Meeting Mailo (Day 3 and 4)

Day 3
On Sunday morning I woke up to find this pretty view out of Eddie's upstairs window. We only got about 4 or 5 inches but it still made me smile :o) Till I tried later in the day to make a quick run to the store and realized as I tried to get in the car that I would need to brush off all the snow first lol :o) I wasn't prepared for that and had no gloves or mittens on so it wasn't fun :o)



Anyways... after I said goodmorning to my toothbrush I went into Megans room and this is what I found.... Isn't it so sweet the way they're holding hands? :o) I really want to do a scrapbook page with this picture :o)



After I took that shot, I put the camera away and spent the majority of the day holding Mailo :o) Megan went out for a little while and let me babysit and Mailo was a perfect baby boy for his momsmom (that's what he's gonna call me... Megan made it up lol) :o) When Megan got home I ran out to store for a few groceries and then to Bertucci's to pick up a pizza for our dinner and then we just hung out for the rest of the night... while I of course held Mailo... I love holding him... he's so dang sweet!


Day 4
Monday, I hung out with Megan and Mailo in the morning then went to my Mom and Dad's. I recorded a song with my dad... I think it was called Marshmellow World... Id never heard it before but it was easy enough to pick up. This is my dad in his happy place... where he plays and records music for our family's enjoyment :o) He's so cute!!!


After recording the song with my dad , my parents brought me back to Eddie's so they could visit Mailo too :o) This next picture is them adoring him :o)

Eddie and Danielle adored him too :o) afterall... he is pretty adorable!!! :o)

Then I took a few shots of mailo with his great grandparents :o) This one came out best :o)

After my parents left it was my turn to hold Mailo again... so I put the camera down and stopped taking pictures for the night :o)

Meetiing Mailo ( Day 2)

Saturday morning, I walked into Megans room and found her singing to Mailo... she had this really pretty song on... a Dave Matthews Band song of course :o) And she was just swayin back and forth singing it softly to Mailo and it was just such a sweet sight so I grabbed my camera and started snapping pictures :o)

Ok...in this next picture, she's still singing... but notice the flat tummy... she does NOT look like she just had a baby 10 days ago, does she? LOL Well... she did :o) I guess that's what happens when you take care of yourself when your pregnant LOL :o) I'm so proud of her :o)
Anyways... as she's singing and I'm snappin pictures... it dawned on me that my camera takes videos :o) I took a little video so you could hear one of my new favorite songs. :o) And I was gonna post it next but I can't figure out how to do it so after several attempts I've decided that you'll just have to scroll down to the end of this post to see it :o) K? Thanks :o)

After that photo session was over LOL Megan got Mailo bundled up to go out... we went to the mall so she could pick up her paycheck and then we went to get Aubri (my 18 yr old daughter) and bring her back to Eddie's for the afternoon :o) So these pictures are of him all bundled up... isn't he so adorable!!!

And this next picture I took when we got back... Aubri was in her glory as Mailo slept peacefully on her chest :o) I LOVE this picture :o)

At around 5 pm Eddie and Danielle left to go to a party and it had just started snowing so I snapped a picture of them leaving to show what things looked like before the big storm they said we were about to have... they were predicting 8 - 12 inches and I was so bummed that Trevor and Kaylee weren't there with me to see it and play in it.

And this last picture is one I took at around 11pm... Megan was getting some much needed sleep while I sat in the chair with Mailo... he smelled so good :o) Just like a baby should :o) And as he slept, and I enjoyed my time bonding with him,I could see outside the window that the snow was still falling... it was such a cozy and peaceful feeling. I was in my happy place :o) Well... one of them :o)

And here's the video I was telling you about :o)

Meeting Mailo (Day 1)

Arriving at Tampa International Airport 1/9/08... Notice the green trees, green grass and clear blue sky... ya gotta love Florida in the winter time :o)




As I'm waiting to board the plane to I hear the song Where are you going? by Dave Matthews Band... I couldn't think of a more appropriate song to hear as I'm waiting to see my Megan... who just happens to be Dave's biggest fan. In the past few years she's traveled to Washington, California, Arizona, Colorado, New York, Georgia, Virginia, Florida, Connecticut, Las Vegas and several other states I can't think of right now, just to see his concerts. She's a huge fan! :o)



Getting ready to land at Bradley international Airport In Hartford 3 hours later... notice the snow, and bare brown tree's? Ya gotta love Florida in the winter time :o)



Eddie picked me up at the airport and took me straight to Mailo... isn't he the sweetest!!!!



