~ Love me some Jenni B!!

Playin' with some new and old Jenni Bowlin...

~ Sweet Evidence......

I created this little layout for the Scrapaganza blog challenge....even got some red mist while we were out on the town last night and I gotta say, that stuff is sure fun to use.

Love Me Some Hot Cocoa!!

I did this layout for Megan's challenge. I took the "Are you as creative as a Kindergartner" layout in my Top Ten post below and modified and tweaked it a little to create this one. The mug was given to me last Valentine's Day by my hubby (not for my love of coffee but) for my love of hot cocoa! Nothin' better on cold winter days like these....

Top 10 of 2009

Thanks Megan for this challenge. Hoping to get part two done tomorrow night. Now, which layout to copy.....hmmm.

Favorite photo of the year and more of my obession with Unity Stamps!




Avery and her cucumbers, love that I caught her running with her stash. Just too bad I didn't catch her eating them straight out of the garden!



My Little Shoebox papers - love them!! These pictures make me want summer back!! And these little girls are too sweet, Avery's pageant friends.



Another exciting, totally surprising moment of our year...it has been a whirlwind of fun for her being in parades and doing community work, and we're only half done with her time on the court. She was too precious for words and I still love to watch the video of the pageant.



One of many great moments of our year....Hannah, I love you so much and am so proud to be your mommy!!



Loved this little getaway...we already have another one planned for this year ~ VEGAS!! Can't wait.




More Sassafrass...this was totally out of the box for me to scrap ONE photo. One of my favorite photos of Avery all year long. It speaks so much.



Avery and her fabulous Kindergarten teacher...and this was the start of my obession with UNITY STAMPS!!! Love them like crazy!



The Fair is a big deal around here, always has been.



So many years of having a job he dreaded, so thankful he now has a job he loves and enjoys, even if it does mean he sometimes has to be gone all night to plow.

~ Cooking up a little scrapbooking....

These layouts have been sitting on my desk for a few weeks, waiting for me to put some final touches on them. I feel like I am always rushing and not taking the time to look and see what needs to be there, so lately I'm starting a layout and then moving them to my antique table to keep them in view until I'm ready to finish them. That way I can play and rearrange until they're ready. This cold weather sure is great for getting in some scrapping time.

~Fall Harvest

Lance has been helping a family friend get the fall crops harvested for several years. Lance comes from a farm family, although they sold off the hogs almost 10 years ago and have rented out the family farm for the same time frame. He compares it to hunting, it gives him quiet peaceful time to think and enjoy nature. We drove down this year amidst the bean harvesting and snapped some pictures....so glad we did it. I love how they turned out and what a beautiful reminder that even with all the stress the beauty of the harvest is worth it all.

~ Merry Christmas Wishes....

Where do I begin.....first, thank you to all of you who continue to check this blog and there is NO activity. What a slacker I appear to be. I can assure that there is one great reason why I have had little to no time lately and I will soon share it with you all. It makes my heart burst with joy. :)

Just wanted to pop on here and make sure to tell all of my Blogettes (yep, I gave y'all a name) a very Merry Christmas and blessed 2010. We all have many things to be thankful for and looking forward to. Take time to enjoy the simple things that Christmas has to offer and relish the time spent with your families.

I have some time off around the holidays for once and I plan to enjoy it drinking some hot cocoa & Bailey's, toasty warm with all the lights off but the Christmas lights and snuggling up with my favorite little girls and my hubby watching a marathon of Christmas movies.....Elf, Christmas Vacation, Polar Express, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Home Alone and Miracle on 34th Street.

From our Home to yours....Happy Holidays!!