the last of the layouts

So much for getting 30 layouts done in 4 days! I ended up using ArtsCow's standard templates and backgrounds for the majority of the pages in my photo book. But it's documenting the memories that counts, right? Here are the last of the layouts I managed to do before my free photobook credits expired - very simple, but things I wanted to be sure Ryan knew about later on. I can't wait to see how the book turns out!

a few more layouts

Okay, I am totally loving the free photo books from artscow because it means I'm actually getting around to scrapping some important memories! :-) Here are a few more - this time from Ryan's birthday and from Easter.

some layouts

I promise I will try to post some new pics by the end of the week - I have the next 2 days off from work, so hopefully I can do some posting in between loads of laundry. :-) In the meantime, I scrapbooked! Okay, so they are just digital layouts, but it still counts, right? I'm trying to pull together some layouts to have printed up in an 8x8 book from ArtsCow (see logo to right for a great deal!). I have 2 out of 30 pages done so far - yikes! Enjoy!

photo catch-up

Blogger hates me today and gave me errors on many of the photos I tried to upload. Oh well...here are a few for those who have been hounding me. :-)

On June 8th, Tony volunteered at the Eagle Creek Kids Fishing Derby. He does this every year, although this is the first time that Ryan and I have tagged along. We were excited to be joined by Angie and Isaac, too!

Apparently not all little boys have the "I love to play with worms" gene...sorry Isaac!

On the 14th, we headed over to Arbuckle Acres for the annual duck race, which had been rained out on May 31st. It was kind of lame, but Ryan got another pony ride. I was so proud of him for not freaking out when the pony stopped halfway through to pee!

Since the duck race events were not very entertaining, we squeezed in some playground time before heading home.

On Friday, I scored at a garage sale and got a Little Tikes Cozy Coupe and Tough Tire Trike for $12 total! We got out a bucket to wash them down on Saturday, and Ryan decided that Tony's truck could use a little washing, too.

The boys hit 7-11 while I was grocery shopping Saturday night - love the red slushy tongue!

Ryan and I also checked out the aquatic center in Danville Friday afternoon - we had a blast! It wasn't quite as hot as it has been recently, so there was definitely some shivering going on. Planning to check out the ones in Plainfield and Mooresville sometime soon, too. What is up with Brownsburg that we have nothing like this???

On Sunday we got to help sweet Miss Ani celebrate her 1st birthday! We had a blast visiting with friends, and Ryan really liked the cake! :-) Happy Birthday, Ani!

it's huge!

We got a new bed last night! I'm so excited! We upgraded to a king-size, which I got to pick out, and we all slept soooo well last night. None of us wanted to get up this morning! I had to quickly find some new bedding during lunch yesterday - not a decision I like to make spur of the moment, but I think I can live with this set. I can't believe how much more expensive king-size bedding is! Now to find some fun queen-size bedding for Ry's new bed (he gets our old one). I can't believe how big our old bed looks in his room! And I can't believe how small our room looks with a king-size bed in it! But I don't care - its not like we do anything in there besides sleep and sort laundry.

Will try to post some pics this weekend - have lots of cute ones to share! Ryan has been going through a nudist phase this week...as soon as we get home, he beelines to the backdoor while taking off his clothes, anxious to get in the pool. No time for swim trunks, mom! :-) And I don't think I ever posted any pics of our experience with the frog last weekend....

Happy Father's Day to all of the daddy's out there (although I'm not sure any actually read my blog, except maybe my brother)! :-)