Pocket Full of Sunshine

Emmie Turns Five

2011-08-06T14:13:00.000-07:00

Emmie was sad I didn’t post her party so I promised I would put up her Minnie Mouse Celebration! This was a fun day and she enjoyed every minute about it!

Scooter Girl

2011-06-08T21:56:00.000-07:00

Emmie loves camping because she has free access to her scooter. She feels like a big kid. She is very small for her age so she looks so little on her scooter going around the campground.

Emmie at Church

2011-06-08T21:52:00.000-07:00

Emmie has her own style and I can never get her to wear anything she doesn't want to!

Jonah at school 4th grade

2011-06-08T21:48:00.000-07:00

Jonah at school. The one place where he is always good, always listens & always make his parents proud!

Zack, Noah, & Devon

2011-06-08T21:33:00.000-07:00

The boys get together on breaks and hang out at the beach. They have been friends since birth!

Emmie Surfs!

2011-06-08T21:06:00.000-07:00

Noah teaching Emmie how to surf. I love this shot, She really trusts her big brother!

2011-06-08T20:38:00.000-07:00

It’s been a while since I have posted much of anything so I thought I better update before summer. Noah turned 13 April 19th and is a total man. He starts 8th grade and is just such a great kid. Jonah turned 10 May 23rd and is still our little guy. He is going into 5th grade. He is very sweet and tender hearted. Both boys love surfing and skateboarding. Emmie turned 5 on April 21st and is all princess. She is nothing but little girl. We had a Minnie Mouse Party for her, she loved it. We also have adopted a little dog who we rescued from the Humane Society. She is a adorable and fun and Emma’s best friend! I now have two little girls who follow me everywhere! I am sad to say I am not in cardswap anymore and miss the creative deadlines and challenges. Not to mention the girlfriends. I figure I now have time to scrapbook my children’s baby books and all our vacations or summer’s at the beach. But, 8 months have gone by and I am almost out of cards and really have not done much other that clean my craft room. It looks really good though!!!! Brad is great, working hard and loving his job. I am going to post a ton of pictures I have taken over the last 8 months and try to keep up. Summer is here and I will need some luck with the keeping up on blogging.

Emmie polkadot boutique birthday party!

2010-10-04T11:45:00.000-07:00

Brad's 50th Birthday Cake!

2010-10-04T11:34:00.000-07:00

Old fashion candy store

2010-03-20T13:25:00.000-07:00

2010-03-20T12:12:00.000-07:00

I Love her big brown eyes!

2010-03-20T12:06:00.000-07:00

Emmie watching boats on vacation New Years Day.

2010-03-20T11:57:00.000-07:00

My Summer So Far!

2009-07-02T11:40:00.000-07:00

Camping in Coronado on the beach. The boys surfing. Emmie and her 8 bathing suits. Playing on the lifeguard tower. Emma making friends. Carlsbad camping at the beach. Emmie getting used to the sand. My handsome son Noah. Jonah chillin' out on the surfboard. Emmie in her sunglasses. Brad teaching the boys surfing techniques. Jonah eating a special Jonah sandwich. Brad sitting on a sand sofa!

Summer Sun

2009-07-02T10:28:00.000-07:00

I made some cards for the Cards Magazine cover contest. I didn't win : ( but it was a fun challenge. They asked for two cards made with similar colors to compliment each other. They were to be one vertical and one horizontal the same size to be published together. I will post a few that I submitted. I loved the idea of a layered sun and the colors turned out super cute! Let me know what you think!

Emmie Barbie Princess Birthday Party!

2009-06-11T15:55:00.000-07:00

Emmie had so much fun at her Barbie Princess party! She invited seven little girls and they had lunch and played. She actually opened her own presents this year. All the little girls dressed up like princesses, it was so cute. They really loved the cake and it turned out cute with a little help from one of Emma's Barbies. She got lots of fun new toys to play with. I cant believe she is 3 years old! My little girl is growing up so fast!

2009-04-15T15:44:00.000-07:00

Okay, so it's been a while since my last update. We just past spring break and now I am getting ready for birthday parties again! Emmie will be 3 this month she is such a little girl and loves pink pink pink! Noah will be 11 and his love for building things science and history he must get from his father! I am planning a Barbie Princess Party for Emmie and Noah will have a Wii party for a few friends. Then in May Jonah will be 8 and he will be getting baptized! I am going to have the biggest Luau Party for him and we are going to get him another surfboard. He has turned out to be the little surfer! He is ready for his own board! Time sure seems to fly! They are all growing up so fast!

