Photos from Our Big Week

It's been a busy couple of weeks, but what a blast! Everything has been leading up to my son's homecoming from the Middle East deployment and to my brother's wedding, complete with family reunion. I took over 700 digital photos! Yes! That's a lot of pixels! Many will hit the recycle bin, but most of them are great memories of a glorious event.

Tonight I am putting in pics of some of the kids near and dear to me.... I do have pics of all, but here's a sampling.

My son Scott with his favorite beverage --- well, one of them!

My niece Alexis and one of the pics from a photo shoot I did for her.

My grandniece Sienna waving "hello" to the wedding guests.

My grandnephew Zander --- kids and balloons guarantee great photos!

My grandnephew Dylan cutting teeth so not very cheerful, poor thing.

My niece Kelsie taunting me with a yummy DQ Blizzard.

Along with catching up on my emails and blogs I am going around and visiting every one's blogs. I feel like I've missed so much! I will also be popping in some sneak peeks of the wedding events and ceremony as I get them processed.

Thanks for stopping by!

Barb

In God We Trust

Cuter Than Cute!!

No new cards today. I was out of town for the holiday weekend and had a fantastic time with family. I have a grand-niece and 2 grand-nephews who I hadn't seen since November, so we had a blast catching up. They grow so fast!!

Just as any self-respecting (and doting) great-aunt would do, I took a LOT of photos of the kids. And just as any self-respecting (and proud) great-aunt would do, I am showing off my little munchkins.

This is Sienna who is 2 years 4 months old, and a self-declared princess! Who could disagree with this face? She loves to help serve desserts and prepare finger goodies in the kitchen. Sometimes shy, but always expressive!

This is our little champ Zander who is 2 years 6 months old and the sweetest, funniest little guy. Born with spina bifida, he wears braces for his ankles which don't slow him down one little bit! One look at him and he will steal your heart! Oh, and he has very good taste --- when he saw my black Avalanche he declared "Cool truck!" That's my boy!

This little Gerber baby is Dylan who is 9 months old and Zander's little brother. Another one who is very expressive, he is also quite the tease. As his mommy is telling him not to do something, he is grinning and doing it anyway. Already standing from a sitting position, he will be taking his first steps any day.

Now, I think these are pretty good excuses for not having any cards to show! Right?

Thanks for stopping by and allowing me to bust my buttons over these kids!

Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up

Still in the theme of kids, I've been having a lot of fun with my Cricut and the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge. With all the adorable costumes that can be mixed and matched for unlimited looks, it was more work to select an outfit and papers than to put these little darlings together. The costumes can even be cut out with tabs attached, making an entire wardrobe available for the dolls. I haven't played with paper dolls for a very long time, but with the Cricut I could certainly make a whole set!

These cards will be available at the Branson Craft Mall. Soon I will be opening on Etsy, also. Watch for that "Grand Opening" this fall. I'm excited about this new venture!

Thanks for stopping by. Your candid comments are most welcome!