Happy Birthday, Kristen!

I had an amazing birthday with my friend Patty.  She invited me to a two day scrap retreat weekend in Lancaster county.  We left bright and early Friday morning for two relaxing, kid-free days!  After dropping off our scrap supplies, we went on an adventure for these beyond delicious Amish doughnuts Patty described to me on the drive up to Pennsylvania.  We stopped by to visit with her mom, and had lunch at Shady Maple.  On Saturday, I watched my Gamecocks play while I scrapped.  Just out of the picture is a delectable doughnut and a tasty Cheerwine!  It was a day full of my favorite things!   

Scrapping!

Kristen, Nana, Gene and Joanna took our annual scrapbook trip July 24-27th.  As always, it was a weekend full of laughter, love, and paper!  Since we were scapping pictures, we didn't have a ton of time to take pictures!!

Scrapbook Weekend- July 24-28, 2013

Nana, Gene & Joanna came up for a weekend of scrap-tastic fun!  Mom loaded the car with some Cheerwine . . . yum!!  On the trip, our table won a prize for our circus themed decorations, too!

Scrapping! June 14, 2013

Nana, Aunt Chris and I spent a great day scrapping with Shelby!

Scrapping! July 26-29, 2012

We ventured to Lancaster for our annual scrapbook trip, and as usual, we were too busy scrapping, shopping, and having fun to snap too many photos!

Mom won a prize!

Chocolate and wine before a crop!

S'mores- July 25, 2012

Mom, Joanna & Gene came up for our annual scrapbooking trip, but before we headed out to Lancaster, we had some s'mores.  Apparently, Gene had never had one!

Scrapbooking! August 25-28, 2011

Our annual scrapbook weekend was threatened by Hurricane Irene, but we didn't let a storm dampen our spirits!  Despite the constant coverage, the hurricane missed us completely on our trip, and my flight was not even in the slightest impacted by the weather.  We even landed early!  It was a great weekend, and I managed to get quite a few pages done.  I'm almost into 2010 . . . yes, 2010.  Sadly, that is not a typo.  At least I am a little better on the blog!  I referred to it frequently while scrapbooking for dates and journaling.

Sharon & Mom at the Thursday afternoon crop

Joanna & Gene at the Thursday afternoon crop

Having dinner

Scrapbooking- March 11, 2011

 For 6 years, we have gathered every month (well, almost every month) for dinner and scrapbooking.  While some nights are more productive than others, we always have a great time looking at pictures, comparing products, planning scrapbook trips, and sharing tips and tools. 

We had a yummy cake to celebrate our anniversary.  Sharon was kind enough to serve us in between layouts!

 Daniel was not feeling the scrapbook love, so Nana let him color on her lap.  He'll color on anything, so we figured we'd better keep a close eye on him with all of our good paper around!  The girls always play on the Wii when we scrapbook, enjoying an opportunity to stay up later than usual!

Gene worked on some Christmas pages with Lincoln sitting on Santa's lap from their family trip to Disney World last Christmas.

Joanna worked on a countdown calendar for Lincoln for their next trip to Disney.  She had a zillion little numbers and Mickey-shaped cut-outs!

Scrapbooking! August 12-15, 2010

Every year, Joanna and I head to Charlotte with our moms Gene & Carol for a weekend of crazy scrapbook fun!

Carol and Gene are ready to go!

Joanna and Gene had to switch rooms . . . even after replacing the battery in the card reader for their door.

Mom is a Scrapbooking Queen!

The coolest cabinet in the world!