ScrapHappy Suz

wordless Wednesday...........

2011-08-17T16:28:00.000-07:00

turning the big 50.......

2011-07-18T15:15:00.000-07:00

I am not sure what 50 us suppose to feel like. I know I do feel VERY blessed with what God has given me.....my husband, kids, friends, etc. These are 50 things I love, like, like to do or have done. I've heard the 50's are the best years.....so bring it on !!!!!

wordless Wednesday...........

2011-07-06T14:50:00.000-07:00

summer scrappin' .......

2011-07-06T14:44:00.000-07:00

I made this fun mini book with pictures from Claire's 13th b-day. FUN sleepover :)

I scrapped for me !!!!!!

2011-06-11T12:07:00.000-07:00

I cannot tell you how happy this made....just what summer vacation ordered :)

Some pages for the kids albums and a couple baby shower gifts.

I scrapped....

2010-10-10T09:24:00.001-07:00

Yea me :)

wordless wednesday......

2010-08-11T09:15:00.000-07:00

I *heart* my brother......

wordless wednesday.........

2010-07-28T06:07:00.000-07:00

Wordless Wednesday.....

2010-07-22T14:09:00.001-07:00

He made $1.50.....a neighbor and the mailman :-D

I've been a scrappin' !!!!!!!

2010-07-16T13:59:00.001-07:00

I made a mini book of the shopping day Claire & I took with Tracy & Audra. I wish I would have gotten a picture of us in IKEA.....oh well. We had such a FUN day !!

The girl on the phone isn't their BF :)

This was TDF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wordless Wednesday.........

2010-07-14T05:58:00.001-07:00

We love her......

Card Class.....

2010-06-29T10:40:00.001-07:00

Love getting my card stash built up again !!! This is such a fun class. Cute stuff.

Just added a little glitter :) Buttons and ribbon. The orange button has been removed. After I looked at the picture, it was bugging me...haha :)

This was a fun one.

FUN !!! Wonder what tomorrow will bring ???

scrap-o-rama !!!!

2010-06-27T20:41:00.000-07:00

I had SO much fun putting this sweet book together. A neighbor of ours....her daughter got married yesterday, out of town. They are having a local reception in a couple of weeks. LOVE how it came together.

Together......A & A....(Andrew and Andrea) I had a couple of pics of them. .... their save the date fridge magnet. I just color copied it :)

Each page is an envelope they can tuck in pictures, receipts, business cards.....any momento from that particular event. The inside cover says....."Fill this book with memories as you start your lives together." Engagement....

Dating....oops...posted these out of order.....

bridal shower....

wedding....

honeymoon.....

where we live.....

family......

friends.......

holidays.....

thought they could write a love note to each other....ahhh :)

the inside back cover......

back cover.....

Hope they like it......

Almost 1/2 way done !!!!!

2010-06-26T07:40:00.001-07:00

Can't believe I am 4 days away from being 1/2 way through my 365 project. I have enjoyed every second !!!!!

Day 168......no words needed :) Day 169.....we stopped in Castroville on the way home from our trip. It is the artichoke capital of the world. This is the world's biggest cement artichoke...hahaha !!!!!

Day 170.....Claire's laptop came.....EEEEEEEEE !!!!!

Day 171......look.....I have a table top. My scraproom is spotless :)

Day 172....taught the kids how to play solitare. They are hooked !!!!

Day 173...Happy Father's Day !!!

Day 174...free movie day at Edwards

Day 175....John and his lemonade stand. So stinkin' cute. He made $1.50. Sold to the neighbors and the mailman.

Day 176....Father's Day with grandpa :)

Day 177.......swimming.....

FUN !!!!!!!!!!!

12.....seriously.....how did this happen ???

2010-06-04T17:22:00.000-07:00

Claire's May 30th b-day started at school on May 28th. Claire and Danielle share a b-day, so we did treat together. Her wish was to have her 3 best buddies hit the mall together. That we did. Shopping, make up done, lunch at Cheesecake Factory....loads of FUN !!!

Family b-day....bbq'd hot dogs, chili, fruit and salad. Claire made her own red velvet cake with vanilla bean frosting.

Happy 12th Birthday Claire !!!!!!!

4 girls........

2010-05-15T07:17:00.001-07:00

What a fun year it has been for these 4........ fun, cute, crazy, silly, loving, caring, goofy, BEST friends !!!!!!!!!!!

You can see Melanie and Jigs poking their heads through Claire and Audra's posters :)

Last nights party......

Next year there will be three, since Melanie is going to another school :(

The fun they have had and the memories they have made :)

365 project......

