The day this Mom has been dreading....

The first day of school is finally here and met with mixed emotions at our house. I surely wasn't ready for Cole to go back to school and I'm not sure he was ready either. He was excited but I could tell that he was also nervous, excited, scared, and a little sad. Just before he left he got teary eyed and said, "mom, I'm really going to miss my baby brother. I just don't want to leave him." Cole has been a great helper this summer with the new baby and I'm used to having him home to help with Austin and Kayleigh.
We had a good morning and got everyone ready and out the door so Cole could get to school on time. HE's excited for his new teacher and can't wait to get started with all the fun things he saw in his class room at back to school night.
When he came home today he was EXHAUSTED (early bedtime tonight)! He said that he had a lot of fun and loved playing games with his teacher and he couldn't wait to go back tomorrow.
So...I guess it's just mom that needs some convincing that it's okay for him to be back in school!

My baby is getting big...too fast

So...I took my little stink bug in for his one month check up and he's a whopping 9lbs 12 oz and 22 1/4 inches long. Yup...he's a growing boy, gaining 2+ pounds in a month.

Here's some pictures of my cutie pie, I'm one lucky mommy!

(He loves to snug with his mommy!)




Isn't he the sweetest little thing... :)

June CX assignments

For my CX assignments in June I got to work with the new Great Escape line by MAking Memories...a perfect line to scrap your vacation photos!

Catcing up and getting back into the swing of things

Whew...having a newborn in the house sure turns things upside down, I'm lucky if I get a shower let alone have a few minutes to blog. Now that Austin is a month old (yikes, he's already growing up too fast!) I'm going to catch up a little with my blogging.

Here's a few scrappy projects I've been working on :)

THis layout is of Kayleigh Snow surfin at the cabin this spring. She was so funny...she thought she was so cool, she spent most of the time laying in the snow giggling after she fell down.



THis one is some older pics that I just got around to scrapping for a CX DT assignment. I used the Basic Grey Lime Ricky collection, perfect for some fun fair photos!



These are some of my favorite photos of my little Kay...we took them just before EAster this year, I love how they turned out. This is the first page i've scrapped using them...LOVE this page. I did this for the CX DT application.

We're almost ready!

THe count down is on! It's almost time for baby #3 to arrive. We've slowly been getting things ready and finally got the last of the baby "stuff" last night. We still have to put everything together but it's all here in the house. THe kids are so excited for the baby to be here. Mom is ready to not be pregnant anymore and Dad is getting ready for the big fishing trip and hoping the baby is good and waits until he gets home to make his entrance!

This is my favorite thing so far (I have a bit of a diaper bag fettish, I've been eyeing this one for weeks.)


Isn't it cute? ;)

Outta This Funk

Here's a fun project I finished a while back. It started out as a wall hanging but..somehow it turned into layouts that sit on my mantle. I love how it turned out and I love that I can easily add another layout to the end when the baby is born.

Have fun blog hoppin ladies!








Now, I'll send you over to SHeri, I know she'll have something super for you to see!
http://www.finkshappenings.blogspot.com/

Easter Photo Shoot (a little early)

We decided to take the kids Easter pictures early this year because I'm not sure we'll be around nest weekend for the annual Easter Morning photo shoot.
I'm so excited about how the pictures of Kay turned out. She was being a princess in her new dress and she knew it!!! She was ready for any picture I wanted to take.




I got several nice pictures of "Princess Kay"

Cole on the other hand thought taking pictures was a terrible idea and so he pulled goofy faces for most of them. Grrr….BOYS! So, I only got one decent shot of him and it’s not my favorite. 


Overall, I’m pretty happy with the photos of my little boogers, now, maybe I should get on the ball and make some Easter cards.