Happy Friday everybody! I started going through the vacation photos and even being very choosy about it, there are still a ton of pics, so I decided to split my photos into separate posts. Here is Part 1:

After driving all day, we were thrilled when we arrived at our motel for the night and checked out the beach front on Glen Lake (in the background, you can see the Sleeping Bear Dunes huge dune climb).


They had these fun little horse/tire swings that the 'cowgirls' loved!


Then we headed back to the lakeshore for some swimming and sand play









This is one of my very favorites


Then we had a campfire- Matt can get a fire started so well!



yummy s'mores!




Early the next morning, we started out with driving the scenic overlook drive in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park. It was really foggy since it was so early. But, still fun :)
Here Robyn is overlooking a 450ft. almost straight drop to Lake Michigan. They made a point of posting a sign that the climb back up is extremely exhausting- so glad one of us didn't accidentally overstep around here!




Then off to the dune climb!






The girls quickly learned that climbing the dunes was no small task


This one is just too cute!


Although they weren't up for the hike to Lake Michigan, they really loved the dunes and played here a long time! That lake in the background is where we were swimming the day before.


Vanessa was proud of a cool rock she found buried in the dune


This place is seriously beautiful!!


The girls dug out little beds in the dunes to 'take a nap'


Hey, there I am!




After we had enough of the dunes, we took off for the cabin after eating some lunch. I always love seeing the Mackinac Bridge- almost there at this point!!


Thanks for stopping by and checking out the photos! I'll be back with more soon!
Have a good day

Hey there- We're back!! And an absolutely wonderful time was had by all! (the only downer was the speeding ticket Matt got on the way home today...) We all loved playing in lots of sand and water and being in the middle of nowhere, but it feels SO good to be home again :)
I'm feeling a bit too tired and lazy tonight to edit more photos, but here is our family self-portrait eating lunch on the back deck at the cabin.


And we have a new family vacation theme song that Robyn started during the long car ride..."show me 'round...hmm hmmm hmmm...show me 'round"- I can not stop singing it!!

Be back soon with lotsa photographs from our adventures.

Hip Hip Hooray!! It's Friday! And not just any friday either, it's the Friday that our vacation starts tonight!!! WOOT! Looking forward to going up north, spending some time on Lake Michigan (we are heading to Sleeping Bear Dunes) then to the cabin, swimming in Lake Huron (brrr, but still fun :)), and visiting some gorgeous waterfalls.
So with all this fun stuff happening, the blog here will probably be getting lonely...but maybe you can stop by and visit, and I'll be back with tons of pictures most definitely!
Still lovin' the Scarlet Lime kit! Today I have 'strawberry shortcake' to share- makes me want some just looking at these red, yummy colors!!


Have a great weekend everybody!!

Hey there folks!
I hope that you are having a wonderful Tuesday. I finally was able to get a little scrappin' done with my new Scarlet Lime kit. Lovin' the October Afternoon goodies in there this month!!

So, today I have "clover patch" to share with you.




I hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

It's Friday!! WOOT! And Matt and I have a date night tonight- double YAY! We are going to see the MacPodz at the summer fest (crossing fingers it doesn't rain!)

Here's the pic from yesterday...rub-a-dub-dub


I just finished up a large project and started photographing this afternoon. I'm SO thrilled with the results of this project I tell ya- you all are going to loooove it too!
Here's a little tiny sneaky peek for you....maybe I should offer a RAK for anybody who can guess what this final project is!



Have a great weekend!

Happy Wednesday! I can't believe it is mid-week already!



So, you must be wondering what this close up picture of my trunk has to do with anything, right? Well, head on over to this fun new blog that Lana Rappette has asked me to participate in called I inspire Me. What a fabulous idea for an inspiration blog! I hope you come over and play along with us, there is a lot of talented ladies over there!

And just a couple of pics from yesterday and one from this morning for my pic a day in June!





early morning 'band' practice


Thanks for stopping by! Oh and can't forget this little sneaky peek of new goodies

Hey there! Just wanted to pop in real quick to post my picture from yesterday. Isn't this just too sweet? Every girl needs a prince to get love from! :)


Ok, I have much work to get done, so my little break is over!
Have a good day!

What a busy day, and another hot one too! We just got some new, cool samples in that I need to dig in and start playing with- FUN! Maybe I'll be able to put up a little sneaky peek for what the future holds in store in the next couple of days.

Last week was exciting for me scrappin' wise- first the POTD on Creating Keepsakes for the 'around and around' layout. Then I also had my 'live laugh love' layout chosen last friday for the Featured layout on 2 Peas! And, one more fun little surprise came up that I am really excited about...you'll have to wait a few more days before I will spill the beans on that one!

So, with all this top secret stuff going on, I don't have a new layout to share today, but I do have some pictures to share to keep up with my picture a day in June.

Friday:


Saturday:


Sunday:


I hope you have a great day!

YAY! It really IS friday TODAY! WOOT! I predict lots and lots of water play and pool time goin' on in my neck of the woods this weekend! It is STEAMY HOT!
Today, I have a really sweet story to share because I am just SO proud of my little Vanessa. Last night, completely out of the blue, Vanessa gave Robyn her stuffed Care Bears! This comes just a couple of days after a fight over her sharing the carebears with Robyn. Robyn REALLY loves the Care Bears right now, so this totally made her day. And Vanessa was really happy too and was proud of herself. She must be trying to grow up a little bit, because she even made this picture last night

If you look closely, you can see that she wrote 'sisters best'- just makes me so gushy with mommy proudness at how cute and sweet this is!!

And today's layout was a quick one I did...
I *heart* my monkeys


I hope you are having a most wonderful day and a fun weekend!!

It's the Thursday that feels like it should be Friday! Hope everybody is doing well. We are experiencing some HOT and HUMID weather...perhaps it inspired my photoshop creation today of my new blog banner! What do you think? I think I need to find a pool to soak in soon :)

I've been asked how I can scrap a layout with a photo I have just taken...I tend to do that quite a bit...the joys of having my own printer and I have TONS of old pictures that get neglected and put on the back burner until...who knows when? I just go with wherever the inspiration strikes!

So, from yesterdays photo of the day, I did this quick layout. I etched the journaling into the white coat of paint before it dried. Kinda fun...and messy- I couldn't find my paint brush!


And I just finished up this one from that cute pool pic the other day


And lastly, my pic from yesterday. These girls really do melt my heart!


Have a wonderful day!

Oh, it's only wednesday! I spent most of the morning thinking it was thursday! Fun news from yesterday...My "around & around" layout was Erin Lincoln's pick of the day on her Creating Keepsakes blog! WOOT! I feel so honored that she picked my layout to be featured!

Other items of business for today's bloggin' is my picture of the day from yesterday and I also have another layout to share.


we had a "mummy" after us with a camera last night!


And the layout for today


I hope you have a wonderful day!

Howdy folks! Just poppin' in to share my picture of the day from yesterday. The girls are definitely enjoying the warm weather and lovin' the pool (and maybe even enjoying having each other to play with)!


And we also have this layout to share from the spinning Robyn photo!


Thanks for stopping by, I'm glad you did!

Good morning! I am finding myself in disbelief that it is June already! WOW!
I decided that for the month of June I am going to try for a Picture a Day. Yesterday was the start and yes, I have 2 picks from the day (one for each girl LOL).


Fun on the swings


Merry Go Round fun- lovin' playing with my camera setting on this one for that great motion blur!


and, here's a layout from the yummy ice cream pics last week.



Have a great day!