I just got a new computer and hope to be able to keep up with my posts! The kids are not allowed to use it anymore due to the constant problems. This means it's mine all mine! All I need now is a little free time and some creative ideas. I will be able to check out other blogs for cute ideas and I can start keeping in touch again! If anyone knows of any great blogs they think I would love let me know!

Halloween Was So Much Fun!

2008-11-05T17:47:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun this year! We went to Bates Nut Farm to feed the animals and pick out pumpkins. It was neat to see the little girls trying to pick up the heavy ones. We took some fresh lettuce and carrots for the animals this year, it was easier for the little ones to feed them. We went to another pumpkin patch that had rides, the boys loved it! We will definitely be back next year. We had our annual Fall Festival at school and played lots of games. This year my friend Charla and I did lots of baking for the festival to raise money for the school it was so much fun! This year Noah was a zombie, Jonah was a vampire and Emmie was a princess and a witch. They were all so cute! We crashed our old wards Trunk or Treat. Our ward decided to not have one this year, the kids were really sad so we visited some old friend and made some new ones! Halloween night we went to Carmel Mountain Ranch and went to all the stores. They have an annual Trick or Treat for all the kids in the neighborhood. Then as if we needed more candy the kids decided to do a little more trick or treating all the way to our friends house. We finished the night with a scary movie and Pat and Oscars. I just love Halloween and this year was so much fun!

Halloween At Our Home

2008-10-31T13:54:00.000-07:00

September Baby Card with Buttons

2008-09-02T22:42:00.000-07:00

Cardswap Baby Cards with Buttons

2008-09-02T15:13:00.000-07:00

This month was fun for me! I loved making this card, well actually a gift card pocket pouch. I made little origami stars that matched to fill these little pockets. My friend and Co-Cardswap girl Kadee was so kind to show us all how to make the little stars. I fell in love with this paper and then found this cute stamp. I am in love with orange and everyone knows I adore scalloped edges. Kadee and I went to the Scrapbook Expo on Saturday and had so much fun. I learned how to use my Quickcutz Revolution that I bought last year! Now I can cut out as many scalloped edges as my little heart wants!

Yes Jonah, it's over!

2008-08-20T09:44:00.000-07:00

Yes! The summer has come to an end. We are so sad to see the kids returning to school. We really got used to spending our days at the beach and playing all day. We spent a lot of time together as a family camping at the beach in Coronado & Carlsbad, going to Sea World, the Fair, we even spent a few days in Orange County with Brads Mom & Dad, Sister and her family. The Hyatt Regency was beautiful with an amazing view of the ocean. We really had so much fun! We are all so blessed to be able to have such a great place to live. I took some great pictures of the kids and tried to capture the fun in the faces of my little ones.

What do you mean the summer is over?

2008-08-20T08:12:00.000-07:00

A few more cards from my messy room! Some old some new!

2008-05-06T20:35:00.000-07:00

A few new cards I have been working on.

2008-05-06T20:07:00.001-07:00

I loved this color combination! The zebra print is my new favorite! This was a fun color challenge.

2008-05-02T22:11:00.000-07:00

Cardswap Pop-Up Cards

2008-04-29T07:17:00.000-07:00

Birthdays!

2008-04-22T22:13:00.000-07:00

April is a crazy month for us! Noah turned 10, Emma turned 2 and Papa turned older then last year! We are planning a party for Noah and he wanted a Soldier Party. My friend Sharla who is a former Marine is helping me. I think we should have our hands full with 12 little guys dressed up and ready to fight. We are also having a Princess Party for Emmie. I am a little more nervous about this one 12 to 15 little girls playing dress up. I have asked my friend Button (Amanda) to be my Princess helper. She is so good with little ones, and beautiful too. It has been a blessing having a little girl, to see the world through her eyes is so enlightening. Everything is simple with her. She is amazed buy things I forget to see, birds, flowers, sounds that make her giggle. She has been so much fun for our family. Brad calls her his heart. She got him through his heart surgery. He said he kept thinking of her growing up and didn't want to miss it. We have been so blessed these last two years!

March Card Swap

2008-04-02T14:54:00.000-07:00

This is my latest card for card swap.

2008-03-24T19:52:00.001-07:00

Next month card swap is {pop up cards} I have been researching ideas and have come up with a few. The girls in my swap are the best of the best and believe me when I tell you it is like being in a college course with each month having another difficult challenge, only I am the student who must have snuck into this class. I am basically blessed to be among such talented friends. I hope you like me style and if you have any feedback or helpful ideas please let me know.