And here's a closer look at his precious little face :o) I LOVE him :o)



And here's is my Megan and her Mailo :o) She is such an awesome Mommy.. it really really warmed my heart so much to see her taking care of him. My baby has a baby now.



and while Eddie was holding him I just couldn't resist snapping a picture of his tiny little toes :o)




I love how he fell asleep like this... with his arms above his head ... he looks so comfy I think I'm gonna try this position tonight when I go to bed LOL :o)



Of course he didn't stay that way for long once Eddie got near him LOL :o) Eddie really loves his new little nephew... he's gonna be such an awesome uncle :)


after I took this picture my camera went nite nite and I went to visit my parents and my sister Laura... I didn't stay too long though cuz I just couldn't wait to get back to Megan and Mailo.

Stay tuned for more pictures from day 2, 3 , 4 and 5 of my visit.... or don't... I'm not the boss of you LOL but if you want to see more picture check back in a day or 2 :o) I even have a video that I'm going to post that makes me say "awwwwwwwww" everytime I watch it :o) I bet you will too :o)

Not so Happy Holidays

I did this layout today using the sketch at 52sketches52weeks.com for inspiration :o) I think I either need a new camera or I need to learn how to use the one I have cuz it seems like most pictures I take are either blurry or grainey looking this one included... the layout really looks so much better in person :o)

Oh well...
I'm off to fold some clothes and pack my suitcase now... I'm leaving in the morning to go meet my grandson... I'm soooooooooooo excited!!!

I finished this layout today and thought I'd share.

Sorry the picture is a little blurry... it looks so much better in person :o)

It's 2009

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season :o) We did :o)

I spent practically all day yesterday and the day before putting together a movie to showcase our family's year in review but I can't get the dang thing uploaded to my blog... it's so frustrating! So to all those friends and family members who I told to check my blog for it, I want to apoligize and tell you my intentions were good... my skill level at making movies... not so good LOL I think I'll stick with scrapbooking :o)

Did you make any resolutions? I'd love to hear about them :o) Here's what I resolve to do in 2009 :o)

Walk daily
Lose at least 1 pound a week
Create at least one layout per week
Send happy mail to a family member or friend at least once a week
Update my blog at least once a week

And with that being said... I leave you with a great quote I just read at creativescrappers.com

May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions. ~Joey Adams

Mailo has arrived

When I got out of work on Monday night I got a call from Eddie telling me that Megan was in labor and went to the hospital... 27 hours and dozens of phone calls later Mailo Kai West made his grand entrance into the world :o)

Megan and Mailo (pronounced My-low) are both doing wonderful. I talked to Megan today an she's a little tired and sore but very happy that he's here now and healthy :o)

Eddie went to visit and took some pictures for me (he's my hero!!!) and I thought I'd share them with all my friends and family... after all, that's what grandmas do, right?!!! :o)

Make a Smilebox postcard

Isn't he just so sweet!!!! I can't wait to hold him :o) January 9th can't come soon enough!!!

Duke

Wow...
I can't believe I haven't posted since Sept 11th... Well, now that the election is over I will no longer be spending all of my time online reading about politics :o) Time to get back to some creative fun and just in time for the holidays too :) I LOVE this time of year :)


Anyways...Here are some pictures I promised to post of our new dog Duke... Heather talked Ed into saving him from the pound :o) I think he's a cross between a St. Bernard and a Great Dane but I'm not sure... some thing I am sure of though is he's big and slobbers all over you if you get near him LOL :) We've had him for about a month now and Kaylee is in her glory... she LOVES animals :) And this one knows it :) He loves the attention he gets when Kaylee is around :)

Charlie bit me... again!

You gotta check this out...just too cute for words LOL :o) Poor little Harry LOL and the way Charlie laughs is just to cute lol :o) The 1st time I watched it I was slightly concerned about poor little Harry but watching it over and over again just made me laugh LOL :o) I know it... I'm sick that way :o( Ed thinks it's so wrong that I love to watch AFV and I laugh when people fall or get hurt but I just can help myself LOL :o)

Anyways... here's the link for the video :o)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM

Pregnancy Album

I made this pregnancy album for my beautiful (both inside and out) daughter Megan
to record all the memories of her pregnancy that I didn't think to record when I was pregnant with her but wish I had. I used paper bags for wine bottles that I found at the checkout line at Publix.
The cashier looked at me a little strange when I asked if I could take a few since I didn't even buy one bottle of wine LOL :o)

This is the front cover...


