so SO hard to believe a year has already gone by! you’re growing up into a beautiful, confident little girl and we’re so blessed to have you! we wish you another wonderful year of growth, fun, joy, and love!
and happy birthday to those of you who share her day, and happy thanksgiving!
it all started with the banner/decorations…
well, the cupcakes sure deserve their own spotlight. mommy made a boo boo. instead of putting one pink good and plenty for her bow, mommy thought they were for eyebrows! LOL. was that me or what? oh well, when we asked mari what her cupcakes were, she excitedly replied, “kitty!!!” so, we were good:)
we were blessed with a beautiful 70 degree day and wonderful friends and family to celebrate with her!
here she is, our almost two year old sweet and sassy princess!!!
the night before princess mari’s party, we had an AWESOME make n take night at suzys!!! omgosh, it should have been called a night of 9 freakin awesome mini projects night, we all had a blast! there’s KL with her knockout vintage project, the gals from scrap for a cure were there, and there’s my mini gift tin with card project. we had laura vegas from making memories, helen chu from my little shoebox, and all the other rockin’ mechanics who didn’t teach at the big event. cheers to you girls, it was a blast!
our playdate with miss A!
we made turkeys out of cocoa rice krispies. the girls had more fun eating the mini marsh and the fruit loops!
and in case you don’t recognize this, this is their interpretation of wags the dog!!!
and last but not least, this is a card that i created out of a sweet rak i won from her... her work is just amazing! i love all the details and frillies she adds. and it came at a perfect time, so i can now send it on its way to give someone some belated birthday love.
have a wonderful thanksgiving, in case i don’t post more until then:)
many blessings,
erin
from November:
last friday’s crop at suzy’s was SO much fun! one of those where everyone just is on the same page- chill, having fun, snorting, and crEAtinG!!! most fun i’ve had since before surgery, LOL! tfl!
[my fave] Xmas ‘07
patterned papers: KI Memories, W R Memory Keepers
cardstock: Bazzill
chipboard: Technique Tuesday, Maya Road
punch: Fiskars Threading Water
xmas tree: Junkitz
flowers: Bazzill, Prima
brad: American Crafts
pen: American Crafts
celebrate
glitter: Pink Paislee Pixie Stix
patterned papers: Pink Paislee, Hambly
chipboard: Maya Road
Felt heart: Fancy Pants
flower: Prima
Glitter stickers: American Crafts
tiny alpha stickers: My Little Shoebox
pen: American Crafts
thanks card
patterned papers: Pink Paislee, Making Memories
ribbon: May Arts
Charm: unknown
Glitter stickers: American Crafts
punch: EK Success
you 3
patterned paper: Basic Grey, Making Memories
cardstock: Bazzill
Felt: Fancy Pants
flower: Prima
glitter sticker: American Crafts
brads: American Crafts
pen: American Crafts
i’ve been working on some other projects, and i’ll post those when i can!
happy sunday!
blessings,
erin
the bug sure has hit me! with this beautiful fall/winter weather we’ve been enjoying, how could i not? it started when nicole came over and mari and addie had two playdates in a row. we chose classes for their winter/spring schedule, talked about decorating, purging, and organizing our scrap spaces and it started and continued from there! so far, i’ve cleared two shelves [8 12x12 containers each], and made 3 piles like my dear friend casey recommended before mari was here. 1 was a keep pile, 1 was a donate/giveaway pile, and 1 was a sell pile. for me, 2 + 3 turned into donating/giveaway. it feels good to do that, given the economy and the time of year:) i also have been really into making cards, and i’ve not photographed them all, simply because i’ve been using a lot of them for thank yous! friday, at the crop, we all got our scrap on, and were most productive, using mainly our stashes and scraps! didn’t stop me from spending a little, but i created 3 layouts and 3 cards:) all before 11pm, and that including my and suzy’s MLS meeting, so we’re good to go! omgosh, wait til you girls see the new MLS stuff!!! holy bananas, there’s tons of exciting things to be released at CHA winter! i’m really excited to be setting up, working and representing MLS! hope to see you there:)
i’ll be reorganizing, purging, and cleaning more this week- especially since it is a holiday! in between playing kung fu, making gingerbread houses, and hanging with the family, i’ll be cleaning away! i’ll be posting a RAK or two soon…
so stay tuned!
