HE is risen!

We have babies!!

Our oldest daughter got a guinea pig from Santa.  Little did we know that Mocha was pregnant.  Early this morning she gave birth to 3 beautiful little cavies.  She is doing fantastic for being such a young mother and all seems to be going well with her babies. 

SUNSET AT SEA...

I have been inspired by so many wonderful cards made with this set... I love several that I have seen with the masked sunset.
Thanks for looking.

Additional Info
Stamps: Sail Away
Paper: early espresso, whisper white, not quite navy, kraft, DCWV mat pack
Ink: stazon, early espresso, baja breeze, not quite navy, kraft, summer sun
Accessories: top note die, brads, nestability
Techniques: masking, sponging

I have been visiting  my parents the last few days.  Yesterday, we went out on the boat to New Point Comfort Lighthouse.  On the way we saw a massive pod of porpoise feeding.  Before we knew it, we were in the middle of all of the action.  It was very exciting to watch and the kids were so excited to see the porpoises jump up out of the water.  Needless to say, porpoise feeding = little to no fishing for us.  While trying to anchor the boat, I managed to get the propeller hung on a crabpot bouy.  Dad had to jump in and cut the line, we did tie it back.  After we sorted out that tangled up mess, we began to fish... and wait... and wait.. a tug.. a bigger tug.. reel it in.  DANG crab!  We did come away with a couple of Taylor Blues, a few mullet, and some tiny croakers.  We threw the croakers back.  I spent most of my time having my bait stolen by crabs ~sigh~.  After our second batch of squid mysteriously fell overboard, we decided it was time to head home.  Needless to say, it was an adventuresome trip.  The highlight being the porpoises. 

Summer Fun on the Chesapeake Bay

We enjoyed a great time with friends at First Landing on the Bay.  The perfect beginning of summer.

GINGERBREAD BOY...

Andrew is so proud of his gingerbread boy that he asked me to take a picture of it and put it on my blog.  He has been asking me if we could make one since... oh, about Thanksgiving. Didn't it turn out great!  It will be for dessert tonight!

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER SAP ART & ACTIVITES...

Here is a peek at some of the fun we had in the months of September and October.
Dinosaurs make really cool tracks in the playdoh. They are also fun to hide in the playdoh.

All aboard the shape train. This activity helped to intoduce for some and reinforce for others the basic shapes.

In September we spent some time on Nursery Rhymes. We used egg shells to create our Humpty Dumpty, and then fixed his boo-boo with a band-aide.

More fun with dinosaurs. This time with finger paint and triangles.

Black sponge painted bats with orange beads. (colors of the month).

Itsy Bitsy spider(s) in the spider web. More color reinforcement here.

We read one of our favorite Halloween stories, 'Woo! The Not-So-Scary Ghost,' then created our own ghost handprints with a mixture of half glue, half shaving cream. Makes a nice puffy ghost and is great for sensory integration.

5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate. This is a great fine motor activity. Believe or not, tearing paper is not so easy for two year olds. They tend to want to pull it apart.

Thanks for looking!

CHINCOTEAGUE 2010...

Hello stamping friends. We just got back from a wonderful trip to Chincoteague. This year we actually walked up to see the lighthouse and took a boat tour of the island. We were able to see the ponies up close, even though they were a little skiddish since the Pony Penning was the week prior. We also enjoyed a beach campfire hosted by the Island Refuge staff. They told us about some amazing animals that come out at night on the island.

Hopefully tomorrow, I will have a card to share with you.

ON THE RIVAH...

I am enjoying some time with my parents. We went out on the 'rivah' to fish on Tuesday, and went to the Air & Space Museum and watched an IMAX movie today. We are having a wonderful time....

I'll have some wonderful crafty goodies to share this weekend!