what a weekend

have been on the move ALL weekend..Rachel and Johns wedding was this weekend and Summer was the flower girl, she did great. here are a few pics

FIrst day of school

My babys first day of kindergarten ....oh my. She was super excited she only goes have days so its not to hard on her or me..lol She has 6 kids in her class..thats unheard of, I really like how small her class is shes going to have a ton of one on one time which is great! So this week at my house has been all about getting back into a routine and making sure this little one has a great first week back to school which I believe she is....even though she wont really talk about what goes on all day ( weird she was like that for preschool too) but she has been coming home and "playing" school w/ her animals.

Zoo Outing

Pics from our trip to the zoo last Fri.

Random pics

Since I last posted Summer had a birthday, she is now the big "5", had her party at Jungle bungle since it turned out to be almost 100 degrees on the day of her party, we couldnt have it outside like we had planned...oh well her and her friends had a blast and cleanup was a breeze!

other pics are of us fishing at west lake the other day..(sorry there out of order)

Some layouts already!!

Hey guys its been a while I know...it's been forever since I scraped..like almost a month...Its always slow in the summer months..anywho not a whole lot going on...just work and trying to enjoy the last little bit of summer time we have left...been fishing, taking walks, camping this weekend and planning a trip to the zoo on friday mainly b/c its free..fyi.

Summer starts the big Kindagarden next tues so we have been preparing for that, buying uniforms ( which i think is so ridiculus they are there 3 hrs a day..seriously they need to wear a uniform) school supplys, and figuring out my work scedule so I will be able to truck her in 20min everyday just for 3 hrs...oh well you gotta do what u gotta do i guess....

anyway on to the good stuff here is a lo I did for Scrapaganza...check out the camping goodies I used and another on our last camping trip to Indiana Dunes..

TFL

The Story Matters

Hey guys, I'm posting this now while I have the time. Here is my take for the new challenge thats going up over at www.thestorymatters.blogspot.com. go check it out next wk to see the other fabulous authers take on MY FAVORITE THINGS!
TFL

Family Fun

This is where we have been this week, I have been wanting to check this place out every since I heard about it last yr, and Im so glad that we did b/c this place is AMAZING
If your like me and are obsessed with the beach than this is the place to go. Indiana Dunes national lakeshore, who knew this place would be so beautiful and only 3 hrs away! Its 15 miles of lake michigan shore. There were times that I felt I was at on ocean. The water is blue, you can see about 5 ft down its so clear and one beach we went to the waves were amazing..who knew all this time we have lived in the blah midwest that we have an amazing place to go to its really a pretty place and would reccomend it to anyone, and for only 3hrs away whats not to loose. We are campers so we camped it but they have B&Bs, hotels, resorts, beach cottages for those who need a bit more :) I'm going to have fun scrappin these pics!

Look who made the cover

Who would of thought one of my layouts would end up on the cover of a magazine....crazy how things work out. Now if it would hurry up and get to the stores so I can get my hands on it :)

August 2009

A layout finally!!

this is my first layout in about 3wks, it feels good to create again!

A few pics from the 4th

Whats new

Well it's officially summer time ..my all time favorite time of the yr, the time of year that I try to be outside as much as possible and if I have to be stuck inside like at work than it really bums me out..In the summer you can find us at the pool, taking a walk, at the park, camping, boating, fishing, hiking, you get the idea..... here are a few pics of what we have been doing...
yes we give our dog birthday partys....and yes thats a bowl of steak w/ candles in it..our dogs both turned 4 this month...pics from camping at makoqueta(sp) caves, did you know they spoted a black bear there.......a bear in iowa, crazy ...i have a few layouts that i need to post, ill put that on my to do list :) Hope everyone else is enjoying there summer!!