Photos!

I've been on a major photography spree lately! Here are a few of my personal favorites...



This last one is of Thomas Arthur Jolly that was born just this morning. I got to take some fun pics when he was only 7 hours old. He was a good sleepy baby!

Blog challenge!

Today was my day to host the blog challenge at Sugarplum Paperie. Whether you're a digi, hybrid or totally paper girl...this challenge will work for you. The idea is to use an advertisement as inspiration for a layout or project. Come play along! Here is my layout and a few others from some of the girls on the creative team. Send me a link if you decide to play along!

Click on their layouts to leave them some praise!

Busy fun!

This week has been filled with lots of busy work on my part. There are moments that I feel like I'm half crazy and then I realized, not everything has to be done RIGHT now. Why is it that if I know of something that I need/want to do it has to happen right now. For example, when I open my email the goal is to answer as many as I can before I get back up. The problem with this is that I feel a bit overwhelmed if there are a lot of them. Like right now there are emails in my inbox that need action and I can't get them all done. I need to constantly remind myself that there will be tomorrow for the emails but that Jameson is only 3 years, 5 months, 3 days, 14 hours & 47 minutes ONCE.

One quick thing I wanted to let you all know about is that I'm excited to share that I've been added to another hybrid creative team. I am so excited. Andrea Burns is the designer. She designs some great things, especially boyish ones! In addition to designing digi SB items, she is also a great photographer. Here are a few things I've created in the last week using her designs.

Now I'm off to enjoy this awesome little boy!

Tagged...

I was tagged by Sarah Ha. So instead of just posting the pictures from our weekend I have some text to accompany them. Enjoy!

4 things I love about my husband:

1. That he does have a fun side (doesn't come out often but it is hidden in there - yeah for seeing it lots this past weekend!)
2. His passion for work - he so desperately wants to provide for us as a family and I admire it

3. The way he and Jameson connect (like in the car on the way home from Ohio - not many men would ride in the backseat to play legos for 5 hours)

4. That he does so much around the house for us

4 Movies I would watch more than once:


1. Pretty woman
2. Sweet Home Alabama
3. Thomas Crown Affair
4. Wild Hogs

4 TV shows I watch more than once:


1. Grey's Anatomy
2. How I Met Your Mother
3. Brothers & Sisters
4. Friday Night Lights

4 Places I have been:

1. Ohio
2. Paris
3. England
4. British Virgin Islands

4 People who email me regularly:

1. Sarah Hi
2. Mom
3. Jen W
4. Christy

4 Favorite Foods:

1. Ice Cream
2. Freshly baked muffins
3. Sweet potato casserole (I am so totally in a fall food mood!)
4. Pumpkin pie

4 Places I would like to visit:

1. Dominican Republic (Compassion child Jose's home)
2. Disney World
3. Maine
4. Key West

4 Things I am looking forward to this coming year:

1. Taking Jameson to the Magic Kingdom
2. Preparing Thanksgiving dinner for family
3. Spending a scrapbook weekend with friends
4. Celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary

4 People I would like to tag

1. Sarah Hi
2. Abby
3. Jen T.
4. Christy
5. Caroline (I know I did too many but I couldn't decide)

Homecoming!

We had such a great time at homecoming this weekend. We haven't ever done the 'quick' trip to Ohio thing. It seems to have worked out great. James didn't have to take too much time off of work to join us and we got to visit with some friends.

Friday we had a great time exploring campus as a family. Jameson's favorite part was the volleyball court on campus that he thought looked like a great sandbox! After campus we headed to James' aunt and uncle's house for a little visit and dinner. Then it was decided that it would be best if Jameson spend the weekend with Joe Joe & Nana Susan. So James took him and stayed that first night with him. James said it was so funny when they went back to Jen's to pack. Jameson was following James round trying to get him to hurry up because he needed to get to Joe Joe's to ride the 4-wheeler. Silly boy. When we picked him up on Sunday it was clear that he had a great time with them.

Saturday it was neat for James & I to have the day just as a couple. We went to the football game, stopped by the silent auction and had dinner with some friends from college. The only sad part was that we later found out that Luke Perry (yes really THE Luke Perry) was on campus for rock the vote. We had gone off campus for dinner instead of going to the greek picnic. We're all a bit disappointed now but maybe another time (yeah right!).

On the way home yesterday, from the backseat Jameson asked if we were heading home (this was early in the day). We both said, "yes we'll be there in a few hours". He said "well is it going to be warmer there?". So funny since it was already almost 50, which really isn't that cold. This boy does not like the cold weather mainly because he doesn't like socks, long pants or sweatshirts. He is going to have rough time when we head north in February?!

Now I'm off to get the rest of the laundry done and feed the boy some lunch! Pictures from the weekend to come soon...

Bad blogger!

I know, I know I've been a really bad blogger. What have we been doing? Me, getting a head start on Christmas gift making and doing a little with Heartland Select. Jameson, learning to officially pronounce his name correctly and identifying lots of J's all over. On the way to church this morning he even twisted up his string cheese into the shape of a J - he so loves the letter J. And what has James been up to? Searching for my next vehicle and maybe a new watch to go with it? Not really about the watch but he has been on the look out for an MDX for me.

Last week we headed to the zoo with Sarah and her kiddos. We had such a good time. The weather was awesome, good friends to share the adventure and the Siamang put on a great show for us.

And we're all excited to head north this coming weekend to see a few friends from college. So excited!

Card winner!

Okay ladies we have a winner of the cards...Crystal is the lucky girl. Jameson was so funny when he pulled the slip of paper out. He said what does it say. I told him Crystal. His response, oh I know her and I like her. So funny since she is an online friend that he hasn't even ever seen pictures of. Well except for this sweet picture of her bitty baby Stella (we did a picture swap so I could have some girly love to play with!). Here are a few of my recent creations. I finished up Jameson's preschool album for this year and went ahead and did the one for next year. Now that is a great feeling to have that all ready to just put papers in as he

comes home from school each day (I don't actually keep everything. I scan them when we get home and then decide on a few for each month to actually keep. The rest go in the trash.)

Hope you're having a great week. We're enjoying the cooler weather in the morning. Have I told you lately how much I LOVE fall?!