Is is spring yet?

We have been freezing here in Ohio with lots of snow and bitter cold temperatures. I am so ready for spring! The holidays were nice, but I am glad it is over with. We had to do things a little different this year and have our Christmas morning a day early since Jeff had to work on Christmas Day. It didn't matter to the kids, actually they thought it was kinda cool that they would get to open their gifts before their friends.

Lots going on right now. We are expecting another baby on August 4. Everyone is hoping for a boy, but we will have to wait until March to find out for sure. Cole is almost towards the end of his basketball season, next up baseball. Callie is on a traveling cheerleading team and loves it. We just had our first competition. The girls all did very good. Presley is just as crazy as ever. We have started potty training and she is actually doing pretty good!

I found some time over the weekend to make some new layouts. It was nice to have a chance to use up some of my new stuff. I am thinking about trying to learn to make some primitive dolls this weekend, I have the patterns, now I just need the motivation to attempt it!

Almost December!

I have been so busy with work, school, and the kids activities that there has been little time for anything else. We are getting all ready for Thanksgiving this week. Jeff will be working so I will attempt to make my first Thanksgiving meal (keep your fingers crossed for me). Then it will be off at 1am to do a little Black Friday shopping! Cannot wait! I just love the madness.

My sister had the triplets over the weekend. How exciting! 3 girls! Congrats to her! :) Cole made honor role for the first time ever!! We were so happy! Callie received straight A's on her report card as well. I swear they must take after their mother! Presley is just repeating absolutely everything and tells me all of the time "my friends told me...." and when I ask "what?" she will reply "I don't know." She also keeps talking about the ghost in her room. It's starting to freak me out a little! LOL. No more ghost walks at Halloween next year. I think she may have forgotten to "empty her pockets" when we were done.

I finally stole some time over the last few days to scrapbook. I swear it has been forever. I really need to try and squeeze in more time for myself. I figure I usually have a break between 11 pm & 1 am every night! LOL.

Time flies!!

Things are always so busy around our house! So much has gone on the last couple of months. Presley turned "2", Cole turned "11", and Jeff and I are both getting older this month. :( The kids started back to school. Cole is now in 5th and Callie in 3rd! They are both pretty happy with their teachers. Cole started his football season on the varsity team, while Callie is a bantam cheerleader again for the competition team. Jeff is helping out as a coach twice a week. Presley is saying just about everything now, which can sometimes be bad. She loves to imitate everything the kids do!

I have been going to auctions lately and had a nice trip with my mom recently to Amish Country. We saw the cutest little boys riding in front of us. Each had their own little cooler on the buggy. They were adorable. I don't know why I don't take my camera more often when we go.

So happy fall is here but sad to see summer go! We have been planting mums and decorating the house. The kids are anxious to get the halloween decorations put up. Last week we had a bonfire. Presley thought it was so fun. I think she really just liked being able to eat one marshmallow after another! Looking forward to all of the upcoming fall festivals and getting pumpkins for the kids.

Finally an Update!

The last couple of months have been so busy, and completely crazy! Time has flown by! Dustin will be home from tech school in just a couple of weeks, my sister is having not one baby, but 3!!! and the kids are growing like weeds!

Cole recently was invited to an event at the Cleveland Browns Stadium called "Play 60 with Chomps" He was so excited to play on the field and meet the players. We had a great time. The pic above is him on the Jumbo Tron. Cole also got a huge head when he saw himself in the video on the Cleveland Browns website, he was also in a bunch of pictures on there.

I found out one of my layouts is being published in a book by Memory Makers. It will be released in May 2011. I was so excited when I got the email! I was also so happy that it was one I did of all of us and our annual picture at the football field.

Presley is getting so big, saying words she probably shouldn't say and is such a funny kid! Cole is playing baseball now and has already had some pretty amazing games. There is a chance he will be pitching in an upcoming game. Callie is finishing up with her dance classes and will be having her recital next weekend. She is taking a break until cheerleading begins. The kids are anxiously awaiting school to be out.

2010 started out rocky but I think the last couple of weeks have definately been more postive and I am hoping things continue in that direction. :)

Some New Stuff

I finally squeezed in a little time last Sunday to make some new layouts. I decided I would go through my stuff and try to use up a lot of my old papers. I was doing pretty good until I ran out of glue!

Snow, Snow, and More Snow....

It seems like all it does it snow! They said on the news today we have had 27 1/2"! I am so ready for spring! I have been so busy lately I really have not had time to post anything new. I am taking classes again. I just found out I got an "A" in my psych class! Made my day.

Last weekend Callie had her first dance competition. Her team took second place! She looked awesome out there! Cole is just finishing up basketball season and will be signing up for baseball soon. Presley is finally saying a few more words, some I prefer not to mention :).

In a few weeks I will heading down to South Carolina to watch Dustin graduate from Basic Training. The kids and I are really looking forward to it. Then we are heading to Tennessee in May for vacation with the kids, and Vegas in September for our birthdays.......some fun stuff to look forward to!

January and February really got off to a bad to start so I am hoping March is better :).

ANOTHER PUBLICATION!!

I submitted a few layouts to Scrapbook News and Reviews Magazine last week. I just got an email stating they would like to publish two of them! These ones are of Cole and Callie. The one is "Cowboy" where cole is riding the mechanical bull and the other was "The Night Before Christmas" when Callie was opening her money. I am so excited!