Here are my PAGENT GIRLS NOW....

MY "GIRLS" PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD AT THE JUDGES DINNER...

Contestant #1 Miss Pinky Pearl
Contestant #2 - Miss White

Contestant #3 ... Miss Sunshine

Contestant #4 ... Miss Funky Zebra

Contestant #5 ... Miss Little Red

Contestant #6... Miss Purple Polka Dot

All delivered in a giant shoe box... every girl's dream!

( Lucky for me... I made one extra pair in case... so the pair in the corner with navy blue and pearls didn't make it... that's o.k., it was my least favorite pair!)

sneak peak to pagent cupcakes.....

I've been asked to make cupcakes for the Miss Bear River Pagent Committee's Judges Dinner... Here is what I came up with...do you think it's pagent-y enough?

... just like the pagent girls, I'm hoping the heels will hold up to the challenge!

Not sure if I like the addition of the black... let me know what you think. Stay tuned, I have made plans for several colors and maybe even a zebra print, if I can pull it off!

pool side birthday party... flipfloppin fun!!!

Who Doesn't Love TOY STORY??

My ANDY loves it!

Watches it at least once a day (well parts... not the whole thing.)

swimming buddies

They look like they could be TWINS...

only...

Three years apart in age and he's as big as her... I can't wait to see what Nick becomes as a teenager. Lucky Sadie, she'll be well protected! (not that she needs it... she can hold her own..but her brothers will always have her back)

Ford Family Reunion

A long distant glimpse of the good times in the "precious meadow"

Andy's cheesey grin... camping face... dirt, sucker, ya' know...

Aunt Cindy and her grandkids + Mason wrapping like a mummy...

cupcakes at the reunion = bad idea!!!

(I felt really dorky here and should have taken that as a warning that it was going to be a waste... oh well)

they were quite dorky... (Jennalee this is for you....)

I guess the favorite part of camping is always the fire... this is Mason's proud photo op!

twins... I swear

in efforts to save the "precious meadow" and abide by the "law of the mountain ranger" we were moving camp to the appropriate 150 feet from the road... we had set up camp a little too far off the beaten path for the forest rangers liking.... We weren't the only ones... it was a mass-migration to get us all moved! Considering the family is 300+... not sure the ranger knew who she was dealing with... but we made the most of it!

Nerd Alert!!!

ATTACK of the NERD!!!

(doesn't he kindof look like that kid on "The SandLot"... "FOR-EV-ER...">>>)

... remember being a kid in the summer? .... ahhhh I would love to have just one of those again.
hair cut and fish braid.... as promised!

DELTA 4TH OF JULY Grandma was so nice and bought us all matching shirts... the kids looked cute and got tons of candy at the parade as usual.


THE KIDS PARADE...

THE NOT-SO-INNOCENT BYSTANDER...

this little pill not long after this picture was taken decided to run away from Grandma and Grandpa's house... the sherriff came and found his Mom (quality moment... :) and took me to him at the not to distant neighbors house where this little stinker decided to go and make friends.... Nothing like a little "run-away" to get the heart pumping...

He still walks around saying... "kitty ran away mom..." we think he might have been after the illusive cat! Dang CAT! Yah! Let's blame the CAT!




Here they are all decorated... aren't they cute?

Nick? having a good time yet? Not sure.... It was all smiles once he reached the end of the road and the popsicle stand though... GOOD TIMES!!! GOOD TIMES!!!