The Scrapside of Things

So it has been awhile since I posted any of the projects I have made. Well, I have managed to complete a few. Here they are:

First off, I finished the acrylic album that I started at the Hoe Down that I posted about in Sept. This was the 2 day crop held at Scarpbooks etc. and hosted by KNK scrpbooking kit club. I decided to make this an album about the girls and their horses over the years. It really turned out cute with it's western theme!!

Ringing In The Baking & Craft Season

So, with Thanksgiving, the baking and craft season has officially started at the Tomisich house. Each year we bake over 15 types of cookies and candies to hand out to family and friends. The list of recipiants grows every year as word travels of all the girls yummy baking. We have alot of fun doing it and enjoy the joy that it brings others. We also get busy making gifts, cards and tags amongst other items. Here is a bit of what we have baked and created over the last month!!!

Buckeyes - The Awesome Ohio Treat!!
Christmas Wreaths - I use to make these when I was in 2nd grade at Greensview Elem.
Plus a slew of other yummies!!

Our Little Lily Is Growing Up

So I thought I would post a few updated pictures of Lily, as she is now 10 months old and growing like a weed. We have discovered that she is afraid of our front loading washer and that she likes you so sit with her whild she eats. She is quite the talker too, so she fits right in with all the girls of the Tomisich family lol!!!

Celebrating Mom's Birthday

Mom's birthday fell on the biggest shopping day of the year, so we celebrated on Thanksgiving! We had a quiet, but fun day visiting, eatting of course and watching football. We even managed to work in a little scrapbooing!!

Canning Apple Butter

So..... there was a bumper crop of apples in the North Carolina mountains this year. My Dad's trees were so loaded down with apples that the limbs touched the ground. His trees are totally organic with not pesticides used, so the taste is awesome!! Everytime I would talk to them, Mom would say how Dad picked another 5 gallon bucket full. By the time they got them all home, they had apples coming out their ears. So we decided to can applebutter. Mom had never canned before and neither had my girlfriend Tanya, so I said to come on over and bring your peeler and your jars (the more peelers the better) We spent a whole day canning applebutter. All together we did over 50 jars of butter plus the girls each made an apple pie with a homemade crust. Boy were they tasty after a busy day of canning.

Photo Shoot

Since the weather has turned a bit cooler it was time for my annual photo shoot of the girls. I "make them" wear the clothes and do their hair the way I like it and we go around our yard snapping pictures. It is pure torture for them, especially Samantha. The whole thing takes them less than an hour, but you would think it was a lifetime!!! LOL!!
Here are a sampling of the results. Can you guess which one likes the photo shoot more???

14 years

Mike and I celebrated our 14 year wedding anniversary with a day cruise in the gulf. It was a beautiful day, so it seemed until we got out on the waters and the winds kicked up. Heidi and rough seas don't mix and it wasn't long before she was seasick (along with about 30 others on board). The sun finally reappeared and the waves subsided just as we pulled back into port and then amazingly I began to feel fine!! This picture was taken B4 we got on the boat - Thank God for small miracles!!!