Tuesday, July 14, 2009

sunday is family fun day...




We began our Sunday with what was supposed to be a nice leisurely stroll through the Huron Nature trail. We've been several times and taken different trails. We decided to take a new route this time and well, we got lost. I could feel myself getting angry as we got further and further into the bush. The trail became narrow and overgrown and we were being swarmed by vampiric mosquitoes. Wyatt thought it was great fun, "we're on an adventure" he kept saying. I lightened up a bit realizing that it was indeed an adventure. I knew we weren't in any real danger of being lost forever. We had drinks, snacks and even a cell phone so I relaxed and enjoyed the time together. Eventually we made our way to a road and figured out where we were. We stopped for a picnic under a shady tree and had a good laugh about our sad sense of direction. We all had a good nap that afternoon then spent the evening on our deck eating watermelon, dinner and ice cream. The boys had a waterfight and we tried to stay out of the way. It turned out to be a perfect family day, even with our slightly imperfect beginning!


Thursday, July 9, 2009

More Survivor challenges..

Here is my take on this week's Survivor challenge. As the weeks go on the challenges are getting tougher in the race to outscrap the others. I am over on Exile just playing along for fun. This week's criteria were: a diecut shape as you background, lots of layers, a photo corner, brackets around title and there was a sketch by Karan to follow.
We are also having a blast over on Exile. In between mixing up drinks in our smuggled-in blender we are doing a little scrapping. Karan also created this sketch and the criteria was to use a circle, half ledger shape and to follow the sketch. I used the greenstack papers I love so much.

Having a great time participating in the Survivor challenges without the stress of the competition. These ladies are fierce and dedicated scrapbookers. Check out all their wonderful creations in the TSF gallery!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

piles of fun..

How do you entertain two little boys for endless hours? Get a dump truck load of sand dumped in your yard! We did just that over Canada Day at the cottage. The boys were beside themselves and couldn't wait to dig in. It looked like so much fun I couldn't help myself and I jumped in too!






Looking forward to a fun, sandy summer!!