the beach

this was maelee’s first trip to the beach. we had the car and we took off to see the sea. after a picnic lunch the kids ran straight for the water. which I never imagined would happen as amory is petrified of water.
it was quite a sight to see the kids heading for the water and ty heading after them in his “tight black pants”. yes “tight black pants”. i guess it’s all the rage…but at the beach?... really.


seeing them play together is a dream come true. ty is an awesome biggest brother and if you could see how the little ones look at him your heart would melt. at the end of the day we have some awesome memories and of course a lot of sand in our pants (especially ty).

just wanted to share a peek of the wonderful prize package i got in the mail from Daisy D’s. how exciting! i’d love to share with you guys so let me know when you can come and crop…. tracey, you are already booked = ).

p.s. they have a contest every month you should try it. go for it!!!

firework extravaganza

it’s not often that the English celebrate their defeat…but fireworks are so much fun that I put my pride aside and celebrated the 4th with those that I love dearly.
besides slicing my finger open with the forever sharp knife® (and let me tell you the knife lives up to its name). and getting a huge migraine at the celebrations, having to go to first aid and then throwing up my festive lunch (very colorful), the day was perfect.

the fireworks were more than amazing, but the looks on the kids faces while they were watching them were priceless! as the rest of the stadium was watching the show in the sky I turned to the children and tried to capture their awe. when I think about their expressions a week later it gives me happy chills.
so here’s to celebrations…with those you love close by. i can’t explain in words how much my family can lighten up a dark night. thank you…

p.s. thanks to sheila in first aid for taking care of me…

just socks and toothpaste

it’s late and i am missing my husband who is hard at work…still… luckily i had the car today and was able to pick up a couple of simple and necessary items. not much really, but i’m hoping that it will put a smile on his face when he comes home…even later than now.
so to my dear husband, who i madly love…goodnight and i hope you fall asleep with a smile in your heart. i love you!

my greatest gift is you…a new class.

this is a first year album. we will go all the way from month 1 to month 12. The album opens up from the middle to display 4 months at a time. i have wanted to finish my little girls portrait album for two years…yeahhhh! i finally did it. so come join me and make one for a baby on the way or a baby that has now grown into a toddler or kindergartner or 1st grader…you get the picture. just come and take the class. a boy version will also be available. date and time tba.

we love you

my husband’s fathers day:
1. breakfast in bed, made by the children.
2. saw Indiana Jones at the movies (with the big kids)
3. came home to some warm pizza.
4. had a soaking wet water balloon fight.
5. played a few games with the fam.
6. ate some yummy chimichangas.
7. fell asleep on the couch.
8. felt loved by all.
i can’t thank you enough for being an awesome father and of course husband.

we love you!!!xxxooo

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i can’t believe it. i won the Daisy D’s june challenge! when i was working on the layout i just couldn’t get it right. i even cut around the photo a couple of time because i hated what i had done. the challenge was to use their rub on tapes that look like stitching. last thursday i was complaining to the class i was teaching that i had to go home and finish one of “those” layouts. you know the ones that you just can’t finish, because every time you touch it, it just gets worse and worse. when it was finally done…i took a picture of it and slid in just under the deadline…time had passed and i decided to shoot off an email to see if i could find out what the winning projects looked like. to my surprise back came an email saying i was chosen for 1st place. unbelievable!