Productive weekend!

So, for Memorial Day weekend we stayed at home. We had two lists - fun stuff and projects. For every fun thing we did we had to balance that out with a project. I think the weekend went swimmingly well!

The boys fished all day on Saturday and then we cleaned the garage! First time I've had a car in my garage in 2 1/2 YEARS! I cannot even express how excited I am!

We also got Bill's shed (a.k.a. "The Man Cave") cleaned out and organized. I didn't know there was so much room in there!

The other highlight of the weekend was Miss K learning how to ride her bike! She did great!

I am so proud of her!

The Girls!

Here is one of the photos from Joye's birthday! We had a great time!

Happy Birthday Joye!

So, my friend Joye's birthday party was tonight. We had such a great time. We ate at the cutest little cafe and wine bar in Osseo - Lilly's. The decor was Italian - orange and brown walls, eclectic dark wood furniture, huge empty ornate frames on the walls, paintings of fruit, cast iron wall hangings, stone tile, and green glass light fixtures. It was beautiful!

We drank Shiraz and ate frou-frou salads and pizzas. And we laughed!

After dinner we went back to Joye's house to have sparkle cake. Joye's seven year old daughter Ella made it and it was delicious. More wine and laughter followed. We went from silly to serious several times during the evening.

Great times with great friends!

Here is the card that all of us signed for her. It was my first hybrid project! Very fun!

Digital Scrapbooking!?!?

I never thought I would ever enter the realm of digital scrapbooking. But, I tried it just to do a calendar for my father-in-law last year and I really loved it! It's much less messy than paper and paste and I love all of the free kits that people so generously share.

I could never go totally digital. I love touching all of my supplies and I love texture on my layouts. Hybrid scrapping, however, is very much in my realm of possibility. I did this invitation for a friend's birthday. It was so fun!

They're Growing!

I cannot believe how big our guinea pigs are getting! I think they have doubled in size since we got them. The kids are loving them and so is dad! He is so funny! He puts up a good front about not wanting them, but he secretly loves them. He holds them and talks to them all the time! They are cute!

Scrapping!!!

It feels awesome to be scrapping again! I did this layout for Melissa Frances. This is my daughter and her two cousins who are great friends. The paper is from the "Thankful" line which is so pretty!

Thanks!

Vicki

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms out there! Hope all of your wishes came true.
We spent the day at my Grandma's house. I am so grateful to still have my grandparents at the age of 41. It was a gorgeous day here in Minnesota. A little cool, but the sun was out and it was glorious.
Vicki

Melissa Frances Giveaway!!!

Melissa Frances is giving away a HUGE assortment of awesome products! All you have to do is go to the Melissa Frances blog
http://melissafrances.typepad.com/my_weblog/
and leave a comment!

Go do it now! She has such incredible stuff!

Vicki