The Southern Family: October 2009

October 29, 2009

Need a Guide for Twitter?

I highly suggest The Smart Girl's Guide to Twitter! Twitter is more than fun, it can be a GREAT tool to use in business as well as socially. Alli Worthington is a great writer- this is a fun, helpful read!

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October 27, 2009

Wordless Wednesday: JackOlanterns

Grayce's design

Dad's idea.

Gavin's design.

The gutters.

Mom's.

October 23, 2009

ODM Pageant, Broken Arrow

My friends Sally & Wendy are hosting an Our Diamond Miss pageant November 21st at 1:00 P.M. in Broken Arrow at Theatre Arts. (This is the pageant system Grayce did earlier last year in March & June) You can go to www.ourdiamondmisspageants.com to find out more about the pageant system. Wendy, Sally & Kendra King grew up doing this pageant and loved it...Our daughters all competed for the first time this past year and did an awesome job...If you have any questions you can contact me directly & I'll help you out. A preliminary is a great one to get your pageant feet wet :) http://www.ourdiamondmisspageants.com

October 22, 2009

Wordless Wednesday: Christmas Card Sneak Peek

I have lots of new Christmas card designs to unveil. You email me the pic, I make for $10 and you print however many you need at your favorite pic printer. Easy peasy. All designs will be up on withasouthernflair.com after November 15th.

Brandi Carlile: Amazing Talent

For more about the amazing Brandi Carlile and the concert- CLICK HERE.

October 17, 2009

Shots of Saturday: 1970's-esque Edit

October 7, 2009

Wordless Wednesday: Spooktacular

October 3, 2009

Shots of Saturday: Bixby V Bishop Kelly Edition

This one is has a film grain effect applied. The boy doing the handstand in the middle, makes the picture. This is also the run we scored on--go Rubey!

The boy on his way in to help with a great tackle.

Little miss and her freckles.

Oh. The thrill of victory!

Join in the Shots of Saturday fun!

Meet Gavin

Gavin was born 3/24/2000. His age will always be easy to remember- he is a millenium baby. And he has a lifetime of free tickets to see the Globetrotters. Really. Did you know that? Did you sign your millenium baby up for that? He was born a cowboy, and I am not just saying that because we are a serious OK State family. He was born a cow-poke kind of cowboy. Horses, boots, cows, Gunsmoke, you name it, he loves it. This is somewhat of an issue, since we don't live on a ranch or farm. I have had to seek out riding lessons since age 3. He also loves Davy Crockett and military history. I think he may have been born in the wrong era! Gavin also is ADD, diagnosed at age 6 by brain EEG scan. He is on Vyvanse daily. Our doctor specializes only in this field and the scientific measurement and treatment. This is important! We still have daily struggles and challenges. ADD kids do not like structure and schedules. The school year can make him very grumpy. Having a clean room is nearly impossible. But, he's a sweet kid & eager to please. He is very athletic and loves baseball and football- especially throwing! He would play catch for hours.

Meet Grayce

This is my Grayce. She was born four years and 1 day after her big brother, on 3/36/2004. My due date was the same with both, and since I tend to have large children- I get induced. So, of course at the time, Gavin wanted her to be born on his birthday, but thank the good Lord I had the foresight to nip that in the bud and have him pick another day. A day AFTER his birthday. These 2 kiddos are a little competitive in nature. Anyway, she is my girl. A girly girl, a sweetheart and loves to do all things girly. Shopping and dressing and putting on make-up. And bossing, and telling on her brother, and socializing. Socializing. That is a big one. She does not know a stranger, that girl. She is often the belle of the ball. She knows just how to sugar you up with compliments and hugs & kisses. And she has a giggle like none other.