2010-04-23T15:32:00.001-07:00

Still going strong.......

Day 104......Good Things....... Day 105....track meet......1st in 200m dash :)

Day 106.........ouch :(

Day 107...Claire making choerag with her Auntie !!

Day 108......Yep......warm enough to wash the car (2 days later it was 30* cooler and POURING)

Day 109.....Blue and Gold with his buddy.

Day 110......Country Convention

Day 111....LOVE these babies. Just came from Costco with my new stash :)

Day 112......been a LONG day....CHEERS !!!

Day 113.......Grandparent's Day (not sure why Dad and Joyce look so somber...we had a great day with lots of laughs !!! Should have checked the pic ! )

252 more days to go :)

Spring Break 2010

2010-04-09T05:29:00.001-07:00

Hello San Diego !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gorgeous weather the entire week....YES :) Very cool place .......

Man did we luck out with this. This lion was sitting on top of a trailer right at this viewing spot. So beautiful. Also, very glad there was a very thick window to see him through :)

We stayed out onthis for quite a while soaking up the sun and watching the seals.

LOVE, LOVE this zoo !!!!!!!

This was HILARIOUS !!!! There was a guy standing at this viewing window who is doing a study for school and he visits the chimps everyday, so they recognize him. This chimp is Alex. How FUNNY is this !!!! I guess he does this everyday when he sees this guy.

ahhhhhh......... That is John boogie boarding.

FUN vacation :)

Thank you San Diego !!!!!!!

4th grade mission trip.....

2010-03-27T05:50:00.000-07:00

Our first stop was Monterey. We first toured the Custom House. It is a museum about California's history.....very cool !!

We got to eat a picnic lunch out in this gorgeous sunshine. Could not have had better weather :)
Then to San Juan Bautista Mission. This is one of the Stations of the Cross. Love how it is numbered inside the stenciled heart.

This is both 4 grade classes outside the mission.

FUN, FUN day !!!!

still going strong.....

2010-03-22T11:43:00.000-07:00

On project 365 !!!!!!

This is day 74. Heading to bunco....love this old neighborhood :)

Day 75....fun to see flowers coming out of the top of bag of groceries.

Day 76......sidewalk chalk on the walkway...happy spring Day 77....this was John running the 200 meter dash. He got 1st place !!!!

Day 78......the arrow of light ceremony for scouts. The Diener Ranch is a lovely place.

FUN !!!!!!!!!!

Track........

2010-03-13T13:53:00.000-08:00

So proud of John in his first track meet of the season. He got a 5th in high jump and a 2nd in the 400 meter run. Go SAS !!!!!!!!

FUN :)

6 th grade camp !!!!!!!

2010-02-28T06:33:00.001-08:00

The week they have all been waiting for...6th grade camp !!!!!!!

This was when we first got there.....getting all of our info for the days ahead.

This is craziness after lunch :) Their survival hut. It is pouring rain, but they were troupers and got it done !!!!

Our wilderness hike.

bffs........

The snowball fight at Calavares Big trees.

me and my girlie.....

Our hike at the Big Trees. Really beautiful (and cold) !!!!

Sunrise, day 2

Making arrowheads.

JMAC.........

FUN time together. I am so happy that they ALL had an amazing time !!!!!!

Proud scout mama......

2010-02-07T07:05:00.000-08:00

This was the Bishops Scout Mass at the beautiful St. John's Cathedral yesterday morning. 6 boys in John's den of 13 earned their Parvuli Dei religion award.

Us with the Bishop........

My 365 Project kit......

2010-02-03T07:22:00.001-08:00

This is the binder the kit came with...way cool !!!! Love the colors !! This is my opening page. All the decorative cards came with the kit. I am going to do something more, just not sure what yet. I did do the 365/2010 with stickers so far.

Here is the first page. The card on the top left is for the date of that week. The kit came with the cool date stamp. Always wanted one of those. The cards inn the middle describe what the picture is of. There are stickers for the days of the week and also arrows if you choose to use them. I use them sometimes. :)

I *HEART* Becky Higgins.... This is will be so fun to look at 5 or 10 years from now.

tfl..........

a few more 365 pics......

2010-01-30T15:28:00.000-08:00

Day 16....I think our little tulip tree is confused as to when to bloom....we've had such a mix of rain and sun it is going to bloom in January. Day 17.....football playoffs :)

Day 18.....movies

Day 19...sitting on my rear end watching Biggest Loser under my blanket :)

Day 20.....can't go to Target with the kids without getting a popcorn combo !!!!
Day 21.......crazy storm

Day 22.......John in SF. We go to the Buena Vista EVERY time we go to SF. The BEST Irish coffee. They have been in business since the early 1900's.

