Bubble Joy for this boy

I just am in love with these pictures of Jackson playing with bubble for the first time! I also really like the Fancy Pants "About A Boy" paper collection. Seemingly the two went well together.

Are you shocked that tomorrow is the first day of August? I am! That means that Jackson is almost one, which is just too soon for this Mommy.

Hope you're having a great day!

Jackson

Another sweet layout with my little guy (and our attention hungry cat, LOL)! I'm especially fond of the journaling on this page (click to enlarge).

Have a great day!

My Little Man

I made this layout awhile ago, but for some reason never posted it so I'm sharing it today. Sorry for the glare on the photo, the sunlight was very bright when I took the picture.

Today I'm going to be working on some things for Jackson's birthday party. Hopefully I will be able to get it all done this afternoon! :-)

Hope you have a creative day!

Monday, monday

I have to say there is something so awesome about having a little drool faced baby grin at you as he crawls across the floor. Jackson has accomplished so much in the past week I am just blown away! He is now self feeding with his hands...we are still working on the spoon though. He is trying to stand with help and babbles new little syllables constantly.

I'm very excited about his upcoming birthday, which we will be having at Chuck E Cheese!

In other news, I'm going back to school August 25 to finish my Bachelors in English. Initially I thought that when I graduated I would go to nursing school, but I have since decided to get my teaching certification instead. I'm going to teach high school English I've decided!

Lastly, the Disney trip gets closer all the time and I am sooooooo excited! I seriously cannot wait, especially b/c I get to meet my bloggy buddy, Jen a.k.a. Guinevere Meadow, when I get there!

So there you have it...the latest goings on in my life.

Happy Monday!

My bloggy friends get better all the time!

For instance, my friend Er makes amazing cards all the time, designs clear stamps from time to time, and then today told me about this!

Look familiar?

Does it get any cooler than that? I don't think so. :-)

Because she's just so cool

You may or may not be familiar with Steph but she is seriously on of the coolest Mom's I've come across in the world of Mommy bloggers.

So today I'm sharing just one of the many things that makes her so awesome. Here is a video of her from the Blogher convention. She is 30 some-odd weeks pregnant, looks fab, and make a wonderful memory for her kids all at the same time!

Steph, you rock!

Just wanted to share.

Away for a day or two or something....

So, obviously I haven't been around to talk scrapping or Jackson or anything really. I have been totally exhausted, both emotionally and physically.

I thought if I took a couple of days for myself (one at my mom's, one at my SIL's) that I would feel better. Well, I guess I do a little, but I'm not near as refreshed as I had hoped.

I think I've been running around like crazy (with WAY too much on my plate) for like 5 months...and I've finally crashed.

Please bear with me as I try to repair myself. Most days cuddling in bed with my adorable little boy seems to be the best option (and my favorite by far). :-)

I would greatly appreciate sweet words from all you bloggy ladies out there. Those always help to mend my heart and warm my soul.

I am eternally grateful for all your friendships!

If at first you don't succeed

try...try again? Or, rather smear mini spaghetti all over your shirt and smile really big and maybe Mommy won't notice that you spit it all out! :-D

The attempts at soft solids continue! LOL!

Loving this line

Can you say gorgeous??? I cannot wait to get my hands on Basic Grey's new "Urban Prairie" line!!!

Ok Moms I need your help!

Lately I have been trying (to no avail) to get Jackson off of pureed baby food and onto little soft finger foods (like Gerber Graduates etc.). He just won't have it. Even foods that he loves pureed like apples and carrots get spit out. I think it is partially because of the texture and partially because he has a fear of aspirating again.

So anyway....I need your suggestions as to how to make finger foods more appealing. I figure you seasoned moms out there will know just what to do! :-)

TIA!

Baby Love?

Two cousins being cute! Just thought I'd show off them off! :-)

Catching up on current events

Happy Wednesday!

A mish mash of life

First off I want to apologize for the lack of a SWMT activity today. I must say that my life has been really, REALLY busy the last two weeks...and to be honest I'm worn down.

I am VERY happy to announce the winner of last weeks challenge though! ;-)

Congrats goes to Erica for her awesome layout "T-ball"! Erica please email me your address so I can send you your prize!

On the note of being worn down, I have a feeling my blog posts will be sparse for the next few weeks. I feel I need a break from the internet.....I know, who knew right??

