I can not keep up.. Letting go...

Okay... First to admit. Too much going on in my life right now.  Just treading water now.

Praying for Grammy Lorie.  The last month has been full of ups and downs. My prayers are with her. Robert and Laura have been traveling back and forth to visit to make sure things are taken care of with the family.  Love you Lorie!

So last weekend while Robert was out taking care of Paul and Lorie we had plans on going to Disney on Ice.

Purchased cups for everyone to remember the show!! So much fun!

I was impressed with the show. My first Disney on Ice Experience.

We had a great time and the kids were attentive and interested the ENTIRE show.  Great times!

Fast forward to this weekend.....
This was my old studio:

What you see when you walk into my studio in the dungeon. 

Here is a video post I did when I first moved in my studio...HERE.
Now I am moving out... into the man cave.

I am still in the middle of moving but this is what we have so far:

Slowly but surly we will get everything moved.

So I am trying to finish up some assignments and it is a bit difficult with my stuff in three different places.  But once we are done with the move of my studio it will be all good.  We are moving my space to the enclosed porch at the back of our house because we need more sleeping areas for everyone. We have a stream of guests coming to visit and we really just need another room for a bed.  Moving my studio will allow me to work while the kids are playing outside.  Because I am at the back of the house I will be able to keep an eye out on them, before I was not able to work when they were outside because I was in the DUNGEON and I could not hear anything in that room. (Good for whoever gets to sleep in that room.  You can not hear a thing.)

I am a bit surprised on how much I was able to pack in that little 8x8 room.  I have taken over half of the garage with all my stuff. YIKES.  I think a scrapbook garage sale is coming soon!!!

I feel like everything is turned upside down.  Trying to move the room....getting the house ready for our guests at the end of the month...keeping up with the kids...worrying about Lorie...and the long list of  "OH CRAP" I have to get that done list vs. just the regular to do list I am a bit behind.

I will get it done... I will.  Till next time... have a great time and LIVE for today! ENJOY the little things in life. Enjoy the everyday moments!

Happy Easter..

I hope you had a great Easter.  I was excited that I could capture our Easter Egg Hunt with the kids that morning.  I was able to play a little myself, it was satisfying at the end of the day to reflect how blessed the day turned out with family and friends. Here are some of the results while playing with my photos in Photoshop. 

Baby did not want to drop any eggs out of her basket.  Solution solved!

Drew was excited from the start. You can see it in his eyes.

Drew was non-stop..running and so excited to find the eggs.

Sammie was very strategic with her egg hunt.  Once she would find an egg she knew exactly where to go next.  Sammie found the most eggs. She is the thinker of the family. 

After the egg hunt I was able to get a decent family photo.  Hope you had a great Easter.  We love our little family traditions. And I was glad I remembered to pick up the camera and take pictures to help the kids remember the great time we have hunting eggs.

What is an Easter tradition that you have in your family?  I would love to hear what other families do, I would like to add more to our traditions. Thank you for sharing with me.

Finally getting into the holiday spirit.

It has taken me a bit to get into the holiday season. I think it was because we have been so busy with trying to get Jump Around Utah open, all the kids school activities and just other things going on, I haven't been in the holiday spirit. However, the other day something  clicked. I wasn't as stressed anymore and just went with the flow.


The last couple of days have been busy with the kids' school programs. It was so cute to see each of my kids perform with their classes.

Sammie at her school performance.

Drew at his school performance.

We finally took pictures with Santa. We got the kids dressed to visit Santa, and they were so excited to see him and tell him what they want for Christmas. We knew this would be the first year we would be able to get a picture with Santa without anyone crying...or without making mom and dad get in the picture. Success! Caroline was so excited she got to dress up. The other two were in school programs, and she felt a little left out. So here she is all proud of herself. I have to say...Caroline needed a bit of bling. I took some Teresa Collins blingage, Amy's Gems added a Jumbo Zot to the back of the gem and added it to her dress, no pins to stick her or me. Then I took one of Miranda's Jewels and added it to a ribbon I tied in her hair. Perfect jewelry for children.

Caroline excited to go see Santa.

So now that I have pictures of the kids with Santa, I could  make the Christmas Cards.  I created them and sent them off to get printed. Phew. One more thing off my list.  The kids are now out for their winter break.  It is time to get crafty with the kids.


Okay... off to bed, another busy day tomorrow. Don't forget to check out Teresa Collins Blog HERE for the great giveaway!