Welcome Preslee Mariah

I am so excited to announce that my friends Christine and Zach welcomed their first child, Preslee Mariah. There are really no words to describe how cool it is to see them hold this little girl and to know that God has divinely linked them together. To know that He has orchestrated this adoption from the beginning of time is so special.

God has been so faithful to provide for them financially and we sold over 180 shirts to help out! We shipped out the remaining shirts the day she was born! How is that for timing! God is so into the details.

My friends have inspired me through their perseverance and patience in this process. I have learned so much by watching them and love them even more now.

Welcome Preslee....I love you!

Grave Digger

Monster Trucks. I never thought that I would be excited about them, but look...I am standing proudly in front of one with my family. It all started when my friend Amanda's son Jackson gave Keegan his monster trucks for his second birthday. He loved those things and yes, we still play with them. The yellow one is the only one that still has all wheels. When we visit Mansfield, my dad always has Monster Truck Rallies on dvr for their morning amusement while drinking milk and coffee.  That show has infiltrated our lives with verbage such as "Grave Digger", "Medusa", "Backwards Bob" and of course, "Batman".  In January, the boys on my side of the family loaded up and went to see a Monster Truck Rally in Houston. Keegan was annoyed at how loud it was, but his smile when came home said, "That was awesome!"

Knowing how amused my children are about Monster Trucks, my neighbor Merry Lynn lets us know that a monster truck by the name of "uh..I think it is Saturday Death" will be at their Easter Egg hunt the day before Easter. She laughed thinking that it was really weird/funny that that would be there, but maybe the name fit.  So, we ventured out to her church and from afar Keegan yells, "GRAVE DIGGER!!!". This is serious business yall.  Yes, "Saturday Death" was actually "Grave Digger", one of the most famous Monster Trucks. It was a little strange to have it in the church parking lot, hey, if it can get that crowd to church...DO IT! (The Lutherans have no shame!) I found a man who had a gigantic camera to take our picture and sweetly said, "Can you e-mail this to us...we LOVE monster trucks." Did I really say that...yes.

I am telling you, this is one huge truck. I was almost giddy about it because my kids were giddy. They got a signed autograph and everything from the actual driver.  Now that is cool.  Being a boy mom can be fun...I just have to let my pride go a little and forget what a dork I am just to see smiles on their faces.

Buy a T-Shirt: Support an Adoption

One of my best friends and her hubby, Christine and Zach, are on a journey towards adoption.  It has been such a moving experience and I loved every moment watching God unravel His plan for a child in their life. If you could lookup the word "mom" in the dictionary you would see Christine's name right there beside it. She loves children and has a natural unexplainable gift with them.  Why the ones that are desperate for children are the very ones that have problems conceiving? That will be one of my first questions to God when I see Him face to face. However, I know that God has a plan for all the babies without parents! This will be an incredible union this spring when Christine and Zach get to hold their baby for the first time.  If you would like to support them in this journey, I have designed a shirt to help raise money for their adoption.

Click HERE to purchase!

Happy Birthday Jack Jack!

Two years seems to go faster and faster these days! I feel however that the last two years top my accomplishments in life by far. Jack is now TWO!! Yikes...time goes by so fast.

Jack has rounded the corner of fussiness and into a delightful stage. Of course the second year molars around the corner, but I am savoring his playfulness, smiles and kisses.

Here are a few things about Jack that I think you should know.
*He is my little singer. He can pick up tunes really fast and I think I heard him hit a note of harmony the other day. Of course, you know this speaks to my heart more than anything.
*He loves to kiss and not just on the lips but on your forehead, cheeks and chin. A little lover boy.
*He loves the alphabet. Not very ordinary but he is obsessed with them. He carries alphabet letters in his pockets. He is attracted to all sorts of letters in public and knows the sounds they make and even some of the lowercase letters.  Pretty cool if you ask me, of course, I am his mom. :)
*He loves puzzles, but the most fun part of course is dumping it all off the board when he finished putting it together. I usually get to put it together at the end of the day.
*He loves Dora yogurt, chocolate milk, anything sweet, mandarin oranges, vienna sausages, McDonalds nuggets, and pancakes.  Oh yes...and his absolute favorite, Nemo gummy snacks that turn his poop bright green.
*Speaking of Nemo, he loves that movie. He even likes to sing about him, "Yes Nemo loves me, yes Nemo loves me, Yes Nemo loves me, the bible tells me so." Not sure what bible he has, but he is convinced.
*Still loves his pacee. Little does he know that when he gets all his teeth in we will say goodbye to it.
*He can throw a fit and really good ones.
*He likes to take his arms out of his car seat straps. No matter how tight we get them, he plays Houdini and busts out of them again.
*Jack loves to swing and loves the inertia feeling of being swung around and getting dizzy.
*He is so cuddly and really I can not imagine life without him. He makes me smile day in and day out.

Are YOU Up for a Challenge?

Join me on January 1st to read the bible in 90 days.  Click here for more info. I am fully aware the challenge that is set in front of me and am ready to embrace it!

Michelle Sanders Designs

Hello? Are you out there? Are all my old readers out there? Hello?

I know it seems like I have abandoned ship, but I am been very busy starting my own company. It has turned out to be more involved than originally planned but I am glad that I stuck my neck out there.

I have dreamed about starting a design company that focused mainly on announcements, Christmas cards, and personal notecards that are less expensive than some of the major companies out there. I started small this last October and only let a few people know (mainly from church and family) just to make sure I could keep up.  I received a great response and now I think I am ready to put myself out there to the blog world. (If you are out there!!)

If you have a few seconds, please visit my (growing) website: www.michellesandersdesigns.com
Some of my samples from this Christmas are posted, but I am currently not taking any more holiday orders. Just keep me in mind for the new year.

I am building my inventory, so if you don't see something you need, I am custom creating every card until I get a good base.

Hope yall have a Merry Christmas!

The "Supers"