70?!?!

Weekend before last we celebrated my Uncle Jesse's 70Th birthday! If you met him or just saw him passing on the street you would probably never guess he is 70. He is an awesome Uncle and we were so happy to be able to celebrate such a wonderful guy! Saturday night all the family (some from Germany, some from Colorado, some from cities across Texas) came to surprise my Uncle at my parents house. He had no idea we were all there much less the ones who came in from out of town or country! He walked out on the back porch and we were all there to surprise him! I think he was very touched. Sunday we all went over to my Aunt and Uncle's house for a party with all of his friends and some more family! It was so great to see everyone and to hang out and visit. We really enjoyed it! Happy birthday Uncle Jesse... this post is for you!

Surprise

70 Candles!!!!

Way to go! Look at all the smoke!

Opening his gift!

Brayden giving Channing the doll!

Nap time with Pop

Uncle Don Carlos Cousin Judah and Channing Layne!

Loves her some noses right now!!

The WHOLE Family

Greg Amy and Scott

Me and My Baby Girl!

Brothers

Silly Girl

Angel Face

Jacob and Jennifer

Sweet Face!

Heather Don Carlos Cole Chandler Kelsey Channing

Mike Dea and Kathy

Brother's don't shake hands... Brother's kiss??

Buster Me and Channing wondering what is going on

Uncle Jesse and Lynda ( my MIL) My mother in law and father in law have become friends with my aunt and uncle and even live in the same neighborhood.

Papa Scott Channing Chandler and Don Carlos

Papa Scott and Channing

My mom (Breen) and Cole

Mom and some party guests

Heather Brayden Kathy and Jesse


Linda and Allen and Aunt Terri

Whew..... For those of you who made it to the end of this post... Thanks! I hope you enjoyed all the pictures!!!

Brazilian Blowout & A Shout Out!

Oh yes even Nicole Richie is a fan!!

So I need to give a HUGE shout out to my hair stylist and one of my best friends Valerie! She did the Brazilian Blowout on my hair yesterday and let me just say the results are amazing. It really is everything everyone says it is! Just check out some of the before and afters! The only thing I did to my hair this morning was style my bangs and fluff up the top a bit. My hair feels smoother and shinier. If you want to save time styling your hair in the mornings or before going out; this is the treatment for you!!!!



The BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT is the most innovative and effective professional smoothing treatment in the WORLD! Through the use of a Brazilian Super Nutrient Complex and a proprietary polymer system, the Brazilian Blowout actually improves the condition of the hair by creating a protective protein layer around the hair shaft to eliminate frizz and smooth the cuticle.The end result is smooth, healthy, frizz-free hair with radiant shine!What makes us different?The ONLY Professional Smoothing Treatment that improves the health of the hair. No Damage! and No harsh chemicals!CONTAINS NO FORMALDEHYDE!!Entire treatment completed in just 90 minutes!No down time! The minute you leave the salon, you can wash and air dry your hair, and it will be smooth, frizz-free and radiant!Results last up to 12 weeks.Leaves hair smooth, shiny and frizz-free! (from the Brazilian Blowout Web Site)


SO if anyone is interested in getting this done please give my friend Valerie a shout! She did a wonderful job and I promise you won't regret getting it done. I mean... she was even featured in D Magazine!! If the links do not work for some reason here is her salon number! 469-865-6097

Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate!!

Bananas!


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Sweet Little Blog

I came across a blog today about the journey of a family who's little one was born 12 weeks early. He seems to be doing better but the story is heart wrenching for any momma out there. I can't imagine Channing having to go through anything like that or as parents having to watch your new addition from the hospital every day hoping they make improvements. I have added their button to our blog so you guys could go check it out and maybe give them some words of encouragement. I got the quote below from their blog and I just really love it.



“A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for” - Anonymous

Wobble Over Wednesday!

