Save the turkeys!

From my last post, everyone now knows I'm a vegetarian :)
Most people think I'm going to hold up a protesting sign and yell "Save the Turkeys!"
The truth is... I can't care less... as long as it doesn't touch my plate! lol
I know it's sad, one bird family is picked on for a man made holiday, but well... it is what it is!
All I know is that 'my plate'.... will be filled with mash potatoes, rolls, salad, and veggies...yum!

Happy Thanks Giving everyone

Top 10 things I'm grateful for:

-My Family (Jason, Bradley and Calvin)
-My Home
-My Freedom
-My Testimony
-My Scrapbook goods
-My Health
-My Bed
-My Camera
-My Future
-My Now!

PS
For the month of December, I’m the new guest design artist over at Paper Posies

Also over at GCD Studios... they are doing a Thanks Giving give away.

hold the meat

When I was 6... I decided meat wasn't for me! Over that next 3 years, I cut it out of my life.
I was so little to make that decision, but I hated it that much lol!

Thank heavens being a vegetarian is 'cool and healthy' now, because places like Tommy's use to think I was crazy when I said "Hold the meat please".
lol I once messed up J's meaty delight, because the guy at Tommy's were in shock from my order!

Thanks Jason (you meat lover you)... for loving me (this non... "I'd rather die than eat it"... girl)!
Thanks for letting me always pick the food places and thanks for putting up with the souplantation.

New layout using Anna Griffin goods

The weekend was perfect

The weekend was perfect!

Saturday:

1. went to Bradley's game
2. I lost another 1.4 lbs
3. we went to see a movie
4. walked around the mall
5. naps for everyone :)
6. made some yummy dinner
7. boys in bed on time
8. movie with J

Sunday:

1. Went to church
2. did a linger longer
3. had FHE (we do it on the weekends being that Jason has school during the week)
4. baked
5. made a yummy dinner
6. put the boys to bed
7. went to bed at 10:30pm (which is sooo early for me)

Anyways, here are 3 new layouts. enjoy!

From a wedding dress... to a blessing dress.

One year ago, my Brother and is beautiful wife (Leslie) got married. I couldn't be more proud of him... for marrying the girl he loved :) Then a month after they were married... Leslie got pregnant! He said "there was no need to wait to start a family" and I totally agree.

About 2 1/2 months ago my mom started to make the baby blessing gown and Leslie had the best idea. She used her wedding dress as the fabric for the blessing gown. Next week my new beautiful niece Mariah Ashton Cuppett will be blessed in it.

I'm so proud of you two for making such a gorgeous baby! I wish I could be there for her blessing. Leslie... make sure you get good pictures of her in her dress. We love you baby Mariah!

photo shoot...

It's been forever, when I last did a photo shoot. I've just been to busy to do any. I know a few of you have tried to contact me about making appointments and I still haven't gotten back to you. I'm sorry for that and I promise to take care of it soon.

On Friday, I finally made time for a friend and here are a couple of the photos I took.


Isn't she so chubbalicious?!

Also on Monday, I'll be posting new layouts.
P.S. Bradley played his last soccer game today and he did great out there!

Yesterday

Yesterday....
the day started off great!
The boys and I had 3 cups of hot chocolate in the morning (in our new little Christmas cups)...

I took photos of my new scrappy stuff....

We took Bradley to school...
I visited with my buddy Grace T...
Went to Target...
and then...
once the bags were in the trunk and Calvin was buckled up....
I went to start our car (so we could pick Bradley up from school)....
and the car WOULDN'T START!!!!
lol that panicked mother mode came over me....
I thought "Oh my word... how am I going to get Bradley from school????"
After I calmed down....
I called our dear friends Brother and Sister Chase...
and Brother Chase willingly picked Bradley up and brought him to me...
He then tried to give us a jump, but no luck.....
LUCKILY Jason works for Enter Prise Rent A Car and could rent a car....
Brother Chase took us home....
My dad & mom came to the secure and helped with fixing the car :)....
They met Jason in the Target parking lot....
found out that the Battery was bad.....
and THANKFULLY NOTHING ELSE!
SO...
THANK YOU...
Brother Chase...
Dad & Mom...
and my sweet hubby Jason (who after fixing the car....went back to school)...


Thank you for saving us and making myself, Calvin and Bradley feel loved!!!
You 4 are our hero's!
~H

Dang it!

