Schools out for SUMMER!!!

So tomorrow is Zoe's last day of school! I'm so excited for our summer fun to begin. We have so much planned, it's insane. Volleyball camp, summer league, BEACH, schlitterbahn, SC vacation and a lot more! So when she gets to my moms house tomorrow this is what she will see covering the door!

Here are the Cricut cartridges I used.

Font - Alphalicious size 5"

Trip 2 the beach- Summer Vacation 5"

Road Trip - Summer Vacation 4"

Shell - Splish Splash 3"

Dolphin - Splish Splash 3"

Inner tube - Splish Splash 3" 

She did very well in school this year so when she walks inside there 

will be a gift bag with two of her favorite things. 

*SKIP BO the card game (if you haven't played it...GO buy it! It's a blast)

*Orbeez - water beads. I'm sure no one knows what these are but she LOVES them. 

They are very interesting.

http://www.orbeezone.com/the-science-of-orbeez/

Here are some pictures from a trip to the beach (two trips ago)

Me and Zoe digging a hole for her to sit in :) 

My loves feeding the seagulls while on the ferry to Galveston Island!

I love this picture. No editing done. 

I might edit it and use it as a large 5x7 on a scrapbook page from this trip.

Me feeding the seagull. Zoe took the picture.

And our happy family!

Thanks for stopping by.

<3Andie

DIY Cooler

(fastest blog post EVER ...like 5 min. I have to leave right now to get Zoe to tumbling)

Enjoy

Since we have season passes to schlitterbahn water park, we are always toting around a cooler. I thought it'd be too cute to personalize one. If you have ever been to schiltterbahn, you know it's kind of difficult to spot your cooler in the mix with all the other billion coolers.

 

I wanted to test out the paisley stencil just for giggles. 

I bought it from the most amazing little scrapbook store...ok yes it's our store Scrap Attack.

Anywho, I used acrylic paint just to test it out.

 (it will wash off with water & it's on the bottom)

Wouldn't that be gorgeous around the entire cooler?!?!?

IN...LOVE....

Here is what I really had in mind!

Ok the steps are pretty self explanatory. 

1. cut out NAME with cricut (used Storybook size 3')

2. adhere your self made stencil to the cooler (look down at the picture with the LG pink adhesive gun. Don't forget to glue down the little inside pieces)

3. mask off everything you don't want painted

4. spray paint it (I used spray paint that will adhere to everything....we'll see huh?)

5. let dry all the way

6. peel off stencil & inside pieces.

Repeat for embellishment pieces.

I might add a little mist of clear but not sure yet.

storybook

 Thought it would be too cute on the front two corners....WRONG!

I would have needed to glue the pieces down better.  

not my favorite. O well.

sophisticated 

 awesome glue gun.

I have a fashion HAUL that I will be posting tomorrow.(Since everyone is always asking "where did you get that" "OMG you only paid how much?"

Thanks for stopping by!

<3 Andie

Life as we know it....

Im sure you all know Zoe came to live with us the first week of April! I never dreamed we'd actualy have her here living with us. She completes our little circle. I haven't seen her, Jon nor myself this happy. It's a challenge in many different ways but a blessing mostly. To hear Jon and Zoe play and laugh really does make my heart full. Zoe is getting to be a kid for the first in her life. Right now she is in a tumbling class. We have our summer vacation planned. She asked if she could get a library card this summer. She also wants to take knitting classes. It's going to be a fun filled summer that's for sure. I'm writing this on my phone and can't figure out how to add a photo. I'll try to add one of all 3 of us soon. I'll try to update more often since I know I can blog on my cell. <3 Andie