ok, can you handle 1 more post today - forgot to add this to the last week in review post! Andrew has finished ! all 50 baby! what a work of love! He got Hawaii last weekend !

New favorite layout - ever ! love this ! Websters pages is my new favorite !

last weekend in review. Sorry i have not had a chance to upload any photos from last weekend. . We will start off with Friday. Friday morning it snowed. It didnt stick to the ground. The girls got up and got dressed really early and went out and played in it . Aryn didnt like it, i guess she doesnt remember snow. She was upset that her seat got wet when she went downt the slide ... ! Guess it is a good thing it doesnt snow often and doesnt last long!







Saturday was Kevins birthday . Or birday as the sign says... Aryn is so cute! I had forgotten to grab candles so i rummaged thru the drawers and found a hodge podge of candles, it was so bright( a few trick ones on there are well ) Love ya baby, hope you had a good birthday !

a few crafy projects completed and checked off the to do list

first off, i finally finished the halloween penny mat. I started working on it in september. It was very consuming and very took alot of time and energy.It was hard to focus on getting it done because i really just didnt think the end would ever come! Well i finished it! Alyssa told me if i am going to make anymore i should start them in January.

I have been working on calendar for mother in law. And although she doesnt read the blog, i should hold out on posting pictures of what i have done, because as soon as i post them they would make there way to visit teamjosupait's blog.

I have completed a few holiday cards , think i will put them in the etsy store. The kids have been helping with the holiday cards this year. They had a fun time stamping and die cutting! We are not close to being done , but they sure love to get their hands all inked up!

I did get 1 other penny mat done too. These are made from 100 % wool. Some of it is reclaimed, meaning from suits or coats or blankets. This project came together sooo much more faster than the halloween one, in fact i am almost done w/ the second one !

Today i received the Kreativ Blogger award from my friend PAT. Thanks Pat for the award, i was begining to believe no one read the blog anymore. Here are the rules for the Kreative Blogger Award: The rules of the Kreativ Blogger award:
1-The winner may put the logo on their blog.
2-Put a link to the person who sent you the award.
3-Nominate 5 blogs.
4-Provide links to their blogs.
5-Leave a message for your nominees.

I nominate : Alecia, Wendi, tania , lynn and dana all super talented super sweet scrappers !

In the news... the girls dance troop has been featured a few times in the local paper.

this is a link to the trip to the Pope Air Force base tour article in the Cleveland Post . The online article features a photo.

this is a link to the article about their performance at the State Fair for the folk festival also in the Cleveland post.

I have began to slack on the blog again! Funny thing is there is not alot going on that is blog worthy, but at the same time we have been so busy! This week the kids got their report cards. They have all worked so hard and their hard work has paid off! We went out for a celebration dinner Friday night to Tir Na Nog. They had a live band in the pub and the kids enjoyed the " new " cuisine! ( andrew is a huge fan of potato soup so you know he was in heaven!)
Thursday Aryn got her spacers cemented in. We never would have thought our youngest, my baby would be the first to get orthordonticts. She had a hard time the first 2 days but seems to be getting better. She is also having a hard time saying good-bye to her beloved tootsie rolls, bubble gum and popcorn!

Andrew is working on a quilt for his math class. All the students in his class are following the same pattern , just personizing it with fabrics that describe you. Andrew chose a hockey pattern and a map (old world) pattern. He had a hard time putting down the money fabric and the soduko fabric.

Lastly just wanted to share some flowers w/ everyone. The dance studio sold cards list year for a free bouquet every month for 20.00 . I bought 4. Usually i get 1 or 2 at a time. This month i got all 4 at 1 time. Such a pretty arrangement ! Very bright and cheerful! Thats it for now !

Weekend update

Saturday Kevin and the kids went with Step Ahead Dance studio to Pope Air Force Base. They really enjoyed the trip. The dance troop has adopted the 43d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron . If you click on the link above you can see some of the photos that the studio has posted from the visit. It was a great way to spend veteran's day weekend, and made the kids reflect on what they military does for our great country.



Sunday was Andrews first "travel team" scrimmage. We went to Apex to an amazing facility called Dream Sports center. Andrew's team has not played competitively before and the team they played has been playing together for awhile , needless to say , they got smoked. Andrew was the goalie- poor kid, worked so hard. He really has his head and his heart in the game !

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While the kids and Kevin went to Pope i got to do a little scrapbooking. I have incorporated my new found sewing addiction onto a few of my pages. I will share 1 w/ you today , the other has to wait( i am missing some alphabet stickers )

Today the gang is home from school. I was looking forward to a day to sleep in. Everyone was up by 6:50 am - i guess a 10 minute sleep in is better than nothing. We are heading to see Madagascar shortly.

First Communion Sunday

Today Aryn made her first Communion. She looked so pretty all dressed up and she did a great job. She led the entire congregational line for communion today ! Congratulations Baby Girl, Mom and Dad are so proud of you.

Happy Halloween !

So glad that Halloween fell on a Friday this year. So hard to let the kids enjoy it when they have to get up early the next day for school ! All 3 kids dressed up ( wasnt sure Andrew would actually do it when it came time for the actual costume!) Andrew actually went out trick or treating with some neighborhood friends ( ditched us at the last minute ! )

Didn't get as many trick or treaters as we thought and unfortunately have a ton of candy left over :(