Friday, October 31, 2008

Little Ladybug

* One large roll of red tulle

* A bit of elastic

* A few yards of red and black ribbon

* One bag of black pom poms in various sizes

* A stapler, a scissors and a hot glue gun

Use them all together and what do you get?

Emma's sweet little costume and new favorite dress up outfit.  : )

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Oh, how I LOVE this sweet little BUG!

God bless, Tera

Monday, October 27, 2008

GIVEAWAY!!!

UPDATE: 

THE WINNER OF THE GIVEAWAY...  BEKAH!!  Congratulations, Bekah!  : )

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Do you like FREE STUFF?  I bet you do!!

Sign up NOW for my friend Tricia's one day only giveaway.  The give away ends at MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!!

HURRY!!  Click HERE for the giveaway.

And don't forget to visit my NEW BLOG.

God bless, Tera

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Mommy's Lipstick and a New Blog

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Toddlers and Mommy's makeup do not mix.  ; )

I have a brand spankin' new creativity blog.  It made its debut tonight.  Check it out.  : )  Enjoy your week!!

God bless,

Tera

Monday, October 20, 2008

2nd Referral-versary

babyblog1 Two years ago this past week, we received the call that would change our lives forever.  Our agency called to tell us that they wanted to talk to us about a baby girl. 

A few of hours later, we received an email filled with photos of the most beautiful baby girl that we had ever laid eyes on.  Seeing Emma's face for the very first time was one of the most powerful experiences of my life.  I will never forget that night.  She was teeny weeny itty bitty...barely five pounds...I loved her rosy cheeks and her lips...I could not wait to see her, to touch her, to hug and to kiss her...to be her mother.

The gift of Emma through the miracle of adoption...I pray that I will never take it for granted.  May God continue to knit our hearts together and may I be the mother that God has called me to be.

I love you Emma Grace.  You are special.  You are wanted.  You are precious.  You are loved.

God bless,

Tera

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Our trip to the Apple Orchard

orchardparking It's late, so I might not be very detailed in this post...I'll let the photos do the talking.  : )  I was about to blog last night, but then I noticed that the batteries were dead in our camera.  What good is an apple orchard post without pics?  ; )

Soooooo, without further ado, here are the pics from Tuesday's trip to the apple orchard:

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It was a beautiful, cool day!  The leaves were absolutely gorgeous!

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Emma loved seeing all of the apples and pumpkins!  She is a city girl for sure...she kept trying to touch, sit on and even hug the pumpkins but she kept on saying, "Oh, that's a yucky..."  and "Oh, that's a dirty..."  Hee hee.  She said the same thing about the straw.  : D

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Pumpkin hugs.  : )

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Emma loved sitting on the wheel of the John Deer tractor.

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I love this one!

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This really was an absolutely gorgeous place to visit.

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So, do you think that she had a great time?  ; D

A good time was had by all!

God bless,

Tera

Monday, October 6, 2008

The Bayfield Apple Festival 2008

We had a wonderful time with my family this weekend at the Apple Festival in Bayfield, Wisconsin!

Pics...

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At Tremblay's candy shop in Hayward, Wisconsin.

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My mom and my niece Grace.

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Real men use Ju Ju Be Perky Be Alls.  ; )

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My brother and his fiance Lesa sharing an apple brat at the festival.  Have I mentioned that my brother is engaged to be married?  Well, he is!  : D

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Mom and Dad

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Emma loved the carousel at the Apple Fest.

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Emma on her SECOND BIRTHDAY(Saturday) !  She was wearing a special birthday shirt.  : )  She had a GREAT DAY!

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GAMES and snacks!

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The house where was stayed was located on beautiful Lake Namekagon.

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My niece Isabel.  : )

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A good time was had by ALL!!  : )

God bless,

Tera

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Bayfield or Bust

applefest We will be headed to the 47th annual Apple Festival in Bayfield, Wisconsin!

We are ready for crisp cool air, trees dressed in fall colors, mittens, fishing, fellowship, apples, apple fritters, apple brats, apple crisp, apple dumplings, hot apple cider, apple pie, caramel apples, apple beer, apple butter...well, 'nuff said!  : )

I'll see you soon!  God bless.

Tera