So I'll post a few pics here and there and when I feel ready for more I'll let you know.

So for now I leave you with pics of Jackson's first real crawl and our little camping excursion!

Proud to be really crawling!

Look at me go!

My niece put her sunglasses on him! Hilarious!

Hanging out at the camp site.

Cooling off in the tent. If you are at all curious about the lack of clothes in most of these photos it is because the average temp the day they were taken was 101 F.....just so you don't think my child is a heathen.


A spider on the camp road!

Hill Country Sunset.

Have a great day!

Day Trip!

Today we are off to the awesome Pedernales Falls State Park for a day trip with my mom and McKenna.

They will actually be camping for two nights but Jackson and I will only be spending the afternoon due to the heat and what not.

I hope to come back with some cute pics! BTW!!!!! Jackson is now officially crawling!!! The kid got up on his knees today and just starting going! :-)

I got pics of it too!! I'll show all my pics off tomorrow! See you then!

Wedding Photos

Well the wedding turned out lovely! I got some great shots, the food was awesome, and we had alot of fun!

Here are couple of my fave photos from the day!

SWMT #2 Prize Sneak Peek!

How would you like to get your hands on a copy of this awesome book? Plus, maybe a couple of cool little extras too. :-)

Well there's still time for you to submit your Scrap With Me Tuesday Entry here!!!

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Busy day

Tomorrow is my friend Abby's wedding (in which I am a bridesmaid) so today I have to get everything wrapped up....like getting my nails done since I wasn't able to the other day. The rehearsal dinner is later tonight too...so yeah there is alot on my plate today. :-)

Hope you have a great weekend! Prize sneak peek for SWMT tomorrow!

Feeling Bubbly

Here is a layout I did with some of those cute pics of Jackson and the bubbles. All the patterned paper is American Crafts "play" collection.

Today I laying low because I'll be busy for the next week after today. Hope you have a great day!

Hair Photos

Sorry they're blurry, but I only had a second to snap them! Enjoy!

Mommy Beauty Day!

I am thrilled to say that I'm off to get my hair and nails done while Jackson stays with my MIL. I have been needing this day soooooooooo bad!

I'll come back later with new pics of the hair!!! :-)

Scrap With Me Tuesday #2!

Well now that July 4th has passed we are in the middle of full fledged summer! It's hot and gorgeous outside! So this week at Scrap With Me Tuesday the challenge celebrates this wonderful time of year!

Your challenge is to create a layout (any size) that shows summer at it's best! Whether its pictures of your last cookout or the kids at the beach, this layout should show off one of your summer adventures!

To enter leave a comment on THIS POST with a link to your layout by 5 p.m. CST on July 14th, the winner will be announced shortly there after!

Here is my example!

The winner gets an awesome FREE prize pack of scrappy goodies! Good luck all!

Oh!!! Here's another little contest you can jump on now! Have your friends come by this Scrap With Me Tuesday post and leave a comment telling me that you sent them(one comment per person please). The person who sends the most people over will get a little RAK from me! Good Luck!

Check out the entries so far!

Erica

Tammy

We have a winner!

Well I have to say I was very pleased with the turnout for my first challenge! There were 4 gorgeous entries and it was hard to choose a winner but I did!

And the winner is......

Gina with her layout "So happy together"!!!!!

Congrats Gina! Please email me your address so I can send you your goodies!

I can't wait to do more challenges with you guys! Check back tomorrow for the next one plus cool banners and sidebar buttons so you can spread the word.

Oh!!! Here's a little contest you can jump on now! Have your friends come by the Scrap With Me Tuesday post tomorrow and leave a comment telling me that you sent them(one comment per person please). The person who sends the most people over will get a little RAK from me! Good Luck!

Why I love you

I am totally loving this layout! I did it off a sketch from the Sketch Me if you can! blog. Most of the paper is from the Crate Paper "crush" line, which is very pretty and yet suitable for boy photos. I'm having a very scrappy weekend, so this next week you will see alot of cool stuff from me!

A Bubbly 4th!

Since Jackson was just a bit young for fireworks on his first 4th, we opted for bubbles instead....the results were fantastic!

So cute! :-) We had a blast on our little mini vacation! We popped a few fire crackers even, but Jackson has no idea, he was sound asleep.

Hope your 4th was just as enjoyable!

P.S. for even more cute pics of little people in our family, check this out!