prima picks..

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reunited with our brother,

Last week, after years of not seeing our half brother due to life changes and losing contact,we were reunited! We called him up and he didn't recognize our voice at first and hung up but then he called back and said," i had to think about it for a minute,no one has called me junior in years."(that's what my sisters and i have always called him). So i invited him over to the house, he brought his daughter Lelia, we had dinner,looked at old pictures and took a walk down memory lane and played outside as a big family.It was a great day,my sisters and i are so excited to be back in touch with him.here are some pictures of our day :)

1 year since we closed on our house,

One year ago from yesterday we were driving to Melbourne,because we couldn't stand waiting any longer and this way it would hurry along the process,and we were signing papers for our house.We were official HOMEOWNERS!! everyone said congrats,welcome to being broke for 30 years.the first few days consisted of sitting on the floor,because we had no furniture yet,eating off paper plates with plastic utensils,with boxes everywhere and sleeping on an air mattress but a year later it was so worth it,I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat!

it's that time of year again...

..That i love so much, decorating for the holidays!! first up is halloween,and though my husband loves decorating for halloween just about as much as i do(it's also his birthday),and he loves all the spooky/scary stuff, he hates the getting the crap out of the attic part.but hey he knew that i loved decorating while we were dating,so he knew what he was in for,it's his own fault for marrying me :) but yes some might say it's too early to decorate,heck we're not quite into september yet but the way i see it, you have to get your monies worth out of your decorations,you have to enjoy the holidays,they only come once a year! So besides from bonding with the out of town family, i have a pretty good feeling that after church tomorrow, i will be decorating!

family in town,

just a quick update,my mom in law and brother in law are in town for 5 days and the 'boys' are gonna go ride the bikes this weekend and have some nice quality brother bonding time,in the meantime I'm entertaining mom while Nate's at work,so i better hop off here,time to go eat some healthy & delicious pizza and breadsticks and bond with the out of town family! write soon!

my baby is 29 months old!

One month away from being 2 and a half,although her intelligence and stubbornness make me think she's closer to three.these three pictures capture her exactly what i see everyday,the first one is her loud & crazy, always laughing,the second one she is still and quiet,very rare but still part of her personality, just full of happiness.the third photo she's giving me a little smile showing off her sweetness and being angelic.

dee's anniversary crop with Vicki Boutin!!

This past weekend Aug 7-9th was Dee's 3 yr. ann. crop at the store and yes my husband didn't mind i 'rescheduled' our anniversary on the 7th so that i could go,good guy I'm telling you! Vicki was awesome,she was so full of useful tips and techniques about inks and foiling, all kinds of new tricks to try out and she was so down to earth,funny,easy to talk too,really laid back.you did good picking her Dee,she is welcome back anytime in my book!i only got a couple layouts done out of all 3 days but i did important stuff like shop,talk with everyone,spend time with my best friend,shop some more,eat chocolate :D here is Vicki,me,Ines,Kellie,Dee,Renee.