HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE!

happy birthday to the man who has given me more than i could ever dream of.
the man who loves me when i'm being a bitch.
the man who understands my moods.
the man who believes in my dreams more then i do.
the man who is such an excellent daddy.
the man who owns my heart.

i love you baby!
more than candy!
831
831
831

MAY RECAP!!

may kinda flew by and left me in the dust. cannot believe how fast the year has gone.

so many things wonderful things happened in may but i was just too busy to post em.

bella graduated from preschool



i can't believe my baby is going to kindergarten. totally crazy. she graduated preschool at the beginning of the month and i was so proud of her. this past year she has learned so much including how to sign which has made me so happy.

for the ceremony, she had to give a lil speech with a friend of hers about holland. they were so stinkin' cute. they signed some words, sang some songs, and threw their caps in the air when it was all done.


my lil dutch girl

they also did a lil slideshow video of pictures that were taken throughout the year and towards the end of the year, they had the parents take a pic with their child and then the child said what they were grateful for from their parent.


bella said "thank you for making tomato soup and grilled cheese for me". eeek! too cute for words

bella turns 5

bella's 5th birthday fell on mother's day this year. she also happened to be born on mother's day. the day she was born, i had told myself that whenever her bday fell on mother's day for the rest of her life, i would take her to tea and do something special with her. just her and i! well since one of the tea places closed down and i knew that the other one would be packed, i made our own lil tea party.

but wait!

i'm getting ahead of myself.

early that morning, bella and i were served breakfast in bed by michael and mikey. my camera battery was dead or i would have pictures. we had michael's famous pancakes and bacon. it was delish. bella especially loved the breakfast in bed.

then it came time for our special tea around lunch time. since bella's room is a lil on the dainty-vintage side, we had it in there and listened to classical music (which i enjoyed more than her...lol)


the spread



yummy "tea"

then my mom came over and we gave bella some presents and had cake :)



it was a nice day and it was especially special since it was our first mother's day/birthday since she was born. i thought about that special day all day long.

that next monday, being the awesome mom that i am, i took cupcakes to bella*boo's class and they all signed "happy birthday" to her as they sang it.



mother's day present

as i was walking to put my breakfast in bed dishes into the sink, i saw this lil beauty sitting in the kitchen.



my new bike that i love oh so very much. since i have received it, mikey and i have been on many bike rides. now i just need to find a lil basket for it. preferably vintage :)

goodbye second grade

its hard to believe that i can say that i have a child that is getting ready to go into the third grade. i remember third grade and i loved it ooooh so much.

we were invited to attend mikey's award ceremony and i was pleased (and surprised!) to find out that mikey had made a & b honor roll all year long!!!



we also discovered that mikey had grown 3 inches this past year!
that is just crazy!
i can't believe it.



this was such a cool project that his teacher did. which made me realize that i should have thought of this last year when we moved into the house. but this year on the anniversary of the move in i am going to do markings on both the kids on the inside of the pantry door and do it every year till we are showing their children :)

boy scouts memorial day activity



have i ever mentioned how much i love that mikey is in boyscouts?
well if i haven't lemme just gone now and say that i love that he is in boyscouts!
the people there are so good and so kind hearted.

they decided this year that they were going to go to the va and place flags on the graves. there are over 17,000 at our va and believe it or not, with the people that were out there (not just boyscouts) it was done in like 15 minutes.

i was honored and touched that we got to be a part of this.
it was amazing.
to see all those flags blowing in the wind.
to explain to the boys what it meant to do this.
then the boys started going around and shaking the hands of the fine men and women of the military and telling them thank you. oh boy, i'm teary eyed just thiking about that.




bella's bday party



the last saturday of the month was bella's bday party. i was super ready to get it over with considering i had no idea how many people were going to show up b/c people don't know how to rsvp anymore (hmph!).

it ended up being small which ended up being very nice.

bella had a my little pony party so i tried to do a lil of the party favors that way.


regular ol bubbles. punched out circles from computer sticker sheets and then put a my little pony sticker on that.


lil goodie bag


so that was may!
aside from all the day to day stuff!

i'll be back soon with the things i have been creating for the month! believe it or not, i've kept up with it.
yay!

A CREATIVE JUNE!!!

yesterday while i was checking out bloglines, i came across this post by beth johnson.

ummm hello!

brilliant idea.

especially since i haven't created anything since national scrapbooking day (um, have i shared those lo's yet?) so i told her i was game and so far i've created something every day (gimme a break, i know its only the 3rd, but hey, that's at least three things done right?)

so here's what i got done so far:

june 1st


i bought this lil cork board at the thrift store for less than $0.75
painted it blue with some paint i already had on hand and added four lil white hooks to it!

june 2nd


lo for current noel mignon challenge. the challenge is to do a summer lo and what says summer like swimmin'.


lo for current scrap your crap challenge. you had to use a mix of stickers and who doesn't have a ton of stickers laying around!


new scrap jacked challenge! this is my new fave. love this pic of michael. i took it at work using a polaroid and if you can't figure it out, that's his badge in his mouth. i also did a photo transfer of this photo that i'll share later (talk about an addicting craft!)

june 3rd


a lil canvas i made. the size is 5x7. i used vintage fabric and buttons. and of course some american thickers. its the perfect lil thing to sit on/near my scrap desk! and of course there's that yellow!


a lo of my two fave boys!

so wow!

i can't believe how much i have gotten done in three days. and i know the main reason that i have gotten stuff done. i spent 8 hours (yes 8 hours!) cleaning, rearranging furniture, throwing stuff away, and throwing stuff into boxes for my two winners (so if you gals were wondering, i'm still throwing stuff in them and then waiting on you gals to get settled into your new homes :)

its now cleaned up and out and more airy feeling. its just a great space. now i still have a dining room table filled with crap that i gotta move around, but i think i needed the crafty break.

so thanks beth for the inspo :)

ELIZABETH MEANS....

totally stole this off of greta's blog.

What Elizabeth Means

You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are incredibly wise and perceptive. You have a lot of life experience. You are a natural peacemaker, and you are especially good at helping others get along. But keeping the peace in your own life is not easy. You see things very differently, and it's hard to get you to budge. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are full of energy. You are spirited and boisterous. You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things. Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times. You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

i agree with:

But keeping the peace in your own life is not easy. You see things very differently, and it's hard to get you to budge.

You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.

You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.

You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. (i wouldn't say i'm the best at everything but i sure as hell try...lol)

You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble.