Easter photos

We had a beautiful Easter this year. The weather was sunny and gorgeous. The sun was a little too bright to take outdoor photos. But we managed! :)

Mike bought the kids rabbits this year. The kids are enjoying so much! We can't wait until they start having baby bunnies!

We thank God for his blessings. They are rich and abundant!

Thanks for stopping by......please feel free to leave a comment. ~Lori

Sunday nap....

The joys of Sunday nap time.....I snapped this several Sundays ago....they all looked so sweet and peaceful lying around the living room. I will miss these days in few years!

Almost Spring Photo Shoot

Lately, I've been in the mood to take photos of my children. Although, come to think of it.....I do this about every year when Springtime rolls around. This photo shoot evolved after I photographed a card. I realized the light streaming through the dining room window was PERFECT for picture taking. So, I had a couple of the kids jump in the dining room chair and snapped a few pictures. Unfortunately, my oldest daughter wasn't home.....I'll have to grab her soon and get a few photos of her. The photos of my middle daughter were taken on her birthday last week.

Going on six.....

Oh My!! She's 3 1/2

Eight ALREADY!!!!!

Simply Grace

Grace, as you may already know. Is quite eccentric. She loves deciding on what outfit she is going to wear each day! On top of that, she puts a lot of thought into her hair accessories. This photo speaks volumes. She brought all these hair pieces to Mamaw Kemp..... Together, this is what they came up with. Of course, Grace felt lovely by this time. So, I had to seize the moment and photograph it....... As you can see, in some of the photos. Her face wasn't even washed. Thankfully, it was a warm day in our Buckeye State. So, I was able to take the photos outside.

Grace has an intense passion for changing shoes several times a day. These pink, polka-a-dot shoes happened to be the ones she was wearing at the time. She seems to want to wear these quite often. This pair, must be one of her favorites?!

What I've been doing a lot more of lately

WOW!!! It's been awhile since my last post!!! Recently, I've been pursuing more paper crafting ventures. Last month, one of my Cards was accepted to be published in an upcoming magazine! Here's the link to my CARD BLOG. Feel free to stop in and say "HI"!! :D

Christmas 2008

Our tree Christmas morning! Everyone was anxious and anticipating opening their gifts!! Even the big people! :) Christmas at Home: Grace Christmas at Mamaw Roops: Back Row L-R: Katie, Aubrie, Weston, Wyatt Front Row: Garrett and Logan Christmas at Mamaw Roops: Back Row L-R: Katie, Aubrie, Weston

Front Row L-R: Grace and Melody

Christmas at Mamaw Roops: Adults-Joni and Rosella

Kids R-L: Cherish, Garrett, Weston, Wyatt, Jacob and Grace

Christmas at Mamaw Kemps: Melody

Christmas at Mamaw Kemps: Mamaws new kitten, Ashes

Papaw Kemp

Mamaw Kemp

Christmas at Home: Weston
Christmas at Home: MelodyChristmas at Home: CherishChristmas at Home: Mommy (Lori)Christmas at Home: Daddy (Mike)The playhouse Mike (daddy) built for the girls. It came equipped with play kitchen, electric, and heat.

The after shock.

Penguin CUP*cake*

We had a surprise birthday party for my cousins 11 yr. old daughter while they were visiting and I needed something that was QUICK and CUTE! This is what I came up with......The total cost of the cake (minus the candles, I already had them on hand) was $9.00. I bought the penguin for $4.00 and the mini cupcakes for $5.00 (the mini cupcakes were 12 for $2.50, I bought two packs ) . I arranged the mini cupcakes around the penguin on a large oval platter. I used 11 mini cupcakes. I placed the extra mini cupcakes on a cupcake stand I had on hand. It held the rest of the mini cupcakes. And believe me! It was plenty of cake! We still have the whole penguin left and there was almost a whole pack of mini cupcakes left. Of course we had the cake with a meal and other deserts but if you just needed a cake as an accent to a party. This is a perfect way to go!!

Christmas photos 2008

Here's a few more photos......The odd shaped photos have been cropped.

We had an outside photo shoot for our family Christmas photos this year. It was freezing!!! Around 30 some degrees! We were more than ready to get back in where it was warm! It was getting dark so some of the pictures didn't turn out as well as they would've if they were taken earlier in the day. Happily, I got all the cards in the mail today!! What a relief to have that accomplished! I have more photos to add but blogger is not cooperating right now. I'll have more later.