Take Me to the Circus....

I made this cute mini album with our circus pictures from Spring 2011.  I used a Bazzill Basics chipboard mini:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I wanted to put the step by step (pun intended!) pictures of the elephant, so I made a fold out page to get them all in there:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used lots of Doodlebug alphas and a few Chic Tags (LOVE them!) - I think I need to add some ribbons and fibers to the rings.  I also need to make more minis, they're so fun and adorable to look at!

Mother's Day....

We were lucky enough to get to celebrate Mother's Day early with my mom, my sister & her family, Andy's mom & aunt.

(in front) Aunt Carolyn (Andy's aunt), Alex and Nanee (Ruthe, Andy's mom)

(in back) me and Andy:

 

My mom, Grandma Patti, and Alex:

 

Me, my mom and my sister, Jen:

 

My hilarious nephew Connor was taking our picture and turned it into a photo shoot, complete with "work it, work it...the camera loves you!), so we were LAUGHING:

It was such a great visit, we hated leaving TN, it truly is home and where our hearts are!

Haley's Graduation....

 

We were lucky enough to get to go to Haley's graduation from Vanderbilt!

I love this look on her face, she was just SO excited to graduate:

 

 

Alex loved seeing his sister graduate: 

 

Their cousin, Anna Grace, came:

 

Alex and I are over-the-moon proud of Haley :

 

 

 

 

 

Anna Grace and Alex:

 

We went to dinner after the graduation, so fun:

 

Alex with his Gramps and Grandmother Buhl:

 

We're looking forward to heading back to Vanderbilt in 2 years when Haley graduates from nursing school!

4th grade program....

Alex had his 4th grade program at school. He was very excited because it mixed Japanese and cowboy, two of his favorite things:

 

 

 

 

He played these Japanese drums and was very proud to not only learn to play them, but learn the movements as well.  The drum players had to come to school early four times to practice, he took this very seriously:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next they cowboy'd up and danced to "Old Joe Clark":

 

 

 

 Here he is with his A+ teacher, Mrs. Partington:

It was such a wonderful night, he and his classmates had worked so hard and it showed!

MoA Birthday...

We had Alex's annual Mall of America birthday trip the day after his birthday.  First stop was Hooters:

 

The waitresses had him dance on his chair, he loved it!

We went to Legoland after to spend some of his birthday money.  So glad to keep up with his tradition!

Sprouting, continued....

Here's another found picture:

Andy took this to show how tall Alex is getting.  We're thinking he'll be as tall as me by summer!  He's growing up so fast, I just got a paper from school for a meeting of next year's 5th grade parents - 5th grade, wow, where did that come from?!  Wasn't he just a kindergartner last week?

 

 

Sprouting up....

I found this photo of Alex and Max from Easter.  We spent the afternoon with Max and his family, such a great day!

Alex and Max have been friends since preschool, they are the same age, Alex is 1 month older than Max (and quite a lot taller!).

 

Other things sprouting up here:

I read on Pinterest (where else!), that you can put your green onions in water and the greens will grow back.   Sure enough, I snip some when I need it and it grows more! 

Jump Rope for Heart...

Alex participated in his school's Jump Rope for Heart and we had some very generous donations from family members.  I made these cards for him to send out to show his appreciation. 

A Book, bag & blanket...

I scrapbooked!  I took way too long to make this layout, slower than my usual slow.  I used Basic Grey papers with a tiny bit of MME.  I wrote on the back of the layout more about this special day - I really want to make sure that I include everything.  This is from Alex's 2nd grade year, we brought books to read, a bag lunch and a blanket to sit on.  The weather was perfect and so was the company!