Ryan's Big Night...

Ryan received his Arrow of Light this week. For those who aren't familiar with Cub Scouts, this is the highest award to receive (similar to a Boy Scout earning his Eagle). We are super proud of him!!

Ryan "bridging over" to the Boy Scouts

Ryan and one of his best buds, Blake, who also received his A of L that night. They had their faces painted with 7 different colors representing different virtues of a Scout.

Yummy!

We got "Booed" tonight by the Lelands - but the kids ruined the surprise by hiding out to watch them drive by! They gave us the yummiest Pumpkin Bread and so we begged for the recipe - which they so graciously gave us.  I'm a little addicted to my new digital hobby (see the recipe card!). I'm going to make this tomorrow and my kids will love me for it - try it!  It would also be delicious with chocolate chips in it - one of our faves!

Christmas is coming....

I'm getting in the Christmas mood by doing some past scrapbook pages. Just wanted to show family some of the fun pictures - these were in our previous house. We always make the kids wait upstairs and come down together on Christmas morning (hence the ribbon barrier).

Who me?

I'm not sure if I was tagged by Melanie or if she meant her sis-in-law when she wrote Jenny. But here goes just in case - You have to go into your 4th photo file and post your 4th picture. Luckily it was a cute one of Ryan hunting Easter eggs about five years ago. I tag Michelle V., Angie W. , Jenni K. and Marisa.

Digital pages...

These are just a few of the pages I've worked on recently. The first two are for a 4x6 brag book I'm making for Grandma. The last one is a 12x12 size for our family album - just something for fun.  Are any of you into the digiscrapping?

Recipe card...

Here's a recipe (originally from my Aunt Beth in Calif.) I made recently for a dinner with friends. I made this recipe card using my newest digital scrapbooking hobby!  Try it - it's really yummy :o) If you'd like, I can email you the card picture and you just print it onto a 4x6 card - easy!

To watch or not to watch...

Are any of you keeping up with the best reality shows with me? Project Runway just ended with Leanne as the winner - although I really wanted Korto to win. 

 
I hope you're all watching The Amazing Race - weren't those bikes really fun and I loved the rooster bike helmets they had to wear! The computer Geeks lost this week - not sure who I'm rooting for yet...no one really stands out yet. Stay tuned with me!

Our newest addition...

*BFFWM =  Michelle ;o)

Spooky dining...

This was our table tonight when friends came for dinner. It was fun and Halloweenish with the candles all lit  - it was dark out with a full moon.

Birthday weekend...

My sister came into town for my birthday. She even helped me paint my dining room!

Isn't she the BEST ever?!

See below for more bday stuff...

Birthday activities...

Throughout the weekend we watched...

And all six hours of this one...

We saw these next two in the theater...

That was a lot of popcorn consumption!

(Keep reading...there's one more)

My Birthday Weekend continues..

We went to one of my favorite stores and found some really cute stuff...

Then we hit the Galleria and shopped here...

...and here and some other fun shops!

Thanks Cath for everything and Jose for funding the fun!

Love you both tons!!

Continuing the hobby...

My friend Rebecca was over today to digital scrapbook - it was kind of a joke...we got nothing done! But I did do this page after she left - It took forever since every little thing is put on and sized individually (like each staple, paper, design, tape, etc.)  But I really love how it turned out. What do you think (click on it for a closer view) - should I keep going or clean my house?