Epcot Flower & Garden Festival

Our visit to Walt Disney World ended up being during the annual Flower & Garden Festival at Epcot. This meant special exhibits throughout the park including 3 playgrounds (we stopped & played at 2) and lots of gorgeous topiaries. We took photos of many of them and I wanted to include some in our book. click to enlarge I used PhotoStory templates from the same sets I've used for several other of my Disney pages. I like the simplicity...

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Fourth Birthday Fun

We filled Dylan's birthday on Friday with lots of fun! The night before Trent & I hung the birthday banner I made two years ago, blew up a few balloons & spread them around the family room, and placed his present, a small balloon & foam 4 from our floor mat on his craft table for him to find. He had a huge grin when he came downstairs and found it all! Dylan & I were up first. He did great a being patient when I told him he had...

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Four!

Today we're celebrating Dylan's fourth birthday with adventures for the three of us (currently thinking swimming, the movies & frozen custard). Our little toddler has turned into an amazing little guy in the last year. He's started preschool. Loves to share what's he's learned with us. He still loves art. He has a huge heart and is amazingly sweet & caring. We started using a chore chart more regularly and he quickly & often easily...

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Walt Disney World - Rides & Shows

Making a page per ride or show seemed a little extreme (and time consuming!) so instead I opted to create a simple, two page design that showcases a few of my favorite photos and lists all we did. Supplies: Sunny Days kit and Frame Clusters volumes 1 & 2 by Karen Funk; Digi Essentials kit by Karla Dudl...

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Handprint Campfire

I've always enjoyed doing handprint and footprint art with Dylan. His little hands are growing so fast - they are sweet memories along with fun projects. I was excited when this project came home with him from preschool: All summer they are having a camp theme and a couple of weeks ago that included "camping out" activities such as making handprint fires & napping on sleeping bags. This simple project paired with a fun treat like a s'mores...

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[almost] Wordless Wednesday: Upward

I will always remember the smell of your pipe, the sound of your laughter and that twinkle in your eye when you were up to mischief. Rest in peace, Big G. Linking up to Wordless Wednes...

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You've Got Ears

I have 2 pairs of Mickey Mouse ears from Walt Disney World (my original pair is from the early 80s!). Dylan had seen them before our trip and I promised he could pick out his own pair. We visited the Chapeau on Main Street USA in the Magic Kingdom where he selected the Pirates of the Caribbean style. Argh! Supplies: template by Laura Edwards; Sunny Days kit by Karen Funk; Spooked kit by Jen Allyson; Digi Essentials elements by Karla Dudley;...

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Half Bath Revamp

We're hosting Dylan's birthday party at our house later this month. It will also be the first time most of our friends have seen our new home (between holidays and working and whatever - the last 9 months have flown by!). I told Trent there was one room I absolutely wanted to get done before then - the first floor half bath. It's small which meant not a lot of work. The main goal was to paint the walls. The entire house has a nice neutral beige,...

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