Welcome to the next MAGICAL MOUSETERY TOUR I was so thrilled to receive a message from the team at Magical Mousetery Tour, inviting me to join in a fun Disney Blogtrain! I jumped at the chance to be creative again and anything Disney is just my favorite thing! In fact, when this post goes live, I will be at DISNEYLAND with my family! Thanks for joining me here on my blog! If you haven't been here before - please take a look around and make sure to download all my Freebies. Take a look at all of my products in my store HERE. This month, we are on exploring A MAGICAL CELEBRATION Pick up all the fun freebies on the tour to have a great mega kit full of papers and embellishments to scrap all of your Disney celebrations! Check out my contribution: DOWNLOAD LINK Welcome aboard ... [Read More]
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Life 2014 | Beth’s 9th Birthday
We celebrated Beth's Birthday a week before her actual birthday. She wanted a RAINBOW PARTY so that is what she got! We decorated with rainbow streamers, rainbow tablecloth, rainbow plates and cups, and rainbow balloons! We had a family party this year with Dad, Mom, JJ, (of course Beth), Uncle Aaron, Uncle Cody, Aunt Becki, and Cousin Mallory. For dinner we had Rainbow Pasta with Alfredo Sauce, Rainbow Bread, and of course Rainbow Cake (with rainbow butterflies). She loved her gifts - she got: an Anna Costume, Horses and Girls from Horseland, a Black Sketch Notebook, Frozen Blu-Ray, and an awesome stuffed horse (Buttercup) that whinnies and responds to touch. Beth was so excited and it was really fun to spend the evening with family. We can't believe she is really 9 - she's just getting ... [Read More]
Life 2013 | JJ’s 11th Birthday
My JJ turned 11 on January 26, 2013. I don't know what happened to my little boy, but he is now just a young man. JJ is all about Phineas and Ferb, specifically Perry the Platypus, Angry Birds, and Star Wars, so that's what his birthday was all about. We had originally planned on visiting Grandpa and Grandma Smith for his birthday, but a nice big storm made its way through Utah and so we opted to stay home. We spent a casual day at home. We were awakened by a very excited JJ. All he could think about was opening his presents, so we decided to just let him do it, even though it was early. He received: A Perry Pillow Pet, a Phineas and Ferb Game, an Angry Birds game, the complete Star Wars Movies on Blu-Ray, and 2 Star Wars Books. He was THRILLED and he pretty much hasn't put down his ... [Read More]
Life 2012 | Spring Break
This is going to be a rather long post....but I needed to get the memories posted! Amidst an emergency room visit and sickness, our Spring Break Vacation was actually a time of relaxation and peace. I really enjoyed the time of leisure. I mostly stayed away from the computer. We watched movies, we played the Wii, we did puzzles, I made meals for the family, and we just spent quality time together. It's just nice to get away from normal life from time to time. It all kind of started on Wednesday, April 4th when the kids and I used different flavors of Kool-Aid to dye our Easter Eggs. It was so fun and I can't wait to try new flavors out next year. Before we dyed the eggs, the kids used crayons to draw designs on the eggs. We found out that the blue Kool-aid turned out the best! The ... [Read More]
Life 2012 | J.J. turns Ten!
JJ turned 10 on January 26th. I can't believe my little boy is 10 already. He has gone through a lot in is young life as we struggled with his developmental delays and the eventual diagnosis of Autism. But I'm so proud of him for all he has accomplished and the person he is becoming. I wanted to share 10 things about who JJ is at this time in his life: 1. He is so excited about everything. He always seems to have a inner delight about even the little things in life. 2. He has an amazing memory and can remember even the littlest things about life or things people say, even if you don't think he is listening or noticing what is going on around him, HE IS. 3. He loves video games. Getting a DS for his birthday was a huge event in his life. The first thing he talks or asks about ... [Read More]
Wednesday SayingZ | Birthday Quotes
{ This week's quotes } A birthday is just the first day of another 365 day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip. - Author Unknown - Age is merely the number of years the world has been enjoying you. - Author Unknown - Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. - Mark Twain - A true friend remembers your birthday, but not your age. - Author Unknown - Yep, today is my birthday. I am 32 years old. 32 just happens to my favorite number – so this should be a really great year, right? I am a collector of quotes/sayings/titles and I am excited to share them with you each Wednesday. I hope they will inspire you and make your day a little better! I am also creating pieces of wordart with these quotes and will be offering them to you as a ... [Read More]
Life 365 | Week 49
Monday, November 29, 2010 We traveled home today and the kids got to skip school. Cleaning and doing laundry and trying to get organized for the following week! Tuesday, November 30, 2010 The kids were excited to go back to school today. They love wearing their warm coats and boots to school - having snow is exciting. Wednesday, December 1, 2010 The kids were so excited to start our Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar. I created a new one this year and was so happy with how it turned out. I used a shoe organizer (that has exactly 24 holes - how perfect is that) - and created some date pages to put on the outside and used some fancy clothespins. In each hole - is a card with an activity on it! Today's activity was to decorate the tree - so we brought the tree in and ... [Read More]
Life 365 | Week 27
Monday, June 28, 2010 After watching Toy Story 3 - I'm even more aware of the importance of my children's playtime. I love seeing them engrossed in their imagination. The Cars movie has always been special to JJ and he's been collecting more and more fun toys from the movie. Most of the time, it drives me crazy to have all the kids' toys scattered everywhere. But today, I was reminded of the Toy Story movies, and the way I played when I was growing up and I just watched the kids play - so grateful that they use their imaginations. Tuesday, June 29, 2010 It's was my 31st birthday today. I didn't really have too much planned, except that I wanted to sleep in, to have a long shower, and go see a movie by myself. So Joey took JJ to school so I wouldn't have to get up early and I did ... [Read More]
Life 365 | Week 16
Monday, April 12, 2010 Happy 5th Birthday to my Bethie Girl! I can't believe it has been 5 years. Beth was so excited to be able to go to school on her Birthday. She looked so cute with her hair curly and the ribbon in her hair. She had a fun day of school, playing with all her new toys, and we ended the day with watching The Princess and the Frog, cake and Rootbeer Floats. Beth's cake was so awesome this year. Becki's sister, Ashley made it with some help from Becki and we were very excited with it! Beth's Princess Birthday was one she will hopefully remember for a long time! Tuesday, April 13, 2010 We got to babysit Mallory today and that is always such a treat! Beth and Mallory snuggled together and watched The Princess and the Frog again! Wednesday, April 14, 2010 I was so excited ... [Read More]
Life 365 | Week 15
Monday, April 5, 2010 I was determined to get a lot done this week. It's Spring Break for the kids and so I decided that there was 2 major goals for the week. 1. Spend lots of time with the kids - with at least 1 special activity a day and 2. Get Spring Cleaning done! Today we cleaned the bedrooms - especially rearranging the kids bedroom. We created a "Terabithia" for them underneath JJ's bed. It's a little crawl space that they can go and play under now. For our special activity today, we had a picnic. Unfortunately it was raining really hard outside so we opted to have the picnic inside. Beth and I even dressed up in dresses! Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Today we cleaned the bathroom and hallway and for our special activity, we went to Storytime at the Library. It was so fun and ... [Read More]