happy sunday!
blessings,
erin
today, is HER birthday! go give her some lovin!
happy birthday, g!
well, it’s been a long time…longer even than my last post truly, is how i feel about missing out on life. now, finally, 3+ weeks post surgery, i’m feeling like my self again…crazy as it sounds, i welcome it! since last friday, i’ve been pain free:) thank you for all of your well wishes, calls, emails, cards, and meals that were given to us. we truly appreciate all of your support.
here’s what has been happening with us lately:
girls’ are doing awesome with swimming!
miss e loves basketball and played in her first tourney a few weekends ago. they all blend together, so not sure when it happened now.
miss m is climbing and jumping everywhere! she won’t just climb normally into her big girl bed nowadays, she has to climb up over the end and then crash down into it. and she has to have an audience while doing so. she climbed into her booster seat at the kitchen table sunday night. that was fun! omgosh, and she is into EVERYTHING! started with her new therapist today, it was harder on mommy than on her. she said “help” for the first time, clear as day. loved it! we celebrated her birthday last weekend. that deserves its own post, for more than one reason. LOL.
suzy and helen are working endlessly on some truly amazing new stuff for MLS to be released at winter CHA. you guys will be all over it! i can’t wait!
next week, i will start ww and hit the gym again! i’ll let the rest speak from our photos- enjoy!
and last but not least, there are some of my kits left from my 5 layouts and 1 card class, at PMP! it was wonderful seeing you, and i missed the rest of you- your kits are with suzy.
that’s what we’ve finally been hearing from me:) i’m a night owl anyways, but post surgery, it has been very difficult to sleep, not because i want to stay up, but simply because it is hard to find a comfortable position to sleep in. last night, and sunday night were the first nights i was able to sleep through the night. so thankful for that:)
i’ve got a to do list that is a mile long, which isn’t new. it includes fun things like preparing for my next class, at PMP on tuesday, november 11th. we’ll be creating 5 fun layouts and a card from 2 of the beautiful lines from MLS. hope to see you there:) we had a blast at the last layout class! another fun thing will be preparing for the make n take night for the BIG EVENT, here! it is a weekend long scrappin adventure, where you will get to create and take home 8 fantastic projects/gifts for the holiday season! i opted to not teach this year, since my lil one will be turning TWO very soon, and i knew i’d be occupied planning and throwing her celebration!
during my recovery, my dh has been exhausted trying to keep up the house and with our little ones, and rarely complains, so even though he knows it, you’re doing a great job! and this will pass soon. my emi girl has been super sweet, trying to think of ways of *making mommy better sooner*. that girl just melts my heart. she has been making me cards, she got me flowers, she leaves me love notes, is cleaning up after her and her sister w/o being asked, and openly praying about my healing. that is the part that just gets me every time. that she knows the Lord and knows to turn to Him.
here’s some layouts i had a great time creating, before surgery. i LOVE sassafrass lass!!! tfl.
mari’s speech has been growing daily. she can count to 5, knows all her body parts, and most colors. though these days, most colors are purple.
i’ll be scrappin her lingo soon, so before i forget:
farfane = airplane
flowfer = flower
pupu = purple
pupu = yello
pupu = red, and all other colors LOL
daddy = daddy
mimi = mommy [i went from mama to mommy to mimi]
emi = neigh neigh
thank you to everyone who has called, emailed, brought me meals, and prayed for me. i truly appreciate you.
blessings,
erin
happy anniversary, dh!
i love you.
look forward to many more years together + not recovering from surgery like this.
this too shall pass, and we can get on with our lives.
thank you for everything you do for our family!
i love you so very much.
sweet 12 for us:)
God bless.
