Playing catch-up...

I finally sat down at my scrap table yesterday afternoon and got a few things done:

This was a scraplift challenge over at j4k:


j4k's March sketch challenge (silly me used a fall picture when I really should have used something springy, but oh well, I never follow the rules!):


Deck of me #10 - theme Grandparents:




Deck of me #11 - theme was your dream come true, mine, "being part of his happiness":







I've been a total funk these days, definitely needing spring to arrive! It was great to scrap - I've been working on getting my room in complete order, not allowing myself to scrap until it's all perfect, well thsppppppppt (a big ole raspberry!) on that. I feel much better after being creative, so still no pics of a finished, decorated scrap room, but one day friends, one day...

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Kiss me, I'm Irish...

If you're not sure how Irish you are, take this quiz - Andy scored an 8, I scored a 5!

Alex had his 5 year well check-up this morning and I bribed him to get a shot with the hopes of snowboarding when we got home (luckily he only had to have 1 of the 4 that they get at 5 since he was in preschool in OK and they required those shots before starting school!). His snowboard is WAY fun:

Luckily we woke up snow covered so he could use his snowboard and it's still coming down - what a way to start off spring break, with snow! MN is definitely different than what we're used to!

We're off to the eye doctor to have Alex's stye that just won't go away looked at, wish us luck that they don't have to drain it - yikes!

My baby is 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alex woke up super early this morning to tell me that is was his birthday! Yes it is, he's 5 today - I cannot believe it, I kept waking up throught the early hours looking at the clock for some insane reason - I guess wanting to be awake at 2:45 am, the exact time of the birth of my little man. Yesterday I kept stopping throughout the day/night thinking about what was happening at that moment 5 years ago. So many excited, nervous moments!


Here's a few pictures from today:






Gramps & Grandmother got him Mouse Trap (one of mommy's fave childhood games!) and we have already played twice today!





Aunt Jenny went all out with the Transformers (on the card, paper and the presents!!)




He's one happy boy!




Packages have been coming from relatives this past week and I put them up, so Alex was especially surprised to see everything that had come for him! It's definitely the year of the action figures for him: Transformers, Star Wars, Planet Heroes, Power Rangers, he loves them all!

After he played with everything, we had cake (he couldn't wait ANY longer!):





He picked out his cake and reminded me every day that we had to go on Saturday to pick it up!

He's wearing his crown that his teachers made for him (the covered it in his favorite color- blue and Spiderman stickers (Spidey is his fave when he's at school!):











He's upstairs right now about to fall asleep - waking up too early + sugar overload = a nap/rest for my 5 year old! We're headed to the Mall of America to shop at LegoLand, have a little dinner, ride some rides and whatever else tickles our fancy!