The Deck!

-Before! :)










AFTER! :) :) :) :)



Steve (and Justin helped too! Even Amanda got in on the action!!) did such a NICE job on the deck! He is almost done just needs to put a clear stain on it! WE LOVE IT!!! I am sorry I kept telling him no deck the last couple years! it is so nice!! and now the furniture fits much better on it!!

So you cant really see from the photos above, BUT he redid my table top on my NEW table... why you ask... I SHATTERED the glass out of the other one! How I dont know~ the umbrella slipped and it it the table and shattered it into a million pieces, most of them are under that new deck! So he topped it earlier in the week with Justins help ~ and for now it will be just fine.. I may get a new table next year! LOL! BUT it all looks good now!!!!!

So when ya gonna come have dinner with us on it?!!!

Have a GREAT weekend!!!

My Cowgirl!

I got some scrappen in today!!! (shhh dont tell I didnt do any laundry or clean! LOL!)

Our Amanda was being so CUTE earlier in the month dressing up in her Halloween costume from last year so I had to get some photos! (of course!)

I FEEL like it is missing something~ but not sure what! I am calling it DONE for now, and in the books it goes!!!

I still feel scrappy~ I may try to finish one that is laying up there undone! Wish me luck!

Hope your having a GREAT summer!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Ratatouille Cupcakes!

Ratatouille-Cupcakes!! YUM!!

Today Amanda and I made up these cutie pie cupcakes to take to our friends house tonite...
She has decided to name them ALL ~ Ratatouille! :)

Here she is with one of them, see the evidence of sneaking frosting?!! Then there is the whole group of Ratatouilles! and finally Justin doing HIS job in the fun... he was on ear and whisker watch!! Being sure none fell off!!!

Hope your having a GREAT weekend!

Photo Fun!

Just having some fun in my photo editing programs.... I really want to figure out my PSE program... I have gotten a couple books, I have some fun beach photos I want to alter and scrap! For this one I used PSE, and my print shop photo pro (that was for the frame! since I cant figure it out in PSE! )

The kids are such good sports letting me get all my beach photos! These with their backs to me are some of my favorites to me they seem to stop time for just a moment!

Hope your having a GREAT summer! Thanks for stopping by!

July Fun!

What a BUSY couple weeks!!! We have been on the run! Gone to see the family for Papa and Dede's 60th anniversary, then back down for the 4th of July FUN! then off to our annual beach trip!! I took so many photos and cant WAIT to scrap them!!

Just a couple to share until I can get them printed and scrapped!!

Hope your having a GREAT summer!!!!

SILLY AMANDA!

I LOVED this photo of Amanda from Memorial day weekend in Hoods Canal! She was being silly trying to get rice on me!!! I just knew I wanted to scrap it with the new Elsie line!!! it is so FUN and HAPPY! Just like my Amanda!!!! I will get side 2 done friday night! I HOPE!



Have a GREAT day!

BUSY BUSY BUSY!!

I LOVE this city! The day couldnt have been any better! :)



Does it get any BETTER then this??
Justin on the way home!



















Checking out the sealife on the beach at Blake Island!





















We took the Argosy over to Blake Island for Justins field trip today!





























Pacific Science Center- FUN!









Amanda's Teddy Bear Picnic!
and baby shower for Mrs. Hill (we SURPRISED her)
Photos of the gifts I helped the class make!





WHERE has the month gone! Oh my gosh! I had hoped to be on top of the blog a bit more! WE have been so busy busy here in the Johnson house!!

I have had 3 field trips on the last 7 days! :) We went to Hoods Canal over Memorial day weekend, it was FUN! I was working for a week on Amanda's teachers baby gifts.. the whole class was helping! We made up a baby advice book~ SO CUTE! and a scrapbook that all she has to do is add photos too! SO CUTE too!! I have been helping at the school~ I go back up in a bit for my popcorn day! A CRAZY fun 3.5 hour job!!!

I have some photos to share with you from the field trips! The first was May 24th for Amanda's teddy bear picnic, and surprise baby shower for her teacher! The weather was BEAUTIFUL!

Then tuesday the 29th I went with her class to the Pacific Science Center for her class field trip, AGAIN BEAUTIFUL FUN day!!!

Then Yesterday I went with Justins class to Tilliquim Village, I wasn't so sure I wanted to do this trip... but am so GLAD I got picked it was BEAUTIFUL out, and the trip was alot of fun, we hope to go back and enjoy the park this summer! Ok that is my plan I just need to let Steve in on it!!!

Here come some photos! Have a GREAT rest of the week and HELLOOO happy JUNE tomorrow!!!!

DREAMING of a CLEAN scraproom! LOL!

Blog Challenge for
www.memoriesfromscrap.com ~ show your space! (I am showing it clean! Dont want to SCARE anyone away showing it messy!)

