I am always amazed at how quickly my kids change.  I used to think that I would always remember their cute little sayings and the funny things that they did from day to day.  How could I possibly forget? But, you know, there is only so much room up there in my memory storage and all of those "little things" that make up our daily lives can quickly get forgotten. One of my favorite quotes is "Remember the little things in life, for someday they will be the big things."  Sometimes ... Read More about Scrapbook Saturday No. 4 – The Little Things Journal

Although watermelon isn't my favorite food out there, I love the colors and it just totally reminds me of SUMMER!  I seem to have been collecting watermelon ideas over on Pinterest and I thought I would share them with you for a little watermelon inspiration!Last summer the kids and I made this "watermelon" from jello and chocolate chips.  This is a little more my style of watermelon!  The kids had lots of fun making it {and even more fun eating it!} so I wanted to come up ... Read More about Watermelon Mania!

Well, I am a little late getting my June calendar posted but at least we are still in the first week!  I worked on this over the weekend while I was outside soaking up the sun so I thought I would take the pictures outside as well.  The lighting is a little off but it was just too nice to go inside!I always find the calendars much harder to do when there is not a major holiday occurring in the month.  In honor of Father's day, I decided to go a little more masculine this month and ... Read More about June Calendar

Happy Saturday!!!  I spent the day reading and crafting in the sun and my evening watching the Canucks game. {Whoop! Whoop!} It was so relaxing!!!  Dave, on the other hand, was busy with the boys camping.  He texted me last night after having to coax Connor out of the emergency exit of our trailer because Matthew had locked him in with the keys.  I had to laugh!Now, I'm not usually much of a card maker but I think that handmade cards are so nice to give.  They add that ... Read More about Scrapbook Saturday No. 3 – Quick and Easy Cards

Okay, I am finally done the last of my kitchen organization projects - the kitchen command center!  I have actually been working on bits and pieces of this for a while now but I am now calling it finished!The chalk board used to be this cork board.I liked the design of the cork board but didn't really find it very functional and the cork wasn't very thick.  So...I flipped the cork board over and added some chalk board spray paint to the back {I ended up using about 4 coats}. ... Read More about Organize Everything – The Kitchen Command Center