Page 1 with a line to record her due date...
which is December 31... I can't wait!!!




And page 2 for her to add a picture or a note about her doctor.




Page 3 for recording the day she heard his heartbeat for the first time :)




Page 4 for an ultrasound picture which she actually sent to me cuz she didn't know I was making this for her LOL :o) I surprised her :o)




The file opens to reveal....
It's a boy!!!





Page 6 with a spot to record the day she 1st felt Mailo kick... he's become very active and I'm so excited she gets to feel the joy of that :)

Page 7 for baby names she likes... I did this page before we knew she is having a boy... she's decided to call him Mailo (pronounced my-low) so I guess that's what she'll put here :o)

Page 8 for a picture of her growing belly

Page 9 says I can't see my feet anymore and growing and glowing.

Page 10 for delivery day pictures... which I hope to be there to take myself!!!

And the last page for a picture of her holding him.

These are some tags I stuck in the pockets :o)

Hello Layout

I did this layout using a sketch from the 52 Sketches... 52 Weeks Blog, challenge week #34

You can see the sketch here http://juliebonner.typepad.com/52_sketches_52_weeks/ I love this blog... the sketches really get my mojo going and Julie's layouts using them are awesome examples to go by :o)

Anyways... This layout is of Frank and Ty from Trading Spaces when they had the exciting opportunity to meet my sweet little Trevor and Kaylee. Trevor and Kaylee we're not impressed LOL :o) These pictures were taken at a Home Show in West Palm Beach that we went to with Aunt Betty Lou and as soon as I figure out the date they were taken I'm going to add it somewhere :)

Mom... you can click on the picture to see the pictures, saw blades and hacksaw better :o)

I'm not happy with the title... any suggestions for a different one would be greatly appreciated!

Are You Ready For Some Football? :o)

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Trevor is playing tackle football this year for the Antioch Redskins. He was so cute when he tried his uniform and helmet on for the first time. He was so excited :o) Then he had to try it out and practiced some passes with Kaylee in the living room. I put this little slide show together to show you how cute he looks in his gear so grab some popcorn and a nice cold drink of _____ (I'll let you fill in that blank lol) kick your feet up... well, sit down first, then kick your feet up so you don't fall flat on your butt lol :o) Then enjoy the show :) Of course you'll have to click the picture to get it started. Are you still reading? Prove it by leaving a comment or emailing me telling me you read this to the end and I'll put your name in the drawing for some happy snail mail at the end of the month :o)

My Baby Is Having A Baby!!!

And....
Megan went for an ultrasound and the images showed clearly that she's having a boy :) She is planning on naming him Mailo Kai West .... Mailo is pronounced "my low" and means sweet son of Megan in Hawaiin :) Well... I just made that part up but it sounded good LOL :o)
I can't wait to meet sweet little Mailo... I sure hope these next few months go by fast :o)

Free stuff !!!

Now, anyone who knows me well, knows I like using coupons and I love getting free stuff. Those who don't know me well just learned something new about me :o) Anywhoo... I've been visiting a message board lately that gives links for all kinds of freebies and I really look forward to opening my mailbox everyday now. I get free samples at least 3 or 4 days a week... it's so much fun. One of my favorite freebies was a trial size tube of Vaseline lotion for men... It smells sooooooooooo good!!! I love it when Ed or Trevor use it :) I will definitely be buying the largest size bottle I can find of this lotion!
Did you notice I used the word "was" when I said "One of my favorite freebies was" ? That's because I got a knock on the door the other day and opened it to find the UPS guy with a box for me :o) I signed up for a free "tote" from Oprah magazine and I thought it was just going to be a tote but the tote actually came filled :o) This is what was in it...



If you click on the picture you can see everything better... but... IT WAS ALL FREE !!! :) The orange tote bag has an O Magazine label on it and it zips closed or you can fold it up the size of a cd case and carry it in your purse. I was all excited when I took the white ribbon off the green Contessa tote that's in this picture.... thinking I could use the ribbon on a layout or something (my scrapbooking/cardmaking friends understand this thought process LOL) and when I opened the tote there was an envelope inside with a coupon for a FREE frozen Contessa meal which I cashed in today at Publix... it was worth 6.99 :o)

If you would like to start getting free stuff in the mail too, leave me a comment or email me and I'll share my tips with you :o)