Just a couple layouts to post today...

The sketch for this is up at Nuts About Sketches :)

The exclusive sketch for this is up at The Scrapping Spot.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn

EXTREMELY picture heavy....

I apologize for my long absence. It's been crazier than ever this year. I honestly can't wait to begin 2012!

I'm going to start out with a some layouts I've done recently. If you'd like to see a larger view, just click on the image.

I used a sketch from Skissadila for this one. This is Kaila and me at her 2nd birthday party which was held three months before her actual birthday.

I used a sketch from Sketch Support for this one. This is Nick on the last day of 3rd Grade :)

I used a sketch from Sketch Support for this one. This is Nick and Nathan working hard.



I used a sketch from Creative Scrappers for this one. This is Blake on his first day of Kindergarten.

I used a sketch from Skissadila for this one. This is Blake pulling a snowboard in June.

I did this layout for layout tag at The Scrapping Spot. This is Charlie last year on his trip to Colorado to elk hunt.

Speaking of hunting, this is what my son, Nick (13 years old) shot on the first day of buck season. He shot this 10 point at about 60 yards with open sights. This photo was taken with a cell phone.

While Nick was playing around in the woods, Blake, Matthew, Kaila and I went to checkout Kraynak's. We met other friends and family there. The kids played with the trains, but became bored quickly with them and wanted to move onto browsing/playing with the toys. After that, we went to Arby's to fill our bellies. We are always starving by 10:00 - LOL! 

My parents came the Friday after Thanksgiving to spend five days with us. The kids were so happy to have them here. I did get some photos of my dad teaching Nick how to wrestle. Wow...was that ever funny. Nick's not as strong as he thinks he is. He was begging for mercy. The kid is 13, about 5' 6" and weighs 158 pounds. He's a beast. I can't wrestle him anymore, because he just about broke my ribs last time. It was a workout let me tell you.

We had our Lahr Family Christmas party on Sunday the 11th. These kids are getting entirely too big.  There's always delicious food, which is hard to resist. We had marinated/smoked chicken, ribs with homemade BBQ sauce, potatoes, rolls, pie, cookies, oreo balls...just to name a few things. YUM!

After we ate it was time for PICTURES!!! I took several and when I say SEVERAL...I mean hundreds :)  You never know when you're going to get a good one. Here are a some of my faves.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn

The older I get...the faster time goes. I can't get over how times flies.

We start this post out with this lovely vision of  "Hobo Hut" awesomeness. My darling 13 year old son, Nick built this. Grandpa Lahr made a make-shift wood stove, which they use to cook food on. Corey, Matthew and Brianna came to spend the day with us. The boys kept very busy cooking and eating in the hobo hut, as well as having a water fight.

What's not to love about Halloween?  It is my favorite holiday to scrap. Kaila went as a Pirate and Blake went as the Grim Reeper. They had the exact same costumes two years ago. It was pretty rainy and chilly when we went trick or treating, but we had fun.

I did these next two layouts for my other website - Nuts About Sketches. Click on the link to see my newest sketch and what the awesome design team did with it.

On a slightly sour note, The Scrapping Spot is closing their kit club effective December 15, 2011. If you wish to get some fantastic deals on scrapping items - zip over there now. However, they will be opening a new messageboard shortly to keep our little community together. It has been an absolute delight receiving their kits each month.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn

Look at my darling baby boy when he was younger. So sweet are those little cheeks. He's still my lovey, but has a mean streak when it comes to pumpkin carvin'! This is the latest sketch at Nuts About Sketches.

 

Here's something else you must see. This is the October 2011 kit at The Scrapping Spot. It is great! I have so few Fall kits that I just had to get this PLUS extra papers and cardstock. There are a few Halloween items in this kit. The leaves that come with this kit are so beautiful!  Be sure and zip over to The Scrapping Spot to see what the design team did with this.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn