"Urban" photo shoot!

Well, I don't know how "urban" my tiny town is, but I found some really cool little nooks and crannies in some back ally's. I've wanted to take my girls out for a photoshoot in the worst way, but I've had a hard time getting to it. Yesterday we finally made the time, and boy am I glad we did. These are some of the best pictures I've gotten! I'm having a hard time deciding which ones I should enlarge!

The first of First :)

I just can't get enough of my digi scraps latley. Could it be that i'm putting off cleaning my mess of a scrap/craft/sewing/computer room? HeeHeeHee, yep, I'm pretty sure that is it. Anywho, here is Kenadie on her first day of first grade. Hey, at least I got the picture scrapped before the school year was over ;)


All papers and elements are from Shabby Princess, Blossom kit.

So very COOL!

Here is another digi Layout I made today. The pic is a self portrait my step son Nick took. It turned out pretty cool!



The papers and elements are from Shabby Princess, Happy go Lucky Kit.

So Pretty

Here is my latest digi layout. This is Teigan, when I told her I wanted to take a picture of her she jumped infront of the camera lens, and this is litterally how close she was to the camera!

This layout was made using the "Blossom" kit from Shabby Princess.

Spring already?

I know I must be dreaming! Spring isn't here already, is it? I'm from the upper penninsula of michigan, so for it to be in the 40's in the middle of february is quite odd, but a nice change of pace from the subzero temps we had just a few weeks ago! I know it is not going to last and inspite of this warm spell it will get cold again and I'm sure more snow is on the way, like it or not! I hope you all had a wonderful valentines day filled with the things you love the most. We shared a night of steaks on the grill follwed with the movie "21" I fell asleep and missed the middle of the movie, which brad said was the best part, oops:) enjoy your week that lies ahead of you!

Merry Christmas, LOL!

Yep, you got it, today is time for me to catch up! I'm making a promise to blog at least once a week! I normally have Sundays off and I think I'll start this Sunday! Anywho, here are my pics from Christmas, just a few shots of the kids and our new puppy, thank you mom and day :) we love her!



Here is the little bundle of energy. She is a pug, her name is cookie, she loves to get into trouble!




Here is Kenadie at her school program. She had a "solo" part this year, but didn't have much time to prepare for it. She did very well speaking infront of a crowd. I thought she was going to be to shy to get up there infront of everyone, but when she marched up to the microphone, she just let the lines flow right out! good job babe!


The kids got a tobogan, (how do you spell that?) for christmas, so inspite of the cold we had to bring them all outside to take it for a test run. The little one on the front of the sled is my neice Jocie, the sweetest baby ever!



Okay, this pic might just be my favorite one from the holidays! We were at my mom's house and my sister brought her dog with because she lives in Chicago, and they couldn't leave her home alone, anyhow, this giant dog thinks she is a tiny poodle or something! Nick was laying on the floor minding his own business and Harley came up to him, gave his face a sniff and sat right on him! We all had the giggles, as Nick was trapped on the floor!

Halloween in February?!?!?!

LOL! Okay, Okay, I know, who posts their Halloweeen pics in the middle of February? You got it! ME! :) Fall is a very busy time for me and little things get neglected, like my poor poor blog, but anywho, as promised here are my little ones from halloween. I made the costumes, and they just had a ball being little mermaids! I am making one vow for 2009, NO WIGS!! This halloween the entire time the girls were running for candy, they had to keep adjusting their wigs, LOL what a sight!



Since I do love halloween so very much, I made a special treat this year for Kenadies class. They are rice crispy treats covered in white chocolate (died green) and then decorated with m&m's and black frosting! they were so much fun to make, but I highly recomend using the premade crispy treats, instead of making your own, just trust me on this one ;)

Time flies!

My oh my where did the summer go? Heck, where did fall go? Halloween is fast approaching, and I can't wait! I have my girls costumes almost finished, they are both going to be mermaids. I got the idea for the costume from Heather Baily's blog. I should be finished with them by the end of tonight, I will post some pics of these adorable costumes, the minute they are done! My halloween costume is coming along quite nicely also. Every year we have an adult costume party, and you MUST dress up to come! It really is so much fun. 2 years ago I was a pirate wench and Brad was Jack sparrow, last year I was a punk rocker/gothic chick. Take a look...
here is Jack Sparrow


Pirate wench (that's me) The other two girls in the pic are 2 of my greatest friends, love ya girls!


and finally, the punk rocker/goth chick, man, let me tell you, this costume was hard work! I had sores in my nostril from the clip on nose rings, and a stiff neck from the wig!


Can you tell I just love it! It is raining here today, but when it stops, if the sun comes out, I'll take some pics of our overly decorated pumpkin patch of a yard! Happy Haunting!

BTDL Logo Wear is here!!

okay, big news.........get ready.....sit down.........are you sitting, LOL! BTDL has branched into logowear! woo hoo, this really is super exciting!!!! We've opened a logo wear shop with CafePress. We have TONS of great stuff at REALLY excellent prices. We hope to be expanding soon and adding new logo's and designs for you all to wear! I have about 42 items on my wish list. I've already ordered the white hoodie sweatshirt and the ceramic travel mug. I'm just so excited about this!! Stop in and check us out!

I'm Ketchup, what are you??

These quick little quizzes are just too much fun, it's been awhile since i've taken one. I decided to see what kind of condiment I am, LOL!!

You Are Ketchup

You are easy going and very measured in your approach to life. Popular and well liked, you get along with everyone. Seriously, everyone loves you! Your taste tends to be pretty mainstream American. You go for the classic favorites: burgers, fries, and apple pie. You get along best with mustard and mayonnaise personalities.

What Condiment Are You?

FREEBIE Charming Boy Chipboard Alpha

It's been awhile since i've posted a freebie, so today's the day! :) This wonderful chipboard alpha measures approx. 4"x4" and can easily be resized. It coordinates with the Charming Boy kit. Enjoy :) Click on the picture to get the freebie!

8 random facts...

I've been tagged by michelle :) okay, here it goes....

random fact #1 I WILL NOT leave the house with out eye make up on.
random fact #2 I prefer REAL mayo and refuse to have Miracle whip on a sandwich.
random fact #3 I have 4 BFF's who I share all of my secrets with.
random fact #4 I need to have at least 2 cups of coffee, before I can function.
random fact #5 I screen my calls.
random fact #6 I wear a pony tail at least one time every day.
random fact #7 My favorite flavor of coffee is cinnamon blueberry crumble, YUM!
random fact #8 I feed my dog table scraps when my hubby isn't looking ;)

Here are the rules:
1) each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
2) people who are tagged need to write a post on their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules.
3) at the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
4) don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

okay, besides the first person i'm going to tag, which is jax0127, I don't know any of the other people personally :) you might say i'm a bit of a blog stalker, LOL! anywho the others I'll tag are...IkeaGoddess, amanda taylor, bon scrapatit designs, liz, get scatty, SewSensible, and last but not least alma :) I hope you will all play along with this fun little game!

FREEBIE "Charming Boy" Elements

WHOA, where did last week go?? I've been busy, busy, busy! My brother and sister in-law are home from Florida with their 8 week old angel, Jocelyn. Oh she is so sweet! Of course the long 4th of July weekend was hectic as expected. My oldest daughter turned 7 on Saturday. PHEW, I'm tired! Here is the freebie that I was supposed to post last week. These are the elements for the Charming Boy kit. Enjoy.




Click on the picture for the download link. As with all of the freebie files they are LARGE and might take a moment to load into the mediafire site. :)

Love to Swing...

My almost 7 year old daughter runs to the swing set everytime we go to my mom's house. Last Saturday, we decided to do a surprize photoshoot to get some summer pictures in my mom's beautiful flower garden. This is the first layout I've done with the pictures I took of my girls. I'm just loving the new kit I purchased at Pickle Berry Pop "foxymoron" by Tara Dunston Designs.

