If You're My Mom, Don't Look!!!

Tomorrow is Mother's Day & I love the fact that my Mom asks for scrapbook pages for every holiday! So, for Mother's Day this year I decided to start a new album for her. Her new album is all about the camping trips they take with their three grand kids! Luckily I invite myself on these trips so I have many pictures to chose from (except the Trillium Lake trip pictures seem to be MIA! We will be adding more pages to her album this summer as we add more memories to our family adventures! I can't wait!








I think she is going to love her Mother's Day gift!

Living Close To Family

When G got out of the Army Lexi was almost a year old. We had opportunities to live anywhere we wanted. Since both of us grew up close to our families, we decided that for her sake, we would move back to Oregon. The weather isn't the best but we both love being close to our families. It is so nice to have both sets of Grandparents living less than 10 miles from our house. It allows them to share in the everyday lives of our kiddos!

Feb 7-15, 10 Pictures

February 7, 2010

Lexi decided to make her friends candy for Valentine's Day this year. It turned out beautiful, and yummy! Here she is making candy & watching the Super Bowl (multi-tasking! Way to go!).

February 8, 2010

I found these slippers at The North Face outlet when Lexi & I went shopping a few weeks ago. They were a great deal & they are warm & pink (the best part)!

February 9, 2010

Spencer after school one day looking cool even though he has mud all over his jeans!

February 10, 10

Just another picture of Spencer!

February 11, 10

Signing those Valentine's Day cards!

February 12, 10

This is some kind of bush thingy in our backyard. Right now it's looking kinda sad but this summer it will be bushy & full with flowers all over it. Right now it kinda looks like a Y.

February 13, 10

Lexi was chosen to play with an honor band. She had so much fun with this group of dedicated musicians & the concert was VERY good! It's so fun to hear the growth in her music as she gets older. Today was much different than those concerts we sat through when she was in 6th grade;)

February 14, 10

The night before Valentine's Day I strung different color string all over the house leading each kiddo to their Valentine's Day gift! G thought I was crazy but the kids were really excited about it. It was much more fun than just opening a card with an I-Tunes gift card inside. Now Spencer wants me to do this every time he gets a gift.

February 15, 10

A day off school & we went and had a great lunch with my parents. The kids just love my parent's backyard & lucky us, it didn't rain!

I Love Hiking

Love Layout

Wow! There are so many things I love! I was collecting more pictures to get ready for next week & I realized that I could fill over five albums with things I love! Maybe that's why I scrapbook. Maybe this will have to be an annual event! Hum, the possibilities are endless!
Today I am posting a picture of the Grandkids, me & Papa watching the parade at the beach house on the 4th of July. The beach house & the 4th of July just go hand in hand.

Nonie Taking Pix

I love the fact that my family is full of people who love to take pictures! Not only does it help me sometimes get the perfect picture when I miss it, it is also something I grew up with! My family's picture taking hobbies allowed me to grow up around a camera, both in front & behind! Because I grew up with flashes going off all the time, I am use to it & feel comfortable with it! Thanks Mom & Dad for taking so many pictures!

January 25, 2010

My hands get so cold when I run so I jumped at the chance to shop at Nike with my wonderful friend Summer. I found these great running gloves, just what I needed. And, the packaging says "for warmth and speed" so maybe they will make me run faster;)

January 26, 2010

The Valentines Day decorations have spewed all over my house. Joe always tells me that it looks like Cupid puked all over the house (but he tells me a leprechaun puked right before St. Patricks Day)!

January 27, 2010

Oh Boy! This really can't be happening! We got a letter today requesting a forecasting meeting with the counselors at the high school. Nooooo! I am NOT old enough to have a kid in high school! I just got use to the fact that I had a kid in junior high! Oh man, I'm old.

January 28, 2010

More Valentines Day decorations. This adorable tree stays in my house year around & gets decorated for each and every holiday. I love it, it makes me happy!

January 29, 2010

Happy Birthday Papa Ron! The kids and I brought taco lunch up to mom & dad's to celebrate his birthday. The weather held out a bit & the kids got to play outside in the favorite backyard (they love my parent's backyard)! More pictures to come.

A Super Busy End of the Year!

Wow, time has just flown by & I don't know how! It seems like just yesterday when I was making sure I had spent about the same on each kid for Christmas gifts! And to be honest, they really wouldn't have know anyway they were so exited! You would think the excitement of Christmas morning would decrease as they got older... Heck no! And I still get totally excited right with them!
Here are a few pictures from the last few weeks to share with you! Hope you enjoy!

A Great Day For A Picnic

Mom & I took the kids out yesterday for a picnic. We found Eagle Fern Park and had a great picnic right along the creek. The kids played in the water a little and had a blast throwing rocks. The weather was perfect for an adventure like this!

Trillium Lake Camping Pictures

We just got back from a camping trip with my parents & nephew. The weather was great. We swam, played in the raft, went fishing, went on a ski lift up Mt. Hood, and many other things! The kids did ok together & we created some great memories! Thanks Mom & Dad! We love you!

Home Run Derby

I totally forgot to tell you that we got the chance to go to the AAA Home Run Derby at PGE Park on Monday night. We have seen the major league Home Run Derby on tv many times and all four of us LOVE it. So when the opportunity came for us to go to the AAA one, we jumped on it. The weather was great for a night at the ball park & we all had a blast together! Some day it would be a blast to see the major leauge guys doing this (dream a little dream)!

May 31st

It's the last day of May and I am wondering where the time went. It seems like just yesterday when I was starting this crazy idea of A Page A Day In The Month Of May. Now I am posting my last two pages in May. These two pages go into a beach album I am currently working on (one of my many "in progress" projects). One one page there is a picture of me with my cousin when I was about 6 years old. The other page is my daughter and my cousin's daughter at about the same ages, on the same beach! I still have to work on the picture of the girls, my printer is not the greatest. So I have just used photo corners to put the picture in place. That way I can change it out later when I improve the quality of the picture.

May 28th

So, I just had a moment of sadness when I realized that May is almost over. I have been working so hard on my Page A Day idea & it has been so fun (yes, I will do it again next year). It has forced me to be creative every day & being creative makes me happy. It has also been a great way to be sure I scrap every day. I see myself as the keeper of the family memories (or the recorder I guess) and the idea of "keeping up" with scrapbooking doesn't exist in my world. So this month has been a great way to get some good memories down on paper.

Because I am feeling this bit of sadness that my month is almost over, I am posting two pages that I created today. Both of them include my beautiful girl. Hope you enjoy them.

I'm still working on an idea for June (don't know if it will rhyme or not but it will be fun & creative)!

May 27th

More Memorial Day pictures. I didn't get to that mini album I hinted about a couple days ago but I'm still working on that idea. Working on some others too, like what to do in June? Any ideas from you guys? I'm thinking something with quotes, but I'm not sure yet. Guess I better decide, June is just around the corner!

So I am so frustrated with posting pictures that turn out sideways! If you have followed this me this month you have noticed a few of my layouts turning up sideways :( Seriously, does anyone know how to fix this problem?