Anthony and Katy will be married this summer and they will become a family.


We taught Lindsay to be her own person, and believe me, SHE IS!


Anthony and Katy are soooo sweet here!


Isn't Madison the cutest!

LOVE MY FAMILY!

I can't stop scrapping my family...they are so awesome!

LAYOUT SHARE

I've had a little time to make some layouts to share, hope you enjoy....all of the credits can be seen in my gallery at Moo Two Designs.

Kaden Turns 4

Can you believe it's been 4 years since our little grandson was in NICU??? WOW, time has flown and we has LOVED every moment with the BEST KID EVER!! It's so hard to believe that this time next year we will be registering him for kindergarten....oh can't he stay this age forever??? LOL......anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE BIT.....I LOVE YOU!!





I used Children at Play kit by Mandabean and Julie Billingsley at Sweet Shoppe Cummunity for these layouts.

Have You Ever Seen An Okapi?

Well, I had never heard of one until my precious grandson, Kaden, begged me to take him to the zoo to see the mysterious Okapie....what a beautiful animal!

The Okapi is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the Ituri Rainforest, located in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in central Africa. Although the Okapi bears striped markings reminiscent of the zebra, it is most closely related to the giraffe. There are approximately 10,000 to 20,000 in the wild and only 40 different worldwide institutions display them. Soooo....in Houston, we are fortunate to have one of the few in our zoo...Kaden is oh soooo HAPPY, which has made the Okapi my new Favorite Zoo Animal!

It's Summer in Houston!

Summer sure got her quick this year. The weather is still relatively gorgeous for Houston, so not complaining YET. We started out the summer by taking a Memorial Weekend trip to Concan, Texas with our good friends, Pat and Tanyia. Their condo proved to be a relaxing place to hang out away from the kids. Just minutes from Garner State Park and the Frio River, there is a lot of fun to be had there.



The rest of the summer will involve a July 4th backyard party--Texas Style, a couples bridal shower at the end of July and a September wedding of my son and Katy on September 8 in Las Vegas. Two destination weddings in one year...OUCH! Kaden has decided he wants to be a "for-hire" ring bearer because he is just so darn good at it and what a cutie pie. He has done two weddings already this year.

For Cousin Danielle


For Aunt Lindsay


I hope everyone has a SAFE and FUN summer, I know we will sure be trying!

28 Years With the ONE I LOVE!

I can't believe it's May already! Every month this year has been full and busy with so many different things and lots of love in the air (5 family weddings this year). We celebrated Mother's Day with 30 family members for brunch at Pappasitos and Lindsay and Matt gave me the most precious book of their wedding...love it! Katy and Anthony brought me beautiful roses and paid for my brunch!! I've been taking fondant cake decorating classes this month and look out Ace of Cakes, there's a new gal in town....NOT....it'll never be a career for sure, but it is loads of FUN! May has been a month of sickness....everyone seems to have some variation of the flu, with my sweet hubby having the worst case. But, he is well and just in time to celebrate our 28th Wedding Anniversary, which is this Saturday, May 23!! AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, HE IS STILL THE ONE I LOVE!! We are celebrating it with our oldest friends, Pat and Tanyia Conner in Concan, Texas near Garner State Park...it will be the first time in forever that we have actually gone anywhere with no children or grandson so I'm having that bittersweet feeling--glad to have time away, but will miss little Kaden immensley!!

Looking forward to June when we celebrate my grandson's 4th birthday on the 10th....hubby and me are making him a 3D Monster Truck cake for his party....or that's the plan...stay tuned for pics of what we end up with.

Friends of the Bride &Groom

Matt and Lindsay had several friends join them in Lake Tahoe for their wedding...this is a layout of all of them...what a SPECIAL photo for them!



Oh, and be sure to go by MOO TWO DESIGNS' BLOG and grab this CU Freebie

The Venue

Lindsay and Matt got married in Lake Tahoe, California, and the venue was just gorgeous!

More Layouts to Share

I am trying hard to catch up on all of the challenges and get some meaningful layouts done....this is the end for today....

THANKS FOR LOOKING!

What a Vacation!!

