Armed with cans of frosting and happy, smiling faces…
We arrived at Church for our very first Gingerbread House Party.
The kids had a blast and really got into working on their houses.
Everyone had a good time.
What a great way to spend a Saturday morning.
As you can probably tell Warren really got into his house. ⇑ (Yum)
I have two adorable grandsons who are just the sweetest little guys.
I just love being around these two. So many smiles, hugs and lots and lots of love.
Being a grandma is Wonderful. (Although I’m sure I don’t look old enough to be a grandma)
My Grandkids are definitely a Blessing.
The “Grandkids are Blessings” Layout was made with: (*affiliate link)
Tip: I sprayed the Irresistible Texture sprays fairly thick on the front of the word “blessings” and allowed a couple of hours to dry before adhering to my page with Glaz On.
This project was created for and sponsored by Clear Scraps.
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One of the Big surprises of the summer was the wedding of my sweet niece and her new husband.
I am so happy for them. They make a great couple and they look so cute together.
My last design team assignment for The Paper Forest was Simple Stories: The Story of Us.
Once I saw the collection I knew exactly what pictures I wanted to use.
I appreciate my niece sharing her photo’s and allowing me to scrapbook her special day.
With not much summer left before school starts next week, we planned a mini vacation to the beautiful town of St. Joseph, Michigan. With life happening yet again, we were only able to get two days.
So….we packed as much fun as possible in the little time we had. We sat on the beach and laid in the sun, walked down the beach to check out the lighthouse and pier, ate a wonderful Italian dinner, visited fun shops, bought ice cream and desert, then watched the sun go down. (and that was just day 1)
The next day as the guys fished off the Pier, I sat on the beach. I closed my eyes and pretended I was at the ocean. With the temperature only being 63 degrees, we didn’t stay long.
Next, we headed off for a rooftop lunch. After lunch we went to the Fun park where Justin hit balls in the batting cages, raced go carts (I won) and then a round of mini golf. We looked up a local winery, tasted a few and then off to find a new beach. Still chilly, we only stayed 45 minutes while I soaked up as much beach as I could. Then off towards Chicago and a quick dinner and then back home again.
This was my first time visiting St. Joseph, I definitely want to go again.
Summer always goes so fast for me.
It’s always around this time in the Summer that I start wondering what I’ve done.
That’s why I’m glad I take a lot of pictures, so I can look back and remember.
No, we didn’t take a big family vacation. But, we’ve been busy just the same.
33 games of baseball, picnics in the park, swimming whenever the weather
was warm enough, a couple of out of state week-ends trips, unexpected home repairs
and general laziness.
I guess that’s what summer’s really all about. Enjoying life as it happens.
I worked up a sweat just watering the flowers this morning.
It’s a good thing I take lots of pictures.
Otherwise, I may have forgotten just how rotten last winter was.
Some of you may remember my family pictures that was taken on Easter.
I love all the silly shots we got that day. I think “captured” really fits on the layout below.
The caption reads:
Somebody got a little excited as Mom ran back and forth setting the camera on the tripod.
These layouts were made with Kaisercraft’s Dream Big Collection.
My original thought when I work up this morning was to write about what a beautiful day
it is and how wonderful everything looks outside (which it does).
I was going to tell you that I’m in such a great mood because of some “Happy News”
I received last night (because I am). And then I was going to tell you that I’m also excited
because I’m getting my Summer Highlights today (which will make me feel like a new woman).
Then I thought, What’s a post without pictures? Hmmm….
Suddenly, I remembered that I hadn’t shared with you the pictures that I took a couple week-ends ago
when my little buddy came over for a sleep-over. (I know how much you like pictures of cute kids!)
One of the first things Nick wanted to do at 7:30 a.m. when he got here was to do a project.
Which usually means cutting paper with scissors. (since I wasn’t ready to go outside and play)
He worked very hard at making me a beautiful button necklace. I wore it all day, even out to dinner.
He also went to three garden shops with us. (He’s wondering why’s she taking a picture?)
Grandpa put him to work spreading mulch. (you got to pull your weight around here)
I love his ingenious use of the skateboard to haul the watering can around.
Oh, in case you’re wondering, the blue bottle on the sidewalk was Grandpa’s.
Of course after a hard days work you have to take some time to relax and play a few holes.
My Spring Garden: Everything is planted and I can’t wait to see it fill in.
Give Away Alert: Don’t forget to leave a comment on any post for a chance to win a set of stamps from Serendipity Stamps. (See yesterdays post.)
Have a Great Day! (I just got a text from Jim saying he’d just got a hole in one)
It’s going to be a good one.
I recently ran across this old Family Reunion picture from 1936.
Because there is over 100 relatives in the picture, I wanted to highlight where my Grandparents are.
I used one of the frames from the “Clear Mixers”.
After removing one side of the protective covering, I painted the edges with Antique Linen Distress
Paint. I glued a small piece of scrapbook paper under the painted side and trimmed it with an exact-o
knife. I gently sanded the edges with a sanding block and distressed it slightly with Vintage Photo
Distress Ink before removing the second protective coating.
My grandfather is the one with the x and my grandmother is sitting to his left holding my Uncle Bill.
I used the Chamberry Collection from Adorn it and a scalloped circle punch and a old border punch
from Marvy Uchida.
This project was created for and sponsored by Clear Scraps.
There’s nothing better than spending quality time with someone you love.
I knew as soon as I saw the pictures from “Nick and Grandma’s Mini Garden”, our special project, they would make wonderful scrapbook pages. (see the original post here) Lucky for me, my design team packet for The Paper Forest was the garden themed collection “Herbs & Honey” from Basic Grey.
I choose to keep the layouts simple with a focus on the story and the pictures.
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