Day 23....us at the pier in SF

Day 24......sunshine :)

Open House........

2010-01-28T19:43:00.001-08:00

I love Open House.....the kids are so excited to show us all of their hard work.

6th grade is starting to work on their country reports. This board is the first part of many to come. Claire is SO excited to have Armenia.

John is loving 4th grade. They build a mission out of sugar cubes. They can name it anything they want.........welcome to "Mission Impossible" !!!!! They will do a written report on an actual California mission in the next month or so.

GREAT job John and Claire :)

Project 365....

2010-01-19T05:29:00.000-08:00

Day 1...Happy New Year !!!! Day 2....this is where we will be spending our Saturdays for the next couple of months.

Day 3......do you hear that ????? A quiet house :) I had the day at home "alone" to scrap !!!!

Day 4......hitting the slopes !!!

Day 5.....too tired to cook since it was our first day back to work/school. LOVE Chipolte !!!!!

Day 6.....where we go everyday :)

Day 7.....how I start my day.....EVERYDAY !!!!!!

Day 8.....here we go :)

Day 9.....girl scoiut meeting prep

Day 10....did some shopping

Day 11.......Happy Anniversary to us !!!

Day 12.......glorious rain !!!!

Day 13......ahhhh.....

Day 14......beautiful way to end the day......

Day 15..does it ever end ~

350 more days to go.......

The beautiful gift......

2010-01-15T17:15:00.000-08:00

Thank you God for this glorious view today :)

Those mountains are saying......SKI ME !!!!!!!!!!

Happy Scrappy !!!!!!!!!

2009-12-30T18:47:00.000-08:00

I cleaned my scraproom, top to bottom, and then messed it up again...SCRAPPING !!!!!!! I cannot tell you how happy this made me. I have MISSED it so much.

This is the cover of the mini book I made. It was from our Yosemite camping trip this October. The cover is chipboard and the cut up sleeves from a coffee thing, I sewed on. I also stamped the date on it from one of the passport stamps they have available at the museum.
There are 5 pages, front to back in the album.

The back cover is another sleeve.

The finished book put together, with twine and an acorn charm from the stickers I put onto chipboard.

TFL.........

A Christmas concert......

2009-12-03T05:53:00.000-08:00

Nothing like a Christmas concert to get you in the holiday spirit !!! We went to Trans Siberian Orcherstra last night. It was GREAT !!!! LOVED the music and the lights were incredible !!!!!

FUN time !!!!!

A new baby cousin........

2009-12-03T05:44:00.000-08:00

Sweet baby Gillian. She is 2 weeks old here. So FUN to love on and new baby :) This was so cute. Jerry and Rosalyn bought this Santa display for the front yard, but left in inside so Giana (Gillian's big sister) could see it first. She LOVED it. She kept talking to him and waving hello at him. Her and Claire wrote him a letter too and laid it by him.

sweet.......

John and Giana :)

Oh man, let me tell you.........nothing like holding, smelling, cuddling a new baby !!!!

We love you Gillian !!!!!

Yosemite.....

2009-10-12T14:46:00.000-07:00

I wonder how many gazillions of times there has been a family shot here at the tunnel view...with the gorgeous half dome in the background..... Our beautiful kids :)

The breathtaking half dome with an alpen glow. This was the view from our tent cabin !!!!

Love this reflection......

We rented bikes and rode all over the valley. Definate highlight of the weekend. It was SO much fun !!!!!

One the of the trails we rode on. I would love to go back in a couple of weeks to see this after the leaves change to gold and red. They were just starting to change.

Our view of the river.

GREAT weekend !!!!! We are so lucky to have this beautiful park in our backyard !!!

Cotillion Night......

2009-10-09T18:27:00.000-07:00

So fun to wear a little make up too....... BFF's........

The girls.......

the 3 amigos :)

The whole crew........

What a fun, first Cotillion.......

A new cut :)

2009-10-07T17:16:00.000-07:00

She cut off a lot of hair...feels so much lighter. Next color touch up I'll go my fall/dark.....but for now no gray, so I am happy !!

A blessing for Cookie.....

2009-10-05T13:48:00.000-07:00

Today was the Feast Day of St. Francis......the patron saint of pets. The 4th graders got to take their pets to school to receive a blessing. Cookie really needed this since he escaped and was gone for a day :) Father Blessing doing the blessing. Yes, his name really Father Blessing. He is the sweetest, kindest man !!!!

The 4th graders with the cats, dogs, bunnies, turtles, fish, guinea pigs and lizards :)

Happy Fall Ya'll !!!

