DHD design team call & hybrid project

hey everyone! I don't have a release for you this week, but I do have a few quick things to tell you about!

you can get all the info about the design team call for DHD here.  but hurry! the deadline is tomorrow!  I can't tell you enough how great it is to be a part of this site... you will not be sorry!  They're looking for both hybrid & digi decorators, so even if you're not a truly digi girl, you can still experience being part of the house & all the awesomeness that occurs there!  good luck everyone :)

also, have you checked out this series on the DHD blog?

there are already so many awesome projects just 6 days in... mine is featured today!

you can read the full post here.  Hope you enjoy :) 

{robyn}

what we've been up to...

cross country meets with Collin

Dan & Evan having lots of hitting practice & playing catch

fall days outside

school. and lots of homework {for all 3}

an impromptu, late birthday present for Dan of a ballgame in St Louis... hoping they get their wild card spot & our beloved mr Pujols decides to stay :)

babysitting this sweetie... my great niece Kaydelynn

enjoying fall flavors, like pumpkin chocolate chip muffins & pumpkin spice coffee

making up some fall/halloween decor

taking down these vinyl fishscales

& replacing them with these cedar look shakes {more pics to come later}

a campfire/weinie roast with friends

that's just a little catch-up on our lives lately!

{robyn}

Easter weekend recap

I can't believe Easter has come & gone once again!  The kids were lucky enough to finally get a little break from school after spending most of their days off of school recently as snow make up days.  They had a long weekend of Good Friday off, the weekend & then Monday too.  I tried my best to take it easy those days to do some stuff with them.  Thursday night my neice came to stay & then Friday I took them all to see Rio.

it was a nice break in our day since it's been rainy, cold & just not good outside weather.  the popcorn was great too :)  I was also gearing up for Easter Brunch {on Saturday} with my family at our house, so of course I was doing lots of cleaning & preparing for that.  We've also been doing a lot of "disaster clean up" recently... the 4 year in our house has been on a whirlwind of getting into everything, which most generally ends up in some sort of clean up!  I enjoyed taking some slow time with the kids, though, I haven't done that for a while & it was much over-due! 

Here's what I did Saturday morning...

yep, this is me & my "big sister" Carol pre-5k! It was the first time for the both of us :) I LOVED it!  Can't wait for my next 5k & I'm already working on my speed/endurance to have a faster finish.  This time I finished running/walking it in approx. 42 minutes.  I'm so proud of Carol for accomplishing this goal too... I don't think we ever would have thought of doing it a year ago!  I'm looking forward to May 14th, when my sisters' Carol & Kim & my mom Mary & I are all going to do the Weight Watchers 5k with our group.  It should be fun & again, I'm so proud of them all for pushing themselves to this goal!  Next will be a 5k with my hubby... yep, I'm holding you to it Danno :)  He's also been plugging away recently on the treadmill... I'm hoping to get one in with our boys over the summer too.  Anywhoo... after the 5k, we hurried back to my house to eat somethin' & let the kids hunt eggs.  Lydia couldn't wait :)

then we were off to a 50th birthday party to end the night... whew!

Easter was a much more layed back day... breakfast, Church, bbq lunch & hanging out on the porch & then Dairy Queen for supper ;)  I was able to snap some pics before church of my cuties...

& of course some 4 wheeler rides were in order to finish out the day...

hope you all had an incredible Easter & were able to spend some valuable time with your families as well!

have a great day {robyn}

...and then she was 4

that's right, our baby girl turned 4 yesterday... I can hardly believe that 4 years ago this little girl entered our world & since that day, our lives have never been the same!  She's funny. she's silly. she tells it like it is. she's bossy. she's sweet. she's lovable. she is dramatic. she pushes our buttons.  she annoys her brothers.  she loves everyone around her.  she loves school.  she loves her boys.  she lives a good part of her days in pajamas.  she loves watching her shows.  she wants to grow her hair long like Rapunzel.  she's a daddy's girl.  she suprises us every day by the things she says & knows.  she's newly four... & she LOVES her birthday!  miss Lydia has been waiting & waiting for this day & when she woke up yesterday promptly at 5:30 am she told me "I think I'm turning four".  I told her to get a little more sleep & we'd see.... well she never did fall asleep, so at 6 am I let her know:  " I think you are four!".  Up she bounced & had to tell everyone in the house & then it was the long, long wait until everyone arrived for her birthday at noon.  We had lots of family come for soup & cake & ice cream... and of course, presents!  Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes & for all of you that were able to come to celebrate our little lady... it really does mean the world to her! happy birthday sweet girl :)

{robyn}

new releases 3.3

hello all!  another week, another new release Thursday!

if you haven't already... make sure you grab up my new freebie

also new this week...

these come in both .png format elements & .abr brush files, clean & worn versions too! I think these are so versatile for lots of things {not just baby pages!}

& these great basic tags in kraft, ruled papers, grids, neutrals + I added a few stitched overlays in this one for good measure :)

here's a layout I did using the month by month & tags...

& another little fun kit...

check out how Creative Shelley used them here along with the Kraft Party & Tag.You'reIt! set...

& here's one I did too...

hope you enjoy! oh & by the way... check out the 1 kit 4 ways featuring my Kraft FunDay full kit!  Leave a comment on the DHD blog for a chance to win the full kit!  Great stuff ;)

have a great Thursday & happy scrappin'

{robyn}