Monday : (

Well, it's definitely been a Monday! Except I was SO excited when I got home to see a box filled with new scrapbook goodies for the fall. I received my Jillibean and My Mind's Eye papers : )

We already have our fall trip to the mountains planned. We probably won't see much color change this year but hope to be able to pick apples from the trees. In years past, the apples have been gone off the trees before we arrive : ( I can taste those yummy apple cider donuts now!! I marked the day on the calendar so Brooke started the countdown!!

I had a great weekend with my family and finished everything I needed for applying as a design team member for Bella Blvd. Wish me luck! I applied for layouts and altered albums. I will find out later this month.

Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful, restful week! Sure do miss all my family up north.

Here is a picture of Brooke and daddy from her first day! ENJOY!

Hurricane Irene

So I got an unexpected day off today : ) We've had a tropical storm warning all day with some rain and wind. I was somewhat disappointed we missed school, since we have to make it up, but have truly enjoyed spending the day with my little ones. I even got an hour nap in!!

We were able to get up to CVS to get some photos developed so Brooke and I can scrapbook tonight. It is SO fun watching my little girl create. I will be working on some layouts for Bella Blvd. I am trying out for their design team. Not sure I will make it but it's worth a try since they are one of my favorite scrapbook manufacturers!

Here are some previous layouts I made with some/all/most of their products:

Man of the House:

A little mini for daddy!
One Fall Day:
Sweet Celebration cupcakes:
Tail Waggers and Cat Naps
Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe weekend!

Hello Again

So my "before" New Year's resolution is to keep up with my blog more. Life can get a bit overwhelming at times...like these past 7 days...but no more excuses. Brooke starts kindergarten tomorrow. UGH! Where does the time go? I am so sad to see her grow up so fast but so excited about her new adventure. Luckily, she will be at school with me and my break will be during her lunch time.

I always get a bit nervous about starting another year but I'm often reminded from family and friends that it will all be ok! I don't know what I would do without them.

I have been scrapping ALOT this summer. I am NO procrastinator so I have finished scrapping all my Michigan pics from our vacation in June/July. Brooke has also started scrapping with me. It makes me smile watching her create her own pages.

Well, back to school work tonight. Here are a few pages to share!

Enjoying time with the Roses in Oak Island, NC!


My cool dude : )

Enjoying the Flowertown Festival!

BAD

I am so bad at updating my blog. If only I had more time. LOL! Well, since the last time I posted we have celebrated many birthdays, holidays, and family fun events. Ty is now almost a year-and-a-half and in a couple short weeks my baby girl will be 5. I can't believe how time flies. I so wish I could freeze time and keep them at the age they are at now. We went on many trips last fall including a week in Colorado for Kevin and Whitney's wedding, a weekend in Kentucky with mom, a weekend with friends in Greenville, and a week in Disney with just Brooke and I and my sister's family. Here are some pics:

First Day/Week of School:
Pumpkin Patch:

Colorado Wedding:
Official Christmas Card Pic:

Michigan

Well, we made it home from Michigan. We had SO much fun I can't wait to go back next year. The kids were FABULOUS!! We spent a week in Pentwater and a week in Kalamazoo visiting friends and family. Then, we saw Aunt Whitney at her wedding shower, spent time with Grandma and Grandpa Moore, and stayed with Aunt Jenn in Ohio. The best part, I got to see the birth of my niece Carleigh!! Yet, after three weeks, we are SO glad to be home. Here are some pics from our trip!

Golfing with Grammy Marsha and Papa Don!
Baby Carleigh
Three on the pony! Fun times with Izzy and Marshall!
Doing Grammy's hair!
The sand castle destroyer!
Beautiful 4th of July Brookie!

June

June has proved to be a VERY busy month. I just finished a week of Camp Invention and start summer enrichment next week. Then, it is finally time to head home to Michigan. I can't wait to enjoy reasonable summer temps!!

Here are a couple layouts I created with the TTT June Kit #2.

Ty loves cherrios. In fact, he would rather feed himself than have mommy give it to him on a spoon. My least favorite time of the day is trying to feed him. Actually, if I feed him outside in his stroller it isn't so bad!

This is a classic! I know Brooke will dislike me VERY much some day for taking this picture and actually creating a scrapbook page about it. Sorry sweetie but this is too darn funny : )
Adam told me Ty will dislike me as much for this layout as Brooke will dislike me for the last one. Ty can actually blame it on Papa since he's the one who put the girl hat on him : )
And here is the cover of the mini album I made for Adam for Father's Day. We thought of all of daddy's favorites: food=salad, color=blue, sport=football, team=Michigan, girl=Brooke, boy=Ty!!

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. See you all soon in Michigan!

Digital

So, I ventured into the world of digital scrapbooking. I found some great, free digital kits and created a couple layouts. I must thank my wonderful husband for helping me through this ordeal. I am NOT patient when it comes to learning new technology. It always seems more complicated than it should be. Well, here are the three layouts I created.

Lydia, Brooke, and Ty at the Turtle Trot:


Ty enjoying the pool in Hilton Head:

And my little girl after an exhausting day in Hilton Head.

So, I think I rather enjoy digital scrapping. It definitely has its benefits. The only down fall is I need a new, better quality printer. Oh, and an external hard drive to hold my large layouts : )