Its a Boy Thing

This morning I had some scraps and put some cards togethers.  I also pulled out some older pictures of Noah from when he was a baby.  I had these papers and had to do something with them, so today's LO is about being a boy!

Forty

Well, Curt turned 40 this last year!  We travaled ou tto California so spend it with his family and some friends from high school.  We had a great time getting together and telling old stories.  Today's LO shows the photos from the party-

Swim

This LO is of Abra and Noah with their cousins Gracie and Ellie.  I was amazed when teh water turned out soooo blue!  What a great set of pictures!

Horsing Around

This is a continuation of yesterday's LO-I had a few more pictures to use!

Riding High

Today's LO is from our trip to the Wisconsin Dells in 2005.  WE found this great little pplace to take the kids horseback riding-only $15 per person!  We stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge and had a fantastic time on this trip!

Popcorn Balls

Remember when kids smiled at the simplest things.  When the kids and I wook our trip to Seattle in 2005, we went through Mitchell, SD.  The Corn Palace was just one of our many scenic stops.  While there, I snapped this picture of them chowwing down on the biggest popcorn balls I have ever seen!  Here they are:

Come Together

This LO is a cutie-I love these pictures of Abra and Noah.  The fence in the background really ties them together in the separate pictures.  I think it really speaks to how they have their differences, but so often "come together" to enjoy each other.

Out on a Limb

Today's LO is one of Abra and Noah hanging out in a tree with some of their cousins...having a great time!  These photos are from October 2008.

Halloween '09

Today's LO is from this past Halloween-not so long ago.  This was just a matter of getting my photos on a page.  I didn't feel to great earlier, and didn't have much energy or mojo.

We are Family

Here's a LO showing my kids and their favorite cousins-Amy and Jacob.  This photo is from our 2009 trip back to CA.  Also shown is a picture of one of four cards I made with some scraps.

Take 2

Here is the other half of yesterday's LO.  This one shows little Noah with his usual dirt and grime-the other photo is all 3 kids at the Superman statue in Metropolis, IL.

When the girls were small...

My LO today shows Jacie and Abra, when they were each aboout 3 years old, showing off themselves!

I love Jacie's curls!

Yellowstone

Thsi one has been a long time in coming-almost 6 years!  It just goes to show that I have a lot of catching up to do!  This was such a fun trip-just the kids and I for 2 weeks.

A busy day off...

Well, today was a day off and I sure was busy.  Here are some pictures of cards and a LO of the kids.  The picture shows them in the backyard after the ice storm of 2006.

Poochie Pie

Here's on of our favorite little dos-Gizmo!  She is such a happy, playful little thing.  She just loves, loves, loves everyone!

6 Birds-Eagles to be exact!

Today we took a family field trip to the Alton Area to see the eagles who migrate to the area each winter.  We were lucky this year and saw 6!

Joy with Dad

Here's one of Jacie and Curt at the End of the School Year party at my school.  I so love the little bird on this page!

Noah's Pu-Pu Face

Here's a LO with some cute pu-pu faces of Noah.  He was 3 in these pictures and looks soooo cute!

Sun & Fun

This LO is from our trip to Mexico in 2006.  This is one of my favorite pictures of myself-I remember feeling great!  Anyway, we went sailing and snorkeling on this day and had a fun time with our family!

Club Med

Here's a LO of my kiddos from our 2006 trip to Club Med, Ixtapa, Mexico.  We had a great time and hope we can make it back one day soon!

Bath Fun!

Here are my girls from several years ago-finally scrapped! 

Beer is Cool!

Here's a layout of Curt bottling his brew!  I had him do the journaling-I like the mug of beer he drew!

All Girl

Here's a cute layout of my niece, Grace.  She is such a sweet heart and loves to hang out when we get the chance.  I just wish we lived closer!

Another Snow Day

Well, today is another snow day...I got the opportunity to create another layout with pictures of Noah being ALL BOY! 

In addition, I made a couple of small valentine cards...a KWerner Finally Friday Challenge at 2Peas and then a couple of simple generic cards with some scraps.

Fishing on a Snow Day

Well, today is a snow day and I am at home with the kids.  Looking through my pictures, I found these pictures of Noah at the Mother Son Fishing Derby, and knew just what to do.  I love the little fish stamps, too!

Working on Wednesday

Here's another layout-Jacie graduated in May but I just now got around to putting the things down on paper!

Two on Tuesday

Here are two pictures I scrapped-Jacie and Abra at the beach in California.  Another quick and easy one!

Made one on Monday

Busy, busy, busy!  Today I was back to work after nearly two weeks off.  After school, there was still more to do at home, but I did sneak upstairs and 15 minutes later, here's my layout for the day.  It shows Noah about 5 years ago at the San Pedro Tide Pools.  We love to visit there when we visit family in California.  I came across this picture and knew just what to do with it!

Scrappin' on Sunday

Yet another layout complete! I'm 3 for 3 so far this year...getting into a routine, finally!  This l;ayout is of Curt and I during our trip to Kauai in 2008.  It was a really great trip and I love these pictures.

So Far So Good

Well, it is Jan. 2nd and I am doing well in keeping my resolutions-hee hee!  Here is another layout I completed and put in the scrapbook this morning. Jacie turned 14 and graduated from 8th grade this last year, but I have just now gotten around to printing off the picture and completing this page. I have got to keep up better with getting pictures done and scrapped!

New Year's Resolutions

Happy New Year!  It was a late night at the bowing alley with the kids and hubby.  So, given the New Year, there promises to be resolution too!  Mine are to keep better track of what I scrap and get more fit.  Both of these will be helpful to me for our trip to Paris in 12 weeks!

Anyway-Here are a couple pages I threw together this afternoon.  The day sure does get away from you when you don't roll out of bed until 9 AM.  It shows some of our fun at Bel-Air!

In addition, here are some invitations I made for my daughter, Abra's upcoming birthday.  I love the paper!