Just a couple shots of spring! I love it when things start blooming!!! And isn't that a fun shot with the bee, can't believe I caught him on camera, I saw him as I was taking shots and tried to get one of him not knowing that I had one, silly me.

Well all this playing in Photoshop has finally paid off! I designed these grad invites/announcements and actually got paid for it!!!

Some artsy shots I took last night while hanging at the cabin...

A day full of 4-wheeler, fishing and fun...

So we finally had a "hot" day! Love it, temps in the 80's and a friday to beat all. Did a little garage sale shopping in the morning, then hung outside with the little people until daycare pick up, then it was off to the Berg Cabin for some real fun. Linds and Carter and I went to the cabin last weekend and Kaleb was so jealous about all the fun we had, that we just had to go again yesterday. The kids fished in the pond, fishing was a little tough Kaleb and Linds only caught one fish each, but they caught them! Then it was time for smores and playing by the fire, as darkness fell it brings out the frogs and a frog hunting we went, right now there are 10+ frogs sitting in a box in my kitchen! Not sure what will happen with them??? And of course what would be a better way to end the night then with a 4-wheeler ride! The kids are already asking when we can go again!

More digi scrapping! Got some pictures from the wedding I was in this past January (most beautiful wedding I have ever seen), and had to play today! Got nothing done and the house is a total disaster, but I am loving this page. Now the only thing that makes me go ick, is while I was finishing this up we got a call for someone wanting to show our house tomorrow. No playing now gotta close up this computer and clean. Of course all three children and being icky too and all I really want to do is be somewhere quiet and snuggly... better luck tomorrow.

Had to get out and take a few pictures of spring trying to arrive! Of course did a little "playing" with them...

Yesterday we walked home from school and there is house down the street from us with a fabulous flower garden and I had to get some shots of the first budding ones before the snow destroyes them. Yes that horrible weather guy is saying snow again sometime tomorrow, which totally sucks because it is our spring break around here and I really wanted to get outside with the kids, ok I really wanted to be able to send the kids outside and do my stuff in peace and quiet, but looks like we may have to settle for indoor activites. Looking on the good side at least I can sleep in for the next seven days!!!

Alright I know, I think that my blog may have to be renamed Adventures in Photoshop, but I am having way to much fun and have to scream it out somewhere!!!

So check out these shots I took of Linds today, I was trying for shots of the Carter monster, but he would not sit still...

First shot is basically right from the camera, I did add a bit of fill light in Picasa but that's it. Next photo is the one I am LOVING!!! Threw the shot in PS and did some playing, finally figured out how to get that fabulous eye sparkle (hoping that you can see it over the web), the printed picture just blows me away. Last picture I played a little more, ran the Vintage action from Pioneer Woman, I am still deciding how much I like it... it really is a different look and well I do like it for it's artsy-ness. Thanks for looking!

I'm doing more playing in Photoshop, what 'cha think of this one Katie???

I'm not so sure about the photos, in the real paper world I am a total inker, love to paint all the edges of my photos, and here they just seem well unfinished??? Is there anyone out there who can explain how I can get a "frame" around my picture in PSE??? I am having a horrible time trying to figure it out on my own, nothing is working the way I think it should... I am totally having a blast though and I may even have to re-install the full version of CS3 that scared me off when it first went on my laptop last spring. We shall see...

Check back again for the lastest installment of my learning Photoshop...

So I've watched a couple tutorials on digital scrapbooking and well figured it was time to try my hand at it, very basic page, but I am still working on finding the elements that I need and how to work with them in PSE. I was a ton of fun and maybe someday I will do a digi designed Christmas card or something, wouldn't that be fun... for now I am just playing while trying to learn a little along the way.

Look what you can do after spending a couple hours downloading and adding and playing with photoshop! I am so excited I just had to share! So my friend Katie is huge about "Actions" these are things that you add to photoshop and then just hit a button to get a funky fun look. And well I have had info to learn how to download and use these things forever, just hadn't found the time. Actually, photoshop sort of scares me, I am way to used to how easy picasa is and well I'm just lazy. Today I found some time, Kaleb helped, he was home sick and sitting in my spot watching TV during my down time, so I had to look for something else to do. Boy are actions fun!!!! There are tons of free ones out there and I downloaded 7 or 8 color type ones. This photo of Linds uses a "Denim" action, then I played with the border in Photoscape (thanks Julie for turning me on to that), and added another effect. I totally love how this looks, and I had to share my reward for hanging in front of the computer all day. Check out the CoffeeShop blog for some great free actions and lots of good info for the photoshop challenged like me!

CHEERLEADER IN TRAINING! YOO RAA RAA!
So Linds did the cheer thing last night, she had a blast and I think Carter enjoyed hanging will all the girls too!

I was tagged!

Here's what you are looking at...

this is the sixth photo, in the sixth folder on my computer.

What is this disaster, one of the many test shots taken to get the half way decent shot that was in my Christmas card this year.

Yeah and just so you know this is a totally unedited photo. Enjoy all the crazy shadows and bad lighting.

I really wish that this would have been something more fun, but alas I move all my photos onto my external hard drive and all that's on the computer are somewhat current.

Thanks for tagging me Katie! I really do need to work on keeping this thing more up to date, but really it's hard when I am trying to do this, facebook, emails, children, dishes, laundry... well you get the point.

Ok so I am suppose to tag six people, but I think Katie already tagged everyone I would, so if you are reading this and you want to post the 6th picture in the 6th folder on your computer go ahead and do so and let me know!

Never leave a two year old alone in a room with a bean bag!!!

This one is for Grandma Mary, the only real cowgirl we know...

It was the annual Barn Dance at school last night and as excited as Carter gets to go it really is a little overwhelming for him. There are so many kids, so much noise and well for Carter to take it all him he sort of looses himself. He stands around and just stares for the longest time and when the mood hits him he will do a few laps (running, that is) around the dance floor. So most of the pictures I get are these silly no smile, looks like he is miserable. But of course I remember my Grandmother telling me that cowboys do not smile, I think she will get a kick out of these shots.

This is the reason why I live in Wisconsin! In my dreams I would live in a place that had summer weather all year, no cold icky winters, no ice and snow, but then I would miss Autumn... Fall is really my favorite time of year, I love the colors I love pulling out the blue jeans and sweaters and I love days like today where we get to play in the leaves. The kids had the day off of school and we hit the pumpkin patch one more time in the morning and then back home to put the "babies" down for a nap while the big kids got to play outside. They all worked very hard at building the biggest leaf pile just to jump in it and spread them all back over the lawn. I guess I love things like this because it reminds me of my childhood, heck who doesn't remember piling leaves just to jump in! Well I suppose if you live in Florida you may have never done this, but then you've missed out...