Tees

After lots 'o questions about the shirts through my etsy site, I figured it might be easiest if I answer them all here...

*Long sleeve shirts are $22, short sleeve shirts are $18

*Delivery time is quicker than the 2 weeks it says on the site, especially if your order is for Christmas!

*Right now I'm only doing white shirts...maybe I'll spice it up a little soon!

*To order, log into etsy and convo me with the order you want to place. I'll promptly create a listing with your etsy username in the item title so you'll easily find it. You'll check out through Paypal...easy breezy!
Please include this info when you convo me:
-Shirt size and sleeve choice
-Design you want to order
-Specify name/monogram - list monograms how they'd appear on the shirt - tMt for example
-Make sure your address on Paypal and etsy are both correct!

*These shirts run a little on the small size, so make sure to order at least one size up!!

Here are a couple of examples of what the shirts look like....

These were from Halloween/Fall:

A customer on etsy ordered this the other day:

So I did this for Towns and one like it for Cate to go with some pink gingham ruffle pants I made:

I did these yesterday for the girls and they're not on etsy yet, but if you want it just call it 'Christmas Ornaments' when you order and I'll know what you mean:
(Towns' looks lighter than Cate's, but it's the lighting)



If I haven't answered all your questions please don't hesitate to ask!!

Snow!

Does anyone know where I might find approximately 12 more hours to add to my day? I'm rather certain that this is the only way I'll accomplish everything I set out to do in a day's time. I'm trying my hand at a new little business venture (you might have seen it here), which has proven to be a great outlet for me and fun at the same time! It's taken off much faster than I had prepared myself for...something that I welcome with open arms, of course!! But that's where those 12 extra hours every day would come in handy! Can I add that to my Christmas list?! Thanks.

I've been bad about taking pictures in the last few days, but I did get out the camera Monday morning when it SNOWED in Decatur! What a way to ring in the Christmas month! The ground was wet so it didn't stick, and to be honest, you really can't even see it in any of the pictures...but I promise it was there!

Cate was raring to go...

Towns, however, was not! She stayed on the porch as to not get snow on her leopard clogs...naturally!

Sunday afternoon Holly the Elf (i.e. Bethany) paid us a little visit. She left a sweet note for Towns and brought her a gift...doesn't get much better than that! Holly is the best elf ever...she even bought the gift with her own money and the whole thing was all her idea! Towns gets pretty excited when Holly is mentioned...just another reason having Bethany here makes everything more fun!

Here's B reading Holly's note to Towns...

I'll leave you with the most fun thing Towns has told me in a while...the other morning after I got dressed Towns came over to me, put her arms around my leg like she was giving me a hug, and said 'Mommy, you look just like a teamager!' Love it! What I'm really loving is my hubby who told me last night he's taking me to see the Radio City Rockettes in Nashville Saturday night! I'm pretty sure he'll be bored to tears, but he's enduring it ever so sweetly so I can be in heaven for a few hours! If was 6 inches taller, I'd have already auditioned. Trust me.

In The Spirit

Now that we've gotten Thanksgiving under our belt, we've moved full speed ahead into getting ready for Christmas!

We went today to pick out a Christmas tree....

Cate missed out on the fun....here's what she was doing the whole time...

We spent Thanksgiving with my Dad in Dothan, and on the way home Friday we stopped to let the girls see Grandmommy and their cousin Keaton in Montgomery. We went ice skating, rode the Christmas train, and even stopped to chat with Santa! Towns loved the big guy this year...Cate, not so much!

Bethany's an old pro at skating, but it was Towns' first time to try out the ice. She did great! I held her hand the first few times around the rink, and after she got the hang of it she was on her own and loving it!

B skated for a short while...until her check card started burning a hole in her wallet!


Let the count down begin...we l-o-v-e this time of year at the McClendon household!

Birthday Mania!

I must admit that I had the patience of a 3 year old waiting for Bethany to get home from what seemed like a 12 hours school day! She had these treats waiting for her...

...and we couldn't wait to continue the birthday celebration!

She had cards from my parents and brother & sister to open (love that they're ages 9 and 4 and they sent a 'happy birthday niece' card...too funny!), and shortly after she opened her gifts these pretty flowers were delivered to the house from her aunt and cousins...

And these sweet ones from my grandmother...

Let it be known that B holds the world record for tearing through paper at mock speed to get to the goods in side the box! The girl is a maniac when it comes to opening presents! And I love how it looks like this when she gets done (i.e. like a tornado has blown through)...








Here, she's opening the gift Towns picked out and wrapped all by herself...yellow Hannah Montana lip gloss and bubbles! Of course, B acted like it was the best present she'd ever gotten...so sweet!



Sporting the new North Face from Grandmommy & Pop...



She got the present from J and me a month early....a new Nikon camera (her argument was that she didn't want to 'miss out on her teenage years' by having to wait until her actual birthday to get it...she's never hugged me as tight as when I told her that me sweet talking J on her behalf worked and he caved)! This is her back in October pretending that it's her birthday and that she's surprised...





Isn't she a great actress? I've always said that it's her calling!

After all the present-opening, we took her to Bridge Street, her favorite place to shop around...

A picture of the girls...we gave it our best shot!

(Chi O's...can you see the cute smocked owls on Towns' dress??)

After freezing our fannies off at Bridge Street, she picked Ruby Tuesday's for her birthday dinner...if you know her, you know that that's at total shock! HA!

All in all I think her day was pretty fabulous! The reason I know this is because on the way home from dinner she looked at J and me and {made my heart melt when she} said 'thanks Daddy and Tara...this has been the best birthday ever'! I mean, can she be any sweeter?!
Now do you see why I love her to pieces?

Happy, Happy, Happy!

Thirteen candles...

For this little lady...

because today is her BIRTHDAY and she's a TEENAGER!

At exactly 7:47 on the dot this morning we took this picture...

Since she was, at that very minute, officially the big 1-3!

Happy birthday to the most....

beautiful,
amazing,
talented,
sweet,
caring,
thoughtful,

(as in Tuesday night after dancing I stopped at the gas station to get gas - she went in to get a drink with her new check card (!!) - I got back in the car to find my favorite drink sitting in my seat waiting for me - awww)
wonderful,
compassionate,
incredible,
(I could keep going until next week)

...girl I know!

She woke up to this this morning...













Because with someone as precious as this...



...it calls for a celebration in the most major kind of way!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BET-BET!

We love you so, so, so very much!!!

Belated Baby Dedication

Cate's very belated baby dedication was today at church, and with her recovering from being so sick it probably wasn't the best idea to go through with it, but we'd waited long enough! The girl is almost 14 months old (and was by far the oldest baby who was dedicated today)! At least she's tiny, so she didn't look too much older than the rest of the babies beside her!

It was a very special day, and such a sweet service. How incredible it is to stand in front of our congregation and make our promise to raise Cate in the light of His word. And to see every person in the sanctuary stand on our behalf and make their promise to help guide her as well. It brought tears to my eyes to say the least. There's no greater joy in the world than being a parent! What a blessing it is to have been given the job of raising such a beautiful, sweet baby girl!