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Spring....
Okay what an irony that today is a Spring themed team up and the calendar says spring yet it is snowing outside?

The first sure sign of spring in our yard is the crocuses that come up faithfully year after year and the tulips that were planted last fall begin to shoot up through the ground. I actually get excited when I see them, they verify that it really is spring! Even with the snow...

My second year attending mom's day and what a great time we had.  The girls always do such an amazing job putting this together for the 80 plus mom's that attend.

We sat at the table with Chels sorority family 

These friends for life are an amazing bunch! You can see why they are called sisters because they are always there for one another, each a positive role model to the next!

and...

We are counting down to braces removal in our house since Fridays visit to our dentist.  He said next month they will take impressions for his retainer and then....
No more braces for Zach!

I've become so used to seeing him with braces even I can't wait to see that new smile!

I will be sure to capture before and after photos!

Music...

This weeks theme was Music and I couldn't wait to capture Zach in his"element" with music as he played his guitar. He took lessons years ago and now he just teaches himself. Pretty amazing hearing some of the songs coming out of his bedroom as he plays.  
Poor Jill was running without an ipod after hers was stolen! Running without an ipod sometimes is a crime in itself! Thank goodness...

Have you ever seen these chalkboard speech bubble signs? I made one up over the weekend and we decided to have a little fun with it...
Actually a lot of fun with it once my sister got her hands on it!


Just LOVED Ben in this one!

Gordon is such a good sport!


these two were such good sports and agreed with the statement they were holding!

Did I mention what a good sport...

It has taken me a couple of weeks to edit all the pictures both Chelsea and I took during our trip to Florida for the Disney Princess marathon.
Since our return we have found videos that we were both in from the race, the video Chelsea was in for her costume and by chance I happened upon another video that I had made it in to on this site. It is the video from the half marathon and I'm in with all...

For my daughter's 21st birthday I put a blurb book together for her. It includes some of my favorite quotes and favorite pictures, and I'm thrilled with how it turned out!

While over Trish's for a crop we were discussing ideas for mini books.  She had a written list of ideas and this one just stuck with me, I thought how perfect for turning 21!
My mother in law is turning 70 this year and...

Week 10
                                                     
Wow we are 10 weeks into 2011... time sure does fly!
Challenge, it is applied to so many things in my life, but this week the word challenge goes to my son Zach.  He decided to attempt his first challenge of running and I'm so happy and so proud! He ran the Arnold 5k with Chelsea, Ben and I and did awesome!
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I cannot believe it!  She is 21 today!  Just where has the time gone?

We got to spend 4 days together during the Disney Princess Marathon and it was a blast.  I am sharing with my daughter a relationship I never knew possible! We laugh at each other's quirks, jokes and can finish each others sentences. She pushes me to be better, try harder and has changed my life!

Happy Birthday Chelsea...

Disney style...
Part of the reason for our trip to Disney was to celebrate Chelsea's 21st birthday!  Last year her birthday fell on the weekend of the Princess marathon so she already knew that was what she wanted to do this year, Disney just decided to move the race a week earlier.
But they still did an amazing job at celebrating her birthday!  
When you go to Disney and you wear a birthday pin...