11.22.04 was a good day

Today {11.22.10}, Adilynn Dawn Coughlin turns 6!

Adi, you bring us so much JOY. I can't believe six years ago you came into our lives! We love watching you grow into who you are.

6 Things we LOVE about our 6 YEAR OLD!

1. You are a great (BIG) sister. Your baby sister will be here anyday!

2. You love all animals, BIG

and small

3. You have so much love and compasion for others.

4. You are a Daddy's Girl!

5. You are sassy :)

6. You are smart and you love school.

Thank you for being YOU!

I LOVE YOU ADI xoxoxo

Love,

Great-Aunt Robin

second chance...

Sewing desk refrub...

Ken was out of town on business & I went thrift store shopping.

I saw this & the man at this really bad thrift store wanted $10.

I didn't get it... When Ken got home I told him about it and he said,

"how can something not be worth $10?" We went back and bought it.

Washed & sanded it...

 Glued all the joints back together...

Primed and painted....

It's cream with black drawer handles (the handles are original,

they are really cool, you can't see them very good in the pic)

also, the pic doesn't do the drawer lining justice...

I cut cardboard 1/4 inch smaller in length & width, covered with

warm & natural batting, then black velvet. It's beautiful!

It's the perfect height to sew on. I'm really happy with how it turned out!

It's true... how can something not be worth $10?

Sew much fun with pin cushions

Meet Shelly and Bob... Carson named them (is that the cutest name for a turtle, ot what?)

They have their own little personality... love them!

and zero calorie cupcakes too!

Mom and Dad to the rescue!!!

This morning I took my dogs (Sadie 120 lb Great Dane and Zoey 15 lb Dashund) on a walk the long way through the desert to take my Dad the Mohave Daily News and the Las Vegas Review Journal. I put the newspapers, my keys and a Gatorade in a plactic sack, I thought about using my fanny pack, but decided not to. I was almost to their house and my Gatorade feel out of a hole in the bottom of the bag... I looked in the bag and my keys, GONE! Thank goodness my neighbor had a key to my house. Took the dogs home and me, Mom and Dad combed the desert. We found my keys! CRAZY!!! Mom and Dad took me for a Coke and a donut and said they wanted to go on a walk in the desert today anyway :) I love them, I am so lucky to have them down here!

Carson's 8th Birthday Party & 4th of July

Celebrate!... This year Carson had a Tony Hawk party. For 2 years now we've held Carson's "friend" party on the 4th of July. I guess you could call it "killing 2 birds with 1 stone", we have the best view in town for the fireworks. This year we had about 25 people. Great food, great friends, and great fun :)

Craft table: The kids (and me) made skateboard necklaces. I ordered paintable/markerable (that's not a word, but that's what we did to them) skateboards fron Oriental Trading Company, all colored beads, and string. They were cute cool!

The kids were in the pool from 5:00 pm till I'm gonna guess ~11:00 pm. Carson's Aunt Heidi and

Aunt Velvet gave him the Floating Castle for his birthday... It was the hit of the patry! 

2009 Christmas Tree

Carson 7 years old, Zoey (aka Red Baby) 2 years old

... then he started getting silly :)

Carson's SEVEN!

Monster Trucks & Fireworks!

Carson's 7th Birthday "Friend Party" and 4th of July

Cake by: Icing Cakes by Design (Aunt Heidi)

He looks a little excited here...

No, that's not a real tattoo on my arm... it is a Monster Truck though :)