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Every mom know how many wonderful creations our children make and of course there is no way we can save each and everyone. So how about taking a photo of each creation our child makes and then putting them together in an album. You will always have the creations and it will be in one album rather than all over the house. The contest is to post a photo of one of your childs creations. Well I do think that it was refering to a drawn creation. I have a small slide show of a Lego story creation my oldest is doing. So click on the link and go see it.

Steven's Creation

This challenge is to post a photo of one of your happiest moments. So here is one of mine... This was the day my youngest daughter Arabella and I came home from the hospital. I was letting her big sister Katie get to know her baby sister. This is one of my happiest moments because I can see how much Katie loves and adores her sister and is not jealous of her and how she thinks of her as HER BABY. It makes me so very happy to know that she loves Arabella so much and she just met her.

This challenge is to find a unique way to spell out your name. I couldn't decide which one so my second son Brandon helped me spell out my name in Legos and bottlecaps. SO here it is.

Classy Mommy is having a Cyber Shower for detail go here. To see a list of prizes go here.

Now on to the party games.

Now first they ask for a list of my top 4 prizes. They are:
1. #5 Chesapeake Ribbons - $15 gift code
2. #45 My Mommy’s Bracelets or Baby Girl Bracelets. - $10 gift certificate
3. #17 Ju Ju Beane Boutique - $25 gift code
4. #13 Hanes - deluxe basket


Game #1 - Length of Labor and deliver of 1st child
Well with my first child I was in labor for just shy of 14 hours including delivery.

Games #2 - Baby Bump Picture
Go here

Game # 3 - Don't have a nursery photo.

Game # 4 - Biggest Baby Stats
Well my babies were the following
Boy #1: 8lbs 6ozs 21 1/2 inches
Boy #2: 10lbs 4ozs 21 1/2 inches
Boy #3: 9lbs 15 1/2 ozs 22 inches
Boy #4: 9lbs 14.1 ozs 21 1/2 inches
Boy #5: 10 lbs 2 1/2 ozs 21 3/4 inches
Girl #1: 9 lbs 21 1/2 inches
Girl #2: 8 lbs 11 ozs 20 1/4 inches

So my BIGGEST Baby was Brandon (baby #2) at 10lbs 4 ozs and 21 1/2 inches

Mama Archer tag me for this.
Here are the rules: once tagged, you must link to the person who tagged you. Then post the rules before your list, and list eight random things about yourself. At the end of the post, you must tag and link to eight other people.

1. I collect Gone With the Wind things
2. I love crafts: crochet, scrapbooking, cross stitch, etc. I have many that I do an enjoy learning more.
3. I love taking pictures and have taken picture for several weddings
4. I wanted to be an Obstetrition when I was in high school and attended Health Careers high school
5. Would love to be a midwife someday
6. I love different colored pens and collect them.
7. I had to have my feet broken and cast once a week for 8 weeks when I was 4-6 months old and then had to wear special shoes that were connected to a bar so I couldn't move my feet
8. I married the first and only person I ever dated. We were highschool sweethearts and married when I was 18 (a month from 19) years old and he was 2 weeks away from being 20.


Now to tag eight people...let's see... okay here. It's your turn.

1. Audrey @ So, This is Heaven on Earth
2. Kilikina @ Live Each Moment
3. Kim @ In A Shoe
4. Stephanie @ The Greenhouse
5. Amy @ Roses on My Table
6. TracyHoMemaKer @ bright foglights

Well there's six and I can't think of any more people.

Head over there and find out how to enter the various contests. They will be posting different giveaways from now until Nov. 24 and all contest end on Nov. 25 at 10pm EST. Winners will be announced on Nov. 26.

If you look in my sidebar you see the button. If you are in the market for a bib. She makes wonderful ones that are great. You should go check them out.

Also she makes these wonderful blessing dolls.

I have bought two, one for each daughter for Christmas. They are so sweet and all cloth made. Wonderful dolls.
She also makes clothing for girls but is not doing that at the present moment. But they too are wonderful.
So click on the button to the right and check out her site. If you buy something tell her I sent you.

This challenge is to post a photo and tell why it inspires you. Well here is why these photos inspire me.
It inspires me to be:
A better wife, helpmate, friend, companion, cook, a better mother, teacher, confidant, to be better than I am, to show me why I use always strife to correct my faults, admit my faults, to be more giving, to be a better example, just to be a better person. It inspires me to teach my boys to be strong Godly boys who will grow up to be Godly men, husbands, and fathers, to teach my daughters to grow up to be Godly woman, wives and mothers and helpmates. They inspire me to laugh, enjoy life and take joy in the small things in life, to enjoy there happiness even if it is a yucky bug that they are collecting, just to enjoy every year, month, day, hour, minute and second that I am with them. God has giving me my husband and my children and need to be grateful for them and strive to be the best I can for them. God has blessed me richly. This is why this is such an inspiring photo.

I saw this meme on another blog and thought I would do it here. Anyone want to take this meme to? If you do either post it on a post on your blog and leave a link here in the comments section so I can see too or just post it in the comment section. Let have some fun.

MY ROCK STAR NAME (first pet and current car):
Snow Suburban

MY WANNABE NAME (favorite ice cream flavor and favorite cookie):
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Thin Mint

MY "FLY GIRL" NAME (first initial of first name and first three letters of last name):
M-Bil

MY DETECTIVE NAME (favorite color and favorite animal):
Pink Rabbit

MY SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name and the city where you were born):
Kay Richardson

MY STAR WARS NAME (first 3 letters of your last name and first 2 letters of your first name):
BilMi

MY SUPERHERO NAME ("The" and second favorite color and favorite drink):
The Purple Dr. Pepper

MY ENTERTAINER -cough,cough- NAME (name of your favorite perfume/cologne and favorite candy):
White Diamonds Mint Three Muskateers

MY WITNESS PROTECTION NAME (mother's and father's middle names):
Elizabeth Wayne

Amanda says this:
Here are my first Tag Security Blankies. I can make them in minky or chenille (one side) then other side is in a coordinating flannel. These Tag Blankies are handmade. The measure approx. 17" by 13".
Blue minky with stars and yellow minky with pink polka dots are shown below. I also have white and green chenille.


Here is the chenille I have. white, blue pink and green

If you would like to win one of these Tag Security Blankets, please post on your blog about this giveaway, linking back to THIS post, and to my website Simply Sweet Bowtique ,then come back here, leave your name and a valid email address, and the link to your post in the comment section. If you don't have a blog, then please tell me how you'll spread the word.
This giveaway will close on November 10th
(you can just C&P what is written above, and add a picture)
If you would like to purchase one, please contact me at patmandy[at]yahoo[dot]com

Please be advised that if you follow the links they take you to httP:??mommymanudy.blogspot.com . She is hosting the contest.