My Adventurous Life

I woke up Saturday morning and looked out the window to see a blizzard. Yuck! I went back to bed, but my children on the other hand couldn't wait to get out in the snow and play. My friend helped my children build this cool snow fort! I only went outside to take a few pictures and then ran back inside.

My children and I went ice skating yesterday with my friend. My son took off right away with no problems. He was skating like a maniac and fell down several times. He even knocked another skater down. I was lucky enough to get a picture of him running into the other skater, before she fell. He even knocked the back of his head on the ice and decided to sit on the bench for awhile until the pain subsided. Maybe he should wear a helmet! He has always wanted to play hockey and I never knew if he would be good enough on skates. After this, I feel he would be fine playing Hockey. Maybe next year. My daughter insisted on holding a hand and/or the rail. I thought she would warm up after a few minutes and skate without help, but she never did. I think she was more apprehensive this year than last year in comparison. Maybe she saw her brother and didn't want him knocking her down! LOL! After 2 hours I was ready to go, but my children wanted to keep skating. We will have to come back again i...

The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas is located in Woldenberg Riverfront Park in the historic French Quarter’s riverfront in Louisianna. We saw lots of aquatic species of North and South America. After Hurricane Katrina the aquarium lost a lot of the species, because no one was able to feed and care for them. We were there almost a year later in July 2006, and they were not at the level they had before the hurricane. It was still fun to see! NOTE: This layout was inspired by Marjorie Eno's color challenge #12. We had to use at least three of these colors: Orchard Bouquet, Citrus Leaf, Pink Carnation, and Crystal Blue. I ended up only using the first two colors and added three others, so it didn’t up working for her challenge ! Colors: Orchid Bouquet, Citrus Leaf, Watermelon, Chocolate, and Colonial White Paper: CTMH cardstock, Citrus Leaf textured cardstock, and unknown pattern paper Stamps: Storytime, Charm Lower Case, and Calendar Accents: CTMH Pewter Brads, Photo Clips, Ph...

Here is another layout with pictures from the Audubon Zoo located in Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana on August 29, 2005. We were there almost a year later (July 2006) and the damage could still be seen all around. The zoo is located right off the Mississippi River. We rode a ferry to get to the zoo, which was a lot of fun! Even though the zoo had damage, this was one of my favorite zoos. Each area was designed with a special theme. I loved all the sculptures that were located throughout the zoo. My children loved the zoo too, but had a hard time with the heat and high humidity. NOTE: This layout was inspired by Marjorie Eno's color challenge #11 . We had to use at least three of these colors: Heavenly Blue, Sweet Leaf, Buttercup, and Chocolate. And we were allowed to add another color if we wanted. I added White Daisy. It took me a long time to get this challenge completed. I was gone to Las Vegas last week and when I got home I hurt my neck and had a bad headache, so I...

These pictures were taken in July 2007 in Yellowstone National Park. My children loved all the wild animals, hotpots, and geysers they saw, but they hated all the driving. I love these pictures of my best friend and son down by the river (even though I hate the red outfit my son is wearing). My daughter was asleep in the car, so she missed out on these female elk. Of course elk can be seen everywhere in Yellowstone National Park, so my daughter was still able to see some. NOTE: I just barely added photos to this layout. The layout was done in November 2007, at a scrapbook retreat in Eden, Utah, that my up-line Brandy Jo did. The left side is from the December 2007 CTMH Workshop. The right side was created by Brandi Jo. I love this CTMH Free Spirit paper. It was designed by my cousin, Dustin Mackay . Check out his website to see other CTMH paper he has created. You will get a sneak peak at new paper coming out in the 2008 Summer Catalog! Colors: Indian Corn Blue, Cocoa, Honey, and Van...