Thanks for stopping by for the Hero Arts Planner Blog Hop! This planner release is so amazing! So many fun things to play with! I sat down with so many stamp choices, just a few ink pads and filled out my calendar to my heart's content! Kelly has released some fun sets that are true to her sty...

Thanks to lazy days in Paris and insanely long flights (new life rule - book the nonstop flights) this month, I've had a lot of time to put my nose into some good books. Here's what I've been reading this month: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - this is a heartwrencher. I posted this one on Instag...

Hello there SC&T fans! Nancy here to celebrate the best crafty day of the year. Creating texture on a page and doing that unexpected thing are my aim when creating a layout. I love playing with design and color. In this layout I wanted to use these wood veneer hoops by Crate Paper to highlight p...

The lovely Stephanie Howell sent me an email with this fun blog tour going on. I guess it's been going on awhile but I've been a tad out of it so it's new to me! :) Here are the questions she's asked. Feel free to copy and paste the questionairre and post on your blog as well! 1. What...

I was so thrilled to be able to play around with Amy's new line with American Crafts, STITCHED! It's whimsical and fun- check out the line here at Amy's blog. Love all the handmade looking touches as well as the pretty word phrases. Sigh. Funny sidenote, I made these layouts weeks apart, an...

Chris and I saw the movie, Boyhood, a few weeks ago. We were amazed at what they pulled off, filming the same boy, spanning from age 6 to 18. Of course it made me think of my own boys and their own stories they are living. I felt for the mom (Patricia Arquette, love her!) and nodded my head in a...

When dressing while pregnant, I try to keep my maternity-specific wardrobe to 25% or less of my full wardrobe since pregnancy is such a short period within one's life. Hatch always has beautiful and well-made pieces that are designed to wear both during pregnancy and after as well. In prepar...

I'm sure our house isn't the only one that is iPad dependent. I have been that way since I got my first one almost 2 years ago. Then I got the ipad2 and passed the first one down to the kids...well, mostly Grayson because she wouldn't let it out of her grasp without a screaming, kicking fit. Muc...

Ok, here's another fun app...Grayson is in love...and I am in love with hearing her sing 'It's a Small World'. So sweet! Disneyland Explorer lets you look around Disneyland. There are photos, videos, music, and even a few games. It's a large download but worth the time they will spend expl...

What a crock! I keep waiting for the elusive runner's high. I guess I'm expecting some type of euphoria. It's not happening. Maybe runner's high is the small expanse of time that nothing is hurting. Until you think, hey, nothing is hurting right now. I feel good. This isn't so bad. The...

Today we celebrate Crew's 6th Birthday!! He came into this world at a whopping 9lbs and hasn't looked back. I'm not sure how we've already gotten here, but it's been fun. I think these layouts summarize 6 years pretty well... Our Baby Crew Crew... Loves his milky... ... his sports... ...

One of these days you'll have enough hair for a ponytail. One of these days we'll have to actually brush your hair. One of these days you'll want a hairstyle I hate. One of these days we'll argue about fixing your hair before school. One of these days you'll want a perm or purple hair. One of th...

UPDATED WITH WINNER! I randomly drew the lucky winner of the Shabby Apple dress and she is.... Yay for you, Jenny! Please shoot me an email and I'll get you the information! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Over the long President's Day weekend...

i gasped. i was looking for a photo and came across this from our trip to australia in 2009. since then, she's decided to grow her hair out. everyone who knows her comments that it makes her look older. while i want to support her decision to grow it out, i loved her little bob hair cut and miss...

in december 2006, yes that was the last time we were there as a family: and a few weekends ago, now in 2010: i vow never to go to Disneyland again unless it's under 80 degrees. Look at els, doesn't she look miserable? The day was way too hot. I'm not a crowd person so I get overwhelmed quite...