HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Well, it's 7:30 am on mother's day and you might be asking what I am doing up so early? Shouldn't I be sleeping in while my wonderful husband takes care of the kids. Yes! :)David had to work for a couple hours this morning so it's the daily grind for just a few more hours. :) I am actually grateful for this time to reflect on the two munchkins in my life that make me a mother and their great dad, and the mothers in my life. There is no doubt about it... I have been blessed!


David had to go and sit reserve at the airport this morning, and if any pilot calls in sick or doesn't make it for their flight for whatever reason, they will use him. So in the event that they use him and he ends up being gone all day today he gave me my Mother's Day gifts a little early. He and Aidan made a scrapbook page for me including hand prints and pictures! It is so cute! That alone would be the perfect Mother's Day gift but this year I was spoiled. I ended up with a pair of diamond earrings, which was a Mother's Day/ Birthday Gift. They are beautiful! Thanks David and kiddos. Gifts aside, my best gifts ever are Aidan and Brinn. They bring me so much joy and happiness. They constantly keep me laughing and I love watching them grow and become these little people. I always used to ask my mom, "How much do you love me?" and she would say, "More than you will ever know until your a mom." Now I understand and she was right. There is no love out there that even comes close to the way a mom loves her kids!

I have also been blessed with an amazing mom. Anyone that knows her knows just how amazing she is. She is constantly putting her children before herself, in fact she puts almost everyone before herself. She is cute and fun, and was always the "cool mom" growing up. She lights up a room just by being in it and people are drawn to her like a magnet with her outgoing personality. Most importantly, she loves me, my kids, and my hubby! Most people are terrified to become like their mothers, but I hope I can be even half the mom that she is!


One of the reasons my mom is so amazing is because of her mom. My grandma is the most creative grandma, constantly starting fun traditions that have given me memories I will cherish forever. Even though we have not lived by her in many years, she still makes the effort to come and visit often. I love my grandma and am thankful for her every day.

Finally, I was blessed with another mom when I married David. Lynda treats me like one of her own children. She is always available to help, even if that means traveling thousands of miles. She is constantly spoiling my kids... and isn't that what grandmas do best :) I am thankful for her and her love and support.


Like I said, I have been blessed!

To All My Fellow Scrappers...

I don't know about you but I get some of my best ideas from looking at other people's pages. For years my sister Mandi, my friend Kathleen, and I have been emailing each other our most recent scrapbook pages to help give each other ideas. I figured since we are such great scrappers it is about time we share our talents with everyone... okay, so that might be a stretch (at least in my case.) Actually, I thought it would be fun to open it up for anyone what wanted to join in on sharing their pages. You can check out the scrapbooking blog by clicking the link on the right-hand side labeled Scrap on Scrappers or by typing http://scraponscrappers.blogspot.com in your address bar. Anyone that wants to post their pages is welcome... in fact, the more the merrier! Just leave me a comment on this post or on the new blog and I can add you as an author.

I DID IT!

I have finally managed to get a few scrapbook pages done! I even organized my scrapbook room and I will have to blog some pics of my work-space sometime.

This is the first page I have done of Brinn and so this is going to be the cover of her book. (I love this pic of her)

Here are some pics I took of Aidan on his 2nd Birthday. He looked so cute in his little "longhorns" hat. This page is really simple but I wanted all the focus to be on the pics and not to be busy with patterned paper. Anyways, it didn't turn out to be my favorite but oh well, but one page down, ????? more to go!

Anyone that scrapbooks knows that the hardest part is actually getting started! So now I have caught the scraping bug again and hopefully will be on a role! (Heaven knows I need it)

Sleeping Babies

I have finally managed to get Aidan back to taking naps, and he and Brinn both now take their afternoon naps at the same time! YEAH! Yesterday Aidan wanted to take his nap in his tent. And sure enough he went right to sleep. I think it is a rite of passage for every kid to sleep in some sort of tent or fort they have made. I remember Mandi and I making many forts, and I also remember the tee-pee fort I burned by leaving a light on inside. Those were the good old days :) Anyways, here is a pic of my little guy sleeping and then I peeked in Brinn's room and took a pic of her... I couldn't help myself!

Piggy Tail

Brinn has the funniest hair. On top her hair is long but on the sides its just starting to grow in. Sometimes it looks like she has a comb-over. Well, I finally put her hair in a pig tail and it goes straight up. My little girl is growing up!

Can We Say... Stubborn

Aidan only wants to do what he wants to do when he wants to do it. He must be 2. Most the time Aidan loves talking on the phone but every once in a while he doesn't and so in protest he will plug his ears. However he doesn't just plug his ears, but he folds his ears over. It looks like he is doing origami with his ears.

Soccer Boy

Aidan is turning into quite the soccer player.. at least we think so. Here is a clip of him dribbling the ball and kicking it. We love our little guy!

My Bargains

My mom's neighbor across the street was having a garage sell last week. She has a little 5 year old girl and so was getting rid of a ton of her old clothes. I ended up getting Brinn 3 pair of long jeans for when she's 4T (in great condition), a brand new shirt from Children's Place that still had the tag on for Brinn this winter, a cheerleading costume for dress-up or Halloween when Brinn's older, and my favorite purchase of the day was this Nemo costume. Aidan loves it and wants me to put it on him all the time. She wanted to give me everything for free but I finally talked her into letting me pay $10.00. After a bargain day of shopping I think I need to become a garage sell guru. It's so fun to get a bargain!