Clubber of the Month!!!!!!!!!

HE GOT CLUBBER OF THE MONTH!! Yes, I'm shouting because I am SO excited and so was he when Ms. Becky called his name! I had no idea he was getting it or I would have had my camera! I did get pictures when we got home:

It's been his goal this year to earn Clubber of the Month and I couldn't be more proud of him!

I am so thankful for our church and all those who serve, they've been so good to Alex and me!

Let's Scrap...

I got another layout done for Haley's album thanks to Let's Scrap's Blog Hop.

Here's my Resolution #4:

We were to use a list:


This is the sketch I used:


I LOVE how this one turned out!! Off to hop some more! :)

Let's Scrap...

My friend Dawn is a Design Team member over at Let's Scrap and if you're a scrapper/card maker, you need to pop in and take a look at their site - they have incredible sketches! They're having a Blog Hop right now, with 15 resolutions (challenges) and I am having FUN playing along!

Here's my resolution #3:

We were to use at least 3 pattern papers and sew/stitch on our layout.

I used the left side of this sketch for my layout:



This layout is for Haley's album! I'm off to hop some more! :)

A New Belt...

*warning - photo heavy!

Alex had color belt testing last night:

Board breaking:

Self Defense:

Weapons:

New green belt:

Such a kung-fu cutie!!

Valentine Tags...

I participated in a Valentine Tag swap. I have loved getting the Halloween and Winter Wonderland tags in the mail, so I jumped at the chance to join the Valentine swap.
Here's mine:



Gets me in the mood to decorate for Valentines Day!!

4 Wheelers & AiroSoft...

The weather in TN was awesome, so we headed out on the 4 wheelers for some fun:


Andy and his side-kick, Connor:



My brother-in-law has been waiting for this day, taking Alex to the open field on the small 4 wheeler and letting him drive, after a lesson of course:

My heart melted when he zoomed past the boys shouting, "I'm going to see my mom!"
Here he comes:

He was so excited that he grabbed the 1st helmet, which was not his new cool blue one! Oh well, he was safe, that's all that matters!

I love that Logan always kept pace with Alex so he could take over if he needed help!

And of course Daisy wasn't letting him get too far either:

He was very proud of himself (and I was too!)!!!

Guess who came up to the cabin to see us?! Crazy Grandma Patti (as Alex is now calling her, thanks Andy...not!):

The boys geared up for an airo-soft game:

(my fave!)

I think Daisy had the best time at the cabin, she loved being able to roam, run and get dirty:

Poor old Hercules joined in the fun:

Such a fun day!

This is how we roll...

At the cabin we spend lots of time playing cards around the table:


(I love the look on Stevie's face as he watches Alex spank us at SkipBo!)

And for some reason, we hold guns while we play:

PawPaw's not a big card player, but he'll play SkipBo & Uno with us:

Here's the card shark (my brother-in-law, Stevie):

Jen & Daddy :

Andy givin me the stink-eye for taking too many pictures:

Logan hates having his picture taken, so he put on his ski mask thinking it will deter me, not!

And the card game usually doesn't keep Alex and Connor's attention, so a gun fight ensues (this is why they were holding guns at the table!):

(The look on Jen's face is priceless as Connor is trying to shoot Alex, but Alex hides behind his Aunt Jen & PawPaw because he knows no one will shoot them, but Connor on the other hand hides behind Andy which isn't smart - Alex WILL shoot Andy to get at Connor!)

And the night ends with glasses of wine, football and our yearly matching pj's picture:

Love our family time!