HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

So, this year for Halloween, Ayanna decided to be a 70's go go girl. We got everything but the boots because .. well .. she's only eleven and I'm not going to buy boots she'll only wear once! At least we got the costume for a fairly good deal at Party City.

Here is the complete outfit. It came with a hat, the dress and a really cute belt that you can't see very well in the picture ... sorry

Of course we love the hat and had to pose with it.
Strike a pose

And a close up of the makeup.
Now for the amazing part. I was doing her makeup when I realized just how LONG and THICK this girl's eyelashes are!! Seriously, once I put mascara on them they looked fake. There are a lot of women that pay good money for lashes like these!
And we can't forget about the lips. This girl has beautiful lips and will never have to get a collagen injection!

MY AYANNA

This is my Ayanna. She is 11 years old and has the funniest sense of humor of anyone I know. She loves to test me on a daily basis, but is fun to be around.

She loves to dance

She loves to sing

She loves to talk on the phone about "who's hating on who" at school

And she is convinced that everyone is jealous of her.

And who wouldn't be? Look at that smile!

My favorite part of this picture? The scar on her knee. Because it shows she takes after her mother who as my mother told me time and time again "will never be Miss America with knees like that!"

I love my Ayanna

Update ... sorta

Ok so I promised I'd update. I have nothing new to say.

And that just about updates it.

My Birthday

So I went out with some friends from work for my birthday. We had a lot of fun but the batteries were dead in my camera so I didn't really get any pictures that turned out. They were all really dark. I did take one when I got home. My friend & Co-Worker Kelli got me a gift that I had to take a picture of .....


Enough said.

I'm a little bit creative

We're having a baby shower today at work for 2 co workers. Celena had a boy and Jeff's wife is having a girl next week. Here's the diaper cakes I made. I'm kinda proud of myself.

First .. here's one I found on the internet:

And here's my version:

Not too shabby eh??

More birthday goodness

Like my crown?

Chocolate .. heck yes!!

Poem by Melissa

Here's a poem my youngest sister, Melissa wrote about my son.

It's pretty amazing.



Baby Butter
Two short months you spent on earth
Our grieving's just begun.

It feels like mere moments since your birth,
But now your work is done.


Too perfect for this world were you,
Life's lessons needn't you face.

Though your death has left us blue,
God needed you in His grace.


It doesn't hardly ever seem real,
Seven years have gone so fast.

But oh how great the joy we'll feel,
To see your smile at last.


So on this troubled earth I'll wait;
And when my time is Nye,
I'll meet you at the Pearly Gates
Never again to say goodbye.


Seven years to the day, my little nephew Vinson Curtis Jr. passed away of a disease called SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). I miss him so much at times it breaks my heart. But I know he's in a better place. Rest in peace Baby Butter. We all love and miss you.

Nothing says "we appreciate you" more than confetti & streamers

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!

Not much to say really

Don't really have much to talk about today. 7 years ago today Butter passed away.

But I know he's in a better place and he's hanging out with Grandma Mac, Gus, Uncle John, Uncle Hy, and my friend Sarah's cousin Shelby. They're having WAY more than than we are!

So I'm fine, I really am. And tomorrow's my birthday ... so we're going to concentrate on that.

SOOOOOO what did you get me??