Emma Rae's 2nd Birthday in the eyes of Alyssa Gaskill

Alyssa took pictures at Emma's birthday party back on April 10, but she's been really busy trying to sell her house.  That means I don't have the pictures yet (like I'd have had time to blog about it anyway).  So I was THRILLED to see that she blogged about Emma's party today.  You can check it out on her blog.  Enjoy!

I'm Back! (for tonight anyway)

For John's Scrapbook

For Emma's Scrapbook

Kentucky

Our

 trip

to

Kentucky

provided

plenty

of

opportunities

for

fun,

cute

photos.

I

 told

you

so.

Trying out Blending with Photoshop

I probably wouldn't even post these since I'm just playing around trying to learn how to use the blending tools on Photoshop Elements, but Alyssa told me she expected to see a blog update in the morning.  I'm posting them in the order I created them.  Enjoy.

Updated

I finished Emma's scrapbook pages from our zoo trip.  You can see them here.

Potty Dance

Here's a conversation I just had with John.

John?  Do you have to go potty?

This isn't my potty dance, Mom.

Then what kind of dance is it?

It's just my dancing dance.  Like on a show.  A dance show.

I guess I better go make sure the dancing dance hasn't turned into a potty dance while I typed this.  =)

Blank Park Zoo

Back in November, the kids and I enjoyed a morning at the zoo with my cousin Alyssa and her boy Drew.  It was great because they have a family+ pass (or something like that), so we all got in free.

John's Scrapbook

 

 

The background for John's pages came from the Boy Oh Boy kit by Summertime Designs.

Emma's Scrapbook

 

 

 The background for Emma's pages is from the Fangs for the Memories kit by Summertime Designs.

Be Positive

While watching Super Why this morning, the prince in the story kept saying, "I can't".  This has been something John's been saying lately as well.

I said to John, "Hmmm...I wonder who else has been saying that a lot."

John's response?  "Me and Daddy."

Funny how kids pick up on those things, huh?

The super story answer was BE POSITIVE, a lesson for all.

Brittany and Andy Ashcraft's wedding

My cousin Brittany got married Thanksgiving weekend.  It was a beautiful wedding with the best DJ...my wonderful husband!

John's Scrapbook

Emma's Scrapbook

John and Emma's Scrapbook

These pages were created using the Dinner Party kit by Sara Carling for Shabby Princess.

Jackie's Baby Shower...finally posted (2 months late)

Hard to believe that it's been over 2 months since my mom and I surprised Jackie with a baby shower...and that Macy has joined us outside of the womb.  =)  It was great fun actually being able to pull it all off with so many friends and family there.  Here are a few pictures from the shower:

walking in to our church - still not completely realizing what's going on since she thought we were doing Christmas baking

surprise!  (sorry - forgot to take out the red eye)

yummy cake

ready for stinky diapers

Andi Dykstra (one of Matt and Jackie's friends) and Jackie - only 2 weeks difference in their due dates.  It's so not fair that some people (ummm...Jackie!) don't even look pregnant when they're 32 weeks pregnant!!!

Need a Laugh?

Emma's wearing John's black dress shoes (on the wrong feet), no pants, a dirty shirt, and a backpack on her while pushing an empty stroller.  Gotta love my daughter's individual style.  (When she saw me get the camera, she slammed the door in my face.  This was the smirk I caught as I opened the door back up.  Do you think she's sick of me taking pictures yet?  LOL)

Not Me Monday

Not Me Mondays were started by MckMama, and she has a great one today.  Well, actually today her post is a Not Me My Husband Monday...and it's hilarious!

Here's mine...When I saw this:

 

I did not grab my camera before getting a paper towel and letting John wipe his face clean.  When realizing it was ketchup instead of blood, I did not laugh hysterically at my son's expense.

Just so you know, John was not harmed in this instance.  After I took the pictures, I DID wipe his face clean and rinse his eye with cool water.  This all happened because John decided to fold a ketchup packet in half and squeeze it.

A Bell Boy (and Girl)

This is the Boys Will Be Boys kit by Mommy Scraps.

A Determined Girl

The background and matting on these pages came from the Butterfly Princess kit by Mommy Scraps.  The string and brackets (or whatever they're called) came from the Happy Go Lucky kit by Shabby Princess.