Happy Birthday, Daddy!

July 31 ~  Mr. Mellon's birthday.  Happy Birthday, Daddy!  Mommy gave Daddy an extra special birthday present this year............

 

 

 

Number Nine!  Baby IX.  7lbs  8.4oz. 


Just waiting to get a pic of all nine of them and US in a picture all together!  :D

Wow! It's been a long time!

This little guy will be two tomorrow!!!  Happy Birthday, Baby O!

In honor of his birthday, another 12 months of joy brought to us, I will be offering 12% off of everything in my shop.  Just enter the coupon code HAPPYBIRTHDAY  

Don't forget to spread the word.

ready....

set.......

GO...........!

wordless wednesday

any guesses?

as to what is so interesting?

HAPPY EASTER!

As you can see, the Easter photo shoot turned out much like the Christmas one....
It may appear that Baby O does not like to have his picture taken.

After yesterday, though, I have a new theory.....
He just doesn't want to share his glory with all of those other kids.

CHRIST IS RISEN!

some new stuff...

The new, modified, AIO... just a tad bit more absorbent in the wet zone with less bulk in the belly and on the tabs. :)

And the new, modified wool soaker... now three layers of wool (the old style of two layers was super absorbent). I wanted to change the fold over in the front to a snap up rise. In order to reinforce the snap area, I needed a third layer. Rather than just end it in the front, why not add a full third layer? These covers are still lightweight and super cute. :)
And I'm not opposed to making the old style of either of these... just let me know, and I can make BOTH. :D

happy friday! :)

would you believe me if i told you that this picture...

and this picture....
were taken in my light box?
uhhh... caught the one year old and the three year old ganging up on the light box. :( good thing tissue paper is cheap. ;)

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oh dear!

fabulous friday

Hubby had off today. I was thinking, 'Ahhh. I think we'll just relax today... grocery shopping can wait until tomorrow.'
These boys were on board with me. Out in the pj's to go collect eggs. There's nothing like the feeling of putting on your muck boots and running down to the barn on a nice crisp morning in your pj's. Please note the nice fresh farm egg in the big guy's hand. He has been eagerly checking for eggs every 10 minutes in hopes to incubate and add a few chicks to his flock.


BUT... The relaxing didn't last long. Hubby woke up and reminded me he must work on the car tomorrw. Guess we're going shopping today. Lucky me, my aunt needed to go too! Guess where she needed to go.....

The FABRIC STORE!!! YIPEEE!!! Hubby's not a fabric store guy, but I scored these two new prints and a seam ripper today. They're just waiting for a prewash... if only there wasn't so much laundry in line ahead of them. You know, like pj's worn down to the chicken coop. ;)

And this little guy has had to wait yet another day for snaps. Maybe he'll be lucky enough to be the first to receive snaps on the NEW real snap press... that didn't come in the mail yet. That mail man! He just keeps driving right by! Maybe I should leave a sign that says, "Fresh baked COOKIES" outside. Or, better yet, I know he loves spaghetti (he'smyuncle). He always knows when spaghetti is cooking. It's a sixth sense. I'll leave a sign that says, "No snap press, no spaghetti."

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*sniff* *sniff* *sob*

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have a fabulous friday!

the little guy with his bedtime wool on... just waitin for some pj's.

THREE!

Hulk baby is three today! Wow! I can't believe my sweet little girl is three!














Just look at this awesome Cinderella cake my aunt made for her! :)















I can just see it in her eyes... "I can't believe this beautiful cake is for ME!"
















It took three tries to get all three candles out.




















And, of course, ALL enjoyed the delicious cake. :)

Life's Lessons...

that I have, fortunately, NOT had learn the hard way...

• Always check the toaster for crayons before making toast.
• A one year old may need to be 'frisked' before nap time - micro machines are not a crib toy.
  
• Always check the tape deck for Lego men before attempting to insert a tape.
  

You just never know where the burial ground might be.

Then there's the lesson I had to learn the hard way... TWICE.

• Always check your pockets for confiscated crayons before putting them in the wash.

Yeah. Not too smart, I tell ya. The last episode was a few months ago. Never again, NEVER AGAIN, will I put a crayon in my pocket.

And - via other mom's experiences:

• Peanut butter sandwiches DO fit in the VCR.
• A large potato or a nice smooth rock about the size of a baseball WILL NOT flush down the toilet they will get stuck.
  
• Making hard boiled eggs in the microwave is hazardous to your health and you WILL NEED a new microwave.
• Motorcycles (or - insert toy of preference) do fly!
• A laptop screen is no match for a toddler's head.

Please feel free to add your knowledge to the comments. :)

Wordless Wednesday

all that beautiful snow...

plus a nice amount of freezing rain equals lots of falling trees and no power. the whole county (and beyond) has had outages over the last few days. some are still without power. we had 24 hours without power. we are thankful for our wood stove. we are also thankful that the flu that we had last week ended BEFORE the power went out. :)






















cards by candle light... lots and lots of cards by candle light.

oh, and guess what!!!! i have a new niece!!!!

Wordless Wednesday

i know...

my blog can be pretty boring sometimes. i'm sorry, but, PLEASE don't fall asleep....














i have a secret for you.... we're having a SALE over at bebeMellons!!!! 20% off anything in our shop... just enter the coupon code FIRSTTRIMESTER :)
yup, the first trimester has me sleeping a LOT, but - here's to energetic and productive second and third trimesters.... coming soon.

proof

i really do have 8 kids. :) i know, one isn't smiling, but, HEY, we're all in the picture. some day i'll show you some of the pictures i got trying to get all of the kids in one picture at the same time... crazy, i tell ya!

where have i been?

i'll give you three guesses. here's a picture of my usual 'dessert'. lol!