Joshua Green aka "Baseball Guy" and 12 Winning Sports Layouts

I have been sharing a lot of photos from Hannah's ball team this year, so now it is time to show some of the photos from Josh's Learn to Play adventures.

Now known as Joshua Green aka Baseball Guy, he is a very keen ball player - at least until he doesn't get the ball - then it is an entirely different story! He looks forward to it, and I have admired the way he keeps playing, despite the challenges a team sport can present for a little guy like Josh! Here are some highlights:

Now that I have all of these photos, I went looking for some online inspiration for some layouts that would make the most of my photos - I found a great article with examples on Scrapbooks, etc Magazine's site - 12 Winning Sports Layouts !!

Check it out, and watch for my take on some of these coming soon to a blog near you!!!

Happy Day everyone!

Panthers, Projects and just plain Life. . .(a longer post to catch up!)

Does anyone else find this time of year overwhelming??????? Despite my best attempts to keep things in the realm of somewhat reasonable, between ball, end of year activities like concerts, field trips, special events and the general busy-ness of life, I am feeling- well, busy - as in too darned busy to get anything done!!!

I am back coaching my fastball girls again this year, and as always, it is a huge highlight!!! It takes a lot of time, but the Panthers are the best group of girls and so are their parents!! We recently took a road trip to Port Alberni for a tournament and came home with a silver medal - despite major rain and the cancellation of the final!!!

Nice field hey???

This is past weekend we hosted a tournament in our park and after one glorious day of sun, it poured rain again to cancel the playoffs, so we ended up with a bronze medal!!! But really - the best part is watching the girls have fun together:

And while at this weekend's tournament, I had Dave from http://www.icanplay.ca/ take some photos of Hannah - I never get a chance when I am coaching and the results were really fabulous!!!

Thanks Dave!!!! I LOVE these photos!! If you are in Victoria - please check him out!!!!

And just in case you think I have been a complete Slackbooker ( a scrapbooker who is currently slacking from scrapping!! - I just made that up!!) I have done a few layouts lately. . .

Hope your June is as fun and full as mine!!! Happy Day, everyone!!!

Back in the Land of the Living

Well, after a week of nastiness, I am finally back in the land of the living, mostly anyhow! I am a bad blogger these days, but I will try to keep posting as life gets crazier over the next few months!

I love this time of year, for a whole lotta reasons, not the least of which is:

It's ball season!!! WooHoo! I love coaching ball, and this my sixth year with this amazing group of girls - the Cordova Bay Panthers! I can't believe they have gone from sweet little 8 & 9 yr olds to these incredible 13 and 14 yr olds!!! What a privilege it is to be able to be a part of their growth! We have so much fun on our team, and the girls have become really terrific ball players.

It is a busy time for sure, but the smiles on their faces really makes it all worth it! So you can look forward to updates on the Panthers as the season progresses!

I will also be updating on my Art Journaling process, which has become a really cool part of my daily life!!! I even have time to do a little scrapbooking - which means my house is mess, but at least I have my priorities straight!!!

Happy Day everyone!