Today (or Yesterday now) I turned the big 3-4!

I had a great day....started with a surprise breakfast of buttermilk pancakes. It was a surprise because when we went to bed the night before there was no buttermilk in the house. Jamie was able to get Sofi dressed, drive to the store and pick up not only buttermilk, but an African violet plant, and 2 filet mignons for dinner without me waking up.



For lunch, I suggested we go out to a cupcake place in Madrona. Yes, we had a cupcake lunch! I got the lavender on yellow cake, jamie got the MoFro (or mocha frosting on choco cake) and Sofi got a cute little mini-cake of choco on chocolate. I also got a chai tea and Jamie got a latte with a some "foam art" on top.



Right before we went to Cupcake Royale, we stopped by Madrona Park - just across the street from the cafe. Sofi loved it as she loves any opportunity to go to the park. She didn't spend too much time on the swing surprisingly, but wanted to explore the other areas. The slide, a small jungle gym with a blue wheel to turn. And there was a big sand pit. Sofi's first sand pit experience! At first it was full of rowdy boys (all brothers, I think) but as it cleared out, Sofi got in and pushed some sand around for a bit with a big red shovel. Of course I got photos...



Afterward we stopped by a cute little kids' shop. Lots of wooden toys, knit stuffed animals etc. We ended up getting Sofi to heart hair clips. And with purchase, we got a free purple balloon! Sofi was very happy about that.

Then after Sofi's nap, we had an early dinner of filet mignon. And Jamie even made TWO side dishes. This is big, because he hardly ever makes sides. We had sauteed onions and carrots and bean salad. And some La Brea Bakery Bread with butter.

Oh, and did I mention we took home another round of cupcakes for dessert?

And so today, I was inspired by cupcakes...here's my layout of "a cupcake to remember."






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And in scrappy news....
one of my photos was pick of the week at My Digital Muse!
I think I'm getting a goodie via e-mail. A nice little birthday surprise!

Plus, I was approached by a digital scrapbooking site owner to be on her creative team. Don't know the details yet, so I'll refrain from naming the site just yet.

So all in all a good day!

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p.s. Jenny, I haven't sent your RAK yet. I hope to do it tomorrow!

for the birds


Credits:
Paper, ribbon, birds (some recolored): Mindy Terasawa, Spring Feast, Designer Digitals.
Photo Frame: Nancy Comelab, Grungy Frames, My Digital Muse.
Title Frame: Holly McCaig, Pop Frames, My Digital Muse.

Fonts: My Own Topher, Doodolonomy Fred

Now, it's time for bed!

On a roll with templates....

I woke up this morning to this challenge at Designer Digitals....

The template was perfect for the bubble photos I took at Christmas:

And then I did another layout using Audrey's template (QuickStrips3) and Holly McCaig's Posh Kit.

For credits, please visit my DST gallery.

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And I made a little more progress on my paper page...but I'm much slower with paper pages so it might be a few days! Part of the problem is that all my supplies are scattered around the house. Compare that to my digital supplies all saved in one location and accessible at the touch of my fingers! I guess that's score one for the digi scrapper in me!

2 more layouts....and RAK Winner

Finished another digital layout and another hybrid using Audrey's papers and elements....I have so many products to work with and want to at use one from each pack at least once...this could take a while!


Click on images to see larger view.



For credits visit DST my gallery.


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Sofi and I went to the park this afternoon. Haven't been to this particular park in a while and I noticed that she has definitely grown since the fall. She was able to ride the see-saw, climb the jungle gym and ride the "rocking sheep" - things she couldn't do the last time.

We also watched the ducks and walked around the pond, stopping for an apple and cheese snack mid-way. It was a pretty sunny day - lots of people and dogs at the park.

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And on that note, I think I'll turn in. Have a happy Sunday!

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ETA: Forgot to draw the winner of the RAK!

I used a random number generator at random.org and it picked...........#1!

So Jenny, you will be receiving another goodie envelope from me soon....

I think I still have your address, but please let me know if it has changed.

Thanks everyone for playing!