Layout #10 and some photos....

oh and have i mentioned where I am going????

Ok so first this is layout #10! I know half way there.... ten more layouts and then the album class and then we are done!!!! it goes by so fast! I hope you are still enjoying it as much as I am! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this picture of Kianna, I have to get it ordered in a canvas for Manda and Cody!!!!
Had to share this picture that Shar took of Ella, Shar was so proud of her that she could sit on the stairs all by herself! So sweet!


and onother one of Ella in her little hippie outfit, it is the cutest outfit ever!!! She will probably cringe later on in life but it is really so cute.....

So a couple of weeks ago, Lori from the Scrapyard calls and asks if I would like to go to CHA with her.... I was actually speechless, I am sure Lori was like hello???? are you still there???? hahaaa... My first thought was I can't go and leave everyone here.... what will they do without me??? well the truth is they will all do the same thing with me here or without me here so I asked everyone ( everyone in my household...) what they would do? everyone answered why wouldn't I????? and so..... i am going.....It has been a dream of mine for quite some time to go there and have thought about going lots over the last few years but it has never worked out and here I am ...... going..... I am so So excited!!!!! I am feeling stressed and slightly overwhelmed with 'life' right now so I am hoping this will help.....

until next time....

Lynn

Ok so here it is Monday already....
Not sure where the weekend went but it's gone already!!! Time flies when you are having fun I guess......Forgot to post the layout on Friday ladies but most of you would have got your e-mail so hope that was ok..... don't forget the picture doesn't have to be of you and your hubby.... maybe you don't like him right now or he is getting on your nerves, that is totally ok..... pick one of you and your kids! Oh wait a minute they are probably really getting on your nerves, k just pick one of the dog, whatever works its all good!

Remember this cute boy? This is Cole and he really is a sweet 17 year old boy, really he is..... just sometimes he does things to test my patience to the max!!!!! and he knows it too thats the bad thing! So remember I mentioned a little while back that they don't call him the 'drift king' for nothing???? anyways......

This is the result of his 'drifting'!!!! and he thought he was invincible.....
you know the first song you listened to on my blog ...... something about never growing up????
I changed my mind......
until next time.....

Lynn

photos of the week and a layout.....
sorry girls, I should have had this posted yesterday..... totally forgot! ANyways better late than never! Hope everyone is having a great weekend! I am! Had a totally relaxing Saturday, it was awesome! Didn't do a thing! Well maybe a few things but nothing serious.....wanted to post these shots before I forgot! Just a few randoms of the kids.... my favorites of the week! Not sure how many of you are doing the 52 week challenge.... I am not reallydoing it, only because I have enough little projects but I LOVE the idea.... check it out! it is really good to remember yourself in the photos!
Ella Bella all stylin with her little jean vest on! Gotta love the way these girls are always dressed!

Gorgeous girl!
This little munchkins eyes are amazing they are so blue, just gorgeous!!!
Miss Shar and sweet little Miss Ella....
OUr Kade man.... this guy is about the most challenging little uy to get a shot of! Crazy boy! full of energy!
and of course the layout for this week.... Kade got a harmonica from Auntie Shar and I am not sure but I would say probably his favorite..... Shar and the harmonica! lol
Have a great day tomorrow and I will see most of you next week!

Lynn

Happy Monday Morning.....
have I mentioned how much I LOVE Mondays???? Especially this Monday morning.... kids are back to school, it's quiet and peaceful, I know there won't be any bickering today, not till tonight and then i will be at my 'happy' place so it won't matter anyways...... gotta love it!
I am not sure how many of you were familiar with 'OLW' ? Anyways I was on the creative team and we picked a word every other week, designed a layout and then there were lots, and lots of people that played along with us..... it was so fun! Ali Edwards was the originator of the one little word for the year...... this year is no exeption except she is doing more with it this year...... i usually pick a word that I like for the year and just try to remember it every so often, this year my word is:
Focus
i want to focus on 'me'..... focus on the things that are important to me......we all get so busy that we forget.... maybe our vision gets a little cloudy and we don't see as good as we should......
so for this year I want to be careful that I keep focused on the things that truly matter......
Have you picked a word? if you haven't you might want to try it.....
Have a great Monday!

Lynn

Days like these......
make me remember the little moments....
Have you all missed me? it feels like it has been a long, long time since I posted a layout! This is layout #7..... hard to believe i know but how exciting! I start to get my little pile of layouts and get so excited to be able to put them into an album! Each one brings so many memories! Love that! I also wanted to post a few of my favorite photos from Christmas!


Shalaina....
Mands and Shawner! Love this shot!
Manda and Sharla checking her i-phone to see how warm it will be in Dallas this week for Shawn....i think secretly they are hoping for really Cold..... brats!
Kade, who knows how to work the i-phone better than most of us! lol
Manda was hysterical about something!
our little Kianna baby....
Cole, looking excited about something!
Shar and Ella
Shawn and Cody


I alsowanted to wish everyone a very happy new year! I hope that this new year will be the best one yet for each and every one of you!

cheers,

Lynn

December 24th.....
So hard to believe... so hard to imagine that another year has almost flown by... The babies are growin up so fast.... Kianna is almost 7 months and Ella is almost 5 months.... soon they will be talking and walking..... not that I want to wish these sweet precious moments away but time doesn't stand still for any of us.....

Shar managed to et this shot of Manda and me.... it isn't very often that I am on this end of the camera so this is a precious memory.... just the everyday.....

And Kianna and me..... Love this.... she is so precious!
I wanted to wish each one of you a very merry Christmas.... from my family to yours......I hope you all have a fabulous day filled with everything that Christmas should be.... the family memories, the look of amazement on all the little ones faces....the joy and the excitement... enjoy it all.....remember to capture the moments....

Enjoy,

Lynn

Happy Friday..... night I guess....
wanted to share the layout for this week....Layout #6, it's at the end of this post because blogger is being really difficult! Anyways wanted to share some recent pics of the kids too....and Grampie...
sweet little Ella Bella.... poor kid is so gonna think that is her actual name.....lol

Grampie and Ella catchin some much needed sleep.....Grampie loves his time with all the kids, so cute!
a few weeks ago we did that photo shoot with the babies and Kade decided it was his turn and thought the beads were pretty cool too! so fun!

Cole and Kade out tobaggining on a little hill beside our house.... like right besdie the house, it's awesome as long as they manage to aim right in the middle of the gate.....not even joking and the gate isn't very wide! Cole doesn't call himself the 'drift king'(yes thats what he does with his car!) for nothing!!!!and finally the layout for this week.... Shawn doesn't get home very much and when he does he just loves being around the kids! He will make a great dad!!! someday......Not now.... Have a great weekend everyone!

Lynn

Remember this???
Ok so a few post ago I mentioned this picture and how much I love it.... not sure why but I LOVE It..... Kade is so interested in what he is doing and Kianna is just hanging out in a metal pail! Gotta love it! It's all about the details.....the little details.....
so this is the shot that inspired me for this week.....

and this is what I came up! Layout #5.....
Have a fabulous weekend....

Lynn

Ok so I used all of them!
I had too.... I love them all! This is layout #4..... Not sure if you all got the e-mail yet but if you haven't You will get it in the morning.....

Enjoy your weekend!

Lynn

I had to share....
How cute are these girls??? I know I am REALLY biased but aren't they????? I just wanted to share the pics that I will be using for next weeks layout.....Not sure if i will use all three or not.....
wait and see.....


Until tomorrow....

Lynn