Celebrating Shelby Paige-The Details

Kyle said our house looked like Valentine's Day with all the decorations. I loved all the pretty colors and did not want to take them down :)

Chain Link made from stapling different pieces of scrapbook paper together. I had some "help"

The sign templates came from here 

My friend Theresa let me borrow this cute sign she made and also let me use her Cricut to make the little decorations on the table.

I LOVE how this turned out! I was inspired by this and knew I wanted to try.

I was inspired to make this too. LOVED them both!

I made this game after seeing it on this blog.

Here is the breakdown for the projects I made if you were wondering

3" Fabric for outline of 8 x 10 frame                         .23

1/3 Fabric for Butterfly {I had lots left over}           1.85

Scrapbook paper for LOVE letter {4 sheets}         1.00

Poster board to put the butterfly and LOVE sign on 1.00

8 x 10 Frames   {2}                                              10.00

Grand Total                                                         $15.08

I LOVE when I can make gifts but also not break the bank!

Celebrating Shelby Paige

Sam's little girl will be here in a few weeks. Here are some pictures from the party

The decorations

Games

 Presents

 Some of the people who came

Hope you had a great time Sam. Can't wait to meet Shelby :)

A lot can change in a year

A year ago I was leading at Wyoming High School with Ed &Theresa {with Tyler}, Matt, James, Ian & Allie, & Danielle.

Now Team Wyoming has Ed & Theresa {with Tyler and baby Alex}, Jenelle and Sam {sorry no picture}

Team Oak Hills was Mike, Allison, Beth, Derek, & Kyle 

Now Team Oak Hills is Me, Derek, Kyle, & Matt

I want to look back and see how the Lord has been working in the ministry of YL in our area. God calls people to other ministries and it is always sad to see them leave but encouraging to see them go where the Lord calls them.

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" Jeremiah 29:11

**I meant to post this a long time ago {like when new leaders got placed in February} but better late than never :)

An addition to the cave

Before the "man cave" went under construction Kyle made this

He got inspiration from a ping pong table he saw painted with UC colors and decided to do UK on his. He brought a UK flag to Home Depot so they could match the color. Traced the UK logo on paper, cut it out, taped it on the table, and then painted it the colors.

He was REAL excited to show all his friends! I think it turned out great! I love that both Kyle and I like to make things. I tried to google what something like this would cost but could not find anything close to looking like this.

For a little bit of paint and patience, Kyle has a ping pong table that he loves :)

Work Zone

Since January Kyle {aka Mr. Handyman} and his dad have been working hard to redo our basement. I do not have any good before pictures but  imagine two separate rooms covered in wood paneling and ugly carpet. Here is a picture to get a better idea of what it looks like

Here are some pictures of the progress

We ran into a major problem that I mentioned here. The basement is completely drywalled and was ready for ceiling tile to be put up, painting, new lights, but we are now delayed until we figure out where the water is coming from. I know Kyle is bummed, so I hope we can figure it out soon!

Look Who's 2

On April 17th our pup turned 2

What a sad face! He did not like the hat I made him

He perked up once a treat was involved :)

One day a pup looked longingly into the TV and begged to go somewhere cool like he had seen on TV

That wish came true, we had a coupon for Wags Park so this is where the birthday boy went

 

He played in the water

 

 

Explored everything

 

Made some new friends

Was too scared to jump off the dock{especially when Kyle pushed him off}

 All clean for the car ride home :)

 

Mrs Clifford?

Kyle coached 5th and 6th grades for Three Rivers Community Basketball League. Kyle is great at coaching, he wanted the kids to learn the game of basketball but also for them to have a good time. His motto for coaching "I don't care if we win a single game, as long as the kids are learning that's all that matters". But wouldn't you know it, they did win EVERY game. Would Kyle say they deserved to win every game, that they were all stars, he was such a good coach and that's why they won, that they always listened to him and that's why they did so good-no to all of the above. He would say that they did work hard, got lucky a few games, but they all improved and know the game of basketball better now.

I know Kyle really enjoyed coaching these boys. His passion for the game of basketball is contagious and he made boys on his team who never thought they were good at basketball start to love it :)


Since they were undefeated the parents had a photo and a trophy made for all the kids and Kyle.

See what's wrong with this trophy? Yep, my husband is Kyle Clifford now. Kyle would have expected our name to be spelled Crawford instead of Crofford, but Clifford is way off, o well :)