Happy Valentines Day

I found this little heart shaped snowball on our Valentine hike last Sunday. We celebrated Valentines Day on the 12th this year, we were in the mood for a hike in the mountains so we headed for Rocky Mountain National Park. I told my husband that if we could go to my favorite restaurant in Estes Park, we could call it our Valentine's dinner.

So pretty!

We picked a short hike, Bierstadt Lake, 2.5 round trip and a trail we hadn't done before.
It was the perfect hike. Once we got to the lake, it started lightly snowing.  I like hiking in colder weather, it is so invigorating. Then we topped it off with an Italian dinner at the Dunraven Restaurant.

My sweet boy!

Yikes! He is taller than Dad! When did that happen?

 I hope you have had a wonderful Valentines Day or Week!

Cheers!

Happy Birthday America!!

I threw away a ribbon spool. A couple days later, I walked by the trash can in my craft room and it caught my eye--a wonderful spool nestled amongst a bunch of trash! Well, I rescued it then decorated it with paper from the Fanfare paper pack. I made paper medallions and decorated them with the stamp set, Jubliation. (June's stamp of the month) I also used stamps from July's stamp of the month, American celebration and with the help of some wooden skewers; TaDa--a fun decoration for Independence Day!
Click on the picture to see it larger!
For a tutorial on the paper medallions, go to Lisa's Creative Corner.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Easter Eggs

This year instead of dunking our eggs, we painted them with water colors. It was fun!