project life. week 12.

watch out... it's getting crazy over here... I've completed 3 weeks with in the last week!  trying my hardest to get caught up & feeling better about it.  actually I think I'm getting hooked on it again!  I'm enjoying looking back on our photos & my facebook & instagram posts to see what was happening. 

I didn't have as many photos & so I chose to edit it down to a one page instead of two.  totally good with that.

{week 12}

{credits}

great weather led to our first dq visit of the season. dan found an old kite in our garage & set it up for the kids.  we live in a high spot & get a lot of wind, so it's a great place for kite flying.  Collin went for an eye checkup, new prescription for his contacts & he picked out new glasses... what a handsome young man.  the next day Lydia & I had dr visits.  She had her 5 yr checkup & I had blood tests to see how my iron stores were doing {all is good in both depts}.  the center picture is our amazing sky one day I took with my iPhone. awesome.  Lydia got into my makeup bag & tried her eyeliner skills... on her eyebrows.  hmm, not quite hun. The kids have also been enjoying riding 4wheelers around the house & sometimes some farther treks when Dan can take them.

I'll keep plugging away... hope to be back soon with more!

{robyn}

project life. week 11.

whoo-eeee! another week done + a little sneak of a few goodies coming to the shop this week!

week 11

running milestone. birthday milestone. grandma & grandpa come home. golfing. great weather. regional science fair.

the week started out with Lydia's 5th birthday... & my first 5 mile run! since we had already had her party the weekend before, we kept it simple the day of.  She received a few little gifts & balloons from daddy.  That night we went out to Happy Joe's to play games, eat pizza & she was VERY excited to have them sound the sirens, blow the horn & sing happy birthday just to her!  After supper we went to Target for a quick trip to the toys to pick out something with a gift card she had gotten at her birthday party.  The next day we were more than thrilled to have my parents come back from their winter in Texas. I made sure to have my phone ready as Lydia ran in the door to give them hugs & I'm so glad I did... so precious!

Collin joined the jr high golf team this year {pretty much just practice with the high school team} & is loving it.  Basically 2 hours every day after school for a few months playing golf with your buddies has to be a good thing, right?  We've also had been having awesome weather & were enjoying as much outside time as possible. On Saturday we traveled to Cedar Rapids for the Regional Science Fair with Collin.  It was a super long day, but HTC was represented well & the bonus?  I was able to get a few hours of shopping & lunch with some friends while the kids were being judged! 

You may notice a few items you're not familiar with in these pages... just wait... some will be available tomorrow in the shop & some will be available this Sunday!

I'm going to pick up Lydia soon from school & then I think a lunch date with daddy is in order + a little grocery shopping for me.  Hopefully some outside time too... it's a beautiful day here in Iowa!

{robyn}

project life. week 8. feb 19-feb 25.

I FINALLY got back to my project life... ugh. I've just been swamped with a bunch of other stuff & haven't taken the time.  I'm hoping to keep doing a little here & there to get caught up.  So, here's week 8...

quick overview. funny quotes from Lydia. Interesting reading. New batting gloves for Evan. My one year anniversary of reaching lifetime status with Weight Watchers.  Leap into Kindergarten for Lydia.

Shooting up the gingerbread house. Checking on loose teeth. Starting the birthday planning with invites. finishing up Science fair with Collin {thank goodness!}. My BEST run since I started running a year ago. Working on school projects. Pizza, ice cream, game & fun with friends.

I'm not going to list all my supplies for a while, I'm just trying to get 'er done.  Certainly if you are curious about a certain thing, just leave a comment & I'll try to get back to you asap.  A good portion is either from my or Gennifer Bursett's digi shop at DHD.

I'll be back tomorrow with some new digi releases, an exciting announcement & some inspiration!

{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}

a little of what we've been up to...

we've had an eventful several days here.  thought i'd share...

Thursday we celebrated this guys 9th birthday

by watching him & his team play in the last game of a ball tournament.  Evan was over the top excited to be able to play baseball on his birthday... I don't think he would've wanted to be anywhere else!  & guess what?

they played an AWESOME game, won 3rd place in the tournament {Evan's birthday wish}... they were sooo excited!  I'm so happy for them... they are a great bunch of kids!

silly boys!  {group photos by Kathie Brune}

my parents were camping out in our "campground" for about a week... we love when they come to stay!  I think the kids talked them into campfires about every night... complete with smores! 

playing with pet sticks? well, whatever keeps her busy.. & happy :)

our 17th anniversary was Saturday... we started the morning off with a short, but hot & hilly 2 mile run up & down our road.

love this guy with all my heart :)

& then we had a birthday party for Evan in the afternoon.  Lots of fun :)

So that's a quick recap... hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! 

{robyn}