The Dr.'s are in.

Makenna has long been very interested with taking care of animals and people.  Ever since I can remember she has played the role of doctor/veternarian in regularity with seriousness and precision. I don't think there are many six year olds that can tell you a stethoscope is used to listen to your heart and stomach and a sphygmomanometer is used to measure your blood pressure but that's just the beginning of her knowledge.  If her future endeavors include medicine in some fashion, I will be the first to say that I'm not in the least surprised.

And now that concept has been reinforced by their recent favorite television show, Dr. McStuffins,  a Disney Junior program.  The animated show is about a 6 year old little girl who communicates and heals her stuffed animals and toys.  Rylan has eagerly joined the team of medical professionals and boy oh boy are our stuffed animals are filled with complaints and ailments ranging from broken bones to fevers to chicken pox.  With the team to diagnose and treat, the patients are soon on the mend, only to have more animals fall victim.

 It is the first thing they play in the morning and the first thing to do after school.  You see, the vet office becomes very backed up during the day.  They take turns documenting and treating, creating a true successful treatment plan.  Little kitty came in the office not feeling well and had a bit of a cold and a fever.

But the staff of two  took care of her and made her feel all better with some medications and lots of TLC.  Life is good.  So very good.

----------------------------------How I want to always remember these days.------------------------------

Project Life Week 13

Makenna losing her second front tooth was the big news of last week.  After several days of hanging on by a thread, the tooth came loose during school lunch.   As I picked her up from the car line,  she promptly got in the car declaring her new magnificent smile.  A moment I won't forget for awhile.

Rylan also is starting a few classes, jumping into the big boy world with two feet.  After a trial class a couple of weeks ago, he decided he wanted to give soccer a try and will be attending weekly classes until the summer.  I love that he has the confidence to be part of a new group just as much as I love that he still has one arm stretched out to his momma for extra support.  I know one day all too soon he'll be running on the field without even looking back.

And of course we wrapped up the week with Easter Sunday.  The egg hunt was the favorite of the day, and the continual supply of sugar of course!  Love that I can get all these memories documented so quickly. 

The receipt is an idea I got from my favorite online organization board, pinterest.

Have a great week! K

DIY Photo Collage..on the cheap

I'll be the first to admit that I take a lot of photographs and our chidren's lifes are very well documented. However life often gets in the way and I am not very prompt about changing our displayed pictures.  Like many photographers, I have a huge selection on the hard drive but current pictures of us..ummm..that's a different story.

In an attempt to revamp our walls with current smiles, I ordered a bunch of my loved photos from a favorite lab of mine..Persnickety Prints.   After receiving my collection of 12x12  prints and knowing I had a couple of large walls in mind, I came up with a plan. 

I purchased a 36x24 plain canvas from Hobby Lobby and a large white foam board (yep..foam board) when I couldn't find a large enough canvas.  I set both boards on the dining room table and just played around with the photos and eventually created two pieces.  I wasn't sure how well the photos were going to adhere to the canvas or the foam board but it turned out to be an unnecessary concern.

canvas of 6 12x12's

Our Living Room "canvas"  is a combination of 6  12x12's and I  lined them up and adhered the photos with double sided tape..literally complete in minutes.   I can tell you that everyone who comments on it, is shocked that it's not a printed on canvas itself but rather a collection of photographs adhered to the canvas.  And down the line how easy will it be to change the photographs for more recent ones?  Nice!

The hallway collage took a little more time because it is larger and I wanted to go more with a random placement of photographs.  After I committed to the layout (the longest part of the process),I started to cut the photos and adhere them in place with again, the double sided scrapbooking tape.

foam board collage

hello wall of happiness

I bought the prints on sale and with a Hobby Lobby coupon, I think I spent less than $50 for both of these displays which would of otherwise cost me hundreds of dollars.  They have hung perfectly and honestly the foam board looks as nice as the canvas so unless you want the depth of the canvas, the foam board is perfect and definitely the cheaper of the two.  I was so happy to get these done and hung..now I need to get to that rest of the pile to update our bedrooms.

Have a great weekend!

Project Life Week 12

Wam Bam Sister Sam...I'm all caught up. (now if I can only finish up the 2012 album...)

Our week with the stomach flu didn't mount to many photos but that's Real Life.

Tomorrow I'll be back with a fun DIY cheap and easy project with photographs.

Project Life Week 11

Well I was a little presumptuous thinking our family was on the mend because come Friday evening the stomach flu took the last one down.  Now that all of us made it through and the house has been sanitized as best as we could, we are back to the world of living..and it feels so very good! 

Here's a snip it of what our life looked like two weeks ago.  We were on the dance circuit, taking MC to all of her performances (so fun!). She is certainly going through withdrawal now, especially since the dance academy has been on a two week break.  She eagerly is counting down the days to get back to her classes. 

It was also my mom's birthday so we celebrated her with gusto and gave her a few surprises.  I adore seeing MC's writing progress so I decided to include Nana's card from her in the layout as well.

Can I tell you how much I love this project? L.O.V.E. being able to collect all these memories in one spot.  Have a great hump day and make it a good one.

Project Life Week 10

We have had a week full of illness here which is a great reminder that if you have your health, you have everything.  After spending over 24 hours in my bed yesterday, I am very thankful for feeling well again and I hope it's gone from our house now since 3 of the 4 of us shared the experience. 

Here's a few layouts to share.  A big week it was with many exciting events including lots of snow fun and the beginning of the two week dancing performance schedule.  

The parade was extra special for us so I decided it to be on it's own layout.

Have a great weekend.  I am looking forward to spending time with my now healthy family.

Project Life update

Moving on through and once again I am so grateful for documenting the little and the big things of our days.  This week was filled with a lot of normal day to day things as well as many fun times.  Makenna Claire had an institute day at school and Rylan had school so we had a rare few hours just for us. After looking through our wedding album, I asked her what she would like to do together.  "I want to make my own scrapbook Momma." And she started her book with enthusiasm, documenting her recent birthday party.  My creative momma heart could of burst. 

We also finally got a decent snowfall and were able to make a snowman, which Abby proceeded to eat until it was no longer a snowman (no, i'm not exaggerating. hence our next one, the following week was created in the front of the house). 

 Both schools celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday and although Makenna has never embraced his books before, she discovered a new interest in reading them and thinks they are so silly (like how that happens!). Rylan had a short music program at school...seriously, he's just so cute on that stage!

My mom and I took MC to Lord of the Dance at a local theatre and she of course enjoyed the Irish Step Dancing.  On Sunday both kids went for an overnight at Gaga and Pop pops (another day off on Monday due to Polaski Day) and they had a blast!  The photos from that day are a couple of the ones that were emailed showing us how much fun they were of course having. And with the kids busy, Scott and I were able to enjoy a perfect lazy day together.  Ahhhh...

A great week, indeed.

On a special note, I would love to wish my momma a very Happy Birthday today!  I can't wait to spend the day together and we are planning a special mexican fiesta for her tomorrow night.  

Love you MOM!