a fun morning...

This morning i got to go take photos for Tami...of her two little kids Tea and Addison. They were a lot of fun!! i got quite a few really nice ones of the kids and of course some that were quite "funny"! Here are a few of the photos from the shoot...hope you enjoy! xoxo

Tea with her pink stripped tights on...so adorable!

Addison...not too sure about me a first, but we almost became "buddies" toward the end!

Taking photos with their own digital camera...lucky, theirs was pink!!

Tea loved to pose...this one makes her look a little sassy!

and i got one of Tami!! After Tea finished wearing my sunglasses she wanted her mom to put them on...great photo of Tami!

Mom and Daughters

i'm at a loss of words

quite literally i am at a loss of words as to what i should say about these photos!
last night bruce put on his halloween "costume" consisting of billy-bob teeth and thick black frames...he said it was for the "kids"...but come to think of it...he's a kid himself!!

this photo...this photo...hmmm...no comment?

a little surprise...

a nice little surprise yesterday...brandon's brother and his family came to town!! i think around 2:30 bryan, tiffany, samantha and david came to blue earth for a visit! And of course i couldn't stop myself from taking photos of the kiddos!! here they are...

little david...well, not so little anymore...starting to crawl and walk along furniture!!
peering over an end-table at bruce and bonnie's house last night.

all smiles! (with 2 little teeth on the bottom!)

miss samantha...what a silly little girl!

just out of the tub with wet hair...looking toward the ceiling for some reason!!

absolutely loved her socks... "Little Stinker" is what they read!

giving little brother a hug goodnight!

and also uncle brandon!

such a fun weekend

Of course every morning had to start with a trip to Caribou Coffee!! There was regular brew coffee available at the house, but there's nothing better than a latte! (to jump start the day that is!) I've found out that buying coffee is *very* pricey...i've been spoiled with having coffee here at the coffee shoppe where i buy my "lactose free" milk and the rest is free. So 3-4 bucks for a 12 oz just reminded me to be very thankful for the things i take for granted!

Me taking a photo of Liz taking a photo of me...

Liz snapped this shot with my camera...she said we had to "document" just how much junk food was available for us to eat at the house!!
(Thank goodness i didn't gain any weight during that weekend!! hehehe)

We had to take a breather from scrappin' after awhile to clear our minds...so we looked at scrapbooking magazines for new ideas...

Liz's "little" camera! She took a photo of my new camera and i guess she printed the photo and created a little 8x8 page with the title "Camera Envy"!!

Another photo Liz snapped...of course there was wine at the house!

But, look...we really did get a lot accomplished...here is my 6x12 album, plum full!

Working hard...

All in all it was a *great* weekend...except maybe the l*o*n *g drive up and back!! Thank you Liz for asking me to go along!

girls at the scrap retreat...

Last weekend Liz and i went on that Scrapbook Retreat i've been talking about, and here are a few photos from then...
Liz: so hilarious...a great friend...so sweet...loves joking and telling stories...a great mom to her 2 boys...

see, i told you she was funny!

We were all scrappin' and taking photos late at night and pretty soon i noticed Liz was gone...and my camera! Soon after they both showed up again...with this photo on my camera!! She said she called this one..."the bat flying at me!"

Miss Shannon...Liz's friend that got us roped into driving 6 hours north to join in on the fun!

She was super sweet...glad i could meet her!!

Bean's B-day...

Here is Brandon's Birthday Cupcake...german chocolate with chocolate frosting and a green M&M. And since there was only the two of us, we had lots of left-over cupcakes and a small cake i also made...so the coffee ladies helped us eat it this morning!

We went out to eat at his fav mexican restaurant in Fairmont...great food! Afterwards we went to ShopKo and Brandon found Jack Johnson's new CD! So we listened to that on the way home...sounded like some good tunes!!

