Laura Vegas

alyssa and sarah both had a friend over last night for a sleepover. since they didn't have school today … i figured that would make up for the fact that we can't go do anything too exciting on their days off. so alyssa asked natalie … her best friend from soccer. and sarah asked amanda … her best friend ever. they stayed up way too late (11:30 … guess it could have been worse) … and had way too much fun. amanda had to leave this morning after breakfast … and then the girls were trying to think of something to do. and they came up with this dress-up game.

they took out this huge amount of clothes and put them in the laundry baskets. then one person would put on a bathing suit .. to make the dress-up part easier. then another person would get blindfolded … and that person would randomly pull out items of clothing (not looking) and give it to the third person … who would then dress the first person. make sense?!?! it was pretty funny … and they came up with some good outfits.

first up … alyssa.

 

 

next up … natalie.

 

 

and then … sarah.

 

 

and didn't want to leave haley out … so she got to dress-up too.

 

 

now to see how all those clothes get back to where they came from! as soon as haley went down for a nap … the girls went on to the next fun thing. we now have about 60 stuffed animals all over the family room … and activities planned for all of them. we'll see how this turns out!

i was asked a while ago to be one of the guest designers for fiskars for november. they were kind enough to send me lots of goodies to play with. i didn't even have to think twice … i knew i wanted to use the heidi grace reagan's closet collection. you can check it out HERE on the fiskars site for more information about the layout.

 

 

 

 

huge thanks to fiskars for the opportunity!

just a note: sarah is the one in red (i know, maroon and red in the same game … like there aren't plenty of colors to choose from so that it's not so confusing?!?!) … with the white long sleeve shirt under her jersey … and the ponytail flying around. and i'm new to youtube … but if you get to youtube somehow, there is a high quality version that looks better. lol! i know … i'm so helpful!

just had to share this video from sarah's soccer game last weekend. alyssa's dad had just turned his new camera on … and managed to catch sarah scoring one of her goals. makes me wish i had a video camera … so fun to watch them in action. although it did take me over two hours tonight to figure out how to get this video on youtube … and how to get it here on the blog. so maybe i don't want video's to mess with. lol!

and just a little "sarah quote" from tonight. "kendall was saying how she hadn't scored any goals this season. and i said that i had scored like 30 goals". lol! so funny … and maybe even true. she has done very well on goals this year. a lot of games with hat-tricks (3 goals in one game). and in her two games today she had 4 goals. so proud of her.

i had such big plans to catch up my blogging this week. and then things just happened everyday to change that … and to give me entirely different things to blog about. lol! so needless to say … i'm still trying to get back on track. in the meantime … here's a few older things.

 

i did this layout a few weekends ago. it was one of those moments … where i literally just grabbed some random photos and some random products … and tossed them all together. nothing over the top … just a normal layout about normal pictures of my girls doing normal stuff.

 

and while in my cleaning binge a few weekends ago … i came across these cards. actually, i came across a bag with all the makings of these cards inside. i had done a layout months ago (that i can't link you to because it's out for publication) .. using all these products. these were my scraps … and i had enough inside for 4 cards. but i had never actually made the cards. laura, laura … why does this always happen?!?! lol! kind of nice to complete all 4 cards … although totally different now than what my original plan was. and now that bag is gone … and i don't have to find it randomly tossed in a basket somewhere. that's nice!

 

just wanted to say "thanks" for all the comments on the last post! i think both deneen and i are still in shock! it's going to be so much fun though! i hope to check in this weekend … and post some photos. in between soccer games that is. it's tournament weekend … and then the season is over. kind of nice … looking forward to the break for a bit. but first … we have at least 6 games to get through in the next two days. and if the girls teams do good … they could possible have a 4th game each. so if you need me … you can find me on the field! lol!

remember this post HERE?

and check out this post HERE.

and now check out THIS … and make sure to listen to the phone call!

that is my good friend deneen … and i'm the friend that she's talking about. so excited for her … and for me … since we did make a deal that we'd take each other if either of us won!!!

we love our girl amanda. she's been around for over 6 years now … hanging out with us every day. her and sarah are permantly joined together … the best of friends. but, she's older now … and doesn't need me quite as much as she did when she was younger. plus, her grandparents moved in down the street … so they want to enjoy her a bit now. which means she is moving on from me. but just as her daycare mom. she'll still be a huge part of our lives … and will be around all the time. so it's not a bad thing.

 

this entire layout started with those flower stickers. they are left over from a project that i just finished last week .. something i can't show you yet. but i had peeled some of these flower stickers off and then changed my mind … and they weren't staying on the sheet anymore. so i had to use them, right? lol! i do tend to scrapbook sort of backwards a lot of the time. i had the flowers and embellishments all done … and the papers picked out. and THEN i started looking for a photo that would work. that's just how i roll sometimes. and i'm somewhat concerned that this layout doesn't have a title … but whatever.

 

for the flower centers, i just backed the clear buttons with a small circle of the brown dot paper … and then threaded them onto the page.

 

and a matching card with my scraps. trying to get back into the whole "make a layout, make a card" thing. not sure how i stopped doing that recently.

 

supplies:
pattern paper – doodlebug
clear buttons – autumn leaves
punch – stampin up
stickers, epoxy button - heidi grace
ribbon, brads, rubon – making memories
other – string, staples

you know how you go to a concert … and the entire world stops while you're inside? the excitement, the energy, the suspense of finally seeing what you've been waiting forever to see? it's larger than life … like you are in the show. and it's everything you thought it would be … and more. and you take in every single minute of it … hoping it will last forever. and when it comes to an end … you're sad. and all you want is to see it again … and again. when you leave … you replay it over and over in your head … wanting to remember every minute of it. and yet at the same time … it's all a blur … because it was all so good that it sort of meshed all together into one great moment. and you try everything to pick your favorite part … but they're all your favorite. you know this feeling? i've had this feeling many times after many great concerts. but this is the first time it's been after a movie!

tonight we finally went to see "high school musical 3"!!! you know i love "high school musical" movies … i watch them more than my girls do. and i could not wait for this to come out. but we were busy … and had to wait. let me say … it was totally worth the wait! such a great movie. awesome family movie … with a great message. just a feel good movie. just ask sasha … she said the exact same thing in her last blog post. lol! i loved all the music and dancing … and the choreography was amazing. and like sasha … i teared up a few times. twice to be exact. and i won't deny it. lol!

and here's the even better part. we saw this movie totally free! you read that right. we have a new theater opening here in town … and for an entire week they are showing screenings of the movies for free. to anyone and everyone. we got there and the line was super long … i'd say a good two hundred people just in line. so we got in line. but then some of the worker dudes were coming around asking if people were there to see certain movies. i waited about 5 minutes … and a dude came by asking for HSM3. just like that … i had 7 FREE tickets in my hand and we went straight in. awesome. then we walked right up to the counter … and got 7 FREE small popcorns … and 7 FREE small drinks. even awesomer. since this is all free to anyone and everyone … it was a very packed place. so we did end up in the 3rd row. lol! not easy on the neck. but when troy bolton's (zac efron) face popped on that screen the very first second, huge as life … it was so cool.

so now … after all this awesomeness … and this amazing movie … i'm trying to come back down to reality. lol! and it totally threw off my blogging plans for tonight. i had something else entirely to blog about. but the movie is the only thing on my mind right now. lol! so tomorrow … new layout and card … promise!

this past saturday … haley celebrated her second birthday! i seriously can't believe she's 2 years old already. they grow so fast. i was looking through some photos tonight … and the girls kept coming over and saying "look what haley used to look like" … or "i don't remember her looking that little". so i thought i'd put some together from the past year and a half that we've been lucky enough to spend our days with her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and i'm not sure what happened over the weekend. but suddenly, this girl is into everything. climbing on tables and up the barstools. helping herself to my drinks after climbing up to the island. rifling through my purse … and taking all my spare change and going through my credit cards. digging around in drawers with all my papers and junk. taking the girls papers and notebooks that she found up on the table. going into the bedroom and the closet. going into the pantry and bringing out her own food. all these things are new … she's never done them before. and she's very sneaky about it. and yet she gets so caught up in what she's doing … that i can literally walk up behind her and scare the daylights out of her when she gets caught. lol! it was a crazy day!

that was actually fun pulling all those photos together … i should do that with the girls too. and trust me … i have plenty of photos to share. i was in total photo mode today. i'm almost completely caught up … editing, uploading, ordering. i have alyssa's birthday photos from september, disneyland photos from april, cabin photos from august. i just need to finish going through the pics from alyssa's trip to hawaii … from august 2007. lol! and i'm working on a complete "places we go" album that i'm hoping to share later this week … with tons of vacation photos. really cool concept to "get them done"! i feel like i have tons of other stuff to blog about too. some new layouts … some cards. somehow, i got off track on my blogging … and i'm trying to catch myself up. so that's my goal this week!

just wanted to share these halloween projects with you. i never showed these .. because at the time i made them, this was all brand-new-never-seen-before product. and then they got picked up for publication by scrapbook trends magazine (october issue). so now i can share them.

 

all product is from the spellbound collection from making memories. and the scalloped circles and a few of the stars were all made with the slice. 

 

and if you happen to have the october issue of scrapbook trends … my card in there is actually slightly different than this. this is my origanal … which was misplace during their office move. i was able to re-create one that was pretty close to this to send to them instead.

can't even believe tomorrow is halloween. sarah has a costume. alyssa has no idea … she's just going to wing it. and the weather has changed on us … they're even saying there might be some slight rain tomorrow. alyssa wants to go trick-or-treating with her friends this year … how can she not want to go with us?!?! there's a mom going that i totally trust … so i guess i have to let her have a little independance. lol! and we're heading to a halloween party with some friends … have to think of some fun, halloween type food to bring!

i was going to post this today. then i got lazy and was going to post it tomorrow. now i decided i should just post it now before i totally forget by the morning. lol!

i'm going to be doing a make and take at the picture me perfect store in fremont on friday, november 14th. suzy west (the owner) has been planning for the big event for that weekend. lots of great classes planned by some talented teachers. and she is holding a make and take night on friday to kick off the weekend. and she was nice enough to ask me to come out and play along … and of course, i said "yes"! fremont is my hometown … so it'll be nice to go back for a visit. i have a fun christmas card designed … using the falala collection from making memories. so if anyone is local … check it out for more info. would love to see you all there!