2009-09-15T05:44:00.001-07:00

This is the fall banner we'll putting together next week at Good Things....so FUN to play with some paper, flowers and buttons :)

4th and 6th grade......

2009-08-24T19:02:00.000-07:00

Here we go again :)

John's teacher is Mrs. Peerson......LOVE her !!!!
Claire's teacher is Mrs. Garrett...great teacher :)

It's going to be a GREAT year !!!!!!!

My sweet....hearts

2009-08-15T16:08:00.000-07:00

Many years ago, in Cambria, my little John found a heart shaped rock for me. It has sat in my kitchen window for years now. He has since found 4 more. I treasure them !!!!!! I needed to display them somehow and Tracy gave me this great idea !!! There is room too, for many more. The picture is from Hawaii, 6 years ago...also one of my favorite treasures :)

***A funny little thing....the white rock on the bottom, Claire found in Avila last weekend. John told me it has to stay far away from the ones he found....haha !!!

King Tut.......

2009-08-15T12:57:00.001-07:00

What a GORGEOUS day in SF !!!! 75* and not a cloud in the sky !!!!

The DeYoung Museum. Love this big honkin safety pin :)

Goober :)

We just hung outside for the afternoon. Besides Santa Cruz, is there not a better place to people watch than Golden Gate park in SF !!!!

Aren't these a scream !!!!!!!!!!!

This was really a remarkable thing to see.....such history.

Love the shadow of Claire's eyelashes on her cheek. Soaking up the sun in SF :)

Long day, but so glad we went. Got to get these fun day trips in before school starts.

Avila.......

2009-08-10T15:47:00.000-07:00

Avila........FUN weekend !!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is our car parked in front of our beach house......one can dream, can't they :) The 64 people tug-o-war !!!!

The biggest water balloon toss :)

Girlies......

Fun on the beach day.........our crew !!

Beautiful sea glass we found on the beach from our hotel.

Mr. Zinc man :)

View from our hotel. Gorgeous day !!!!!! 80* !!!

FUN trip !!!!!!

Jonas Bros....EEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!

2009-08-06T08:07:00.001-07:00

Claire, Jeanine and Audra.......FUN, FUN, FUN !!!!!!!! (Jeanine is 7 mos pregnant too)
Here are the girls making a video. They super impose the Jonas Bros into it and email it to you. Jeanine had a friend come and her daughter. They all had a BLAST !!!!

Cousin lovin' :)

Jordin Sparks was the opening act. They said she was SUPER !!!!!

Here they are.....EEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!!

A night to remember FOREVER !!!!!!!!!!

Santa Cruuuuuzzzzzz........

2009-08-01T13:33:00.000-07:00

Sweet......Giana on the beach :) LOVE this. John in his glory....playing with Giana !!

This was the prawn tostada I had for lunch the day we got to Santa Cruz from the Palomar.....it was TDF !!!!!!!!!!

Me and my girl ...

Claire and I on the Giant Dipper....this roller coaster ROCKS !!!!!! She screamed the entire time, but loved it ......hahaha !!!!

FUN trip.......can't wait to back next year.

summer FUN !!!!!!

2009-07-15T17:29:00.001-07:00

What a FUN day !!!!!!! As a matter of fact, John is still there..wonder if he'll ever want to come home ???

Rafting on the King's River :) The whole crew.....

Claire and Julia.......CUTENESS !!!!!

The girls.........

Love the Smirnoff visits !!!!!

Birthday FUN :)

2009-07-13T10:10:00.001-07:00

He got the hat he has been wanting........FUN !! The birthday boys.....LOVE that John and my Dad share this special day :) His only grandson too :)

FINALLY......a Nintendo DS !!!!!!!!!!!!

John has wanted a skimboard for several summers now. I found this cool set...a skimboard, special slip and slide and a dvd on cool tricks. Santa Cruz and Avila here we come !!!! he practiced for HOURS yesterday.....and had theeee best time !!!!!!

Happy 9th Birthday Buddy !!!

Happy 4th !!!!!!

2009-07-04T11:21:00.001-07:00

Our annual parade...... Had a sweet crowd this year. Lots of new babies in our neighborhood....FUN !!!!!

The music....haha !!!! An older couple at the end of the block usually brings their wagon with a boombox and a patriotic cd. Well, they couldn't make this year. John drove my car, playing the music. What a riot, but it worked GREAT. The nice thing was that we all stayed together. The kids usually lap us 2 or 3 times on their bikes, so this year it was truly a parade....all being together for our 2 laps around the block, so we were behind my car with the music.

Happy Birthday to our beautiful country !!!!!!!!!

