Keebryn Gets a Big-Boy Room!

Now that Keebryn is four, we decided he needed a big-boy room. He had the same room since he was one. The old theme was a bug room with crazy bright colors and stripes, complete with a toddler bed. Now... it's transformed. He is crazy about lions so he now has an awesome lion face mural on his wall. The graphic I found on the internet (it was a tatoo I believe). He has a big-boy twin bed with dinosaur sheets. we also hung an airplane from the ceiling above his bed. My Aunt Gail sewed his curtains, valance, and two little pillows to match (she does awesome work). One of his favorite movies is the Lion King and I found an awesome picture of Mufasa and Simba. Beside the picture, a matching verse from Proverbs: "And a lion, strongest among beasts, that does not retreat for anything"! He loves his new room... check out the before and after.

Keebryn Makes His First Cake!

Keebryn has been dying to attempt his first real cake and we finally had the chance this week. He broke all the eggs, kept the bowl turning and poured the flour to make his own cake. He then put the cake in the oven and baked his little 6 incher. When it was time to invert, he pulled the pan off the cake and was THRILLED and SHOCKED to see a little bitty cake that he had made. He then placed it on a cake board and iced with white icing. Mom helped a bit with that. Then with three different colors and bags with tips, he created an exact replica of a witch he found in a cake book. He and I were both very proud of his creativity and accomplishment. His great-grandmother called and ordered the cake from him and we delivered it to her on Sunday. She payed him $5.00 although he requested $20.00 (ha ha). Keebryn is a very hard little worker and is ready for cake number 2. Note the similarities between the witch picture and his cake - striking!

And the Fire Truck Cake Goes for...

Garrett Sheehan recently died at the age of 6 from leukemia. The Blue Ridge Fire Department held a bone marrow drive and cake auction in honor of him on January 31, 2009. I heard Garrett loved fire trucks so I decided to create a replica of engine #5. This was auctioned to Adrienne from a local fire department for... $150.00. After the auction we let Keebryn have fun on the ambulance and fire engine with daddy!

Keebryn Rides the Polar Express

Keebryn rides the Polar Express on his birthday! He loved his Birthday present from mom and dad. The Polar Express is one of his favorite Christmas movies and he watches it with great intensity. I loved seeing the wonder in his eyes when they punched his ticket and when he really heard his little jingle bell from santa actually RING!

Keebryn's Dinosaur Birthday Party Bash!!

Keebryn turned the BIG 4! His birthday was on December 6th and his party was Sunday, December 7th. We had a great dinosaur bash with lots of friends and family to share the fun! Keebryn loved the decorations, cake, dino pinata, and dinosaur egg hunt. I really think he liked opening his gifts the most! His favorites were the b.b gun he got from his Uncle Eric and the battery powered four-wheeler he got from mom and dad! Enjoy all the pictures.

Trip to Grove Park Inn

We have a new Christmas tradition... the gingerbread houses at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. They are amazing! Keebryn and I go with my sister, Monica, and my two nieces, Teah, and Azia. They have beautiful Christmas trees. My favorite is the orange decorated one. The gingerbread houses are sent from all over the USA and will boggle your mind. If you have never been - you gotta go!

Halloween for Keebryn and Mom

We get all crazy about Halloween and we go all out. Keebryn has been a turtle, jack-in-the-box, a bear, and Doc from Snow White. This year he was an awesome dragon. So of course, I had to be the princess in the castle. Get it?! The princess is protected by the fire-breathing dragon! Yea, pretty fun was that.