HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRACE!

 Today, is Grace's Birthday!

 And we will be spending it at

Walt Disney World, so I know

she is going to have a good time!

I hope this is her best 

Birthday, ever!
Happy Birthday, Grace!

 

Happy Birthday, Weston

 Isn't Weston the most adorable little

cowboy you've ever seen?

 And today is his birthday!

He's 2 Years Old!

And I hope he has a great day!

He is such a delight.

He's active.... and tough...

and 100% BOY!

I know he makes his Momma

and Daddy very proud! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WESTON!!!!

Happy Birthday, Alyssa

 Happy Birthday to Alyssa!

 Alyssa is the beautiful wife of 

my son Billy!

And Mommy to 

grandson Weston!

She's been a wonderful addition

to our family - and 

wish her the happiest of birthdays!

And many more to come!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANDREW!

Happy Birthday, Andrew!!!!

Andrew is a good son.

A good husband.

A good father.

And a good man!

I'm so happy God placed

him in our family.

He has been a blessing,

and I'm extremely proud

of the man he's 

grown up to be.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,

ANDREW!

 

 

Hot Air Balloon Inspiration

Last time I went to see 

Grace and Olivia they were 

wanting a hot air balloon

for their dolls.

Soooooo.... we created this!

(This is Grace's. Olivia made one, too, but 

took hers apart to play with the bouncy ball)

It is simply one BIG ball, four wooden 

dowels a bucket and some duct tape.

But it provided hours of fun!

I was actually surprised at how

much play value it had.

The girls.... and their little 

friend Isaac, played with it 

almost all day!

And I think their little dolls

were very HAPPY!

Grace's Choir Concert

 Grace joined the Children's Choir

at the church she attends this year.

 She just participated in her 

first concert:

Praise Like Fireworks

 She is a first grader and you have to 

be in second grade to try out for 

solos and speaking parts....

but she got to sing in the choir.

Can you see her there between the

girl in the PINK and the girl in the BLUE?

 Here is an UN-obstructed view!

The performance was spectacular and it

had a very good message.

We should be so full of praises for 

our God that we can't keep them

contained.... like a firework the never

fizzles out.

Olivia, Grace and Ryan

(Ryan is their choir director)

Olivia at Dance

 During a recent trip to Texas,

I got to take Olivia to dance.

 This is her little dance class.

 They were practicing for an

upcoming recital -

which  won't be able to attend.

(it was rescheduled, due to a death in the teacher's family, 

to a date I already had a book signing scheduled)

So - I was really happy for this

opportunity to see her dance! 

I think she was happy, too!

Dance seems to bring out the 

joy in the dancer.

Doesn't Olivia look beautiful

doing her little dance?

Weston, Brilyn and Asher at Chuck E. Cheese's

 During fall break, Alyssa was off, so

her and Weston were able to

join us at Chuck E. Cheese.

 Brilyn always likes visiting with

Chuck! She enjoys dancing, picking

up free tickets and getting her

picture taken.

 Weston enjoyed the rides!

 He liked seeing the smoke from

the little train ride's smoke stack.

And choo-chooing along with 

the train.  Isn't he precious?

 

Weston At The Zoo

 Not too long ago, 

Alyssa and I took Weston

to the zoo!

 He loves animals and I think he

had a pretty good time.

And for a boy who has chickens

at home that he actually chases and plays

with, I was a bit surprised that

he didn't really care for the little birds.

But - that's okay!

The birds were obviously more fond

of his Momma, anyway!

 

Hiking

 Asher likes to go hiking!

And when he's hiking, he likes to

carry a great big stick.

 

 He also likes exploring.

He likes to SEE everything! 

 He likes little prairie dogs.

 He likes little lizards.

 He likes little squirrels.

And he even likes these not so

little turkeys!

 But he does not like big huge buffalo!

Actually - he likes seeing them 

from the window of the car, but he does

not like seeing them on the trail. 

Weston Visits The Farm

 Weston is a country boy!

He lives in the country and

has dogs and chickens.

 And her really likes

tractors and cows!

 So - we took him to a 

small pumpkin farm hoping he

could pet a cow!

 He did!

But - while he normally LOVES cows,

we learned that 

tractors out rank them!

He spent the majority of his

time at the pumpkin patch playing

on these little tractors!

And it was the tractors that seemed

to produce the biggest smiles!

New Books!

I have been working on these

for the last few months 

and they are finally here!

New Books!

I have boxes of them stashed 

under my bed.

Anyway..... here they are:

 and

To get an idea of what each of the

books are about, just download the

Aurasma app onto your smart phone.

Open it and follow TatePublishing

TatePublishing is all one word.

Then aim the ap at one of the

pictures above.

If you have kids or grandkids around

open the ap and let them aim

the phone at one of the

pictures above. 

A short video clip will play. 

It's pretty cool technology.

 

And - the books won't release until 

November 7th and November 24th,

but I do have several copies so if you want one

you can purchase one from me,

or from my Etsy store HERE.

 

 

Busy, Busy, Busy.....

We have been Busy, Busy, Busy....

and it looks like we will

even be busier in the summer months.

My husband went to Utah last week

and came home with this.

 

 We did our first event Saturday, in the

small town of Snyder, Ok.

It was a great first event - because it

wasn't too busy, so it gave us

a chance to start slow and learn

as we go. And look..... there is an 

outdoor flavor station - so the kids

can add their own flavors to

their snow cones!

The grandkids love it!

And Grandpa is getting pretty popular.

When he's home - he now gets to answer

the front door, because it's normally

for HIM. Someone wants

a snow cone!

Olivia Is Swimming!!!!!!

Just look at this sweet girl!

No More Floaties!

 

Chuck E Cheese

 Asher is now big enough

to enjoy Chuck E Cheese.

 He can play the games

and dance with Chuckie, so the only

challenge now is keeping up with him.

 I love it when the kids get to 

get together. Brilyn LOVES Olivia!

 And Asher LOVES Gracie!

They all get along so well,

most of the time!

 And one thing they all agree on

isgoing to Chuck E Cheeses!

There - everyone can

have fun!