I have been making fun of this "cult following" for sometime now. I didn't understand the appeal to it! So... about a month ago I added the movie to my Netflix list and forgot all about it. Then about 2 Wednesdays ago.... I got my new movie. When I opened it... I saw "Twilight" and thought "oh crap!"

Later that day I sat down with Jason to watch it and DANG IT... I actually liked it! A LOT lol
Now I want to see the new movie! Anyways... there I'm now saying it... YES... I like Twilight and I want to see the new move! I'm such a sell out lol!



By the way... you can see this layout in the Nov issue of Creating Keepsakes Magazine :)

Being a mom to boys

I spend most of my days hearing the boys talk about gross stuff and bottom jokes! I spend most of my days playing boy games and building Legos. Plus, if you need to know about Star Wars, Transformers and so on... I'm your lady!

Yes... I'm majorly out number by boys! lol

New Stamps Make My Heart Full!

Purple Onion has a few new stamps and I love them... SOOO MUCH!
Here is a card I made with this CUTE pumpkin stamp and if you notice.... I stamped it over and over... in a row and painted the stems.

I also made this layout using 4 of Purple Onion's stamps, but out of the 4... my favorite is... the corn!!! I stamped it on natural paper with chocolate brown ink and hand painted all the little dot of the corn. I LOVE THIS STAMP!!!!

I'm grateful for...

I'm so grateful for this day and for our freedom :) Thanks Pappy... you're our Hero!

(This is an old layout I made 3 years ago.)

Calvin gets ANGRY ....

every time he sees this 4 some!

lol I'm not sure WHY he hates them so much... but he just does. This is yet another funny thing... about my Calvin.

I'm running on no sleep... by choice lol

Last night I was feeling the scrapbook mojo and decided to stay up late.
When I finally looked up, it ended up being 5:47 am. Here are 3 new layouts I made :)

The proof is in the photos

Here they all are! These are all the things I did on my birthday. It was a GREAT DAY! It went perfect!





Also here are some photos of Bradley's school parade. I'll post more Halloween photos later next week.

And last... a new layout of Bradley's Soccer team :)

It's just the facts!

I Love driving over this vincent thomas Bridge!

I love paper and it makes me Happy daily!

Paper from Pink Paislee :)

"What does________ mean mommy???"

My boys were both FAST talkers! I've been told by our family pediatrician,

"even though Bradley is 6... he is speaking at a 10 years old level

and

even though Calvin is 3... he is speaking at a 6 years old level".

This past few days Calvin, has been asking the same question, over and over again. lol

"What does_____________ mean Mommy???"

Like

"What does dumpy mean Mommy???"

"What does Street mean Mommy???"

"What does Sunshine mean Mommy???"

"What does nosy mean Mommy???"

"What does Father mean Mommy???"

This last question "What does Father mean Mommy???", made me realize.... we NEVER call Jason Father. we always call him Daddy, so when I told Calvin "Father means Daddy", he went around the house saying "Father means Daddy" lol.

I'm normally GOOD at the word game with my boys and it's funny I forgot to tell Calvin this, throughout his little life.

Anyways, I love this new little stage in Calvin's life.

-7.6 lbs

WOOHOO! WOOT...
one step closer to goodbye big o'l booty!

One year older

Today I turn 28!

and I can't believe how close I am to 30! Life is going to fast for me. Here is a fun Heidi timeline... from birth to now :)

today I will

7am Wake up and shower-

8am Bradley's soccer game with Daddy and I relax at home

9am By new earrings

10am Disneyland - Only to ride the Hunted Mansion (you get in for free on your birthday) lol

11am pedicure

12pm Lunch with mom and dad

1pm Ice cream

2pm carve our pumpkins

3pm eat pumpkin pie- from Marie Calenders

4pm Go to our church party

5pm Get boys ready and take pictures

6pm Trick or treat

8pm Dinner/ check candy

9pm Boy in bed and Jason and I watch a move... with BIG TIME TREATS

This is going to be a great day of eating and even though I'm going to eat as I please... lol I'm still going to count my points for weight watchers. Just to see how many I come up with lol.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

~H

Life update

-I'm happy to report... Calvin is 90% potty trained :) (10% is for the pull ups at night)

- We visited the Pumpkin Patch


- I found time to scrapbook with my new Nikki Silvis & Piggy Tales goods :)
- and today I'm the art teacher for Bradley's class room. I'm so excited!

I'm a fan of Mondays

Most people hate Mondays because... "It's back to work and life". However, I love THEM!


