My Girls

This photo is of Melanie and Isabel, summer of 2009. We were at Disneyland and they had their faces painted over in the Princess area. They are both so precious to me. Did you know that the little girls can have a complete makeover to become a "princess" for about $75.00! They probably would have loved that but were so pleased with their designs. They are Princesses to me! I guess that makes me the Queen Mother! LOL

Brenna and Isabel Christmas 2007

Christmas of 2007! Yes, I have so many memories to still scrapbook! I could do this everyday for eight hours and may still not be "caught up"! Here we have Brenna and Isabel opening presents Christmas morning at our house. Since they were born, we have been so lucky to be able to see all of our granchildren during the Christmas holidays. We will have to see what happens next year. The Ramos Family have moved to North Carolina. I say thank goodness for iChat!

Red Dog Saloon

When the guys came back to the ship after their Mendenahall experience, we all headed into town for an afternoon of shopping and making a visit to the world famous Red Dog Saloon! The weather this day was perfect, in the low 70's. The wait to get into the saloon is usually long, but we were able to get in and thanks to a nice couple we had tables together. A fun place, sawdust on the floor, a ragtime piano player and some great refreshments!

Glacier Excursion Begins!

We were standing on our decks watching Roy and Ron leave for their excursion. You can see Steve waving to the guys. We're there with him but our arms aren't as long! Roy is very nice about making sure that I have ephemera for my scrapbooks. So, we have two of the brochures! It was a once a lifetime visit for both of the guys.

WaterBoy!

My grandson Rudy just loves the water! He had so much fun jumping and splashing around! These were taken in June of 2009. Rudy, Brenna and Isabel were visiting us from Hawaii. Do you think that's why he loves the water?

Mendenhall Glacier Trip

Roy and Ron really wanted to see and walk on the Mendenhall Glacier! And as you can see, they were there. Ron tasted some of the glacier water but Roy didn't want to try! They had a blast. The guys have been to the volcanoes in Hawaii and now they have walked on a glacier! What is next for these boys?

Margarita Tuesday!

Yes!!!! Even though we went out for our weekly margarita night with friends, I have made my deadline! I listened to a friend who asked that I put up different pages (not just Alaska! LOL). This layout is one of my son Michael and his daughter Melanie. They were up at Mt. Baldy last summer on a hike to one of his favorite spots. A couple took this photo of them. I love it in black/white! After vacations, my grandchildren are my favorite subjects to scrapbook! Tomorrow, we will be North to Alaska again!

Juneau, you know!

Ok, boy was it a long day at work. The time just didn't fly! Today is my son's birthday, so before he comes over for dinner I have to post the two layouts for today. So far, I'm a few layouts ahead of myself. In the next few days, I will work on doing some other topic.....not just Alaska. I want to thank everyone I spoke with today for your encouragement with my crazy idea! Here they are!

Last of Ketchikan

Good Morning Everyone!
I have finished scrapping Ketchikan! One of the reasons I enjoy this hobby is I can relive the memories. We had so much fun there, just walking around and going through the stores. Though there were quite a few tourists there from the four ships, the town had a peaceful feeling about it. Hope you enjoy the photos. Oh, I am so excited that a few of my friends have jumped "onboard" with their own scrapbooking challenge! Keep me posted!

Julie and Julia

I just finished watching the movie "Julie and Julia" and I have been inspired! Inspired to complete at least 365 layouts during the 2010 year! Ok, it might not seem as ambitious as going through Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" but this too will be an accomplishment. I will be posting here everyday - even if it means I have to cut down on some Facebook time. My husband, Roy, will just have to take care of the farming for me. He did point out to me that I am two layouts ahead for the year! I hope those of you who are reading this and have photos to scrapbook will take part with me. Here are some layouts from our Alaskan cruise we took with our friends (Ron/Sharon Horacek and Steve/Brenda Sharp).