had Reed pick him up at work to come to our house so that his girlfriend Hailey could get him from here. That's a long story, but it worked. Reed was surprised, and we had a good turnout. Kala and Jason and their crew, Brandy and Clayton and their crew, Rodney, Lee and his little guy, Marvin and Teresa and theirs, Carl and his girlfriend, Mark, and of course, Brett and Hailey. A few people had to work late, but we had a great time! It was an 80's theme, and everyone looked great! We played an 80's/Reed trivia game, "guess what's in the bag", and Twister, and ate and drank a ton. The kids went crazy with confetti and I will be cleaning that up the rest of this winter, I think.








Brandy (Madonna), Kala (green) and me in the blue. I have neon hair but you can't tell in this pic.

Carl and Reed--the sign says "Who invited all these Tacky people?"

Marvin and Teresa

Brett and Hailey, who was exempt from dressing since he was the one keeping Reed away from the party. Thanks Brett!

Fun Weekend Ahead!

Reed and I have a fun weekend ahead of us, starting with this tonight, Larry the Cable Guy. It should be pretty funny. We've never been to a comedy show like that before. Yesterday was Reed's 30th birthday and we kept it low key, stayed at home. So tonight we're going to dinner before and my mom is keeping the boys overnight. Then tomorrow, we have....I can't tell you! I can post afterwards! It's a secret!

Random pic of the day--my family in the living room, last weekend.

For Brandy...

four jobs you have had in your life:

1. ice cream girl at Biltmore Dair Bar

2. waitress at Applebee's in Arden, NC

3. interior decorating apprentice

4. decorating consultant/salesgirl at bridal boutique

four movies you would watch over and over:

1. the American Pie movies

2. Beaches

3. Never Been Kissed

4. Pulp Fiction

four places you have lived

1. Fletcher, NC

2. Charlotte, NC

3. Navarre, FL

4. Hendersonville, NC

four tv shows you watch

1. CSI (Las Vegas)

2. Medium

3. The Office

4. Boston Legal

four places you've been on vacation:

1. Italy

2. Paris

3. Cancun

4. Hawaii

four websites you visit often:

1. http://trent.blogspot.com/

2. http://whohastimeforthis.blogspot.com/

3. http://www.ebay.com/

4. http://www.foxnews.com/

four of my favorite foods

1. cucumbers

2. pizza

3. blueberry bagels

4. strawberries

four places I would rather be right now

1. Europe--Italy, since it's winter--to chilly to be north

2. Hawaii--how fun

3. Disney World with my kiddos

4. New York City--I've never been there!

Holy Moley
okay, bad pun. I had three moles taken off last week, and finally got the results back on Monday. They weren't as good as we'd hoped, and I have to go back in a few weeks to have more cutting. Doctors are relentlessly flippant about these things, as they have to be I guess, but we've heard it all before. I just want to get it over with. They'll be recutting the moles to see if they can get all the bad places this time, which should just require stitches and some rest. Then if they do...I'm home free for awhile! If not, I go under the ol' knife at the hospital and get to set off metal detectors with my staples like last time. We'll just wait and see.
Reed and I have been researching again (nothing like a scare to get you interested in breakthroughs again) and have found a few things we'll bring up at the oncologist next week. one is the cancer vaccine possibility, another is a skin cancer cream, also found here. There are also some supplements that could help boost immunities against cell mutations, and I'm up for anything.
Please don't feel you have to say anything to me about this. It makes alot of people uncomfortable. I know I have great family and friends who support me regardless.

In the meantime, if you are bored, read "The Tao of Pooh" by Benjamin Hoff. I really love this story, and love the philosophy in it. My friend gave it to me in high school, and rereading it only shows new things. It's good stuff.

Carson and I went for a looooong walk the other day while it was nice. We got a good workout and had some mommy-Carson time. He's pretty fun to talk to now, and can make conversation! I took pictures because it was so pretty out, but by the time we got to the top of the mountain, it was getting dusky so this pic didn't come out as well as I'd hoped. But for those who wanted to see...this is how high up we are. It's amazing sometimes to look out at everything. And freaky when you're in a huge Tahoe on the one lane dirt road portion.
Little Trevor...I say little but he's not! He's only 5 pounds lighter than Carson. I have great biceps for a girl. It's sad that he's not a baby anymore, especially since he's our last. Oh, he's not freakishly huge, that's a baby sized couch.
My friend Brandy has gotten me into scrapbooking alot more now. It's fun to see what I can make with our pictures, but it is time consuming. I wish I had an art room that I could just leave everything out in, because that's a big portion of the time right there, getting out everything I want to use and then clean up after. I am nowhere near her level, but it's fun to see how much I've changed scrap-wise in just the few months I've been doing it.
Guilty new pleasure?? Pink is the new blog. It's just funny to read and I don't have to stand in line at the supermarket and take peeks at the gossip rags.
Newest book I'm reading...Night by Elie Weisel. It's really sad but awesome to read. This book, Post Secret , just came out and I think I want it soon. I don't know as if it's something I'd reread (as those are the books I keep), but I've seen the website, and it's interesting to see what secrets people keep...or not.

Kris and Mandy after his birthday song at the Japanese steakhouse. How fun!
Reed doing his traditional "happy birthday falling" routine. Yes, he's on the floor, and yes, that's his chair under him. He tipped it over on purpose. He has a falling addiction. He's an attention whore, and I love him.
Us at Yoshida's...it's been awhile since we had a pic of both of us together. He's so adorable.
And Carson! This kids' eyes are just gorgeous. sheesh. I had to share. This isn't a good pic of Trevor but there's plenty of baby love to go around...he's adorable too.

Old Friends...
we had a visit from one of reed's oldest friends this weekend. he and kris knew each other way back in high school...that's a long time ago! I met him and his girl mandy when we moved to florida in 2001, in fact, kris helped us move in. they were great to hang with, at the beach every weekend and for breakfast every sunday. we've kept in touch since we moved back to north carolina, and I'm very proud of them and what they've done since I've known them. mandy went back to school and got her teaching degree, they got engaged, and bought a house. they are just a great couple and I hope they never take it for granted. *mushy gushy vibes* Good Luck Mandy and Kris!!
and new friends...
It's strange to have such good friends over the internet, but I have been blessed to meet some really great women out there. In these busy times it's hard to meet people you get along with in your town, let alone someone who could be your twin! I have a group of girls who are truly the best, who call and email and write and send fun things to each other. We all met in Chicago (some of us for the first time) and had a blast. I know that if I had a problem I could call any one of these chicks and she'd do all she could to help me out. Thanks, darlin's...you're the best!

Boring Day...
wanna know how creation went down?
God's Creation Blog

On a lighter note, my darling boy Trevor has made me laugh again. Those extended wear lipsticks should use him as their spokesbaby. He got into my makeup drawer, proceeded to pretty himself...and it wouldn't come off for over 24 hours. I scrubbed with makeup remover, soap and water, washcloths...and only made him mad. It was quite the conversation piece when we went to Target with my friend Brandy.

Hanging with our big sis...

Savannah got to come visit us for Christmas this week, and the boys are so excited. They just love their big sis. She's growing up so fast, and is so darling!

Super excited about powered Lady!

 

Carson and Trevor Christmas morning! Stinky rotten!

 

My darlings on Christmas morning! Santa and his elf.