They grow up soooo fast!

I love this screen saver. The kids are getting so big and this really shows how much they have grown lately. The layout is made with Patty Webb's "Don't Eat The Daisies" kit. It is so fun and colorful.

McKenzie had her first Soccer lesson outside last Saturday. We have her involved in 2 different soccer clubs. One is on Thursday and one on Saturday. The Thursday lesson will always be indoors and Saturday's lesson will depend on the weather. She had so much fun. We were surprised that she actually started listening to directions once they gave her the ball. More layouts to follow for this one. I think there will be many soccer pictures in the future.


This layout was a challenge at GottaPixel (Inspiration from an advertisement) and also the title is from a Lyrical challenge (Super Woman by Alicia Keys) at Scrap Outside The Box. It came together very nicely. The kit is Imagine, Dream, Believe by Patty at Scrap Outside The Box. Colin is definitely the Better Part of Me. He is so mellow (most of the time). I get upset about everything LOL!!



Scrapbook Expo was another challenge about serenity. This is when I am most relaxed. Thanks to Lisa Majewski's Quickpage from her kit Bouncy. (by the way the Quickpage is available on her blog). List of blogs on my blog. Go check it out!
Well now that I'm done showing off layouts, I can tell you about the happenings at home. We are in the process of remodeling one side of a duplex that we will be moving into the first of June. Woohoo!! I'm so excited. Right now we live in a 2 bed 2 bath apartment. The duplex is 4 bed 3 bath with tons of room. I can finally move the baby into his own room. No more waking up at every little sound. Now he will have to wail in order for me to hear him (no such luck I still have the Mom ear) LOL!! The kids will have their own playroom and I will plenty of room to scrap!

Tim has been busy working at the hospital and also helping with the remodel. He is tired but I think he is really excited too. We are both looking forward to being able to move around again.

I have a ton of layouts planned for this month. I am really enjoying doing different challenges at different sites. I love the inspiration and I have a ton of pictures to work with having both the kids. (Can't help but take lots of pictures)

Hope everyone is doing well and I will talk to you all soon.

CindyLou

Driving

I loved this photo and Tim had been asking me to put a road as a backdrop!!
It turned out cute! Take a look..can you just imagine when she turns 15.
Yikes!! It is all up to him.
I had to come up with a recipe that you would take on a picnic. I remembered this one was a favorite. It is so rich that you can't eat more than one piece. (Well most people-but I can eat more; just because it is so good).

Here is the recipe if anyone wants to try it and can't read it.

Strawberry Soda Pop Cake

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups boiling water

1 1/2 cups milk

1 (6 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin

1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix

1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix 16 fluid ounces strawberry flavored carbonated beverage



Instructions

1. Prepare cake according to package instructions for a 9x13 inch pan. remove from oven and poke holes in the cake with a wooden skewer or toothpick.

2. In a medium bowl, combine boiling water with strawberry gelatin. Stir until dissolved and allow to cool slightly. Pour in the strawberry flavored carbonated beverage. Pour slowly over cake, allowing it to soak in. Refrigerate until cool.

3. To make the Frosting: In a medium bowl combine pudding and milk. Beat until well blended and thickened. Fold in the thawed whipped topping. Spread on cake. Refrigerate for several hours before serving.

Thanks and have a great week.

CindyLou

Interesting little link!

What Cindy Means You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily. You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind. A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable. 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 very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row. You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace. People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality. You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in. You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising. You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

Colin and I

Natures Wonder by Patty Webb

I love this new kit by Patty. It is beautiful. The colors are awesome. I used template #40 from Hummie. I love her and her tutorial too. If you want to learn anything about Photoshop Elements it is the place to look.

All of us girls came a crossed this box of photos. It has some amazing photos in it from before I was ever born. I love this photo. It shows all the kids before I came along. From left to right is Connie, Frank, Dad, and Patty. Don't they look happy. I also used a really cool template by Tara Dunstan Designs.

