My 43rd Birthday

Here's a page I did with photos from my 43rd birthday. We celebrated with carry-out from El Charro and an ice cream cake from Bruster's.

Photoshop Art by Alisa

These are some pages I did to showcase some photoshop art Alisa did. She took these photos of herself, and then did special effects on them using photoshop elements. I think she did a great job and they look really cool!

Daddy's 65th Birthday

Here are two pages with photos from Daddy's 65th birthday celebration. Grandmommy and Granddaddy bought him a pretty cake, and we had fun celebrating with family and friends.

Pretty in Pink (hair!)

Here's a page with photos of Erika and Alisa trying out some new clip-in hair color pieces that Erika got for her birthday. This was a fun way to try out the look without the commitment!

Erika's 16th Birthday

Here are two pages with photos from Erika's 16th birthday. We had a fun family celebration with Grandmommy and Granddaddy at Milano's on her actual birthday, July 15, 2008. We had a wonderful dinner, she got a big, delicious piece of cheesecake, and then we went back to Grandmommy and Granddaddy's house so she could open her gifts.

4th of July 2008

Here are 2 pages I did on my Labor Day weekend scrapbook retreat with photos from this year's 4th of July celebration at Grandmommy and Granddaddy's house. We had a great time, and I got some great photos to remember the fun and the food too. Grandmommy's flag cake was beautiful and tasted as good as it looked!

Halloween 2005

Here's a page I did last night with some photos from Halloween 2005.

Gymnastics (December 2007)

Here are 2 pages with photos from parents' participation day at Alisa's Gymnastics class. Fumi participated and Erika and I took photos.

Creative Discovery Museum (Aug. 2001)

And here are 4 more pages with photos from the Creative Discovery Museum which we visited after we left the Tennessee Aquarium. We had a great time exploring and checking out all of the fun exhibits, and I got lots more great photos.

Tennessee Aquarium (Aug. 2001)

Here are 4 pages with some photos from a trip to the Tennessee Aquarium back in August of 2001. We had a great time and I got some great photos too. I have to add a note of warning to Angie. If you don't want to see snakes or eels, don't look at the 4th page!

Father's Day 2008

Here are my latest two pages with photos taken at Mama and Daddy's house on Father's Day this year. We had a fun visit and got some great family photos too!

Stone Mountain - May 31, 2008

Here are 3 pages I created yesterday with photos from a day trip to Stone Mountain in May of this year. Fumi had to take some Panasonic visitors sightseeing, so we decided to go with him and we had lots of fun riding the "duck" and exploring the mountain.

Art History Science Fair - May 2008

Here are 2 pages I created last night with photos from the annual Homeschool Art History Science Fair. Erika won a blue ribbon for the jewelry she made, and Alisa won a blue ribbon for the artwork she created with her photos using photoshop elements.

Simple Joys - Erika - November 1994

Here's a page I made last night with some photos of Erika playing in the leaves when she was just 2 years old. I still can't believe she's 16 now!

Erika Loves Chibi Bear - September 1993

Here's a page I did last night with some really old photos of Erika and her beloved Chibi Bear. These photos were taken in September of 1993, when she was just one year old.

Alisa - Recital - May 13, 2000

Here's a page I finished this afternoon with photos from Alisa's dance recital on May 13, 2000. I thought she looked adorable in this costume, and it was perfect for her since her favorite color was green.

Erika - Jazz and Tap - May 2000

Here's a layout I finished yesterday afternoon with pictures from Erika's jazz and tap performances in the May 2000 dance recital. I loved those costumes and thought she looked really cute in them.

Erika - Dance Recital - May 12, 2000

Here's a page I finished this afternoon of Erika at her ballet recital on May 12, 2000. I loved that costume, and thought she looked beautiful in it.

Puppy Love - February 2008

Here are some pages I made this month with photos of Alisa with her doggies that were taken in February. She had been saying Ninja needed a companion to keep him company, and it turns out she was right, because they got along great right from the start. It was definitely a case of puppy love, both for the doggies, and for us too!

Japan - October 2007

Fumi took these beautiful photos on a business trip in October 2007. He said he wished we could have been there with him, but since we couldn't, he took lots of photos to show us when he got home.

Mother's Day Luncheon

Here are some photos from a Mother's Day Luncheon with our homeschool group at the Education and Research Garden on West Ellis Road. The flowers were beautiful, and I had fun taking photos of them. It was a beautiful spring day and we had a great time enjoying nature with our friends.

Carnival

Here are some pages I just made with some fun photos from a Patient Appreciation Carnival held by Dr. Kallis for his orthodontic patients on May 10, 2008. Erika, Alisa, and Kalyn had fun climbing and sliding, and Alisa & Kalyn even went into the dunk tank!

Alisa's 13th Birthday

Yesterday I shared pictures from Alisa's 5th birthday, today I'm sharing pictures from her 13th birthday. I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. Look how grown up she is now!

Alisa's 5th Birthday

I'm still having fun working with these old birthday photos from when the girls were little. These photos were from Alisa's 5th birthday.

Erika's 4th Birthday

I had fun with these photos from Erika's 4th birthday. The photos from the first page were from her birthday trip to Helen, GA with Grandmommy and Granddaddy, and the photo on the second page was taken at home on her actual birthday when we got her an ice cream cake to celebrate.