Swingin

I just love this picture of my dd swinging on the tire swing. She just loves that swing!! The new OA Cherry Hill, Collage Press, and Cosmo Early Bird papers worked perfectly for this!

Challenge

My friend Michelle challenged herself with a scrapbooking goal for the summer. She is going to try to finish 100 layouts b/w Memorial Day and Labor Day. That is no small feat. But, I can't be left behind so I agreed to try as well. The following is page #11 toward my goal. Not bad considering we are only a few days into the challenge (we did start counting from the Thursday before the holiday)! We also have a weekend scrap getaway planned for late July so we are bound to get like 20-25pages done then. So 100 pages, here we come!! Who knows, we may end up with a ton more!!! Let the creative juices flow....

This layout is a scraplift from a page I saw over at Back Porch Memories today.

Summer Beauty

It's all about summer now....sunglasses, bikinis, and crazy kinds of fun!

Out of Character....

This layout was a new endeavor for me....the simplicity of it, the colors, the circles. I had envisioned something entirely different when I started but I am so happy with how it turned out.

Cheerleaders

Han and some of her friends take cheerleading at school. They have an end of year show coming up but were invited to perform at the JCC Annual Meeting. It was beyond adorable!!! Look how cute she is with her friends!!

Another Layout

19 cent Entertainment

Anyone with children knows that no matter how many toys you buy, children are drawn like magnets to items such as plastic bowls, cardboard boxes, etc. I was flipping through some old photos of my son and immediately thought of those days -- today at 7yrs he is drawn to anything that remotely resembles a ball.

Did this layout using the latest Studio Calico kit.

Earth Day layouts

Helping the Earth one branch at a time ....

Chance Encounter

I did this for a Color Combo challenge.

Random Layouts

I took some time last night to finish up some layouts I had sitting on my desk. Passover -- given I don't like purple, I was very happy with how this one turned out. Noah's baseball...using up some of my paper and he just looks so cute in his ball cap and shades!! I go tthe idea for the stitching from Kristy over at Studio Calico. Those girls are so talented!! Kickin' in style -- how cute is she in her skirt playing soccer! Had been waiting for my sports mania cartridge to arrive to finish up that one.

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie.....

Last year, dd got her first bikini. I had taken her to Old Navy and she decided she wanted a bathing suit. Of course she didn't want any of the cute one pieces that I was thinking of, she wanted a bikini. Although I was against it, I relented and let her get one. She picked out the cute little green and pink number shown here. However, she was NOT allowed to wear it to camp. She could only wear to our friends' pools but nowhere public. Maybe I am crazy but in 10 years she is going to want to wear a bikini and by then the boys will be noticing. I don't want that so if I don't let her wear one now, it will be easier to continue to say "no" when it matters! Well, again this year, she wanted a bikini...so it goes....

The Perfect Flower

"Mommy, look what I drew....it's the perfect flower!"

Mother's Day Moments

With our CRAZY schedules we rarely get to spend any quality family time together. So, for Mother's Day we decided to take the kids to the zoo. We had a fabulous time. The zoo was empty, the animals were all awake, and I got to take some great pixs of the kids. I even had my dh take some pictures of me and the kids together. I am always the one behind the lense so we have very few pixs that I am in. Here are some of my favorites from Mother's Day.

School Photo

The girls had school photos last month. Unfortunately, Hannah was sick for hers so they didn't end up being taken. Sarah's turned out nicely though. Isn't she cute?

Happy Day

These are some pictures of the girls that I took at our friend's Easter egg hunt last month.

Goof Ball

I just love this picture of my son trying to avoid being hit by a wild pitch. The look on his face is priceless!

Best Friends

My Babies Forever