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You will have to excuse me for a day or two as I post a little inside scoop of our trip here in Florida.  Today was just the day I wanted to see.  Bright, sunshine and warm.  We took a little trip to the beautiful white sand beach this afternoon.  The kids were somewhat upset with me because they couldn’t "swim".  Once they put their big toes into the water there wasn’t any question why mom said "NO!" 

I’ve also been playing with my Photoshop program and made this little fun thing below with my program.  First let me say this is one of the hardest programs I have ever tried to learn.  The more I practice the better it gets. 

Now as for what I did here?  Oh my… I can’t really remember.  Maybe one day I will be able to figure this out and share fun photo techniques with you as well.  Right now I am just happy I can crop and sharpen a photo.  :)  Here are a few more pics of our day. 

Hope your weekend is full of JOY!

Good morning from Florida!

What  a GREAT feeling to leave 16 degree weather and arrive in 72 degrees.  We had great flights and made it in on time.  The kids, although very tired were very excited to see their Nene and PawPaw.  Here you can see!

We had lots of hugs and kisses and then I was off to do some Christmas shopping.  I am super behind. 

I wanted to share a gable box I had decorated this past week for the teachers.  I used the Together Forever Wheel on the Gable Boxes using Basic Black ink and rolled the entire box.  Inside I placed pretty lotions and chapsticks.  They were so cute. 

I hope you are having a FABULOUS Sunday!  Time for me to figure out what lunch will be.  Oh boy!

Oh my, where did this week go?  It has been one crazy week.  We are leaving tomorrow for a warm 10 days in Florida.  The kids are making me crazy with excitement.  As promised I wanted to share the handprint tile with you.  I really recommend doing these if you have small children or grand children.  They are wonderful keepsakes and will always be cherished. 

The one on the left is from last year.  It was kind of my test tile as well.  Alexis noticed that her hand had not grown much. *chuckle*  If you look at it, she had the baby fat still in her hand.  This year she doesn’t.  Oh, that makes me sad.  Here are the tiles a little closer.  If you are looking for a tutorial on the tiles clickHERE!

I have to share another photo tonight.  My husband bought me a new lens for my camera today and I took a quick pic of my two favorite guys.  Poor Brandon needs some teeth. :) 

Yikes, I really like this TREE!  I think the Holiday Mini is my all time favorite.  Again, this tree has so many possibilities.  I wanted to use the Autumn Vine Designer Paper with this set and started punching a bunch of small ovals and actually got a little carried away.  Once I punched a WHOLE bunch, I started putting them on tree.  I got a little crazy, but I like how it turned out.  I haven’t used Sage Shadow cardstock in forever and I have re-fallen in love with it.  What a beautiful color.  I love how it coordinates so well with the Autumn Vine Designer Paper.  

Here is a little closer look!  I punched the ovals, folded them in half and then used a half box of glue dots. LOL!  Definitely a dimensional card. 

Since my kiddo’s are out of school on Fall Break we decided to do a leaf hunt.  They had a blast and collected a ton of leaves.  Now the question is, "What to do with all these leaves?"  Here they are sporting their favorite leaf!

I’m grateful we did this yesterday as today was super cold and raining. 

You can see Fall has arrived in Colorado! 

It’s been crazy this past week for me.  Wanted to give an update on why I haven’t been posting.  I flew down to Pensacola on Friday to be with my family as my Grandmother passed away on Thursday.  The funeral was Monday and it was beautiful.  Tons of family from all over came into town.  Some family I haven’t seen in years.  I find it sad that the only time family gets together is for a wedding or funerals.  Although it’s a sad time for our family, we have laughed hysterically over funny things that my grandmother has said or done in the past.  My family has a great sense of humor and its been a fabulous time being with them. 

Yesterday we finally just relaxed and took a trip to the beach.  The kids and I had a blast.  I love the beach.  I love just listening to the ocean and watching my kids play.  There were tons of jelly fish every where.  But overall, we had a great time. 

I brought everything with me to work on convention swaps.  I guess I need to start on them. 

Have a fabulous week and as always, thanks for stopping by!