Parenthood

Sometimes the stuggle of being a parent seems hard. It is one of the most rewarding things we can do on this earth. I know that I was put here to be a mom. Please check out this video. This father embodies what we all should be as parents:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qTiYA1WiY8

Happy Saturday!

Quote for the Day

"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." Angela Schwindt

I hope you had a wonderful holiday. It's good to have the kids home..

Digi Scrapping

I finally completed my first digital layout. Thanks to Jessica Sprague's wonderful tutorial, this is what I came up with. It was incredibly easy. I love being able to hit the "undo" button if I don't like the result. Much easier than redoing a scrapbook page that you pasted all your elements down on. We had a great vacation at Sunset Beach, North Carolina. We spent a couple days in Myrtle Beach, and the rest at Sunset Beach. The ocean water was much warmer than Lake Erie! The waves were bigger too!

Happiness

This makes me happy..

Connor & Lauren had so much fun camping at Kinzua. This picture was taken up on top of Rim Rock. They were jumping off the boat and even went tubing! No fear here!

Their smiles speak volumes.. they are so well-adjusted and protect each other fiercely!

This is Ashley. She is absolutely gorgeous and just turned 17! She is my good friend's daughter. She will be at Penn State next year. She and her brother Christian live in Germany. They get to come to Pennsylvania every summer to stay with their dad. Christian is a ham just like his father! We are lucky to have them in our lives.

Quote for the Day

"If you pay attention at every moment, you form a new relationship to time. In some magical way, by slowing down, you become more efficient, productive, and energetic, focusing without distraction directly on the task in front of you. Not only do you become immersed in the moment, you become the moment." - Michael Ray

Getting ready to go camping at Kinzua for a couple days. It is such a wonderful place to go. We have a couple friends bringing their boats down, so we will be on the Allegheny River a lot. The kids love that.

First Page

Trying to figure out how to set up a blog. I want to be able to share pics of my two wonderful children!

This is Connor. He is always in deep concentration, but a total sweetheart when he wants to be.

He is head strong like his mother, but has a softer side that he sometimes lets show.

I do not know what I would do without my children. I can't imagine life without them. They have been such a blessing.

This is Lauren. She is my social butterfly. She thrives on being with others and sharing whatever she has. She wears her heart on her sleeve. She is definitely the one who keeps me the busiest. I wouldn't trade it for the world.

I hope to start posting some scrapbook layouts soon.

Happy Fourth of July!