Sock Monkey Tutus

A sweet friend of mine makes the most adorable little sock monkeys!

Below is a photo I stole off her Facebook so you can see just how adorable they are!

 She is kind enough to ask me to make the tutus and bow ties for her boy and girl monkeys :) 

Here are the bow ties..

 these are the tutus with the matching bow ties 

 the next three are colors my oldest son (who is a Brony by the way) picked out

he wanted them to portray his favorite My Little Ponies
the link below will explain what a Brony is :) 

What Is A Brony

 and these are just some cute flower clips I made to wear for the 4th of July :)

Gone Too Soon

3 years ago today was a truly devastating day for me!
I realize it sounds silly to be so heartbroken over a man I've never met in person, but regardless of the judgment and comments I receive, Michael Jackson will always hold a special place in my heart.

I grew up not only listening to his music, but feeling some what of an escape from my own struggles and hardships, just through the sound of his voice.

Listening to him, watching him, and learning about him and his life gave me a sense of peace and happiness.

And I hope he was able to feel that at least one time before he left this world, and I truly hope hes feeling the peace and love he deserved when he was here.

CNNs Michael Tribute

Dr Jays Michael Tribute

 

Oregon 2012

Another lovely trip to Oregon

to see my lovely family! 

We had a lot of fun. 

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Harris Beach

This beach was too cold and windy to stay, we were pelted by sand and all our stuff blew all over the beach. But in the short time we were there the kids had fun. 

The rocks next to where we were had all these really cool shells and snails stuck to them. 

Logan was the bravest one, he ran in as soon as we got there! 

Good thing I brought an extra shirt :)

Brady tried, but BRRRR

When the water got to be too cold, digging in the sand became much more fun :) 

 After we left Harris Beach, we stopped at another cute little beach called 

Crissey Field Beach 

Logan found a fort so he wanted to make some adjustments 

  

 Matt and Brady wasted no time. 

Matt even got to see some seals

On the way out of the beach, the trail led to this cute 

and creepy little hiking adventure area.

 Then we stopped and admired the big trees in the Redwood Forest

 Believe it or not, Brady is actually happy :) 

 My aunt Sheilas friend told us about this other cool place to go

the Illinois River

It was pretty awesome! The water wasn't that cold and it was so clear you could see all the way to the bottom!

We were told there are rattlesnakes there, but the only thing we saw was a tint little water snake. 

We did see a cool frog and some tadpoles too. 

 Not sure why all these butterflies were congregating right here, but there were a ton, and they didn't seem to care how close I got to them 

 Brady swimming :) 

 The fish didn't seem to care that we were there either. In fact, they seemed very curious about us. They nipped at our feet and slapped our legs with their fins. Pretty cool but all creeped me out a little :) 

 Me, Matt and Brady actually swam over to that rock and jumped off of it a few times. It was a little scary at first, but ended up being tons of fun :) 

 Catching some sun on the rocks :) 

 My beautiful family. 

Cousin Adrienne, Aunt Sheila, and my Gramps and GG. 

 LOVE MY GRAMPS!! 

 On our way home we passed the Klamath River. Had to stop and gaze :)

 The rest of the way home was filled with nothing. 

Every now and then we'd see a little farm here and there, but mostly... nothing

 But even nothing is nice to look at ;)

 I hate driving on this road!! So scary! 

 A lone wild horse :)

 Seems safe right? 

 Peek a Boo