Ok, I really am off to get something done!!
Have a great weekend.

CindyLou

Scary night

We had a kind of scary night last night. McKenzie fell off of the piano bench (of course she was probably standing on it). Well the bench somehow landed on her little toe on her right foot. I had my backed turned and was feeding Colin his dinner; so I didn't see what happened. All I know is I heard the piano bench crash and her scream. I looked at the foot and decided to take her to Kid's Instacare. Luckily, Patty was able to watch Colin so I didn't have to drag both kids to the doctor. Thank you Patty. It was so cute when we dropped Colin off though. McKenzie was saying "Grandma, Thank you for taking care of my Baby Colin." It was just adorable. Anyway, we got the toe x-rayed. Luckily it wasn't broken, even the doctor said it looked broken before taking the x-ray. What a relief.

Other news:
We have decided to take a week in July to go camping. It will be our vacation this year at least for the summer. We discussed it today and decided we will give it a try. The first 3 days of the camping is with a group of a couple hundred people which should be a lot of fun. It is a campout that has been going on for many years. I used to go every year until I had McKenzie. If we still want to enjoy the mountains then I guess I had better learn to do it with little one. Darn, I have to let them get dirty.

In June, I have a chance to go to a scrapbooking retreat with my sister Connie. She won her free retreat at the Scrapbooking Expo. But of course it was only for one person. LOL!! I can't possibly send her there by herself, so I guess I will suffer the consequences and just go with her. LOL!!! It should be a lot of fun!

Ok, well I'm going to get off of here. I will post more pictures soon.

Cindy

Hi Everyone,

Sorry it has been so long once again. I guess, I'm just not a very good blogger. Oh well, at least I try. (hehe) There is so much going on all of the time lately. Kids are hungry, cranky, need a diaper change or in the middle of everything they both start screaming at the same time. (LOL)

I did get the chance to spend 2 whole days away from home last weekend. Tim got to be Mr. Mom. It was great. He was exhausted though. He always asks me after something like that "How do you do it everyday?" I tell him, "I don't really know I just do it and the time just passes". I'm exhausted too, but mine is a good exhaustion. I went to the Scrapbook Expo all day Friday until midnight and then back on Saturday until 6PM. It was soooooo much fun. It is the bi-annual event that both my sisters and I go to every 6 months. The expo is a great getaway for me. I learn new techniques and bring home all kinds of interesting projects (some are completely finished and some still need to be worked on).

Everyone is doing good the kids just had there check up and shots (ouch). McKenzie is healthy at 35 pounds. The doctor was very impressed with her vocabulary. She thought she had the vocabulary more like a 5 year old not barely a 4 year old. I was very impressed and proud of my little girl at that point. Yeah for her!! She received 5 shots. I rewarded her with playtime at McDonalds for that one. She cried, but did really well considering she got it in both arms and both legs. Poor little thing. Colin is 17 pounds and is also very healthy. The doctor said he is very strong for his age. He received 3 shots. 1 in 1 leg and 2 in the other leg. So needless to say neither one was feeling very good that evening. But no major problems, thank goodness.

Here are a few layouts that I have done in the last 3 weeks.


This one was a contest at a new site that I am just loving. The women that run it are awesome. They are really into participation. They have several contests, but I have only managed to get time to do this one. Bummer!!

This 2 page layout was done using Jill D-Zines template and paper. I have been working with Jill's products for quite sometime and still enjoy her work. She also did the clear acrylic alphabet which was a new for me. I have never used anything like this before and really liked how it turned out.

I used Patty's Camping kit for these two layouts. It was fun to make this with Colin's jacket matching the kit perfectly. McKenzie was having a great time at Silver Falls. I couldn't help but use Patty's kit with this layout also. It matches her hat so perfectly.
Ok well I think that is enough out of me for the day. Hopefully, I will be able to get back on here more often, but no promises.

Cindy