Reno, Reno...

2009-06-30T05:28:00.000-07:00

A rafting trip down the Truckee River......FUN !!!!!!

Senor French Fry :) A great reward after a long trip down the river......great food and fries :)

FUN !!!!!

Okay my turn.......

2009-06-23T19:17:00.001-07:00

Seeing this on lots of scrapper blogs, so I thought I would give it shot.......

Outside my window......the sun still brightly shining and it is HOT !!

I am thinking....I think I want a Klondike 100 calorie ice cream sandwich :)

I am thankful for....A/C

From the kitchen....we had the yummiest salmon for dinner !!!!

I am wearing.....my capri jammie bottoms and a big comfy t-shirt

I am creating.....this blog post

I am going......to watch tv in a little bit

I am reading...the 2nd book of the twilight series !!!!!

I am hoping.....my son didn't eat the last Klondike ice cream sandwich !!!

I am hearing.....the Cosby show on in the background

A few of my favorite things right now....the A/C humming along nicely, sleeping in, Klondike 100 calorie ice cream sandwiches and watermelon !!

A few plans for the rest of the week.....John's soccer camp, getting ready to go out of town Saturday, playdates for the kids.......

Okay, blog friends...have at it :)

mini book love.....

2009-06-19T13:40:00.001-07:00

I made this darling house chipboard book for my SIL for her b-day. They have an amazing backyard and it is her pride and joy. One day when the kids were swimming, I took some pics to use for the book. It has 5 total pages, front and back.

This one on the cover is a rose from the rose bush that was their Mom's favorite. Very special to John, Rosalyn and Carolyn. Sweet little garden things around the yard.

The view from the patio. Lots of beautiful trees too.....

The pool and the design on the top of benches throughout the yard.

Their sweet doggie..Chloe. Love her sweet feet :)

Another pretty flower.

The back :)

TFL......

SCRAP-O-RAMA !!!!!

2009-06-16T13:24:00.000-07:00

It has been MONTHS since I scrapped for ME !!!!!!! FUN !!!!!!!!! Kept them very simple and the pile is dwindling down. I found lots to put in the photo albums and lots to scrap :)

TFL........

Summer Scrapping......

2009-06-15T09:12:00.000-07:00

I had this fun, chunky chipboard book begging to be made into something. It is a cute 3" x3" book. So I used some of spring break pics from the beach.

Feels so good to spend some time in my scraproom...scrapping for me :)

think it'll work ???

2009-06-12T13:22:00.000-07:00

Just one of my crazy pet peeves.......there is a towel ring on either side of the mirror and the kids never hang up their hand towels. They leave them on the counter and it drives me nuts. So I am trying this. Claire thought it was hysterical. I am sure when my husband sees it he will know for sure I have gone off the deep end....haha !!!!!

camp ready.....

2009-06-11T08:53:00.001-07:00

Do you think he is just a little excited about Boy Scout camp ?? I went to say good night to John last night and this was on his floor, ready to put on first thing :) Love the boots tucked into the pant legs !!

A catch up blog post......

2009-06-07T06:48:00.001-07:00

BUSY but oh so fun.......now that summer is here...it is time for relaxing and lots of chillin out :)

This was John's Scout graduation. He is pinning on my Mother's pin :) John at his end of year party at Woodward park. Cool dude.....

John and his best bud Troy !

Claire and Audra at her family b-day celebration. Can't have a b-day without your BFF there !!!!

At Claire's end of year school swim party.....they had a ball !!!

The kids and Mrs. Blanchard. Clauire had her in third grade and so did John. We've become great friends. She is a FUN, FUN teacher !!!!

Dance recital night.....no fair....look at those lashes !!!!!

The girls and their teacher Sarah. They did a great job !!!!

FUN times......

Watch out Annie Oakley.....

2009-05-25T16:24:00.000-07:00

John has really developed a love for shooting. His Daddy is very big on safety and teaching him the right way to handle guns. They have been going to the Peace Officers Range for target practice. He's actually a pretty good shot !!

Scout night at the zoo.....

2009-05-14T10:25:00.000-07:00

I had never been to the zoo in the evening before....GREAT time to go. Most of the animals are out. FUN night !!!

This is Jennifer..the 75 year old turtle :) sweet :)

taking a breather.......

very COOL !!!!

Love this guy in all his glory !!! Sweet kangaroo..

The crew.........

I am so lucky.....

2009-05-10T17:00:00.000-07:00

a card lift.....

2009-05-06T09:14:00.001-07:00

Thanks Jenny B for the card idea......got my year end teacher gifts done :)

Mother/Daughter Tea......

