Tennis Tournament

Well, tennis season is starting to pick back up again. I am in a tournament this weekend. Now, when you sign up for these things you never know if you will get choosen to play and what time your matches will be. So, you wait until the week before the tournament and keep stalking the the website until you see the "draws".

I just checked again and wouldn't you know it, I will be playing on Saturday and Sunday at TWELVE! Could they have choosen a hotter time of the day???? I don't think so, I will completely fried.

So, to all my loyal supporters. I will need you more than ever to help me keep me moving.

If you are interested in being there let me know. It is at a very spectator friendly location and I can give you the directions.

See you on the searing courts!

Cortney K.

Story Time!!

Jaxx has been telling some stories at school. These are "original Jaxx literary works". He tells the story and the teacher writes them down. I will post these when they come home. I am behind so here is three days worth from last week.

8/27
"Once upon a time there was my Dad working and he came home with a present he got at the toy store. Guess what is was??? This toy is a toy rocket ship. I was playing with it in my room. My Dad called me; my favorite show was on. My favorite show was Speed Racer.
That's all."

8/28
"Once upon a time my Dad went to a store to buy me a toy and he buyed it at the best toy store he could never find. Well, when he found it, he was way, way, excited and he got a present. GUESS WHAT the toy was?! It was toy train. He comed home; I got it and opened it. It was a toy train and I knowed it. I told my Dad "I love trains!" I comed and played with it my room. My Dad called me to see my favorite TV show was on. My favorite TV that was on was " Wonder Pets". "

8/29
"Once upon a time, my Mom and Dad went to work. After Mom picks me up from school after work, she takes me to my Dad's mom's house. We took a tub and got our jammies on and them got in the car and buckled ourselves up. We drived over to our house and played Mario Super Sluggers. I win every time. I unlocked some new guys, frogs and crocodiles. I went to sleep and had a good dream. I went to my friend Zachary's house in my dream. I jumped on his bed. Zachary didn't cry when I went home. "

What a literary genious don't you think?
Cortney K.

Papa's Birthday!

Jace's Dad birthday was today. We took everyone out to lunch. It was a great relaxing way to celebrate. It was Mom and Dad, Jace, myself and the kids along with Grama Honey and Grampa Burt.

The kids had a good time making Papa some gifts. Jaxx made a bat trophy and Jaya made a baseball. Jaya loved the painting. I have never seen her so concentrated on something. At least now I know that the "Tornado" can be still. It was all with Charron's help. She is so great with the kids!

At some point Jaxx decided he could do a much better job as a "Power Ranger". He had to stop what he was doing to get it on and finish the job. I have no explaination for this?! Jaya also had a wardrobe change but is was JUST another dress.

Here is a before!

And an after!(Jaya had help on hers)

Happy Birthday, PAPA!

Cortney K.

Frozen moments

As I took the kids to school yesterday, I was snapping pics. Just watching them walk up the steps and into school, realizing how big they are getting. Jaxx will go to Kindergarten next year. I won't be able to help him find new friends, navigate difficult new situations or save him from getting his feelings hurt. Wow, where has all the time gone?? I need to remember that these moments are just that, fleeting. The true definition of "moments". I need to freeze time just to remind myself of this.

Sewing

I am still sewing but here is a little sneak peak of some my latest creations. I would like to get Jaya to do a little runway walk show so you can see what they look like on her. I hope to do that at some point so keep a look out for that. They all have turned out well so far but I still have a few more things to finish!

One is a cute hot pink, black and white Eiffel tower design. I used complimentary polka dot fabrics to trim. The other is a ballerina print with large ballerinas and the complimenting tiny ballet shoe fabric.

She has worn some of this stuff and looks very cute. I can tell she thinks she looks "special" too.

((hugs))

Cortney K.

Oh, so sweet.....

So, I just finished sewing and it is 11:30. This was an early night! I got out the camera to take pics of the latest thread and endless hours of creations but found another surprise. I know I have written about Jaxx's love of photography so I do find camera surprises often but these were some pics that Charron took today. I love these too. I keep the camera on the counter ready to shoot any fantastic, cute moment. Charron uses it often when the kids do cute stuff throughout the day. This is like a little hug and kiss when I am just going about my business and not expecting it. So much fun to discover.

The first pic was so sweet. Little Jaya in her cute little flower "tiara" that Charron gave her from her recent wedding. Jaya wears it all the time and says she is late for her wedding but that is another blog!

Then another one of her cute face looking like she is pondering all the problems with the global warming debate.

Then......the pink tornado... she just can't help it. She comes by her disposition honestly. She has all the charm and kindness of her father but all the fire and vinegar of her loving mother;)

Gosh, I love my kids. I love seeing these funny things that they do and get to be present for all of the experiments they run. Well, some of the experiments I could do without...

((hugs))

Cortney K.

Daddys little girl goes to school

Jaya went to her first day of school today. She was so excited. She wore one my new creations and looked so cute(more to come of this "ballerina" line). I caught her a few times looking at her dress and just smiling as if to be so happy that she was going to school with Jaxx.

When I picked her up there was only her and one other little girl left. She had her backpack on and was sitting on her teachers lap. She looked at me and little tears welled up in her eyes. The teacher said she could see the look of urgency building on her face as each mom came to get her child and I wasn't there yet. I think she was so relieved that I finally got there that the tears just came. We had to sing our "my mommy comes back" song all the way home to reinforce the idea that I will never leave her. The teacher said that she was great the whole time and she didn't have an accident. She is doing really well with potty training. Our little princess is growing up!

SO, speaking of the little princess. She was a little naughty yesterday so I sent her to her room, after a while I heard a strange reaccuring noise that I couldn't catagorize! I had not heard this noise before so I just wasn't sure what it could be after listening for a few moments. Jaya was laughing hysterically in her room while the noise was happening too. NOW you must know by now that there are two noises that a mother worries about when she hears them but can't see her children....complete silence and hysterical laughter! I open the door to find the Pink Tornado completely disheveled but dressed in her princess "stuff". She had her princess flashlight and was sitting in the rocking chair in her room. Sounds innocent enough right?? Wrong, our bulldog, Bubbles, goes crazy for flashlights. She will chase a light around the house, on the furniture and also....up the walls. So, Jaya was sitting in the chair in her room where I sent her but flashing her light on the wall so that Bubbles was basically banging her head against it trying to bite the light. See, hysterical laughing can sometimes be deceiving. I went and got the camera before I told her it wasn't nice because it was a pretty funny site.

The Pink Tornado blew through again!

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((hugs))

Cortney K.