Water is a boy magnet

A few weeks ago, Leo and Aaron were outside playing and for once, I didn't hear the hose turn on. Later when I went to investigate, there was Leo, happily sitting in the turtle pool. I thought to myself, it's OK, I didn't hear the hose. Ummm, I forgot that it had rained 2 days before. There he was sitting in a puddle of muddy water. AHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

The first of many Christmas gifts

I made a resolution to make everyone's Christmas gifts this year. Some people are much easier than others to make stuff for. The Grandmas???? No problem. But, what do you make for a 6 year old boy???? I wound up making my nephew Cain (and since my sister doesn't look at my blog, I'm safe posting a picture) a wall hanging with his name and some spots for him to put pictures on. He's way into dirtbikes and I'm sure would love to put some photos of him and his dirtbike on it. I really hope he likes it.

Ouch!

Here's my little guy being cute, or at least thinking he's cute. This is an Inspired Blueprints sketch (Oct bonus). Inspired Blueprints is a great new site for sketch challenges. Everything is Scenic Route except I did spray some glimmer mist on the chipboard stars.

Whoops, one more

This one is another A Page 4 All Seasons layout. I have subscribed to their monthly Tiny Treasures club (thanks Yvonne for posting your pictures and enabling me!) I love the kits, everything is predesigned and precut for you, just like I do for my club members. How I love being the one spoiled! Anyway, like any club, you get what you get and while I may think, what pictures am I going to use??? Eventually, I find the perfect ones. This layout I've had since May, just sitting there waiting and waiting. See what I mean???? The perfect pictures! This is the last leg of our vacation. My ever lovely youngest child does not like to ride in the car so we got smart and stopped several times on our way home. What should be a 3 hour trip turned into a 9 hour drive home because of the several places we stopped. This is Carpenteria State Beach and daddy and Leo had such a great time playing ball in the surf. At the risk of sounding sappy, it was one of those perfect moments between a father and son.