eighteen.

today Dan & I celebrate 18 years.  it's crazy to think about. it's even crazier to think about all that we've been through together.  most all, I have to say, has been good, & I can't say I'd change anything.  everything happens for a reason & I love that we've learned a lot {good & bad}, accomplished things we dreamed about, work hard everyday at our marriage, are respectful of each other as husband & wife, as parents & know that neither one of us is perfect. but we love each other anyway.  I couldn't imagine spending my years with anyone else.  I love you Dan. Happy 18th Anniversary to us.

xoxo {robyn}

July House Party @DHD

sorry, folks, I'm late to the party... mostly because we've been doing lots of fun stuff this last week & we had a big party of our own yesterday, celebrating our middle kid's 10th birthday. I'm hoping to post highlights from that later today, but first, I thought I'd better show you what I contributed to the DHD House Party.

by {claudia harvey}

by {shannon dombkowski}

by {becca dickson}

by {me}

I had to scrap this photo of Lydia at her swimming lessons last week. Although it's not that great... it definitely was a great memory!  This girl took several jumps off the low dive with & without a life jacket, a few jumps off the high dive to her teacher waiting at the bottom & went down the water slides for the first time by herself.  She's getting big enough & strong enough to swim herself to the places she needs to be & is so very determined. Of course, she still needs help every now & then when those little arms & legs get tired, but she has come so far.  She is definitely my fearless one. Collin & Evan amazed me as well this week with flips off the high dives.  So much fun to watch them!  Both of them were told by their teachers they are great swimmers & Collin almost beat his teacher racing across the pool.  Collin was also doing some work to retrieve bricks from the bottom of the pool & trying to save the dummy. 

Collin

Evan

Lydia

What a great week to be at swimming lessons. It was a nice hot week & the kids always love spending every day at the pool {I didn't mind it either}

I'll be back again later... today's going to be a multiple post day ;)

{robyn}

new dollar kit 6.26

check out my new dollar kit up in the shop today...

I found this color palette floating around pinterest & loved the look of the neon + kraft & had to put together a little mini with it.  I'm not a huge neon fan, but paired with the kraft, I really love it.  I hope you do too!

by {claudia harvey}

by {shannon dombkowski}

by {becca dickson}

fun stuff! remember you can grab this kit & the 4 other dollar kits this week, but after Thursday, they'll return to regular price! have fun!

we'll be off to swimming lessons, math tutor, library, park & to a ball game today. phew! I'm tired already! lol. have a great day!

{robyn}

sneak peek 6.25

hey everyone! hope you had a fabulous weekend! just wanted to pop in & give you a little sneak at a dollar kit I have releasing tomorrow at DHD!

layout by {me} using neon+kraft mini kit releasing tomorrow {for just a dollar!}, the Sprats alphas by Gennifer Bursett & Protectors set 1 by Karla Dudley.

I wanted to put together some of the pool pictures from June so far... all these were taken with my iPhone on Instagram.  We bought this pool in July last year & it has probably been the BEST money we've ever spent. How are you enjoying your summer?

The kids start swimming lessons today at the public pool... I think it's their favorite week of the summer!  Collin has this year & next year & then hopefully he can do the Lifeguard testing the summer he turns 15. Although many of his class mates are no longer taking swimming lessons, I see him becoming a stronger & more confident swimmer every year & love that he's working toward the long term goal of becoming a life guard & a teacher himself. 

{robyn}

new releases 6.21

I have some new kits for you this week! I get a lot of requests for boy kits, & with 2 boys myself, I know always am looking for good stuff to use too.  I loved this color palette & just made me think of summertime & my boys.

or get the FULL kit HERE

by {allison waken}

by {claudia harvey}

by {becca dickson}

by {shelley haganman}

by {jennifer hignite}

remember today the new releases are 30% off!

also, I have the code SuperHero you can enter for 30% off the Super papers until Saturday {to go along with Tiffany's awesome new comic book templates new in the shop}!

you can also check out a blog post I have up at the ormolu blog today... I'm having fun playing with digi & paper lately!

We're trying to pack in all that is summer here... pool time, baseball, gaming, sleeping in a little, late nights, four wheeler rides.  We're getting REAL close to a certain guy's 10th birthday,  baseball tournaments to round out the season, our anniversary & 4th of July? Wow, this month is just flying...where is our summer going?  Hope you're all enjoying yours & all that is summer!

{robyn}