Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea

 Adri graduated speech this year and we wanted to thank her speech teacher.  My sister showed me how to make these cute post-it note holders a few years ago using the clear 3 1/2 X 5 photo frames.  And you can make matching pens by rolling up pattern paper and sticking it inside the RSVP brand pens.  I used left over Sale-a-bration stuff and was able to come up with a very cute gift.

Circle Circus

I've been so busy the past couple of weeks I haven't been able to fit any stamp time in.  I've been missing it, so I sat down today and made this card.  I wanted to try out some of the Baja Breeze Glass Glitter from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I decided to pair up that color with Marina Mist and really like how it turned out.

Easter Weekend

Saturday we went to Jake's mom's for an Easter party and after a very rainy egg hunt we ended up with 3 baby chicks!  Our house is turning into a zoo!!!  Here's a picture of the kids holding their babes.  Justus has decided to build a chicken coop out back.  We'll see how that all turns out.

You can tell that Justus was woken up way to early Easter morning by a very eager Adri.  He got a new suit for church and he looks very handsome in it.  What's even better is he actually likes it!

Tori also got woken up too early.  She was trying really hard to show some excitement, but it just wasn't there.  She got a new Easter outfit to wear to church and a really cute necklace.

Adri was so busy unloading her basket she hardly had time for a picture.  She also got a new outfit for church and some summer shorts.  The candy seems to be her favorite though!

The Easter Bunny even brought us a waffle maker for breakfast.  That was part of the reason I forgot to get a picture of them in their Easter duds before church.  We kind of ran into a few problem making our waffles.  But after one trip to my mom's and a trip to the neighbor's we were finally able to fill everyone up!  Church was nice.  I taught the lesson in my Primary class and was so scared that the kids would be bouncing off the walls, but they weren't.  They sat quietly for the most part and listened to the Easter lesson.  After church we went to my mom's and had another great party, but I forgot my camera! :(

Spring Additions!

We've been busy over Spring Break adding to our family.  Our cat gave birth to way too many kittens.  Six to be exact!  Adri is in love and has named them all:  Napoleon, Kipp, LaFonda, Deb, Phoenix, and Fla-ex (?). Not sure about that last name, sounds a little made up to me and also LaFonda is one of the white kitties?????  Anyone in the market for a kitty?  Please!  They'll be ready in 6 weeks!  

It's Official!

Justus is an Eagle Scout!  He met for his eagle board of review last night and became an official Eagle Scout!  He didn't think he would survive all of the paperwork, but he did it!  YAY!  Now we just have to wait a few weeks for the paperwork to come back and he can have his court of honor.  We're so proud of you Justus!

~AND~

Adri graduated from the D.A.R.E. program.  Way to go Adri!!!  Justus and Tori are jealous of her cool shirt.  When they graduated D.A.R.E. their shirts weren't nearly as cool!  

Lovely as a Tree

See that snow in the background???  You would never know that yesterday it was 75 degrees here.  Crazy weather!  For this card I've used Not Quite Navy (love that color!) and Marina Mist.  To get the look on the bottom right corner I just rolled the paper to break up the fibers and then split it and rolled the top layer.  I put Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the trees, but it doesn't show up.  It added a nice touch!

Yesterday my daffodils were swaying in the warm breeze.  Today they are weighed down by heavy snow.

Punch Potpourri

The weather is feeling kind of springy right now.  So I thought this cute little birdie sitting in a nest of flowers was appropriate.  The colors I used are Blushing Bride (it got a little washed out in the picture), Peach Parfait and Pear Pizazz.  This is one of those cool sets that has a punch for every stamp.  LOVE THAT!