{Creative Work...}

Here we go...i'm soooo excited to share all this! Here is the scrapbook i created while Liz and i were on our Scrapbook Weekend Retreat. i had so much fun while we were gone...not only is Liz a hoot to be with, but i fell in love with scrapbooking again! it has been a long time since i have scrapbooked more than one page!!

The 1st page...an explanation:

feet...

you are my everything...

shopping...

tattoo...

family...

everyday moments...

.me.

crazy in love...

i {heart} road trips?...

just a few of the pages i created over the weekend...i think i completed 24 pages, but only posted a few. the rest of them are on flickr...

my hubbie's birthday!!

today is brandon's birthday!! 27 years old today!! i "sang" him 'happy birthday' this morning when we woke up...okay the truth...i *do not* sing so i signed it to him!! he just smiled!!

tonight we are going out for dinner at a mexican restaurant in Fairmont and then to a movie...

he is just sooo handsome!

a birthday kiss for you!
(this photo taken on our honeymoon)

{i finally created a new page}

So, since i finished organizing my scrapbooking apparatus, i had to try out my "organizing" style. Liz, Tami and i came up to the shoppe a couple nights ago and did a little bit of creating! In 4 hours i completed 2 pages! i was starting on another, but my eyes were getting a little tired!! So here is what i did...

{i love my coffee!}

a close up of what i wrote...
note: look at that adorable "cupcake" stamp...from the Love, Elsie line!

"Concert"

i printed a few photos of when my sister, Ceara and i went to the State Fair for the
Rascal Flatts concert! Totally loved their performance!

what a mess!

Good Lord!! This is what happens when you attempt to "organize" your scrapbooking stuff! The other day i brought **all** my scrapbooking paper, flowers, brads, every single darn little thing i could find...and spread it out all over the living room floor! i think it took about three evening worth of sorting "stuff" and figuring out what the heck i wanted to do with it all!!

But, in the end...all my scrapbooking stuff ended up very nicely in little organized containers and then into rubbermaid containers to be able to haul it around a lot easier. i put all my FULL 12x12 sheets in one container, all the "almost full" sheets in another, and then brads in one container, flowers in another, buttons close by, and all "sticker & rub-ons" in yet another container! This is just the way i need it all!!

(oh, yes i cleaned the living room!! it looks *a lot* better now!!)

what a nice surprise...

This afternoon, while Brandon and i were home for lunch, Liz and James came up to the shoppe. So when we got back, i saw a post-it note stuck to my computer that said, "we missed you...but took pictures with your camera!" So i checked out the photos...and here is what i saw!

Little James...getting so big

...and starting to walk!!

absolutely *love* the little puppy shirt!

Thanks Liz for sharing photos with me!

computers...

oh my gosh...these computers are sooo addicting!! sometimes it feels like i am **always** on this dang computer! but i *love* the apple!! first thing when i come into work...i turn on the computer and check email. usually i only get a few junk mails (i'll admit i signed up for most of the ones i get...clothing mostly!) although sometimes i'll have about 20 new messages (and i'm extremely bad about replying in a timely fashion!!)... go up to the coffee shoppe and chat with everyone for a little while, make a few coffees, come back to the scrap room and play on the computer! some of it is actually for work, like doing a new email for our mailing list, posting on the store's blog, looking up new products, making orders online... (okay... plenty is just for myself!!). i have certain blogs i like to check and then i check out google analytics and then of course i just have to go to my new favourite site...flickr!! check out my photos and read the comments...then i go and check out my contacts new photos and then go on a quest to find more photos to put in my "favourites"!! yep, i'm addicted (just like my usual morning latte!!)

the Apple computer logo

miss Liz...sitting in the chair in the Scrap room "stealing" our internet!! Brandon fixed the wireless internet so now when people bring their computers in they have internet access!! So, the last few days, Liz has been coming in (now that her computer is fixed!) and uploading photos to her blog and well, actually being very quiet in the corner just enjoying playing on the computer!