33rd Layout of 2010-France Pavilion (Epcot)

32nd Layout of 2010-Canadian Pavilion

31st Layout of 2010-Coral Reef

Dinner at Coral Reef in Epcot

Young Authors Night

Last night was the Young Authors Night at Nik's school. All the 1st graders wrote and illustrated their own stories.


The title of Nik's book was Flame Face. It is about a Godzilla who can't shoot fire.

30th Layout of 2010-Dinner at LeCellier

LeCellier is a steakhouse in the Canadian Pavilion at Epcot.

29th Layout of 2010-Riding a Friendship Boat

28th Layout of 2010-Flavors of the World

At Club Cool at Epcot, you can try soda flavors from around the world.

Project 52-Week 21: 1st Grade Picnic

I can't believe the school year is almost over. All three 1st grade classes had a picnic at the park today. They had the park district train, a clown making balloon insects and each kid had their own bug finding kit.

27th Layout of 2010-Donald Duck

We saw Donald twice at Epcot

26th Layout of 2010-Pluto & Goofy

Project 52-Week 20 Karaoke Superstars

My friend Karen & I singing at her daughter's graduation party.

25th Layout of 2010-Mickey & Minnie

24th Layout of 2010-Test Track at Epcot

23rd Layout of 2010-Ready for Liftoff

Mission Space at Epcot

22nd Layout of 2010-The Seas w/Nemo & Friends

21st Layout of 2010-One Little Spark

Imagination Pavilion at Epcot

20th Layout of 2010-Spaceship Earth

19th Layout of 2010-Master Pieces

In front of Spaceship Earth at Epcot.

18th Layout of 2010-Mickey's Jammin Jungle Parade

17th Layout of 2010-Discover Dinoland USA

15th & 16th Layouts of 2010-Finding Nemo show

These cute signs were along the trail that lead to the entrance to the show:



Finding Nemo: the Musical:

14th Layout of 2010-Maharajah Jungle Trek

The Maharajah Jungle Treck at Animal Kingdom.

Project 52: Week 19-Field Trip to Arboretum

I was one of the chaperones on Nik's class field trip to the Morton Arboretum today.



Here is a similar picture taken back in 2007 when Nik's preschool class had the same field trip.

13th Layout of 2010-Delight in Asia

Random photos from the Asia section of Animal Kingdom.

12th Layout of 2010-Us at Animal Kingdom

Posing in front of Expedition Everest

11th Layout of 2010-Expedition Everest

Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom



I did realize that the picture of the museum sign was upside down after I scanned this and fixed it.

10th Layout of 2010-Camp Minnie Mickey

Camp Minnie Mickey area of Animal Kingdom

Project 52-Week 18: Happy 100th Birthday, Ella

Gary's grandma celebrated her 100th birthday this week. The whole family gathered this weekend to celebrate with her.



I'm very excited that I figured out how to use the self-timer on my camera, so everyone could be in the picture.

9th Layout of 2010-Pizzafari

Our first meal on the free dining plan at WDW was at Pizzafari.

8th Layout of 2010-Lilo and Stitch

Meeting Lilo & Stitch at Animal Kingdom

7th Layout of 2010-A Wish for the World

Nik making a wish in the fountain at Rafiki's Planet Watch in Animal Kingdom.

6th layout of 2010-Pocahontas

I ran the letter thru my paper crimper to give them texture.

5th Layout of 2010-Rafiki

Meeting Rafiki at Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World.

4th Layout of 2010-Jiminy Cricket

We met Jiminy at Animal Kingdom

3rd layout of 2009-Safari

This layout is actually the 3rd page of a two-page layout I finished last year.

2nd Annual Sisters Scrapbooking Weekend

This weekend, me and I my sister Mary went to our second scrapbooking retreat house. I packed up a bunch of scrapbooking supplies and we headed out.



Our destination was Memories INNhanced in Marengo, IL.



We were staying in the Shutterbug room.




I picked up cute matching shirts for us to wear during our stay.



Our hosts were Donna and Di, two sisters that were fun and very hospitable.



Most of the food was catered from local restaurants. These sandwiches were from Flatlanders, where they make their own potato chips. Yummy!


Dinner on Saturday was also from Flatlanders--Cornish hens.


Dinner on Friday and brunch on Sunday was prepared by Cafe 20. This is the delicious stuffed french toast from brunch.


We had a wonderful weekend and I am so grateful to my sister for setting everything up.


I finished 57 layouts, which I will post in the coming days.