Blog Love and Sunshine Smiles

Hi there,

The lovely folks at Wallsugar liked the owl I posted a few days ago here, so they featured it on their blog. Stop in to say hi here.

Also, we enjoyed the sunshine while we had it.... but now it's rainy and windy.... again....

Oh well, I took pictures! and it was so sunny, they're overexposed.....







Gracie played in the sprinklers yesterday afternoon. It was the first time all summer that we watered our lawn! It's been so wet, we didn't have to.

Tea Party

Who doesn't love a good tea party?

Grandma Gay brought up some old Barbie chairs that Nicole and Tara used to have when they were little and Gracie loves them!

She keeps hauling them out and setting up little tea parties for her dolls.


Too cute!

The guests:

More Crafty Stuff

Here are some more layouts and things that I've done over the past few months. Enjoy!

A cute owl made from a wood cutout.



A little layout about my birthday, which was in March....Which means I'll be turning 29 for the first of many times in a few months....



Gracie...



Gracie's bruise...



They're all just quick and easy. My summer specialty!

I've done a few mini albums lately which I'll try and take photos of to share soon.

Enjoy the warm weather!

More Layouts

These are older, but I haven't really posted anything scrappy in awhile, so here goes:


You can always be happier, right?? This layout was a reminder to myself to take time to enjoy life, instead of just letting it rush by.

These two go together....





You may have noticed, I was on a big grid kick for awhile. So easy to layout photos and saves a lot of paper. Quick and easy are what make me happy these days!

Busy Life!

I've decided it's not just a busy week here or there, we're BUSY people!! Yikes! I just went to strollersize for the first time in three weeks! (And it hurt a little...)

We had company, then Gracie and I got sick, and then we were off to Hanna for a visit, and we just got home from Lethbridge, where we were helping Brad's brother put on a country music festival. Whew! Our next set of company arrives tonight..... No rest for the wicked.

Here's a few pictures of Gracie in Gram's raspberry patch. I believe she found her little slice of heaven here.







I was trying to get a shot of her raspberry-red cheeks, but she posed instead, covering all evidence... what a lady!



And the Benedicts. We were out for a walk, dressed very casual, in grubby farm coats, but we were all together! Hooray!


I'll try to be better with my posts from now on.

Funny GIrl

Gracie likes to play a little in her crib, before she goes to sleep. Usually it's just a bit of talking, some singing, or some 'baa-ing' to her stuffed sleep-mate, Lambie. A few nights ago, I had to go in and tell her it was time for bed. Tonight, she was talking for awhile, so I poked my head in to tell her to go to sleep.

I opened the door and said, "Gracie?"

She fell to the mattress and said, "shhh, sleeping."

I said, "that's enough playing, it's time to go to bed."

She proceeded to make snoring noises and whisper, again, "sleeping."

I tried to keep from laughing until I go the door closed.

I think I've got a class clown on my hands!!

Back at it!

Wow! We've been busy! This will be a long one, so grab a cup of tea and a cookie and get comfortable!

Weeks ago, Gracie and I went to the Science Centre with Jacqueline, Jacob, and Felicity. It was fun, but wasn't such a great place for two moms to visit. Lots of kids, lots of different rooms to run in and out of, and lots of chasing for us. Still fun. Kind of a nice change of pace for the kiddos, I think.






Then, Gracie and I went camping. Brad was supposed to come, but he got shipped off to Chilliwack for work, so he missed out. Camping was great. Got to see lots of family, eat good food, and Gracie did great! I need to get pictures from my mom, I didn't take any.

Home for a day and a half and then Gracie and I hopped on a plane to visit Brad and his family (he has a lot of aunts, and uncles, cousins, and grandparents out there) in Vancouver. It took us 11 hours to get to Abbotsford thanks to delays, lightning storms, and tornado warnings, but we made it. Again, no pictures to show you.

Spent a few days there visiting and flew home to greet Brad's brother, sister-in-law and nephew who would be staying with us for a few days. We had a great visit, Brad rode in a bike race, Steph and I went to see Wicked and did some shopping, we took the kids to the splash park and Chuck E Cheese's, and we all had fun.











Whew!

Yesterday, I cleaned house after my company left and today I'm doing laundry. Tomorrow, my parents, brother and sister-in-law, neice and nephew arrive for more fun.

Gotta make use of the summer!!

A few more cabin pics

I came across some old cabining pictures I forgot to post with the others. If you can believe it, I'm actually up-to-date on my photo printing now. I've printed all of the photos I have on my computer or cameras up to the minute, thanks to Costco's great deal!!!

Time to take some more :)

Ang and I kayaking. She needs to learn some kayak etiquette, she kept bumper boating me out in the middle of the lake.



And, another shot of everyone enjoying the 'warm' tub:


Hope you have a great weekend!!

Canadian Country Weekend

Hope you're enjoying the weather, mosquitos and lack of summer....

If you want something to get excited about, join us at the Canadian Country Weekend in Fort Macleod Aug. 12-13. Great bands, great price, camping, food, and fun!

Check it out here for more details:

http://www.canadiancountryweekend.com/

Deal!!!

Quick, get to Costco!!

Photos are just 9 cents each right now (until the 17th). No limits, no minimums, online or in store, however you prefer them done, just go and get cheap prints!

Enjoy!

I just stumbled upon this with a CD full of pictures to print. Happy day.

Life of a Child

When the splash park gets cold, head to the park right next door. Dry off in the sunshine while you play the day away.

Ahhhhh, the life of a child.

One of Gracie's favourites. It's just a little bucket that spins around, like the teacups at Disneyland. Makes me a little sick watching her, but she could spin all day.









And the swings... they seem to have bumped the slide as her park favourite.





Playing with her bestie, Berlyn:

Splash Park!!

Gracie had so much fun at the splash park this morning! It was 28 degrees out at 11 am, and the park was full of screaming, wet, giggling kids. Pretty fun!!







Missed her!


The piano was one of her favourites!