Well my Girls Paperie paper finally came in from an online store, it only took 20 days (sense the sarcasm), and I finally got to play with it. This line has got to be one of my favorites! I love how feminine and shabby it is! So of course I scrapped some VERY GIRLY pictures with it! ;)



The journaling on this one reads, "You took to ballet like a fish takes to water! There wasn't one thing you didn't like about it. You LOVED the tutus, the shoes, Mrs. Bridget, and especially the dancing! And your love for ballet definitely showed at your recital. You danced with all your heart, worshipped God with your movements, and glowed with joy!"

A sweet spotlight, and Sun-kissed

Noel, from NoelMignon.com, was sweet enough to spotlight some of her favorite LOs done with her kits, and I was chosen as on of them! Thank you so much Noel!! I really love her kits! You can see the blog post here.

And speaking of kits...Noel's next kit, "Sun-kissed", is going on sale June 5th. This one's going to be HOT HOT HOT! Check out these sneak peeks:


Get there early if you want to grab one! They usually go on sale around 10am EST.

Thank you

I just want to say thank you to ALL our service men and women who've chosen to sacrifice their lives for the sake of our freedom. I know that I take it for granted much of the time, but knowing that our younger generations can live safely in a land of freedom because of their sacrifice means a great deal to me. I'm/We're especially thankful for those in our family who've fought for our sake: cousin Bobby, Pop, Daddy Bill, and Granddaddy. Thank you for your love and devotion to our country!

Home.

As much as I love taking trips, it's nice to come home. And this time it's after 7 sun-filled days at the lake. I love love love the lake, it's one of my favorite places on Earth--seriously. But let me tell ya, doing it at 30 wks. pregnant is exhausting! Part of me kept forgetting I was pregnant, like hopping on the SeaDoo to take a ride on the rough waters, or playing with the girls in the water only to have someone try to use my belly as a jumping off point. But then I was constantly reminded of HOW pregnant I am thanks to all the steps it takes to walk back up to the house! Anyway...here are some of the highlights.

Squinchy faces :)

LOTS of cousin time!

ladies with the babies
It's fun to watch our "little" family grow.
Two of us are expecting this summer and fall.

I'll say it again, THIS ONE has no fear!

And how many great-granddaughters
can say they've ridden a Sea Doo with their
Great Grandfather? Especially one that wears
a "do rag"? Not many.
It's something I treasure.

And I did a photo shoot for these little guys.
They'll be ONE next month!

Well that's about it. I have LOTS more pictures, but I don't want to bore you with them all. We had a really good time. It was so good to catch up with family, relax, swim, and get some sun. But it's nice to be home too. Laundry and another nap are calling my name!

Evening at the park plus some

The last 2 nights we've spent about an hour at the park/playground. Last night we took C's bike and SK's scooter, and tried to walk around the track. We MAYBE made one lap around it thanks to the creek being a huge diversion. But the lighting was good, so I decided to try to snap some pics of the girls. They weren't for it as much as I was. (PS--these are straight-out-of-the-camera. I plan on cropping and editing when I get a chance.)




Tonight we went again, and lucky us, there was a bluegrass band playing out on the wrap-around porch of the antebellum house that sits in the middle of the property. It was so nice to sit on a park bench, tap my feet to the music, and watch the girls play on the playground. Doesn't get much better than that! :D

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In other fun stuff, I've been playing with some Girls Paperie papers and this is one of my favorites so far. I used a sketch from Studio Calico by Maggie Holmes (another one of my scrap crushes) and I'm really happy with the way it turned out!




I love that these papers are vintage-y, and can be used for boys OR girls. Of course I had to order more so that I could make a banner to go over Mac's crib. Which, by the way, I'm officially 30 wks. today! Yay! So just 8-9 wks. left. I'm totally not ready yet! eeek!

Okay, well enjoy what's left of your weekend!

Some My Little Shoebox for ya!

I've been playing with some My Little Shoebox papers lately, and they're so fun to create with! I had the perfect pictures for some of their lines, one of which was this page, "Bakerella".

Caroline insisted on making cupcakes for Easter. Sooo that's exactly what we did. It was her first time using the mixer by herself, isn't she a hoot?! I totally didn't ask her or prompt her to pose like that. She's al naturale!

Then I made this little card. I hand-cut a LOT of little pieces to make, and then popped them up for some dimension.



And last is this door hanger I made for Mac's room. I doubt it'll actually "work" since his sisters seem to be rather loud lately, but at least it's cute! hee!



Well, that's about it. Thanks for popping in!
Hope your week is going well!

Training wheels

Josh came home with a new bicycle last night. Apparently one of the guys at work was cleaning out his garage. Josh put training wheels on it this morning, and off she went, sort of...



Concentrating on pedaling. It's hard work you know.


Smile for Mommy! (Because I've trained her well! hee!)


She was so happy with herself! "I did it! I did it!"


Off she goes! I think she took a tiny bit of my heart with her. I don't like this whole growing up thing.

And not to be outdone by her big sister...

Same dress as the other day? Why yes it is. It's one of two that she insists on wearing everyday (because "it matches my bed"! Of all things!)