Umatilla County Fair

We had a great Day at the Umatilla County fair a couple weeks ago. It wasn't too hot and there were lots of things to do. I think Ryan's favorite was the bumper cars. He was just tall enough to ride with Mom and he thought this was cool! He steered a little but mainly enjoyed driving around and bumping into people. 

Jaiden wasn't tall enough to go on the rides by himself so Daddy went with him on the balloon ride. Jaiden seemed to have fun, but tipped over a couple times as it was spinning. 

Ryan and Jaiden both liked petting the animals. They would bend down and say hi. 

Ryan had so much fun on the roller coaster. He is still talking about it. Here he saw other kids putting their hands up, so he did too. 

Rose Card

Creative Memories came out a great paisley shape maker. This card was an idea that came from the Paisley Shape maker section of the Creative Memories project center. I love all Creative Memories shape makers but I think this one is my favorite. The paisley can be made into so many different things. (angel wings, flower petals, lion manes) 

What a big boy!

Jaiden will be 2 in a month and Todd and I decided it was time for him to move out of his crib before he learned to climb out and hurt himself. So last monday we took his mattress out of his crib and placed it on the floor. The first couple nights we had to redirect him to his bed when he wandered off, and occasionally we hear him playing with toys instead of sleeping but for the most part he has done really well. He is such a big boy! Time to buy a big boy bed!

Explosion Box

I made this box for a workshop I taught at my house. I found the directions in the Creative Memories project center on www.creativememories.com . The only change I made in the directions was in the lid. We found that if you score the lid at the distance they say to, then the lid doesn't fit, but if you score the lid at 1/4" less than the directions say, than the lid fits well. It can hold up to 10 photos. Everyone who has seen this box has really liked it and it looks great on a table of shelf. I found the directions for the bow on top on Youtube. It was a easy process and am excited to try this technique on packages during the holidays.  I am really happy at how this project came out. I would give this project a difficulty rating of Medium. 

explosion Box