Happy Birthday Nanny Bethany!!!

Today is our Nanny's Bethany's Birthday!!
So I thought it would be fun to share some various pictures
of her on her special day. However, I didn't realize how many pictures I actually have of her. haha!
Why should I have to choose right? So get ready for a picture heavy post.

Happy Birthday Bethany!!!
You've have been a part of our lives for about 4-5 years now.
Don't quote me on the numbers though.
We had prayed and prayed for someone like you to
assist us in taking care of our children.
And boy, did we get our answer to prayer.

You have been with us during some great times in our
lives and many times that have not been so great.
No matter what you've always been a positive light,
not to just my children, but to me as well.
You are a great example of a Godly woman.

You've seen us all happy, mad, sad, glad, and bad, but
you've never changed your perspective towards us.
You've even been in the delivery room with our last one.
And you still show us love!! Amazing!! haha!

Thank you for being an inspiration to me and my children.
We love you from here to the moon!!!
We know that the past years we've known you are only the beginning
of a lasting friendship, that is more like family.
We know that you have a great future ahead of you and
you will be a success in whatever you put your hand to.
We will be right with you along the way watching you grow and become
everything God called you to be.
You will be a great mother to your children.
Since you have helped us create our great children, now as our kids grow you will have your own Nanny to choose from. haha!

Have a blessed and happy day!
We love you bunches!!!

So let's take a stroll down memory lane.

Bethany and Addi on the first day home from the hospital.

Addi's first Easter at Grandma's house.

Kameron's Birthday party 2008.

Shine's football game.

The girls having concert fun.

Funny Face!

Brooklin & Bethany at the lake.

Her very first house.

Their very own tile at the Disneyland entrance!
Yes, I made them lay on the ground for this picture.

Hey, how'd this picture get in here. That's not Bethany!
Well, that's Bethany's dad, Kevin, he's the one on the right.

Bethany at Disneyland.

The girls being happy at the happiest place on earth.

On a ride at Disneyland.

Shine driving Bethany.

How do these pictures keep getting in here?
What's wrong with this picture?
Uh, hey Mister...you're in my stroller.
Look at Brooklin staring.
Oh well, back to Bethany. Since It's her day.

One of B's favorites Mad Hatter!!

Something must be wrong with my computer.
These funny pictures of Kevin keep popping up.

B & B!! Both are very imaginative!!

Hey who are these two?
Me & Bethany's Mom Bernie, Best Friends.

Me and B!

Bethany and Kameron and Shine. Christmas 2007.

Kameron used to be in love with Bethany.
He still loves her of course, just not so outward about it.

All dressed up for a night on the town.

Bethany's first kiss.

Gosh, there is another picture of Kevin.
It looks like someone is all tuckered out!!!

Pictures of Bethany would not be complete without Disneyland pictures.


Kevin is that a spit wad straw?? Hmm?
Look's like you are going to get in trouble.
Look behind you. hahaha!
I love that look!!

Bethany made Shine go on this oh so scary ride.
It was way off the ground at least 10-20 feet.

Bethany pushes Shine to the limit. lol!

The girls before the ride.

We so love, love Goofy.
Not the one on the right, but the one in the middle.

Happy Birthday Bethany!
We love you so much and are so thankful to have you in our lives.
Thank you for being there for my children at times
when we couldn't physically be there.
Now as the kids grow, you are there for them in many other ways.
You have been a blessing to my children,
which in turn is a huge blessing to us.
I know God will bless you with children of your own.
It will be great to watch you grow and become a parent to your children.
Thank you again for being a great example!!

We love you and are blessed by you.
Have a wonderful day today with LOTS of presents!!

Til next Time with T!!

ScrapTiffany "Naked Chipboard" Challenge-Part 2

This week's challenge at Scrap Tiffany is
"Naked Chipboard".
It was kind of difficult for me to leave chipboard without any paint, ink,
paper, or anything. I just couldn't stand it.
I mean, I wouldn't go outside naked so why would I
leave my chipboard uncovered?
Well, this is as naked as it gets, at least for my chipboard anyway!!

Supplies used:
Patterned paper & Friend Coupon-Bo Bunny;
Chipboard Brackets-Bazzill pieces;
White Cardstock-Bazzill
Misc., Buttons, Ric Rack Ribbon

Great challenge Tiffany!!
Really MADE me get out of my box...just not naked.heehee!

Go on over to Scrap Tiffany to see how creatively, naked
the rest of the Design team is.
You won't regret it!!!

Til next Time with T!!

You!

Here is a recent digital layout I created in my
Photoshop Class with Jessica Sprague.
I said it before but I'm saying it again.
Jessica's classes are so easy to understand and a lot of fun.
If you're wanting to get into digital, head her way.
I promise you won't be disappointed.
Here is my layout.

This is a layout of me and my husband.
He is a great man. He allows me to be who I am everyday,
supports me, encourages and believes in me along the way
whatever that may mean.
Thanks Hugo. You're a great husband, father and friend.
I love you!!!


Don't forget to head on over to Tiffany to see what
type of "Thrifty Thursday" idea Katie has to show us.
There are always great ideas on there.

Til next Time with T!!!

Fun Weekend Pictures!

We've been on the run the past couple days.
Here are some pictures from the fun.

Here is my Shine and Coco.
They looked like they were dressed together on this day, but it was not planned. When I saw Shine holding Coco, I couldn't resist.
I love how these turned out.
(I made Coco's headband)
Fun!!