Start off by adding your link to the bottom, so you can start getting followers right away! And then you can help promote Wobble Over Wednesday by doing some of the following: The more exposure, the more followers you will get :)

-Make a Blog post about Wobble Over Wednesday. It would be great to include the Wobble Over Wednesday Button so other people can join in too!

-Follow the host, in the #1 spot. She will follow you back! Just make sure to tell her you're following :) (You are guaranteed at least 1 follower if you are new :)

-Try to follow 2-3 people above you. It's understandable that you won't be able to follow everyone. But if you follow a few people in front of you it will ensure at least a few new followers. You can feel free to follow as many people as you'd like. Just be sure to leave a comment letting them you're following from Wobble Over Wednesday (WOW).

-If someone says they're following you, be sure to follow them back! And if you leave a comment letting someone know you're following, then be sure to add your blog link for easier access.

-Every week, a new Wobble Over Wednesday will be posted. And hopefully every week you will join in :)! The more the better. To get reminders, you can sign up for My Life with Rats and More email subscriptions.

Giveaway WINNERS!

I have two winners to announce for the MVB giveaway! If you are Jessica from The Howard Family Blog ... You have won the girls dress! CONGRATS and thank you for entering our giveaway!

If you are Shelby you have won the boys shirt from MVB!!! Thank you too for entering the giveaway!!

Please send me your contact information @ kelseybalch@gmail.com and I will be getting the goods in the mail this next week! YAY!

*Note* ALL winners were chosen by using www.random.org to be fair!

GAP CASTING CALL!!!

Please go vote for Channing in the 'Gap Casting Call 2010' ! Her information is below!!! We would be so EXCITED if she won. It seems like the site is way overloaded so please try and try again!

http://www.gap.com/

Go to the Gap Kids site and go from there! You can vote every day!

Channing

Contestant ID: 450350

LAST CHANCE

Today is the absolute LAST chance to enter the MVB giveaway! I hope you guys will enter to win! For some reason it seems my blog is not updating on every one's blog roll's. I don't know why this is happening but hopefully you all get a chance to enter this awesome giveaway!!

See a few blog posts below to enter! Good luck! I will close the contest at 11:59pm tonight!

Channing

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My Vintage Baby GIVEAWAY!!

ATTENTION. ATTENTION. ATTENTION.ATTENTION.ATTENTION.ATTENTION

Welcome to The Balch Bunch's FIRST EVER giveaway!

Cindy Boyd who is a direct sales representative for My Vintage Baby has decided to be a part of my first giveaway! Check out Cindy's My Vintage Baby Web Site to read all about this AWESOME company and to check out all of the AMAZING clothes for the little ones in your life. They even have a great line for the little guys as many lines out there do not. The Balch household is a big fan of MVB clothes and Channing wears them and loves them! The quality is so great and like nothing else out there! See below for the two pieces she will be giving away!!!!

Vintage Couture Dress (size 6)

'Rock King' Shirt (size 18mo)




To Enter:

Mandatory: Visit Cindy's My Vintage Baby Site and leave a comment here with your favorite item in the shop

+1 Become a follower of The Balch Bunch

+1 LIKE My Vintage Baby on Facebook

+3 blog about this giveaway and link back to this post

Leave a separate comment for each one on this post! Also, be sure to leave contact information if you do not have a blog!

Good Luck and thank you for being a part of The Balch Bunch's first giveaway!

Winner will be announced Tuesday October 12th!

Fall Is Here!

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A Giveaway!

Go and check out Lee La La's blog for the giveaway from Silver Wren! She has some awesome jewelery.

A little bit about Michelle in her own words:
"About 4 years ago I bought my first metal stamp set and fell in love! The Silver Wren is my creative outlet to a hectic life and my inspired endeavors. I am a 1st grade teacher during the day and create jewelry at night {once my family is asleep :o). All pieces are hand stamped, oxidized and polished to a finish. I love the look of rustic and refined all at the same time! Each design is gift packaged and I use only the best ". (Taken from Lee La La's Blog)

Good Luck!

Saturday Night

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Happy October!

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