"i told you so"

the boys have been wanting to go to cabrillo park for a hike since summer started and we got a chance to go this past saturday.
here they are 'becoming junior rangers'----again. they answer some questions about the park and turn it in to the ranger and raise their right hand & recite a pledge. then they get a junior ranger badge. we've done this before but it's still fun for the boys!

it was a gorgeous day with lots of sailboats out.

goof-balls!

we saw lots of little lizards. see all those rocks? apparently, they're pretty sharp! you'll read about that a little later in this post.

resting their feet

1.2 miles x 2= a fun hike UNTIL.............

bryan did a face plant. he was running up the trail and i told him stop it before he falls down. besides, the trail is alongside steep cliffs. but no....he kept on running. he fell down, face first and cut up his arm on some of those sharp rocks. [i told you so] he cried. and cried. such drama---he asked if he was going to die. when will the boys listen?????????????????????

after cleaning up bryan's arm and a trip to the pharmacy, we went out for a nice dinner. we got a table outside and enjoyed the view and some ocean air.

we even saw a pirate ship!

walked around after dinner and saw this. any little girl would've loved seeing this. my boys--- not so much.
2 cards to share today. the kraft is the negative die part that usually gets thrown away. but i like to try to use up my scraps.
repetitive stamping and a bit of glossy accents.

happy monday!

hello...anyone there?

that's what bryan said to me when he got up close to me when i was trying to take his picture. i took the boys out to the park for a little picnic and to play some ball. here is bryan kickin' around a soccer ball.

brandon & bryan throwing around a baseball. i love this park here. the many times we've been here, there has been no one around---for miles! i love having the whole park to ourselves! we did have to cut our day early though cause the sprinklers started coming on one end of the park and was getting close to where we parked ourselves!

trying to get 2 boys to pose for a nice picture is a bit difficult.

silly

oh well, i tried!

this card here was made by gathering ribbon and forming it into a flower.

playing around with stamp markers and spritzing the stamp with water before stamping. not so sure i like it or maybe i'm not using the right stamp for this technique.

pictures from our picnic at the park from the week before. i try to take them at least once a week. pack a simple lunch, bring books to read and things to play with. [see the sunscreen, donna? :)]

my sweet boys let me take their pictures.

we kick off our shoes and relax . and yes, those are my pink converses :)

went out to the grove one night and bryan needed a double. JUST KIDDING! it was hot chocolate in there.

thanks for visiting!

vacation

a quick post before i leave for work. made this card above for the lawnscaping challenge here, stamp a scene. many coworkers are leaving for school so this will be perfect for that occassion!

the card below is for one of many couples that are pregnant right now. thinking ahead of time to have cards ready!


TFL! is it friday yet?????

summer treat

sharing 2 cards today. just wondering, what is your favorite summertime treat? i love cotton candy! and it could be any color.....pink, blue, lime green or purple like the card below!

thanks for stopping by!

just saying hello

bryan and his beef-cake pose! LOL he's so cute, skin & bones and farmer's tan & all! a card using on of my favorite stamps.

TFL! the boys are sharing a stomach bug they picked up. first, it was bryan this past weekend. today, brandon got it. he has a high fever and it's barf-o-rama here. off to get some rest. looks like i'm going to have a looooong day tomorrow!

flea market pics

hello! just sharing a BUNCH of iPhone pics! these are from a recent visit to the griffith observatory. shhhhhh, don't tell the park ranger!

yes, this little boy dresses himself

after the observatory, we went on a little hike. one day, we'll hike all the way to the hollywood sign.

this is a random picture one weekend on our way to the park. this guy might as well have rode his bike naked! LOL

ok---here are the pictures from the antique flea market.

can you even imagine a toddler being pushed in one of these?!

and look at that rocking horse! (except it doesn't rock)

see that bag of buttons behind the swan dish? the guy wanted $20. lovely vintage buttons 'all taken off of old clothes' but not $20 lovely!

this booth here, she decorates flower frogs with metal or wooden letters to spell out a phrase. i just wanted the flower frog but she wasn't selling them separate.

bryan was very intrigued by this display of vintage clocks.

i wanted some of these old bingo cards but that wans't what i was really looking for.

i did leave with those jello mold tins. more pics of those can be seen in this post.

this puppy was tagged at $5...not sure if it's authentic because it seemed so cheap. maybe i missed a zero on the tag!

this case had a bunch of old action figures. the boys were very interested. hubby pointed out there was a mork (from mork and mindy) figure in there. i don't even recall ever seeing a mork figure!

very old crepe paper

lovely trims

old ledger books. the penmanship back then was beautiful!

beautiful mirror!

kinda scary isn't this? a basket full of doll heads. makes you think what happened to the bodies!

here's a recent project of mine. it's my crazy birdhouse fit for a groovy birdy! it was fun making this. layered some printed paper and toned it down with some vintage music sheets for the sides of the birdhouse. added some punched butterflies.

TFL!