We had a WINTER WONDERLAND vacation/wedding!! The weather couldn't have been more perfect if we had planned it ourselves....tons of snow on the ground, but clear roads. I came home sick and stiff (this old body wasn't made for snow games, even if I were sitting 3 inches above the grond...LOL)....so am just starting the scrapping process and wanted to share the few I have completed for various challenges at Moo Two. Still waiting on the professional pics so my layouts will show just how GORGEOUS the wedding venue was.

THANKS FOR LOOKING!!

WE'RE GOING TO THE CHAPEL!

Well Ladies, it's really time for that long-awaited wedding. We leave in the morning and will be in Lake Tahoe before noon.

I want to thank you all for your well wishes and can't wait to get back to scrap these wonderful memories....my heart will be with all of you on the mountaintop!

AND...

After Lindsay and Matt's guests have left and before we head back to Houston....me, hubby, Lindsay, Matt, Anthony, Katy, and our precious Kaden are taking a sleigh ride over the hills and through the woods and to an overlook of Lake Tahoe to renew our wedding vows....how majestic and awesome that will be!!!!....pray for the weather to hold up as Tuesday, February 24 at 11:00 is the target date.....God willing and good weather.

This will truly be a magical vacation!!!

I won't have internet and oh what a relaxing time this will be....10 hours total air time to read (if I still remember how...lol).....and snowy nights to cuddle by the fire!!! It just doesn't get any better than that....oh wait, it does....my 96-year-old grandmother is being driven down from Spokane by my aunt and uncle for the big day!!!!

GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!!!!

TAXI! FREEBIE FOR YOU

I was inspired by a LO I did at Moo Two for a baby page for me (scrll down to see page) to make this taxi, so thought I'd whip up a couple other items and share it...can't let a good element go to waste you know...ENJOY!



DOWNLOAD HERE

Layouts to Share

I just thought I'd share a couple layouts I did for Moo Two Designs' challenges today...the first one was a story about me before I started school...well I had NO PICS!! Sooooo...I improvised and I think it's pretty cute.


And my scrapping always has to include my grandson, Kaden....


And winter wouldn't be the same without a hot bowl of Beef Stew


And, I finished my 2008 Calendar with those that love me most...and included the in-laws to be...

Tool Shed Pack 1

If you weren't able to do the Tool Shed challenges at Moo Two, you can still get the templates...CHEAP! They aren't ordinary templates...they include elements that you can use to make your own page elements as well. Check them out in my STORE at MOO TWO DESIGNS

NEW KIT--LOVEKISSES

ON SALE NOW

I hope you'll stop by the store and grab it while it's on sale for just $2.25

THANK YOU SHIRLEY!!!

I hope everyone had a Blessed Christmas, I sure did!!! Any time with my family is a Blessing!

I was taking a little time to check out the blogs this morning, and WOW...look what I found at Xashees Corner!



Now for those of you who know Shirley.....She's the one that deserves the award! She is so encouraging and sweet, they just don't make people like her too much any more and she's been a BLESSING to me for almost 4 years....I Love You, Shirley, and thanks for being such an inspiration!

All Aboard....Chugga Chugga Chugga

Be sure to stop in at these blogs this week for a special gift for you.

Magsgraphics
Zee's Designs
Donna Wheway
Moo Two Forum

All of us at Moo Two Designs wish you a VERY Merry Christmas!

Template Tuesday 55

Be sure to stop in at MOO TWO DESIGNS and pick up this fun template FREEBIE and come back each Tuesday for a new one...lots of old ones still active, so snag them before they are gone.



Merry Christmas!!

CHOO CHOO...THE MOO TWO BLOG TRAIN IS ON THE MOOOOOOVE!

I apologize for my Blog Train had a glitch, the train track was under repairs, but it's up and moving now and I have some goodies for YOU! Our Train is a bit different, we will have new additions each Wednesday instead of listing them all at once, so be sure to stop by December 24 to see who's next.


FREEBIE 1



FREEBIE 2


FREEBIE 3


FREEBIE 4


BE SURE TO VISIT THESE BLOGS TODAY AS WELL

Carol Marion
Crazy Diamond
StarScraps

And if that isn't enough, you can pick this up on the Moo Two Site


And look HERE for BONUS Downloads