Soccer Season has arrived

Tis that time of year again...sports, sports & more sports. The boys are playing soccer this fall & have been anxiously awaiting their first game of soccer. That game finally came this past Saturday. Here's a few shots of their games.

Inseparable

We went to Statesville this weekend for a family wedding. The kids always have fun playing with their cousins. These two were stuck together the whole weekend. This is my niece Lauren. She & Kensley are only 3 months apart in age. They had the best time this weekend playing together.

In good times...



and bad....


That would be mascara all over their faces. While I was at church early practicing for a solo, Corby stayed behind with the kids. The girls apparently decided that they needed to pretty up a little more for Sunday services. In my daughter's defense, Lauren was the instigator on this one. However, Kensley is just as guilty as charged. All I have to say is she had better be glad that she was with her Daddy & I wasn't there.

Kendra's Creations Update

Well, summer has come & gone. Too fast if you ask me. I do look forward to this time of year approaching, though. The crisp air, beautiful colors of leaves & a holiday every month. It's fun! It's really fun for card making as well. I am working on fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas cards right now. If you need anything or any gifts coming up, please let me know as soon as possible. I've got several projects underway right now. I'm looking forward to what I can create for you this season!

Visit my website to see what's new:
www.kendrashandstamped.shutterfly.com

I'm baaaa-ck!

Yes, for me, this has been a long hiatus from my blog. I've been so busy I haven't had time to do anything these past few weeks. A quick update here & there on FB & a quick blog to promote the consignment sale we just did & that's it. But I'm done...(insert a little "jiggy" dance here). The sale went great & I'm also glad it's over. So to fill you in on the past month....

The boys started school on August 25. Chandler is in Mrs. Hunt's 4th grade class. He has a bunch of his friends in his class & his teacher seems to be great. We've only heard wonderful things about her, so he should have a good year. It is kind of strange that my son is one of the "upper classmen" in his school now. I used to look at the 4th & 5th graders & think they were so big & now mine is one of them!

Carter is in Mrs. Diffenderfer's 2nd grade class. We love Mrs. D (as the kids call her). Chandler had her last year (she moved down a grade this year), she's a good friend of mine & we go to church together, so I know she's a great teacher. He has a great class with several of his good friends in there with him. We've had a successful year so far...meaning no tears from him. Last year was quite the struggle for most of the year, so it's pretty big that he's got past this year starting up. That's not to say there hasn't been plenty of belly aches & tears the night before or anxieties about school, but at least we are not pulling him out of the car with crocodile tears streaming down his face. I think it helps that he already knew his teacher & some of his best friends are in his class. Good support group!

Their annual picture on the first day of school... standing on the step, with their backpacks & holding up the grade they are in. (Don't they look so excited!).

The boys have also started soccer. They are playing for the local county league this year. When you start school, you of course start full swing into everything else. They both have practice on the same day, at the same time, at 2 separate fields... go figure. Chandler's coach moved one of his practices to Sunday afternoon, which has helped a bit. Games start in a couple weeks. I think they are excited about playing in this new league.

My computer monitor has been on the fluke for about 2 months now. I'm happy to report that I am looking at a fresh, crisp new screen that doesn't make me sea-sick and give me a headache. Man, this is so much better that all of those wiggly lines going up & down the screen. I'm having to adjust a little to this new wide-screen technology. I guess upgrading means going to something different.

This Labor Day weekend, our family went to Camp Thunderbird with some other families in our church. It was SO much fun. We left after church on Sunday & spent the night & most of today at the camp. There was so much to do there & the kids had a blast riding their bikes all over the camp & taking advantage of all the activities they offered. I mostly ran around chasing Kensley or sitting with all the ladies watching the men play.

The boys going down the slide into the lake. It took a little coaxing from their Daddy, but once they went once they thought it was a blast!

Riding the banana boat in the lake. (Mommy was too chicken)

All the boys playing tennis... or at least trying to

Corby & Chandler went down the zip line.


Jena & Kensley feeding the fish in the lake.

This is a Y camp for the greater Charlotte area. We've heard of it before, but never been. Corby has worked for the YMCA for over 13 years & we can't believe we've never taken advantage of this before. It's a camp for kids/youth during the summer, but the very last week (which is always Labor Day weekend) they have a family camp. We'll definitely be visiting this again!

Lastly, Carter is completely toothless in the front. He lost his 4th tooth couple days ago. I was taking a t-shirt off of him & felt something fall into my shirt. He looks at me & says "did I just loose a tooth?". He opened his mouth & sure enough, his 2nd top tooth was gone. Then I had to go digging in my bra to find it... ha!


Whew... that was a lot. I'll hopefully be back on track now.

Sale starts TODAY!!!!

Calling all Shelby people...


Sale starts today... open the the public
Saturday, August 22 - 9am-5pm
Sunday, August 23 - 1-5 pm
Monday-Friday, August 24-28 ~ 10 am- 2pm AND 5-7 pm

1/2 Price Sale: Saturday, August 29 - 9-5pm

Come shop! Children's clothes, LOTS of great toys, baby gear, nursery bedding & accessories, strollers, high chairs, shoes, books, and more!

You know you are from NC....

I felt as if, this was worth a post. Since it's so clearly, understandable to me & I either do or say most of these.

THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA.......

1) A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.

2) There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in NC.

3) There are 10,000 types of spiders, and all 10,000 of them live in NC.

4) If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha.

5) "Onced" and "Twiced" are words.

6) It is not a shopping cart, it's a buggy.

7) "Jaw-P?" means, "Did y'all go to the bathroom?"

8) People actually grow and eat okra.

9) "Fixinto" is one word.

10) There is no such thing as lunch. There is only dinner and then there is supper...

11) Iced tea is appropriate for all meals, and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar.

12) Backwards and forwards means, "I know everythin' about you."

13) The word "jeet" is actually a phrase meaning, "Did you eat ?"

14) You don't have to wear a watch, because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.

15) You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH em.

16) You measure distance in minutes.

17) You switch from heat to A/C in the same day.

18) All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.

19) You know what a "Dawg" is.

20) You carry jumper cables in your car - for your own car.

21) You only own five spices: salt, pepper, Texas Pete, Tabasco and ketchup.

22) The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and high school football..

23) You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.

24) You find 100 degrees "a bit warm."

25) You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas.

26) Going to Walmart is a favorite past time known as "goin' Walmartin" or "off to Wally World."

27) You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good hog killin' weather.

28) Fried catfish is the other white meat.

29) We don't need no dang Driver's Ed.. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive, dag-nabbit.

30) You understand these jokes and forward them to your NC friends and those who just wish they were from North Carolina!!!!

Here we go!

The next few weeks are going to be crazy busy for me. I probably won't post much and when I will have time to sit at my computer, I have a feeling my mind will be fried. Me & two of my friends are gearing up for our consignment sale that starts next weekend. Click the logo to go to the website for specific dates & times.

Aside from that (which will consume the majority of my time), school starts in 2 weeks & I'm PTO president this year. That means, I've got a lot more stuff to get ready to welcome kids & parents back to school. So, I'm checking out for a couple weeks until everything returns to normal and I have a life again.

PS... please tell everyone you know about our consignment sale. It's gonna be great!