2009-05-03T06:13:00.000-07:00

Here are the 4 girls looking very grow-up and glamourous at our Old Hollywod tea table.

Me and my girlie :)

The crew........

FUN !!!!

First 90* day of 2009.....

2009-04-19T16:39:00.001-07:00

Perfect day to wash the "burban" !!!!!

Dork :)

ahhhhhh.............

Spring break......

2009-04-15T18:39:00.000-07:00

Thanks John, for a FUN trip :)

John boogie boarding at Avila beach. Yes, he is as cold as he looks...haha !!!! But never too cold for boogie boarding :) Yes, it is as cold and as windy as it looks !!! But still beautiful !!

Ragged Point.......just south of Big Sur and North of San Simeon.

brrrr........

Absolutely took my breath away with it's beauty !!!!!!!!

cute.......yes, I used the zoom on my camera :)

Our favorite last stop on every central coast trip :)

GREAT time !!!!!!!

The Egg Hunt....

2009-04-11T15:06:00.000-07:00

Beauitful day for an Easter Egg hunt !!!!!! Plenty of eggs to be had :)

Great face painting !!!!

This CRACKS me up. John kept saying "it freaks me out"....haha !!!!!!!

FUN pre Easter day :)

Family......

2009-04-05T17:49:00.001-07:00

We are very proud to be Brayden's Godparents. This was such a special, beautiful day !!!

John and Brayden......sweetness :)
The cousin crew.......from 11 weeks to 10 1/2

Such a blessed family, we are !!!!

The Lost Tooth.....

2009-03-27T06:11:00.001-07:00

Too funny not to share.......

My Little Track Star......

2009-03-20T21:08:00.000-07:00

Track team with your best buds.....life doesn't get any better :)

John running the 200m dash.

working hard...... 4th place......way to go John !!!!!!!

Loving track. He said on the way home tonight that he loved the day and had tons of FUN !!!!

Lego Love.....

2009-03-09T11:03:00.000-07:00

This was on our bed last night.....from my sweet little man :)

Claire and Cookster....

2009-03-02T12:03:00.001-08:00

Claire lovin' on her bunny :)

Theodore Seuss Geisel.......

2009-02-18T15:32:00.000-08:00

Here is John with one of his bf's...John F Kennedy Jr :) Here is the class singing Proud to be an American.....yes, it was very sweet and lump in the throat good !!!!

Dr. Seuss himself.......

Happy Tuesday...but feels like a Monday....

2009-02-17T09:21:00.000-08:00

A book of "love" .....

2009-02-14T09:23:00.000-08:00

I think this book was actually designed to do as a Valentine book, but I chose to do it for a baby shower gift. Whitney can fill it with sweet baby pictures :)

Can't wait to love on this new bundle of joy !!!! FUN.........

Is spring on the way......

2009-02-11T07:30:00.001-08:00

I LOVE our magnolia/tulip tree.......

sweet buds.......

Hittin' the slopes......

2009-02-08T17:30:00.000-08:00

John and his buddy Andrew. They had a ball together. They ski right at the same level, so they "raced" all day :) Me and my snow bunny.......

We stick to Academy :)

There is Claire in the light blue coat coming down the hill.

Part of the motley crew :)

Beautiful day in the mtns !!!! We are so lucky this is only 90 minutes away :)

Haircut for a good cause.....

2009-01-31T14:13:00.000-08:00

Finally.......Claire's hair was long enough for the cut to donate the hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths...for wigs for cancer patients. She had to let it grow extra to account for the curls.

Here is the before shot.....

Right before the big cut !!!!!

How CUTE !!!!!!!!!!!

The back view....still a little damp though.

To make it even more special, she did it with her BFF along (who had done it last summer, for the same wonderful cause). Had to go bow shopping after for a new hair bow to celebrate. Audra was beside herself with excitement for her friend.

I am proud of you Claire Bear !!!!!!

More cruisin.....

2009-01-24T21:11:00.001-08:00

Our waiters for dinner every night were the best. Sanit on the left and Paiboon on the right. We sang, did the macarena, they did magic tricks.......such great service !!!!! I honestly lost count how many ice cream cones John had......ice cream and pizza 24/7.

Claire met a friend, Tiffany the first day. Every fun day at sea, they spent it by the pool...all day.

Somewhere between San Diego and Cabo San Lucas.

The Elation.....our ship.

Cannot wait to go on another cruise !!!!!!!!!

Cruisin......

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John spent hours playing minature golf...he LOVED it !!!! Sombrero shopping in Ensenada :)

Us......first thing when we got on the ship.....cheers.....

