Easter 2014

Aurora had her first Easter this year!  This was of course the perfect occasion to get a pretty little Easter dress.  Don't be fooled, her dad picked this one out, he loves Easter dresses.

Her first Easter was pretty great!  The Easter Bunny visited and left things for her both at home and at Grammy's home.  She got tons of great stuff, like new spoons and bibs, several books, an adorable outfit for summer, and he even left some sunglasses at Grammy's..he must know we're going to break out the pool as soon as it's a touch warmer.  

The family all went down to Grammy's house and we had a great meal together. We went down the day before to help set up, and we managed to find some time to take some really cute pictures in her really cute dress.  These are some of my favorites.

 Her favorite part was the empty plastic eggs.

 Isn't that little bench adorable!  Her Granddad got it for her.  Thanks Granddad! 

 We went down by the lake to get some shots in the shade of the willow tree.  You can't see the tree, but this picture is cute anyway.

I know I promised 6 month photos..we're still waiting on the disk to arrive in the mail.  She'll be 7 months old on Thursday, we'll have a recap of the month later this week...it's been the best one yet!  She is more fun every single day!

Jessica

Mother's Day 2012

So I'm a bit late..but it's been nuts around here.

I made some Mother's Day Cards this year.  They are pretty similar..which if you remember, is my plan for all Mother's/Father's day type events where multiple people will be getting cards on the same day.

I made this one for my mother.

And this one for Jon's mother.  He helped choose the paper.

 

 Aren't my light tent pictures much more nicer than my other ones ;-)

I used my iRock to put the rhinestones on the flowers. 

 I kept the inside pretty blank for nice messages to our mamas.

I hope everyone has had a good week thus far..I'm hoping to get a start on Father's Day cards during this long weekend coming up..I've got a couple of other card related projects too.

Jessica

Sea Life Aquarium 4-27-12

Team Rodgers did something fun last week...we went to the new aquarium at Crown Center.
It's definitely worth a trip..a little pricey, but you need to go at least once.
I love aquariums.  I'd love to have a fish tank at home, but we have 3 very bad kitties..that would also love to have a fish tank.
So, if you're going to go, buy your tickets ahead of time and online..you save a few bucks, and you get to go to the front of the line.  There was a pretty big line, but we got right in, no waiting!

The first area they have the ugly river fish..I suppose they have a place too..but it got way better!

I would have a heart attack if I saw a crab this big!

I made friends with this fish. 

Since we don't have children, I had to step in.  They have quite a few tanks with little bubbles in them so you can see the tank all around you.  It was pretty awesome. 

I love the color of these little shrimp things.

They have 2 tunnels.

Sting ray!

Fishy face!

They have a pretty cool jelly fish tank.  I love jelly fish. 

They saved Nemo fish until close to the end..I checked all the tanks on the way...I wasn't the only one looking for Nemo. 

Another favorite, black sea horses. 

Lego Land wasn't open yet, but I'm sure it's worth a trip too. 

It was a pretty good day..you all should go.  

On deck, I've got some Mother's Day cards...and there's an agility trial that same weekend..it will be our first trial..Oliver is very excited..I'm scared to death!  But it will be fun anyway..look for photos and video of that coming soon!

Jessica

Easter Card 2011

It's almost Easter..and I'm very excited because we're going to my mom's for brunch..yum!

I've got an Easter card to share today.

It's the only one I made this year and I sent it to my in-laws. The stamp is from All That Scraps and I've had it for a long time, but never used it. I actually put 2 stamps together. The girl is one stamp, and the stump and mushrooms are another. I masked the girl to put the stump underneath her. It worked perfectly!

I used my Cuttlebug on the yellow background and a paper piercer around the blue. That is a dangerous tool...a tiny super sharp pointy thing...love it! I used white flocking on her ears..which you can't see..sorry. But they look furry.

The inside I stamped one of the only Easter sentiments I have. And the duck and pond were also part of the stamp set. How cute is that duck!!

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. We're headed to see my new baby neice today then off to help my mom cook for tomorrow...(again, yum!)

Jessica

My First Royals Game

This weekend was my 3-day weekend, which is wonderful! Jonathan and I went to the Royals game on Friday night. It was the first game I've ever been to. It would have been good, but if you recall, it was about 2 degrees and raining.

We had just gotten there and were checking out our seats. They were awesome...and if the weather had been nice it would have been a pleasant experience.

Here's a whole bunch of people rolling up the tarp that protects the dirt..it seemed kind of dumb because it just kept raining.

The first pitch. We were hanging out at the top of the section our seats were in because it was raining, and windy.

The National Anthem. It was really good.

It stopped raining for a while so we went down to our seats. But it started up again, so we only made it through 6 innings. I loved the giant screen! I never thought I'd say this, but I'm actually excited to go back in some nicer weather so we can enjoy the whole game.

We actually won the game. So maybe next time we go we'll win too.

I get 2 gold stars for an excellent attitude the whole time we were there. I want the weather to know that I spent a really long time straightening my hair for this. I was ready to be a Royals fan. Jon bought me a Royals shirt and I had a white headband and everything. But my rain coat it green, like the opposing team, oh well. Next time.

I hope everyone had a good weekend. Easter is coming. I've got a card to post in the next few days. I finished all the grad invites, and I'll post them as soon as she mails them out...it was tough there at the end..I'm definitely glad to be finished with that project. But they did turn out really well.

Jessica

Updating on the Home Front

Team Rodgers has been busy on the home front...well mostly Jon, but who would take the pictures?

We've been after some under cabinet lighting for a long time now. Our kitchen is a dark hole. Even though we lightened up the cabinets and the walls, still a hole. So finally it happened.

Jon installed this lighting, one under each door on the top. It's great for now. You can't see the wires, unless you're severely vertically challenged. At some point we'll have to replace the cabinets, then we'll have a professional job, but that day is not today.

They're really simple lights. He wired them into the light switch that controls the light above the sink. It's wonderful! So much brighter.


We finally got our hutch. IT. IS. BEAUTIFUL! and I love it.

It came assembled, and that's how you know you have grown up furniture. We were a bit concerned about it matching everything we already have, but it does, perfectly. The molding, the table, all matching...I love matchy matchy.

It has a light in the upper part. The glass looks distressed. It's from the Attic Heirlooms collection.

But perhaps the best part, is to turn on the light you tap the top hinge. AWESOME!

And the dishwasher...
Oh, no wait, it still sucks. And I'm angry.

We're going to Lowe's tonight to see what we can do about it. Jon's also working on the upstairs carpet removal. I'm going to wait until it's finished to show you, but it's awesome too!

I hope everyone had a great weekend, I'm currently in my studio, working away...sort of. I just got a new bunch of stamps that I had to cut out, so I'm taking a break to blog..but now I'll get back to it...

Jessica

Citrus Thank Yous

Well it snowed/sleeted again last night.

I'm pretty much over the snow and cold.

Perhaps my papercrafting protest will win the weather in my favor..it's not working so far.

Citrus thank you cards. I just love this stamp set. The orange color looks a lot darker than it is.

I stamped the white paper and cut a border on the colored paper.

The lime one is my favorite.

I attached the banner with a brad and raised the fruit up on dimensionals.

The inside is blank. I love these a lot. I love citrus fruit, and can't wait for warmer weather. Even though I know once it's here we'll all just be complaining that it's too hot. I'm ok with that.

Have a great weekend. I've got a challenge lined up to participate in, I haven't started the card yet, but the contest isn't over until Wednesday..plenty of time.

Jessica