1st Birthday Party!

Well, we've just arrived back home from Merrill's first birthday party and let me say it was too fun! My sister did such a creative job of decorating for the party (including making the invites, all the decorations AND CD's for us to all take home!). And she says she's not creative - whatever. So, I wanted to share a couple of pics from the party. Merrill is too cute and she had a great time today. And she LOVED her cake!! Oh, and she got a little shopping cart with some "fake" food. I think the bologna was her favorite. Check out the pics. Happy Birthday again, little one. I love you....Sissie.

Happy Birthday, Merrill!!

So, this past Wednesday was my niece, Merrill's, birthday. She turned 1 year old!! Yes, she and Maggie were born just 6 days apart. I know they will be the bestest friends as they grow up. So anyway, tomorrow is Merrill's big birthday party. I'm so excited!! I got her lots of goodies and I can't wait to spend the day with her. This picture was taken a couple of weekends ago at Maggie's birthday party and I just love it! (Click on it to get a closer look).

THOSE EYES!!!! Oh my gosh, they are beautiful!

So, this is the birthday card I made for her. I decided to make it based on the challenge over at Bitten by the Bug. I'm using the letter B from Alphalicous. I cut it at 4 inches (short stack) and then did the shadow also. I cut the dragonfly from Doodlecharms cut at 2 1/2". I cut it out in pink and then in vellum. I decorated the vellum with some stickles and beads and layered it on top of the pink. (The glue is hidden in the center under the beads so you don't see it - shh!). The pp is My Mind's Eye, "Sweetness". (Well, of course I HAD to use this on Merrill's card!). Be sure to check out all the DT creations over at BBTB, as they are just so AUsome!! (Link is on the right side of my blog). So, TFL and Happy Birthday, Merrill. I love you very, very much!!

I've been TAGGED!!

So, the tag is for me to go where I store my photos on my computer (mine are all on Picasa on this computer), pick the 6th folder, pick the 6th picture, then post it on my blog and tell about it. That's easy enough! So, this is a picture of my niece, Merrill, that was taken this past Christmas. She is wearing a dress that was my sister's (her mom's) when she was little. It's a beautiful, green velvet dress and Merrill looks just as pretty in it as her mom did! Merrill is such a little monkey and she loves (as all 11 month old kids do) putting things in her mouth. I think she has my mom's bracelet in her mouth. Anyway, great pic and I love her very, very much!!

Now, I'm gonna tag 3 other bloggers:

http://eatingcheetos.blogspot.com/

http://pamcards.blogspot.com/

http://mandersmusings.blogspot.com/

Have fun!

Totally Random Challange

The challenge this week at Totally Random is "Squared". The pic and the layout must be squared. To start with, my LO is 8 X 8. Then, the pic is 4 X 4 and the little squares are 1 X 1. This is my niece, Merrill, who is now 8 months old. She visited my house last Saturday and we took lots and lots of pics of her! She is a little stinker! I just wonder.....who will she grow up to be? A doctor? A lawyer? A mom? Who knows?

Another new beautiful creation in my family is my niece, Merrill. She is such a blessing to all of us and she is truly a miracle baby girl. My sister, Wendy, went thru years of doctor visits, medications and tests and was finally blessed with a pregnancy and eventually a perfect little princess. Introducing, my niece.........Merrill Francis.........