-Mondays mean a fresh start... it's like a mini New Years
-Mondays mean a clean home
-Mondays mean only 5 more days until Friday :)
-Mondays mean new weekly goals



Yep- Mondays are okay with me! Why am I so pumped up about Mondays?

Over the weekend I signed up for Weight Watchers and this is the day... I officially break up with my on going boyfriend... FOOD! lol



It's something I've been putting off and what pushed me to go and sign up for WW... is that I refuse to set my New Years goal... "Lose weight this year"!!! Besides, I'm tired of putting the boys on my lap to hide my gut, in our Christmas Family photos lol.



I know I'm crazy taking this on at 'this time of year', being that 'this is the best time of year'.
Ya know....
-sneaking the chocolate from the boys Halloween candy (you know you do it too!)
-All the CRAZY Thanksgiving food
-AND ALL THE YUMMY CHRISTMAS BAKING.

Oh my word... lol.... I feel like I'm talking myself out of this!

Okay I'm focused again and here is my break up letter to food:

Dear food,

This is going to be hard to say but, it's time we go our separate ways! It's not that I don't love you anymore... It's that my jeans hate you and being that I need to wear them... to avoid showing my pail skin to the world... you and I need to say good bye!

I will miss our night time snacks and the calm you bring me, when I'm stressed. Please know that it's not you... It's me. We'll still see each other every time I visit your home (The kitchen), but please know that our relationship will be controlled by points.

Thanks for treating my taste buds so beautifully!

~H

I'm $275.99 poorer as of Saturday

My birthday is coming up (Oct 31st... yep- Halloween) and I decided to buy this....


Happy early birthday to me!

This thing is amazing! It really is!!!! It's everything I thought it would be!!! After it was charged and ready to go... Jason and I played with it :) It's really easy to use and well.... I LOVE IT!

To learn about the gypsy click here

Click here to watch the funny promotion videos

My heart is full!

A little something scrappy

Here are 3 new layouts.
1 for Piggy Tales
2 for Scrap Within Reach

Happy Tuesday!

P.S. Bradley lost his 3rd and has 3 more loose teeth!

TOO HOT TO CARE!

It's been a while when I last blogged. I've been busy with being Bradley's School Librarian and being sick.

Anyways, on Sat Bradley had a game and it turns out... it was a HOT day! Cali is having weird weather right now. It was raining for 3 days straight and then came Sat and it was CRAZY HOT

It was such a bad day to play soccer. All the boys on the field here sweating like crazy and as you can see... for Bradley...IT WAS TOO HOT...for him TO CARE!!! lol He was SOOO NOT INTO THIS GAME on sat. lol He walked the whole time and the coach said over and over "Run Bradley... get in there!!!"

lol I don't blame him. I would have done the same thing!

Sunday after church, we all had a nap :) and then simply... just hung out at HOME!

Thank HEAVENS for down days!

Here is a card I made for Piggy Tales :)

oh and P to the S... I'm potty training Calvin today... well ... at least trying!

Things I love right now

The new collection LetterBox by American Crafts

These awesomely cool...boy chipboard by Cosmo Cricket

The new Websters Page sticker 12x12 sheets

The new Artsy Urban butterfly sticker sheets from GCD Studios

These perfectly fall brads by nikki Sivils

the New Christmas collection by GCD Studios

These ADORABLE chipboard buttons by Jenny Bowlin AND what's not to love about these AMAZINGLY AWESOME... felties by sassafras

The oh so cool Studio Calico papers in their kit this month!!!! I LOOOOVE THIS PAPER!!!!

two mornings ago...

Calvin woke up
crawled into our bed and said
"Mommy... we're good guys...not bad guys! I don't like bad guys... I like you good guy. We're family!"

Calvin... you couldn't be more right!
I love you monkey and thanks for these moments of love!

PS here is another layout I made for Laura at A Kiss on the Chic kit club

Fall is here

Okay it's been here for a while, but in Cali... seasons take a little longer to come. The air this past 3 days has been cool and crisp. This leaves me longing for fall things. like:

1) a BIG porch to decorated

2) new clothes...I love this store and I want to buy these new finds

3) YUMMY French Onion Soup!!! I'm going to make this for dinner tomorrow night ;p

4) Fall flowers for my table :)

5) New fall paper to scrap with :) I heart you Cosmo!!!

6) a Warm fireplace where I can read silly books to my boys and watch moves at night with Jason

Yes... I love fall! What a beautiful time of year!