Volleyball Rocks!

I'm going on my 8th year of coaching... and so far I still love every minute of it! It seems with each year, coaching gets crazier and crazier, but a good kind of crazy. This year's JV team is an interesting assortment of girls. They are crazy, fun, serious, shy, outgoing, leaders...they're my girls. We had some fun taking these pictures and when I fix my photoshop I'm going to post the balloon pictures. Sorry girls....but I have to toy w/that picture before I post it :) ** PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE!!**

So...Halloween's Coming Up

...and I still haven't scrapped Jayden from last year. She was the cutest little witch and had such a good time. J got such a kick out of knocking on doors and "saying 'tricks treat'" :) This year she is going to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz and Sophie is going to be -- the lion...NO, not Toto for some of you out there who thought that, lol! I created a transparency overlay and did a digi LO tonight of Jayden at Halloween last year (better late than never!). I'm not much of a digi scrapper - more of a hybrid scrapper - but this was fun. AND if I can figure it out, any of you that like the overlay can have it for yourself! If I can't figure it out, just drop me a note on Facebook or email and I'll send you the file!

Okay, so I'm not blog saavy - YET, but I do know that I can post the overlay on here and you can right click on it and save it to your own computers... I hope! Enjoy :)

The Little Monster

Okay, so I haven't exactly had the time to sit down and scrapbook like I'd like to. What with work, coaching, making wedding stationary (which is done now, but I hope to post some pics of my stuff soon, when I have a moment to breathe), raising the family, hanging with Brad -- so sad that comes in last on my list of life right now :( So, tomorrow...after practice I'm going to make a concentrated effort in sitting down and getting a LO or two done for the night (we'll see, ha!).

Anyhoo...our little Sophie monster is now over 8 months old and has about 7 teeth. She is pretty much crawling, sitting, and trying to stand. She loves her jumper, so here is a pic of the little tyke getting her jump on - so to speak...my girls will be GREAT volleyball players someday! Eat your heart out Kerry Walsh and Misty May :)

The Terrific Three's

Jayden is developing quite the personality. She is very stubborn, a bit bossy, extremely inquisitive, and is so much fun! She knows the alphabet (can say it and knows all the letters by sight) and her numbers 1-10. Books, computers, Hannah Montana, the Jonas Brothers, volleyball are all big interests for this 3 year old right now. She is such a beautiful little girl and in this picture of her, I love how Wendy (aka Clicka Foto) captured the quiet beauty that she will someday be!

Moving Forward...

This is me right now...this is how I am viewing life. The "Serenity Prayer" is my mantra for life:

"God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
As it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
If I surrender to His Will;
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life
And supremely happy with Him
Forever and ever in the next."

I have never been the most religious person. There are things in my life that have affected that part of me. However, this prayer always gives me a sense of piece with myself.

I did this digi layout and have not finished it yet. The idea came to me and I thought it was kind of cool. If I ever get the chance to sit and scrap, I'll post it.