H to the E to the double L O

We like to say HELLO. LOL .sorry This cheer is stuck in my head. :)

I can't believe it's almost August. It's almost time to go back to school. We've had so much fun this summer playing and hanging out with our family. Right now we are in the midst of cheer practice. Gigi is doing a fabulous job on her squad. I'm so proud of her. I'm even happier she's socializing and making new friends. Yesterday we got her uniforms and of course she's adorable in it. Saturday they are having their pictures taken in them.



Yesterday we went to Tony's restaurant family picnic. The girls and Tony had a blast playing on the swings and merry go round. I do have to say it's hard to push a 200lb man on the swings. LOL If Tony wasn't playing with the kids, he was manning the grill. It was nice to meet some of his employees. I met a lot of people and of course I don't remember anyone name. Eventually I will learn.




I want to leave you all with a couple new LOs.



Thanks for looking and visiting my humble blog home.
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Happy Friday!! Whew!!

Well we have been busy running to cheer practice 3 days a week plus playing and watching my nephews! Wow this has been a very long week. Not much is new around here though, we haven't done anything really fun lately. Hopefully next we can go somewhere and play. :)

Between school and life I have managed to create a few LOs and a card.

If you like this snowman check out Lilac City Design. There is a blinkie off to the side of my blog. Kelli has fabulous stamp sets!! Go buy them today!! :)





I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!!

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Summer Rain

Rain Rain go away, I wanna go to the Medieval Faire today!!!

Oh well because it's raining today, we will have a nice quiet day at home. I foresee a day of laundry, possibly scrapping and packratting. If you are wondering about packratting, it's a game on facebook that my guys friends are obsessed about. They have drawn me into their ratting world. It's a cute game all you have to do is collect cards and complete sets. Tony makes funny of me for playing. But, he thinks I'm a dork anyway.

It's been awhile since I've updated but we've been really busy. They girls and I have been having tons of summer fun. I feel like I've neglected my blog and my MBs. I think things will slow down soon.

Last week Tony and I took the girls to the Cleveland Zoo. It's a nice Zoo but all the exhibits are far apart so there is lots of walking involved. The girls loving see all the big Animals that the Akron Zoo didn't have. Here's just a few pics from that day.

Family self portrait.




Yesterday was the AMR Monthly crop, they had tons of challenges but I sort of scrapped pictures that I've been wanting to due. It was a great excuse to spend the night scrapping. Below are a few LO that I've completed. If you want to see the rest, just click on the flickr gallery on the side. You can find my scrapbook gallery.




Oh here's a card I made my hubby last night too.


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It's Sunday!!

Happy Sunday Bloggers!!

Wow it has been a long weekend...week. We have been so busy around here lately. We've been playing nonstop and enjoying our summer. The girls and their cousins have been playing hard. It's amazing how much fun a sand buckets can be. The kids had hours of entertainment with buckets and water. They were soaked but had a blast. It's amazing I stayed some what dry.


On the 3rd we braved the rain and saw the Army Field Band Perform and fireworks. The band was fantastic of course they played my favorite march, Stars and Stripes Forever by John Phillips Sousa. Yes...I'm a band geek. After the concert the fireworks started. I think it was the best display we've ever seen. We were right underneath them and they were amazing. I've never seen them from that angle. I was a little scared that we would get burned at first but we were completely safe.


On the 4th Gigi was in her first parade. She was on the float and threw out candy to the crowd. She had a blast during the parade. Lexi had fun watching the parade and getting all the candy that was being thrown at her. She racked up tons of candy. Yey Us!!

Here's the girls in their matching dresses. Aren't they cuties???



We saw fireworks with my Sister in Law and her kids. They had so much fun watching the fireworks together. Here's a picture of them.


Well it's Sunday now and I'll post some LOs later. I hope your holiday was as great as ours!! Enjoy your summer!
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It's Monday again!!

Wow another week has started.

This week we just chilled out at home. It was fabulous and calm. I didn't have to go anywhere or do anything.

Well while I have clothes in the washer and dryer. I figured I'd show you some new LOs I made this weekend. I hope you like them. :)





Don't forget to check out the Scrapbook Supply Garage Sale! There are some great supplies on there. :)
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Fun times

Yesterday Tony was off and he can't sit still when he's home from work. We started out at McD's where we gave the girls options. Either mini golf or the zoo. They picked the Zoo of course. We drove to Akron and had a great time at the zoo. Gigi liked all the animals. Lexi's favorite was the deer. We are going again real soon. Next time I'm going to take my nieces.

Here's Tony being silly at McD's. This is the Riley Poole (from National Treasure) pose. He was trying to be serious after I was trying to catch him playing with all the KungFu Panda toys.

The girls being Penguins. Lexi had to wear her sunglasses.

Here's a cute Lemur.

Here's the family. Aren't they cute??

Tony actually volunteered to take a picture...here's the proof. LOL

Beautiful Graceful Jelly fish!


Here's some Flamingos for you flamingo lovers. :)


Here's some other new for you all. Please check out this new blog especially if you want to find some great scrappy stuff on sale. Scrapbook Supply Garage Sale



If you are an AMR member and want to sell a scrapbook supplies contact Nicole P. or me.

Well that's all for today. I'll add some scrappiness soon. :)

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Home Sweet Home

I'm am back home and loving it. I'm loving my bed and seeing my hubby. I miss my friends even more now though. Spending a few hours with lifelong friends is just not enough. There was lots laughing and giggling. Seeing them makes me really miss VA.
Saturday I got to visit Bekah and Tonya. Bekah and I went and ate Mexican food and just talked and talked and talked. Then Tonya came over and there was more talking. I pretty sure Tony was glad he wasn't there for that.
Sunday before heading home I went to a cook out with my other friends. I grew up with a bunch of wonderful guys. I've been friends with them since I was 3 and 4 years old. We all sat around drinking sodas and eating chips. The best part was our kids were getting along so well. Angela and I are already planning their weddings. Gigi and Zach are both 6 and they were playing with transformers and watching cartoon together. Gigi was even laid her head on his shoulder watching TV. She talked a lot about him since she's been home. Now Lexi and Josh they were cute as a button. She gave him Chocolate Chips cookies and had a very deep conversation about cookies. It was so precious. Josh want to come to Ohio to visit Lexi. Poor Tony he's not handling the future nuptials very well.
**I didn't take a picture of any of the above, I can't believe it**

The girls got to spend some quality time with their grandparents this weekend. We got at their resort around 9am and the girls were fishing at 10 am. Gigi kept telling us she was born to fish, she caught 5 fish and a turtle. Lexi caught a few fish and a turtle. All turtles are now named "Urtle the Turtle"



After fishing Gigi, Papa and I went to explore the local battlefield while Lexi napped with Nana. We saw where Stonewall Jackson was shot and different sights around Chancellorsville, VA. Gigi learned different things about the Civil War and more importantly had fun running around the different sights.


This is where Stonewall Jackson was shot.


Now that I'm home hopefully I will get scrappy and start making LO of our weekend in VA. I only took like 105 pictures over 3 days.

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