Friday, October 28, 2011

I am a DAILY blog visitor on Studio Calico blog...I love to see the ideas the designers share and I love the modern, funky style of their products.
The blog posts a weekly sketch challenge and I usually don't get around to using the sketch much less get it posted in time. But this week is a new change...
Here is the Oct. 23rd Sunday Sketch....
and my layout...

Sunday, October 16, 2011

mom's birthday card...

my mother turned....39....again this year....haha
 here's the card I made for her

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Alexis' last year of preschool...

It has been quite a while since I posted....don't know where the time goes.

Alexis started preschool about two weeks after her sisters started school. It is so hard to believe that this will be our last year of preschool. Alexis was super excited to start school again.
 Alexis is an extremely funny little girl. She cracks us up! She says the funniest things at just the right time.
 Alexis is such a beautiful little girl. It is so awesome to hear all our friends and family comment on her eyes. She really has bright blue eyes that scream for your attention.
 She loves to carry her backpack every day. But they hardly ever get papers to put in their backpack. Most of their artwork is displayed in the school.
 Alexis is a very smart little girl. Not to take any credit away from her, but she has a huge advantage with having older sisters. She learns a lot from hearing conversations with her sisters. She recognizes almost all of her alphabet {misses about 5 to 7 every time} and she is learning math skills already.
 She's not too interested in crafts though....it's like pulling teeth to have her color a picture. She definitely didn't take after me in that area.
 She really enjoys playing with her school friends. She talks about lots of kids in her class and shares some conversations almost every day.
Alexis loves to dance! She really has some *amazing* moves! 
 She has an addiction to shoes {already}...she has used her allowance and gift money to buy about 6 pairs of shoes....crazy but cute!
 She loves to drink my coffee.
 She definitely does not understand the words "hurry up"...there is NO rush in this girls body....it takes her forever to do things...she is so easily distracted.
 she is not a neat kid...she is not good at cleaning up....I think that is another trait of a baby sibling {my younger brother was not good at cleaning up toys either}.
 She had a great first day of preschool. All the excitment tired her out and she took a nap that afternoon.


Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Camping Part 2....

Camping fun continued....

splashing in the pool...
 
Mia and Alexis enjoying some cool ice cream... 
 she's really checking it out....and making a little bit of a mess...


 on the hike back to the camp site...don't know what she was doing here....


 according to Alexis, these help her to see better {in the sun}....
 playing at the camp site....again at the tree....
 the chef is at work {this is my favorite part about camping, usually the men do the cooking}...menu tonight...fries and wings
 not sure what this is on her cheek....some kind of allergic reaction?...not sure, but it did go away
 the three stooges....but they are cooking for us
 the kids right before we got on the road to head home
 strike a pose.... 
and we are all ready to go again...

Thursday, September 15, 2011

SunValley Camping Part 1.....

A awesome four day weekend getaway.....
With our hectic family schedule it is so hard to getaway, but this was a nice relaxing weekend.

A phone in a tree?....why not?... The kids played on this tree all weekend....love to see them using their imagination!
I took three of the girls to the kids craft session....they made some make believe bug catchers...cute...

not sure what this look was for....but I sure do love this cutie!

of course we have playing in the stones....

Joe caught a tiny, tiny snake....like the size of a worm...the girls were in awe, but no one was afraid {that's good}

how about a rooster in the camp store?...HaHa....Oh, it's just Ron acting crazy...

kids cooling off at the pool....

lots of pool photos....


the water was too chilly for Sam....

our little floater....{she is in a tube}....









Mia and Alexis just hanging out...

and what goes with relaxing by the pool....ice cream!



these two played nicely in the pool {very unusual}....they competed in some pool games and then played with some of the new kids they met....very cool watching them have fun as sisters