FREEBIE "Charming Boy" Papers

It's time for another freebie!!!! This is a great paper kit for boy pages! The elements are ready for this kit also, so come back often to see when there going to be posted as a freebie :)



click the picture to start the download. Enjoy :)

2 new digi creations

I was looking through some digi layouts today and was inspired to scrap some for my album.

This is my dd on her 4th birthday, what a wonderfully happy day!



Here is a layout of me. I don't normally do layouts with myself as the "main" focal point, mostly because I'm always the one behind the camera. I had my daughters who are 4 and 6 do a little photo shoot of me. They both had a blast taking pictures, and I must admit, it was a little bit fun to be the one who was posing!

FREEBIE "all dressed up element kit"

Oh my oh my! Time just slips away from me more and more each week! yet again I forgot to give out my freebie. So here it is. This element kit combines with the "all dressed up" paper kit from last week. I hope you like it :) Simply click on the image and it will take you to the download!

My new love...Ipod

Okay, I know your reading this title and probably thinking I'm off my rocker,LOL! My hubby is really into golfing, and last year he bought this really cool square head driver from callaway. So now this year he wanted to have the matching 3 wood to go with this driver. So I saved all my pennies from my ebay sales, and I finally had enough to buy him this super cool golf club. When it comes in, (I had to special order it), it is like, May 5th. So now I'm in a dilema, I don't know weather I should make him wait until Fathers Day to get his gift, but I'm just as excited to watch him open the darn thing as he will be when he opens it! So, I decide to go ahead and give him the club. Needless to say he is happy as a clam, and just loves the new club. Okay, so now I think he is feeling a little guilty, because Mother's Day was litterally 2 days away and he has no idea what to get for his wonderful wife (that's me, LOL) I ponder the idea of what do I want???? I threw around a few options that didn't pan out, for one reason or another. Then I found it. I've been wanting an ipod for awhile, but I'm a little intimidated by them. I don't know why, I just am. So i'm surfing the web, looking for an Ipod, in pink of course. I happen to run across the Ipod Touch. OMG, from the instant i see this thing I KNOW it must be mine! I spend 4 days researching it, each day I get a little more excited about a new feature it has. FINALLY, the day has come that I get to go pick it up from the store. Let me tell you, if your looking for a new ipod/mp3 player with some added features this is the way to go. I got the smallest memory and it is 8 Gig. I don't think I'll ever fill that up! I can put my digi layouts on it, it holds a jillion songs. It has built in Wi-Fi. There is a planner/calendar. It really is the neatest electronic device i've ever owned! I think I'm in love :)

FREEBIE FRIDAY "All Dressed Up" Paper kit

It's Friday!!! yay! I am so proud of myself that I remembered to put up my FREEBIE :) This kit is wonderful for little girl pages. Keep your eyes peeled for additions to the kit to be given away as well!!



Just click the picture to download the free papers!

headstrong...

This morning my 12 year-old stepson was in a huff, because he had no clean pants to wear to school. He had lots of shorts, but none that matched the shirt he wanted to wear. We tried to explain to him, that clothes laying on your bedroom floor will never make it into the washing machine! He finally found some shorts to wear, but now he needed a "short" pair of socks! Oh my the trauma of being in 6th grade, LOL! I remeber the pressure of wanting to look "cool" and have all the newest coolest clothes. I remember having a MAJOR additude with my parents, and those words they yelled to me as I slammed my bedroom door, you know the ones, "I hope YOUR kids are just like YOU!" Well, they are, they are ALL just like me. Oh lord, help me! LOL!





JOURNALING:
"I know we don’t alway agree on things,
I know sometimes you stomp into your room
cursing under your breath at me. I know I
make you mad. I know you think you know
everything, and that your dad and I don’t
know anything. I know you are at the age where
you would rather spend all day with your
super cool frineds, than with your family.
I know we don’t always get along. I know
your sisters bug you sometimes, okay most
of the time! I know you need your space.
I know you are almost a teenager, and
this too shall pass. I know we will endure.
I love you!"

Thanks again for the wonderful kit from Polka dot Potato :)