Well here is what my Scrappy room USED to look like!! This was about 2 years ago after Steve got it all finished for me and I had everything put away! NOW dont ask! it is all over!! there isnt a clean spot on that table , floor or kids desk!! Seeing this makes me want to clean! Especially for NSD when I want to be able to do some scrappen! Oh dont get me wrong I still scrap I just scrap in a MESS! :)
I have finally gotten some photos for my 5 X 7 frames I bought for this room~ they sit right up on that high shelf! HMMM maybe today I will put them in!
Even if the room isnt this clean~ it is MY PLACE! (and the kids when they can walk on the floor to get to their desk!) It is so much FUN and so PEACEFUL for me to just go in and create! Sometimes I dont even create I just go in and look at my stuff! LOL!!!
Have a GREAT day, and a WONDERFUL weekend! Thanks for stopping by! :)
(My LONG desk!) and (the kiddos desk!)

New Layout to share!

I have been feeling so scrappy lately!! :) More photos from my girls birthday party! The CAKE! YUM!!! :)

Hoping to get MORE scrap time this weekend! or at least saturday! National Scrapbook Day!! Steve says he has to WORK this weekend! YEAH! I mean oh darn it! :)

Happy Thursday!

Layout Share!

Here is a new one of my girl! It was a challenge I did at A Peek Into Yesterday.. using Mustard Moon products! This was the final week of the 3 week challenge.. it was FUN! I had never used this line, or the ledger/crossword papers before~ so it was nice to step out of my scrappy box and try some new things!

This photo is one I altered in photo shop to give it an antiqued look~ the idea was from CK's new Computer Tricks book~ I LOVE this book!!!! I cant wait to try more of the ideas in it! :)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!!

A little Digi FUN!

Ok I got this NEW CK mag ~ I LOVE it! it is called Computer Tricks for scrapbooking! You do a little digi stuff, then you still paper scrap it! So this was add a vintage look to the photo, I am not sure I did it 100% correct, BUT I LOVE the way it turned out!! I am going to have so much fun if I can EVER get my photo shop all figured out!!! LOL!!!

Just wanted to share my digi fun today!
Before and After


Have a GREAT day, and a WONDERFUL weekend!!!!

2 new layouts to share!

Yeah I got some SCRAPPY time in!! I got 2 new layouts done~ between yesterday and today!! Some photos from right before Amandas birthday party 2 weeks ago, and also some of our trip to the tulips!- Last week!!!

Hoping to get a few more in over the next couple weeks! Need to USE what I am buying! LOL!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!! Have a GREAT day!

Newest Layout!

So this was for a challenge I am doing at Peek! It was using the Mustard Moon Papers.. I really like using these I probably wouldnt have if not for this challenge!

I have another thing planned for that photo ~ the big one I just LOVE it!! :)

Hoping to scrap some more tomorrow!

Have a GREAT day!!!

New Sketch LO!

Here is my take on the new sketch by Lucy Chesna! I loved her sketch! I am not to sure if I love my take on it! SIGH! BUT it is done, and I need to work on side 2!!! :) A photo from our road trip to Virginia City earlier in the month! This is the car we rented!!! :)

Lucys sketches can be found here!
http://www.mysketchworld.blogspot.com/

Have a GREAT day!!!!!

Tulip Festival!!!

Oh I love this time of year! We went on our annual trip up to the Tulip Festival! It was so fun! The rain stayed AWAY for us! We looked at the fields I got LOTS of photos! We went to the street fair, out to lunch then home!! It was such a FUN day!
These are a few of my favorite photos from the day!!!

Happy Saturday!

Another version!

Ok playing AGAIN! The first is the original the 2nd I did the water color effect! OH MY ! I love that one! I so cant wait for tulip photos so I can try that on them!!!

Ok really getting off the computer now!! :)

Happy Wednesday!

I love this photo!

I was playing around in a photo program I got for Xmas along time ago~ and found all this FUN stuff in it! I made this photo portrait! you can see a slight difference from the original (the first one!) I am so gonna be having some fun now! :)

Off to the scrap room~ I need to do something before lunch and I dont want to clean! SHHH dont tell anyone! :)

SMILE!

So I just finished this LO for a challenge at one of the scrappy sites I visit http://www.apeekintoyesterday.com/
I have done NOTHING around the house! I am feeling to scrappy! Is this wrong! LOL! :)

Well I am off to try to get something done around here and hopefully dare I DREAM 2 layouts in one day!! :)

Happy Tuesday!

Easter Layout!

Here is a new one I did!! :) It was based on a sketch by Lucy Chesna~ her sketch site is here
http://www.mysketchworld.blogspot.com/
She has some FUN ones!

Hoping to get LOTS of scrappen done this week! I have visions of layouts dancing in my head!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a GREAT week!

Bunny Ear Photo Shoot!

Here is a quick LO I did from the bunny ear photo shoot last week!!! I was so excited when at Walmart the girl showed me how to use the kodak picture maker to make up the small photos! (the ones under the large photo on the left side!) I will be using that setting ALOT! :)

Happy Easter!

HAPPY EASTER!!!
We hope you have a wonderful day!
love,
Steve, Beth, Justin, and Amanda