The entire Lido deck was GREAT !!!!! Always music playing, swimming, hot tubbing, partying....FUN !!!!!!

Beauitiful way to end each day........

My Sharp Dressed Man ........

2009-01-12T05:46:00.000-08:00

I LOVE that John LOVES to dress up !! Luckily when when we bought his First Holy Communion suit last spring, we bought big, because he wears the heck out of it. Yesterday was our wedding anniversary, so right before we left to go out to a casual dinner, here comes John, out of his room ready to go. How sweet is this.......

Scratch one off the bucket list.....

2009-01-08T18:44:00.001-08:00

I told John long before Christmas that one of the things on my "bucket list" was to learn how to play the violin. I am beside myself......he got me a violin. He had it made for me and it came today....a Christmas/Epiphany gift.
Isn't it gorgeous !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plug your ears.....I'm going to start taking lessons....haha !!!!!!!!!! FUN !!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year !!!!!!!!!!

2009-01-01T08:58:00.000-08:00

I don't make resolutions. I never keep them and then feel crummy because I failed to keep up my end of the bargain. But, like Mo, I made a list of things I want to work on for the new year......

1. more date nights with John
2. more 1 on 1 time with each of the kids
3. scrap more......this makes me happy
4. live more "cup half full"
5. stay organized and on top of things to make everyday run smoother.
6. meal plan every week !!!!!!!
7. spend LESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8. keep going to the gym MWF and eat healthy..... everyday !!!!

I hope everyone has a healthy and happy 2009 !!!!!

Christmas Exchange...revealed !!!!!!

2008-12-27T07:42:00.000-08:00

Lucky me again......Jill was my secret Santa (2nd year in a row) !!!!! She made me this DARLING clock !!!!! I LOVE it. It is on top of our piano, so I see it everyday !!!!!!!! Also, the Christmas tags. They are just darling. The biscotti(inside the cute bucket).......YUMMY !!!!!!! We devoured it !!!!!!!!

How CUTE is that clock !!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Jill, SO much !!!!!!!!! I just LOVE everything. Love you too !!!!!!!

Christmas Faves.......

2008-12-26T05:56:00.000-08:00

Christmas Day at Rosalyn and Jerry's is the BEST !!!!!!! We eat non-stop, laugh non-stop and have so much FUN !!!!!

This is the kids opening gifts :)

Claire got her Uggs !!!!!!!!!!! Yea :) Her new bike, that Santa brought her.

John got this new roller blades, a Wii game and the hat he as been asking for.......happy boy :)

The girls :) Claire, me, Jenny, Jeanine and Giana !!!!!!

What a wonderful Christmas !!!!!!

Our annual trip to SF......

2008-12-26T05:47:00.000-08:00

There is nothing like the feel of the hustle and bustle of a big city at Christmas time. It is magical !!!! SF is beautiful at the holidays. Every store and building has lights and/or decorations.

Love this picture. It is coming out of the tunnel over the Bay Bridge. We had the threat of rain on this trip, but it never did.
Claire and I at Union Square :)

The beautiful, 3 story tall, Christmas tree inside Neiman Marcus.

Love Macy's windows......

View of (part of) Union Sqaure.

FUN trip !!!!!!!

A crafty share.....

2008-12-19T05:17:00.000-08:00

How CUTE is this little Christmas photo box made out of cardstock !!!!! I got it from one of the little first graders yesterday. Her Mom thought I would love it since I am crafty :)

There are 3 layers for photos. Can't wait to fill it up !!!!

Had to share this as well....is it not theeeeee sweetest birthday card EVER ?!?!

This melts my heart.....

2008-12-16T07:06:00.000-08:00

Olga sent this to me yesterday. My Dad and I at Thanksgiving :)

What's Christmas w/out a Christmas play......

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Here is John the Elf...... Doing his narrator job :)

The whole class singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". DARLING play !!!!!!

Glitter and Martha love.......

2008-12-07T11:23:00.001-08:00

These cuties are on the Martha website. To fun to make and easy peasy :)

I made a few of these to add onto some packages......

I heart Anthropologie !!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-12-01T15:56:00.001-08:00

I mean, I need to stay FAR away from this place !!!!!! Not so much their clothes, which I love, but way to pricey for me....but all the fun home stuff. I have bought lots and lots of gifts from there. As a matter of fact, their Christmas wrap this year, the ribbon is twill tape with buttons sewn on it. Anyway, I got this DARLING goodie in the mail today. It is a 15% off coupon to celebrate my birthday. Forget the coupon, look at the darling little pouch it came in !!!!!!!!!!!! Oh how I LOVE Anthropologie :)

December 1st......

