Ellie turned 4!

Oops - I guess since I didn't blog last month I forgot to mention that Ellie has turned 4!! She had a fantastic birthday with her cousin Lillian and a few friends. Since Ellie and Lillian are only 6 weeks apart we chose a date in between both birthdays to have a party at Grandma's house. The girls wanted it to be a Princess Party. So Grandma decorated the dining room and turned it into a Princess dressing room, with a rack of play clothes, a table full of jewelry and tiara and of course a great big mirror to admire their new attire.

Princess Justine arrived to help the girls get dressed and they each took a photo with her to go into their craft project (a foam Princess Carriage frame). Then she read them the Princess and the Pea while Sara and I served the girls snacks on Grandma's china and punch in champagne glasses. When the girls finished eating their fruit tarts and heart shaped sandwiches we opened gifts. Ellie and Lillian sat on their thrones and everyone was able to watch them open the gifts.

The crowing moments was when each girl was presented with their very own cake. I had made 2 pillow shaped cakes, complete with tassels and then placed a real tiara on top. Instead of cutting into the beautiful cakes we gave each of the guests a cupcake, which was SO much easier.

Each little princess left with their craft and a goody bag filled with princess jewelry & makeup. It was a wonderful party and everyone had SO much fun!!

My fellow CT members on Dani Mogstad's team have made some adorable pages from the party:

Anthony started Tee-Ball

So the biggest highlight this month has been Anthony starting to play Tee Ball .... followed by our trip to Nascar. Here are some layouts of Anthony playing:

1st Game:


Batter Up:


I am sure there will be more to come. We still have another month of games!

All Time Favorite!

Every week I have a new "Favorite" kit from one of the amazing SSD designers. To pick my all time favorite is VERY hard. I am choosing:

Vintage Garden Fairies by Dani Mogstad & Shabby Miss Jenn

I love the colors and the whimsical feeling of the fairy wings and flowers. Plus it is from 2 amazing designers.

Knock on Wood

ok, the SSD Blog challenge is about being sick .... but I am knocking on wood because we have managed to avoid most bugs this year:

1. How often do you get sick with a cold? The flu? Something else? I rarely get sick. After working in child care so long my immunities all buffed up.

2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? For the most part, yes. Unless it is something that is going to get others sick

3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? Do you go to the doctor willingly? I hate having a runny/stuff nose and I have found that Claritin D eliminates that symptom pretty well. I don't go to the doctor unless I have a high temp and not getting better.

4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? Honestly ... nothing. No flu shots, no bottle of hand sanitizer. Nothing.

5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? Scrap!! Of Course!!

V-Day Wrap Up

Well I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day. I took a quiz from the SSD Blog and only got 2 out of 10 so I must not know a lot about Valetine's Day LOL! This year was my first with Bill though, so that made it special. It wasn't a perfect day - but in the end I have some very sweet memories. Here is my layout with the roses I got from him:

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Movies! Movies! Movies!

I love movies, I must have over a hundred DVD's and that is NOT counting the kids movies (which is probably another 50 at least) PLUS I have a Blockbuster account so I get movies from them in the mail AND I return them to my local Blockbuster to get another free rental. Right now I have been catching up on my favorite TV shows on DVD. (You know since the writer's strike ruined this season)
Currently I have:
Friends Season 4
October Road Season 1
Desperate Housewives Season 2
The Office Season 1
The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 1

What do I do besides scrap?

Man there are some days when I feel like I do nothing but scrap (but I wouldn't say that too loud around the office) LOL.

I am luck to have taken over as the office manager for our family business when my mom retired due to health problems.

It is a wonderful job and I love my boss (he is my dad after all). I am in the office alone most days. As long as I get my daily work done I am able to play around online and post my layouts and such.

Before I took over the position full time I worked half a day and stayed at home in the mornings with my kids. Now that my oldest is in Kindergarten (full day) it was easier to make the transition to full time.

I still miss my lazy mornings with the kids crawling into my bed, but we still get that on the weeknds they are home.