First I'd like to invite you to join us at My Scraps and More for a Sketch-A-Thon beginning on Friday the 1st of March. They have a friendly atmosphere and fantastic team.

And the crazy-busy-ness continues! Last night we were lucky enough to attend our school's Donkey Basketball game. It was fantastic!!! We laughed so hard that my ribs hurt today. Here are just a couple photos of the festivities. We can't wait until next year!

Here are a few more layouts that I created this year.

 

I used a ScrapOrchard's sketch for this one. 

 

I used a Nuts About Sketches sketch for this one.

 

Exclusive Nuts About Sketches sketch ;)

 

Poor Kaila didn't get to go to her Valentine's Day party this particular year.

 

 

Another exclusive Nuts About Sketches sketch.

My feet...on the beach in Hilton Head..first time at the ocean.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn

Still playing catch-up with the blog...moving on to week 3 of February and a touch from the 2nd full week that didn't get posted yesterday.

Blake and Nick both had band concerts this week, but I only took pictures of Blake's, because he told me they were going to be right out front.

 

Blake's ensemble played "El Camino".

 

 

 

It was a fantastic concert and I love to see how the children progress.

 

The following pictures were actually taken on the 8th, but I neglected to post them. This is Carlee...one of Kaila's best friends. She graced us with her presence and her ability to cut up meat the following day. She's a good worker!

 

 

Kaila hadn't had her hair trimmed for several months and it realllllly needed done. So, I started on Friday morning taking about 2 inches off, but promised I'd do more when she got home. Well...I did. I took another 6 or so inches off. It is so much healthier now and she loves it.

 

 

On the 22nd I found out at about 7:00 p.m. that there was going to be a softball clinic at West Minster College from 9-12 on the following day. Well, I feel our girls need all the help they can get, so I rounded up Kaila and two of her friends and zipped over there early on Saturday morning for sign-ups. After the clinic, I took the girls and Blake to Subway. They were all exhausted and starving!

 

 

 

Last night we finally celebrated Charlie's 40th birthday with dinner at Red Lobster. We had a wonderful waitress who insisted on singing to him. It was a tad embarassing for him, but enjoyable for the rest of us. Plus, dinner was delicious! Michelle, our waitress was nice enough to take this family photo with my iphone, but obviously couldn't focus that great on all of us.

 

 

Lastly, here are a few more layouts that have been created recently.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Shawn

 

We'll start this post off with the wonderful Japanese Day that my darling daughter had at school. So cute that they get to learn and experience some of the Japanese culture.

 

Let's move on to my parents' visit the first week in February. I didn't get many pictures of them...just Buddy playing.

 

 

Next up, Valentine's Day...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playing Cupid's Arrow with straws and q-tips...

 

 

 

That will have to be it for this post. I really have to try and keep up with this. Too much goes on to try and squeeze it into one post.

Thanks for stopping!

Shawn

One of my 2013 resolutions is to blog more...see how well that is going? It seems like my days just fly by! I'll see if I can work on this more...

January 3 - Girl Scout Cookie Rally - mmmm! Cookies!

January 5 - Scrapday at WE church. I was able to complete three layouts, because....I'm a slow scrapper.

 

Kaila - using a Scrap Orchard sketch

 

Nick - using a Pagemaps sketch

 

Nick - using a Pagedrafts sketch

 

Blake - using a Nuts About Sketches sketch, layout done in 2012.

 

 

 

January 18 - My 39th birthday. Do I feel 39??? Me, no...my joints...ummm...YES! I was pleasantly surprised to receive an invitation for breakfast from my dear friend, Julie Librizzi. I'm always up to go OUT for breakfast :)  We ended up chatting for 4 hours...4!!! That's my kind of start to the day. Let's be honest...no one wants to have to cook or do work on their birthday. I was able to go out to breakfast, not do any work at all and two of my children spent the night at friends' houses. Nick was doing his pep band thing at a basketball game. Charlie didn't get home until around 8:00, but brought me some Coney Island food. We had opted out of the 1 1/2 hour wait at Red Lobster and saved that excersion for another day. I was happily in bed by 9:30 (I get up for the day by 4:00 a.m.). It was a delightful day.

 

January 20 - Charlie, Blake, Kaila and I took time out of our busy schedules to go bowling. We had a good time. To top is off, we had a coupon! Boo-yah!

I have to show you the video of Blake "sneaking" up on the pins. He cracks me up!

January 22 - softball sign-ups!!! Yeah! Kaila is probably a little more excited than me, but I'm happy she actually wants to play. I signed up to be an assistant coach, because as well all know...I have control issues and I want to make sure that the girls are treated correctly and fairly.

January 22 - Kaila's first time at gymnastics with Gracie and Carlee. She's been wanting to go forever. She had a blast!

January 24 - I've been threatening for ages to dump ice water on Nick as he spends 25-30 minutes SLEEPING in the tub each morning. Well, it just so happens that I had ice water that I had used to cool down Charlie's boiled eggs for egg salad at 5:00 a.m. It was getting late and since I already had the ice water ready....  Insert screaming here! This is what happens when child is sleeping and suddenly gets awakened/startled/shocked by ice water...he kicks the faucet with his foot.

He may still sleep in the shower...but not quite as soundly.


That catches you all up on what's been going on here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn