Things have been so busy the last month and half!  Haven’t had time to sit down and catch my breath….we certainly have jumped right into summer and I can’t believe it is the middle of June already!

May brought a fun visit from Grandma who helped with SO MANY outdoor projects!  I have got to take some pics of our beautiful garden we added under the deck–(which we stained too!)

We also spent 2 nights at Great Wolf Lodge–it was a blast!

Then Gma and Gpa came for a visit the first weekend in June and brought the most amazing bubble toys!  These bubbles are ENORMOUS….I mean seriously–HUGE.

We all got in on the fun!  Great way to spend a summer evening on the deck…..

seriously—-these bubbles are HUGE!  want to know where to find them???  walgreens…..in the bubble section…..they have toy story, disney princesses, mickey mouse, etc.  And…..they are only $3.99!

You’ll definitely get more than $3.99 out of them!

and…some seriously cool photo opportunities!

so…..back to work for now……..but had to share!

“if you need me, just reach out your hand….i’ll be there.”

this was up in old mission….so many good memories….

love this one of the 2 of them……

more to come….

Went to the gardens with the kids last week—SO happy to see spring blooming!

I used one of the layouts from the Treasured Collection-Family Album templates and modified it to fit the skin size….

here’s how it turned out…

Very fun…..:)
I ordered the skin through a Canadian company– gelaskins

*I’ll be adding these to my product line at the LCH Design Store very soon…..

blessings,
Leah

Love being able to stay home with my 2 little blessings and enjoy everyday moment’s with them….

and some snow angels…..

What a blessing this year has been……full of events and transitions and most importantly—-bringing our son home in late January.
This time last year we were waiting to travel and booking flights to Taiwan. Wishing and waiting to hold our son and bring him home. We are thankful to the Lord for blessing us with little ethan.

a snap of our Christmas card this year…..used this template from the Retro Christmas Collection….printed it on Pearl and loved how it turned out…..:)

took a couple pics of the kids on cmas eve……

blessings to you and yours,
Leah

Just a quick post to let you know I will be out of the office beginning Monday, Novermber 16—Friday November 20th.  I will begin answering emails and sending HOLIDAY SINGLE orders on Saturday, November 21. Thank you for your patience.

For your reference…..TUTORIAL for inserting Pictures using the Magic Wand….This is probaly one of the main FAQ.….so please check out the screenshot tutorial…..it should help!

blessings,
leah

beautiful day today!!  we were able to spend time at the park together….love my family……….

Still here……..Just haven’t blogged for a few days—or maybe a week now…..hmmm……been busy and sick this past week.  Hate being sick–but kinda thankful for some ‘downtime.’  Time to sleep……Time to rest.

The past 7 months have been so busy….crazy busy….spending time reflecting on my time and priorities….

I have so many design projects in the works—-but just not enough time to get them all done ‘yesterday…’

and a beautiful family that I love and adore and try to take care of…..

balance is so hard for me–I am such an ‘all or nothing’ type person…I find myself focusing on one area–to only discover I am neglecting another…..such is the way of it I suppose….

so….this week–thinking and reflecting on balancing it all….enjoying life–honoring the Lord with my time and my talents–and loving my family well.

I was playing around with shutter speeds and showing motion this morning and thought this photo was a good reflection of this post….

okay—a little more than a ‘few’….:)

got these dragon t-shirts in Taiwan when we traveled for Ethan and decided it was time for a little shoot….

gracen is going to be ‘4′ on Wednesday and has been planning her ‘bday party’ since April……Almost every day since Ethan’s birthday in April–we have heard about her ‘PINK BIRTHDAY…..PINK HATS, PINK TABLECLOTH, PINK NAPKINS, PINK CROWN, PINK CAKE, PINK EVERYTHING…..’  She has been making us laugh……

Well, it is now finally the week—-so I guess we’ll start planning…..:)

we are doing a family shoot tonight—soooo hoping for great images!  it’s tough getting them both to look at the camera at the same time…….