Dade, a picnic and plants!!

We have been very busy having fun the last few days!!! So much to share and so little time! So I will make this brief and post again soon!

Our daycare provider, Debbie, has a son, Dade, who is a little person. He recently had to have surgery on both his legs. They were becoming very bowed so the doctors broke them and reset them straight. So Dade, a 6th grader, has been in double casts. He has been such a great sport about it all! Dade (and the entire family!) is a huge KU fan (notice the red and blue casts!). So Jeff worked out a surprise meeting for Dade just to let him know that we think he is one amazing young man! Dade thought Jeff was taking him out for dinner. Little did he know that he was also meeting 6 members of the KU basketball team! It was a huge surprise and they all had a blast!!!

Friday afternoon we went to Shawnee Mission Park for a picnic dinner! Kennedy was much more interested in playing than eating! While Jeff and I ate, Kennedy danced around with the table cloth singing "Skip to My Lou!" repeatedly! Then we played forever at the playground and went for a long hike! It was great fun!
Earlier in the week Kennedy and I went to pick out some flowers for the deck. She helped me choose the colors and types and helped me carry them around the store! When we got home she helped repot some - gosh this girl loves dirt!!!! And of course the best part of all was watering them! She got to use her brand new Princess watering can that she got for her birthday from Grandma Shelly! We had such fun watering the plants that we then had to water the bushes, the grass, the sidewalk, our feet....... :)
Tomorrow I will be teaching my first class at the Scrapbook Page! Wish me luck!!!

Backyard Adventure!

Isn't that lil guy cute?! While working in the backyard today I discovered this little tree frog sitting on our fence! It is the cutest thing!! Kennedy was quite taken with it!! She got her magnifying glass to get a closer look with Dad!!!

She was so brave! She wanted so badly to touch it so Daddy placed the frog on her hand. It climbed up her arm and across her back and she loved it! We followed it around the yard for nearly half an hour!
We sure hope it hangs around our yard all Spring and Summer!

Saturday Daddy andKennedy went to a birthday party for lil Sophia who turned one! There was a clown and lots of fun safari gear and goodies! I was so sorry I had to miss it! I was working a Make n Take at The Scrapbook Page. It was great fun! I was able to work on some layouts for an upcoming Summer class I will be teaching there. I am using a new line from Heidi Grace. My friend Michelle has been raving about all the Heidi Grace items and we finally got them in at The Page! Oh, they are delicious! I am very excited about this upcoming class! :)

Also, while talking to my mom this weekend, she mentioned how much she loved the picture of Kennedy below. It was taken by her amazing daycare provider, Debbie. Mom thinks that Kennedy looks SOOOO much like I did at her age!

So... I decided to look for some photos of me from that age. Turns out I don't have very many. But I scanned two below. Let me know what you think! Do we look alike? :)

Hope you all have a great week! And I hope that those of you getting snow begin to thaw out soon!!!!

Birthday Fun and the Easter Bunny!!!!

Busy, busy weekend!! Kennedy turned 2 last week so we had a big party this weekend! My family came down from Iowa and lots of friends came over! The kiddos had an Easter egg hunt and got TONS of candy!!! Kennedy thoroughly enjoyed eating her cake (that she picked out!) and opening her gifts! I think Aunt Kate may have given her what became her favorite gift! A new babydoll and a doll stroller!!! She also loved a game from Grandma and Grandpa Hunter called Elefun! I am suggesting it to all my friends who have toddlers!!! It was a great day!!!!!

Sunday we headed to church! Kennedy was so good during the service! We all came back home and Lindsay (my sister in law) and I made eggs, french toast and pancakes! Kennedy had another Easter Egg hunt! And Roxie the dog wanted in on the goods!!!!

I have to thank my friend, Michelle, for inspiring me to try a collage in Photoshop! I loved the one of her girl, Alyson so I really wanted to try! It wasn't as hard as I thought!! Thanks Michelle!


And this is my layout for the Designer Diaries blog! I am really pleased with how it turned out! I just love these photos of her! AND I love the Scenic Route yummies that I got from MaryCroppins.com!!!

Bunny Eggs

Before I forget, I wanted to take a moment to write down some funny things that Kennedy is currently saying!

• I like it! Water! I like it! Diggers! (I like it followed by whatever she likes!!!)
• Mommy - I honey? (I call her my honey so she wants to make sure she is still my honey!)
• I two! (holding up 2 fingers, usually!)
• Woo-woo!! (calling Isabel the dog)
• Aaahh boawd! Choo Choo! Chugga Chugga! (she breaks into this all the time, whether a train is near or not!)
• Mommy - I guh girl? (Am I a good girl?!)
• I yuh you! (I love you!)
• sauce sauce (applesauce)
  

And here are some photos from this weekend's Easter Egg Hunt!!!! She is still talking about bunny eggs!!!!!

And here is my latest....using the YUMMY Scenic Route from MaryCroppins!

Where did March go????

Gosh time flies...really it does. I can barely remember the calendar turning over to March and now it is April in 2 days. Sheesh....so here is a quick recap.

• My student teacher is finished and I miss her terribly! I can't believe we never took a picture of us together!

• We had Spring Break. Kennedy and I traveled to Iowa and made the rounds hitting lots of relatives!!!

• Work is keeping me busy of course!!! The final quarter of the year is always hairy - the kids (and teachers) are so ready for summer!

• I am enjoying creating things for MaryCroppins.com! Here are 2 I did for them using the new Scenic Route goodies!

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• I had a layout picked up by Scrapbook Trends for their Baby Issue! I am very thrilled because I haven't worked with them yet!!!

• The weather has been so Spring-like lately! We have been spending lots of time outside!!!

Ok - off to bed! I am exhausted! But I will try to post again soon!!!

The Wiggles and Pump It Up!

In scrappy news, I am so excited to be joining the gals at Mary Croppins for 2 months as a guest designer!!!! Thanks so much Kelly and Hera!

This is my latest layout for Designer Diaries. It is a hybrid layout using a digit kit from 2 Peas made my Rhonna Farrer. Yum!!! This layout is SO much cuter in person!!!!




We have had lots of fun as a family lately! We went to see The Wiggles Live and went to a birthday party at Pump It Up!!!! Plus, the weather this week has been in the 60s so far so Kennedy has loved being outdoors!!!

Playing at Pump It Up

Yes, that is a bruise on her cheeck! She is fearless!

Playing outside today!

Singing me a song!

The new Wiggle - SAM

The Wiggle's Big Red Car

Kennedy singing "Do the Monkey"

Sitting right next to the stage....

Lately.....

I have been so bad about keeping this up lately! Time just flies! I even have a student teacher right now which should mean I have more free time, right?! Wrong! So here is what we have been up to!

• Snow and ice, lots of cold
• 60 degrees and no coat
• Parent - teacher conferences
• Working with a FABULOUS student teacher
• Emptying closets and purging things we don't need in the house anymore
• Singing Karoake with Kennedy
  
• Preparing for my first 5 classes at The Scrapbook Page
• Finishing up my items from Cupcake Scrapshop for the KitPeas Guest Designer gig
• Working with the Imgaine, Create, Scrap February kit
• Creating something for Becky Fleck's March Newsletter
• Creating yummy things for the Designer Diaries blog (a canvas and a layout)
• I had a layout in the Premiere Issue of Scrapbook Dimensions (online)
• I was asked today to be a 2 month guest designer at a to-be-mentioned site

That doesn't look like tons but I swear we have kept busy!!!!

Here are some of my latest creations and some photos of Kennedy!

AND, we went to The Wiggles Live tonight and I hope to have those photos up soon, too!