{Crazy, fun weekend}

I had a three day weekend. Friday, Ozan and I went to see Gwen Stefani. I didn't know that cameras were allowed or I would've brought mine. I missed the best photo op when she ran into the audience and was standing on top of a platform 3 rows in front of me. Ozan said I was screaming like a teenager. I was taking pics like crazy from my cell, but they aren't good at all.

{my in-laws}

On Sunday, my niece, Nina, graduated from high school...gosh she was 3 when I started dating Ozan!! They grow up so fast. She is going to upstate NY for college. We are so proud!!! And, BTW, the school does not wear caps ad gowns, the girls wear white dresses and the guys wear black suits. Times have changed.

I got some scrapping done worked on this page. Kendall uses a baby talk phrase when she wants me to pick her up, so I based this page on that. The scans are so funky. This paper background is really white, but the scan looks so dreary

{finally posing for pics}

{love this pose}

Today I left work early to go to a reception hall/theatre for my employee recognition ceremony. Every 5 years my employer celebrates our anniversary the year after. I had my 15 year anniversary (at the same employer) last September...its crazy. I'll ask my manager for some pics, maybe I can post them soon. Then after work I headed to the backyard with they kiddies and got some cute pics. I always seem to bring my camera outside!

Slide

{Isn't he a beauty?}

After a dreary, cold day(cold enough to need a jacket), the weather let up in the evening and the kids headed outside. Kendall went down the slide and Aydan followed her on his own. He has never done this before (maybe at daycare?) and was a pro. He climbed up the slide and had a blast sliding down.

Kendall is such a goof...every time I take her pic, she wants to see it on my screen. This is her picture asking me to see it.

PIcs of Scraproom

Another scrapbooker (Jen)asked some of us how we organize our scraproom. I love to organize. Here are some pics! Her blog is http://jlizzie.blogspot.com/


Cute Jars to hold ribbon, foam stamps, and buttons...

This box holds chipboard sheets...


These are stickers organizers from Cropper Hopper...I organize them by my favorite manufactuer and then by type (rub on, sticker, letter, etc)




Above and Below: Embellishment organizers (from J's)














This is from Crate and Barrell to hold my loose wooden stamps (idea from Keisha Campbell).

And that was just some of it!

Water Fun

Yesterday we hooked up our waterball/sprinkler thingy for the kids. Kendall went right into the water. Aydan was hesitant. Got some great pics though.

Happy Birthday Chrissy! {2nd blog today!}

Happy Birthday to my baby sister!!! Well, I'm one day late. Hope to give this to you in person soon!! Love You!

Wish I could take credit for the design of this card. I "lifted it" off of another cardmaker who's stuff is awesome! I love transperancy cards, so cute and it was fun to make!

Happy Memorial Day

{Aydan, the flag does not go in the mouth!}

We have a 4 day weekend...yeah!! Right now my man is cooking us up a feast, Aydan is napping, and its quiet around here. We went to a nearby town to see a parade. Ozan grew up here so it was nice. I like the Memorial Day parade better, its all the marching bands from the local schools, girl/boy scouts, fire trucks. No political stuff!!! Well, not much. Aydan and Kendall had fun and Aydan was even waving his flag!

{Ozan's high school's band}

{New Page, Finally}

I've been too busy to scrap and with the weather getting nicer, there isn't much time to do much scrapping. This is a two page layout, which I haven't done in a long time, I did of Aydan and how he is becoming a little boy. The second layout is a little dark-bad scan. Sorry.

Hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day. I know I did :)

Check out this cool blog for Lime Tart. They have gorgeous scrap products in monthly kits. Beautiful!

{Beautiful Boy}

One of two reasons why

I love Mother's Day

more than ever!

Happy Mother's Day

I'm a couple of days early but I wanted to shout out Happy Mother's Day to my mom and mother-in-law, my sister, friends, grandma, all of you. Besides my children's b-days, this is my favorite day of the year.

What do I want to do this Mother's Day? Nothing. Rest and spend time with the kiddies.

These are the cards I sent out...

You think he likes spaghetti?

Not too much going on here. My in-laws were in town the past two weeks and I've been tired with work, etc. I don't even have the energy to scrap. It took me one week to make a small card. Arg.

Anyway, I took this of Aydan last week...unfortunately for me, spaghetti is Aydan's favorite food. Next time, he'll be naked when he eats it :)

Easter Eggs 2007

I didn't get much craft time this weekend. I started this last night and I knew if I didn't stay up late tonight to finish it, I wouldn't sleep. Yes, I admit it, I can't fall asleep if I'm thinking of a project! I have to be up in 6.5 hours and I'm scrapping and blogging {too much coffee?}. No matter how tired I am sometimes I have to give up sleep to have "my time". I need to wind down. OK, I'm done!

PS...I love turquoise, I think I use it in most of my LO's. This was too fun! {Scan is off, sorry}

Easter Egg Dyeing

Yesterday Kendall and I made our Easter eggs while the little guy was sleeping. She was a bit tired so she just quieting moved them around the coloring dye, nothing too exciting. I got some great pics! She looks so much older with her hair pulled back. The other two pictures is a small book that I made to hold my mini acrylic stamps, I putting those pics on 2peas to show my scrap buddies. Have a nice holiday!

Rice Boy

Hey you all. Weekends go by SO fast. Too fast. Yesterday my sister-in-law, Gulcin, came over to watch the kiddies so the hubby and I could go to a movie. We saw, "The Lookout"... it was OK. Just nice to get out but the whole time I think about them. My poor Aydan has been on and off again with this diarrhea. He cannot have dairy nor meat so we've been giving him a lot of broccoli and rice. He loves it!I did this page today while Aydan was napping. Had to move quick though! Have a nice week.

Oh, and I made this card last week. Just wanted to try out my Cuttlebug embossing plate.

Love Album

March is the birth month for my mother and my mother in law. So Happy Birthday! Last year I made them both albums that were pretty similar, but different pics. Here are the pages...have a good week. Oh, forgot, the album is made with 4 lunch paper bags folded in half. Not my idea, this has been a technique scrappers developed a few years ago.

Bloom Into You

Its amazing how much Kendall has grown since August...I did this page today to show that. I'm not 100% happy with this, its just unbalanced!