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This month is such a special one it's Birthday time for you!!!!!

Happy Happy Birthday Austen !!
THE BIG 13

My son is tuning 13 this week and I thought this month I would talk about him. I suppose do a Mommie brag -a- bout. I just can't believe he is already a real teen. Whew!

Austen is leading his Tae Kw on Doe mates in a sparring drill during testing. Austen is now a Yellow belt and is currently recovering from a foot sore but should be returning in a few months. Austen loves TKD and likes to teach his little sister Emmie how to do it. She loves to learn from him. He has great potential to do great things in life. Auttie is so amazing and kind. We love him and has a mommie he is my world.
Austen Is growing so robust. He loves that he is looking and getting stronger. He sings in the shower and likes to smell oh so yummy. He is quite a charmer. He gets many compliments at church on how nice he looks in his suite. Very few young men sport a suit. Austen just this morning was telling me that he is preparing for his mission and they will need to wear a suit all the time. He also said that he needs to catch more sleep because missionaries don't sleep.

Bitty Clowns

1997: Austen is almost 2 yrs and Amber is 3 yrs. Are these little tater tots soooo cute or what!!! How time really does fly. I have always loved the crazy day of Halloween. Growing up I remember my mothers sewing machine, rick - rack, sequins, ribbons and mounts of material scraps draping the kitchen chairs and the one stray straight pin that finds its way into my fathers foot. Och! Poor Daddie. We would always hide or loose eye contact when that would happen. I have always been grateful to my mother for her time in giving to us kids with her talents. I have learned from her and think of it as a gift to be able to instill them in my home and in doing so have have made new and kept old traditions.

I made these festive costumes one rainy week in October and just thought I was so cool. I even made one for myself. I have had a clown tradition ever since with me anyways.