We were at Bernie's one night for dinner and swimming.
Bethany was learning to be a balloon artist from Jacqueline.
By the time she was done, everyone was wearing a hat, bracelet, or some other type of contraption and there were balloons all over the place.
I think she got carried away. haha!
The kids loved it though. Nanny Bethany always shows them a good time.
Thanks Bethany...now MY house is full of balloons. haha!

This is Kameron being his silly self.

This is the group picture.
Can you believe it?
And this wasn't even a party just a get-together.
But there is always a party with this group.
I love all the colors.

Back row(from right): Aleya, Brandon, Brighton, Shine.
Front row: Kameron, Brooklin, Bethany, Coco -Addi, Lil' Sammy, Briana.
(even little Coco had a balloon bracelet on).

Brandon,Brighton, Briana.

Shine and our 2nd teenage daughter Aleya. We love these girls!!

These other pictures are from our school shopping trip.
It was just me, Shine, and Kameron.
It was super good for me to spend the time with just the two of them.
They're both getting so big.

We walked into Tilly's and these two ladies just fell in love with Kameron.
They kept staring at him and smiling while he was looking for shoes.
They finally spoke up and said "He's so cute!"
and loved his hair. This one actually asked if she could touch it.
So we couldn't pass that picture up.
Then as we walked away they had big grins and just kept saying "So cute" and staring back at us as we walked away.
Me and Shine were crackin up.

Kameron found these sunglasses and he had to have them.
They are sooo him.
He loved them.

The two of them being SUPER cool and taking pictures of themselves.

I had a great day with the kids. We even got inside a photo booth to take some crazy pictures. However, that's not necessarily a good idea in the 100 degree afternoon sun. It was hot and sticky in there.
I can't believe school starts next week.
Where did the summer go?

Well, that's it for now.
We have a fun party to go to tomorrow.
So I am sure I will be posting more pictures soon.
Have a great rest of the weekend.

Til next Time with T!!!

My Birthday Surprise!!

Ok, so this post is long overdue. I had planned to post all these pictures the day after my birthday but somehow it just didn't happen.
My birthday was back in June.
One day I was asked by my friend Bernadette and her daughter, which is our Nanny, Bethany to go out to dinner.
Since my birthday had past when we were going,
I had no idea what they had been planning.
Well, our dinner date comes, I go to the door, and this is what I find.

They had rented a limo to go out on the town for my birthday and planned a great night out with the girls.
Are you kidding me? How much fun was that.
I was TOTALLY surprised. I usually am a hard person to surprise, but Bernie and I tend to think a lot alike so, I think she knew how to "get" me.

This is all of us in front of the limo.
Let me tell you, this is a fantabulously, fun group.

Bethany, Shine, Me, Meagan, Bernie, Alisha, and Darlene.

Me and my best friend, Bernie.

My sweet gift from my friend Darlene.
Do these girls know me or what??
I love it!!!

Me and my Shine. No party is complete for me without my Shine.
I love you Shine.

The girls in front of our fav, Elephant Bar.

Alisha, Bernie and Bethany

I ran into some great friends at dinner.
They bought me a beverage. Woot! Woot!
Thanks Charlene and Jennifer.
Love ya...

Me and Darlene.
I love you my crazy friend.
You are my "Get Kevin" co-partner in crime.

My Shine always has a good time.

My Bestie Bernie.
I love you my friend.
God has blessed me with our friendship.

Look what they made me buy at that liquor store?
I had to go into the liquor store and buy a bottle of anything for under $5, including tax. Did they card me? Hmmm? I can't remember???
Wow! I've never done that before.

They sent me on wild goose chases all night long.
I had to go into Target to buy something really embarrassing. Shine, Bethany and Meagan ran into the bathroom because they were embarrassed.
It's ok, I got them anyway by yelling their names out telling them I bought them something. They cried with laughter.

Here's the rest of my night stops: The stop above in the picture, at the liquor store, the Farmers Market to ask complete strangers how old they thought I was. I had to get 5 people to say I was younger than I actually was. And yes, I did get people to guess younger.
That was quite enlightening to hear the thoughts of my age.
Boy, was that strange.
Some answers were good answers and some were bad. lol!

I think the worst/best one of all was the stop at GB3...I had to go in and walk on the treadmill in my high heels. Yes, I did it and then had to sit on a ball and do some weights, all in high heels. Everyone was really wondering what the heck we were all doing.
It was really funny. I had a blast!!!

Then we had to make a stop at BJ's for our favorite dessert.
We shared it between us all. So Yummy!!!
This was after dinner and a lot of stops along the way.

Bethany and Meagan.
Love these two girls.

What the heck is all that?
They made me do it.

Our Bethany...is that look upset or cuteness?
Either way, we love you.

Our driver. He was the best driver.
He was special to us all because he was the driver
at Bethany and Josh's wedding.
So he had been around us before. It's a wonder he came back for more.

So the whole night was crazy fun.
Between the friends, food, silly stops, laughter, all the funny looks and of course the presents, we created memories that lasted forever.
We had a blast and did I tell you I have great friends?

This was my birthday present from Bernadette and Bethany.
The diaper bag I had been drooling over.
It's a Petunia Pickle Bottom.
If you don't know them, you need to go check it out.
They are very popular in the baby world.
Even some movie stars carry them. And now I do too.
I love it. The color and print is totally me.
Thanks my friends. You're awesome!!
Now it's your turn to get one Bethany.

Isn't it soooo adorable? It carries sooo much stuff. Seriously!!!
I love it very much!!! I proudly carry it everywhere we go.

Thanks to Bernadette, Bethany, Shine, Darlene, Alisha, Meagan
for a great surprise birthday bash. I'm so thankful for each of you in my life.
You are all amazing.
I loved every minute of our fun night together.
xoxoxo

Til next Time with T!!!