Bella Blvd.

Well, I just found out I didn't make the Bella Blvd. design team : ( I'm a little down but still proud of myself for trying. And I got some great layouts and altered projects finished so that's a bonus as well. Anyhow, I thought I would share what I created using their products:


My Little Man:

Brooke and her cat, Winston. Along with the picture she drew of him!

Ty and his starfish:
Our crazy family : )
And for my altered projects:


An altered jumbo clothes pin:
A picture frame for Ty's 2nd birthday:
Pinwheels:
An altered can for Bailey's treats:Maybe next time : )

Wow, I'm on a roll with blogging. So proud of myself : ) Now, if I could just teach my mom how to get to my blog???

Brooke has been in school 14 days and is already writing sentences, reading several sight words, and counting by 10's. We are SO blessed that she got Mrs. Ferson as her teacher along with Mrs. Mann. WE WERE ALSO VERY BLESSED THAT HER PAPA WORKED WITH HER EVERY DAY HE WATCHED HER!! She is also getting more creative than ever which is always wonderful for a creative mommy to see. I love snatching her creations from her to use on scrapbook pages. Here are a few I've created in the past with her pictures. I can't wait to collect more to scrapbook!!

Her picture of a fairy:

Picture and journaling from her Mother's Day card to me:
Her pic of me and her!
Her princess picture:
Her family pic of me, daddy, Ty and herself:
Her first snowman pic:
One of her first kitty pics:
Her handprint from preschool:

It's so much nicer to put her pictures on scrapbook pages instead of hidden away in a dark box!

Fall and Football

Ok, so its' not officially fall yet but with football starting tomorrow I'm celebrating early : ) I got out all the fall decorations (including our huge Michigan plate) and plan on making apple crisp tomorrow. I know...I'm crazy...but fall IS my favorite season!! The kids have some GREAT Michigan apparel for this season so I can't wait to get my camera out. I may need to shop for some cute fall clothes for our traditional apple picking trip though. Wonder what Adam will think of that.

Anyhow, here are some layouts and pics to get you in the fall football mood:


This is one of my favorites pics from the apple orchard. There was a sign stating: DO NOT RIDE IN THE WAGONS but that didn't stop Papa. Brooke LOVED it : )

Here is Ty's first season as a football fan:
And the layout I made with the pic:
My little girl at 2 on our trip to the orchard. I LOVED this dress. In fact, I gave it to my mom and she has it on one of her bears in her house!
The same year, when she was 2, picking apples.
Happy fall y'all : )

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: