Saturday, March 13, 2010

What to do???

Brady and Bryson were challenged this week to go without any t.v., radio or computer (except for homework). It hasn't been too hard up until today. Bryson was forced to play outside then play games inside with a friend. Brady went longboarding. He was invited by some friends to go watch a video tonight, but chose to stay home. (He wasn't very happy about that.) We all wanted to watch a movie, but we couldn't, so instead we went for a walk then came home and had dinner. After dinner Brady read a book and Mark did taxes. The rest of us decided to mold Rice Crispies into some sort of sports theme. Lacie and I chose tennis and Bryson and Carston chose lacrosse. It was really fun!

Lacrosse player sitting against a tree, bushes on the sides, lacrosse net across from him and choc. chip grass.
I then started reading a book to them and they all fell asleep quite quickly. I think it was a good challenge and made us all think a little outside the box.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

New Niece


Yea! We have a new niece in the family! My sister-in-law just had a baby girl last week. This makes 2 girls on the Bethers side and 7 boys. I sent Amy some cards I made that she can use as thank you's or announcements. Hurray for girls!

Supplies
Stamps: Everything Nice, Inspired by Nature
Paper: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Pale Plum, Old Olive, White
Ink: Certainly Celery, Pale Plum
Accessories: Button, Ribbon, Top Note die, Bird punch (for leaf), 3/4" circle punch, 1" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Pinewood Derby




Carston's Cub Scout pack had their Pinewood Derby last weekend. He had so much fun! His car was patterned after a Lamborghini. Carston and Mark put a lot of work into the car and a lot of paint. Hence, he won the best paint job award. His car wasn't the fastest, nor was it the slowest. Perfect!
Barely winning this race.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Wacky Hair Day


Lacie and Carston love wacky hair day. They always go way out and we have fun thinking of new styles. According to Jason's mom, I'm the only one "allowed" to do his hair. They're so funny!

Monday, March 1, 2010

St. Patrick's Day coming soon!

Holy cow! Can you believe it's March?! With St. Patty's Day coming up I've wanted to make some cards but I don't have any stamps that say "Happy St. Patrick's Day!" So, I've been playing with different stamps and punches to try and get the idea across without exactly saying it! Here's what I came up with:

Supplies
Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Define Your Life
Paper: Old Olive, So Saffron, White
Ink: Old Olive, Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Heart to Heart punch

Supplies
Stamps: All Holidays
Paper: White, Old Olive, Sahara Sand
Ink: Old Olive
Accessories: Ribbon, Heart to Heart punch, Polka-dot texture plate

Thursday, February 25, 2010

The Greatest Show on Earth!



Last night we went to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus. It was so fun! The clowns were great! This one came up to us and kept showing us what a "catch" he was.


Right in the beginning one clown came up to Mark and made him come with him out onto the floor. I was so nervous for him! Mark and a few other men got to play musical chairs with the clowns. It was hilarious!
After musical chairs they had him and 3 other men show that they don't even need chairs. Lucky for him they weren't mean to him and we all had a good laugh!
The high wire act, the acrobats, the tigers and the elephants were all amazing! I think our favorite act were the trick dogs. They had two different acts that were phenomenal! They did amazing jumping acts as well as walking on their hind legs and walking on their front legs. Two dogs did the wheelbarrow, one pushing and one being pushed. It was sooooo cute! It was a great family activity that everyone enjoyed!

Kim's Workshop

I had a great time at Kim's house last week! Here is what we made:

Supplies
Stamps: Vintage Vogue
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla, So Saffron
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron and Certainly Celery
Accessories: Ribbon, Scallop Trim border punch, slot punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, 1/2" circle punch, hole punch

Supplies
Stamps: Sock Monkey
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Glorious Green, Kraft, white
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Glorious Green, Regal Rose
Accessories: Heart to Heart punch