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Don't get to busy you forget to enjoy the little things this holiday season.....hohoho !!!!

Thanksgiving Day/weekend.....

2008-11-29T10:31:00.001-08:00

Quality time with friends and family.....does it not get any better than that !!!!!!
Olga and I :)

Scrabble with Grandpa. Serious cheating and making up new words.....but lots of laughs !!!

A table with Grandma's china :)

The boys......this picture reminds me of the show, My Three Sons. I have had that theme song in my head all weekend !!!!!! Goobers.......

Claire and Julia.....lots of manicures, pedicures and make up !!!!

Had a wonderful time !!!!!!!!

Squirrels.....of the large variety !!!!!!!

2008-11-23T08:01:00.000-08:00

Man, is this dude bulking up for winter or what ?!?!?!? He is huge !!!! I know a lot of people don't like squirrels.....they eat much of our bird food than the birds, but I think they are cool. Bon Appetit :)

My fall photo shoot.....

2008-11-16T19:33:00.000-08:00

Can't believe they are 8 and 10.....where did the time go ????

Got my Christmas card pic during this shoot as well :) YEAH !!!!!!!

Do we look alike ???

2008-11-08T07:47:00.000-08:00

My school picture this year....although my hair is much darker now...got my fall/winter color going on since they took school pictures....John says I look teacher-ey :) This was my Mom's last school picture in 1988....do you see a resemblance ?

Scrappy Christmas......

2008-11-02T14:18:00.000-08:00

Here is some of the abc book I am making Giana for Christmas.....the first page.....
This is "G" for grandparents, Giana and giraffe :)

Had to use a picture of our horse, Annie....

I used as many pictures of family as possible. All the kids, Aunties, cousins, etc.......

I've got all the pages made and a list of pictures or stickers I need to complete it.

Happy Halloweenie :)

2008-11-02T11:01:00.000-08:00

Pumpkins carved by Big John, Lil John and Claire.....

John the ghoul and Claire the 50's girl :)

Race for the Cure.....

2008-10-25T12:26:00.001-07:00

Once again....truly an amazing experience !!!! 8000 people all walking and running for the same reason !! We were the 5k crew.....this was at the end :) Here we go.....

These are the surviviors they honor with flowers and a walk across a stage with their loved ones clapping and cheering. The sea of pink is beautiful :)

The fringes on the stirngs are ribbons with names of loved ones on them. Really cool !!!

Wouldn't it be great if this was the last race they had to have because they found a cure ??!!

Back to himself :)

2008-10-21T18:53:00.000-07:00

We had a great visit !!! My Dad is doing so well..walking everyday, fun sense of humor is back, happy as can be !!!!!!!! Thank you God :)

I thought Sunday's were a day of rest ??

2008-10-19T16:34:00.001-07:00

What a marathon day !!!!! It started out with a soccer shootout at 7:45, which we missed because Claire had her first Altar Serving. Msgr was gracious enough for a picture :) This was the 5th soccer game of the weekend and this was the girls best game. They played GREAT !!!!!

BFF's :)
Who is this masked man ?????? The glasses on the outside kill me !!!!!!! John won for scariest cosutme at the Halloween/Costume Bowling for Scouts.

Time for some R&R !!!!!

Meeting our 2nd online friend.......

2008-10-18T16:21:00.000-07:00

This was so FUN !!!!!!!!! Christie is adorable and as sweet as can be !! The first picture is at Pocketful of Treasures, where we all did some damage :) This was at theeeeee COOLEST retro candy shop. Did some damage there as well :)
This was outside of Panera......isn't Irene a riot....hahah !!!!!!! Too FUNNY !!!!!

We all had our cameras....can't wait to see the other pictures !!!

Santa Cruz mini book :)

2008-10-16T10:50:00.001-07:00

There are 10 pages total :)

Yippee.....I completed something....haha !!!!!!

got hay......

2008-10-15T16:00:00.001-07:00

We've got happy horses and an empty checkbook..haha !!! This should get us through the winter :)

Had to brag about my hubby :)

2008-10-07T10:57:00.000-07:00

These are pics that John took of Mt. Shasta. These are in the rinsing trays. He took these with his large format camera, developed and enlarged them with his homemade darkroom, here at home.

Cool......

One more day.......

2008-10-05T11:20:00.000-07:00

Saturday.......

Rain, rain.....glorious rain !!!! It didn't last long, but I'll take any I can get !!

Soccer.......
John and I played a hot game of badmitton......I won 21-19 !!!!! FUN !!! Girl Scout meeting prep....all ready to for Monday's meeting.
Laundry......it never ends......
That about wraps up Saturday :)