Scare'em 101 Released

Once again Natalie's Place Designs has a new amazing kit... Scare'em 101.  I know lots of you saw Monster's University over the summer and had a Monstrous Summer vacation!  I know we did!  We visited Disney World for Star Wars Weekend, celebrated for a week over the 4th of July with friends, and jumped on a last minute cruise on the Disney Dream where we watched what else...Monster's University! 

That's why I'm so excited about this new and wonderful kit...Scare'em 101.  Just check it out it has 20 papers, 6 ribbons, 2 ricracs, 9 flowers, 5 frames, 2 buntings, a penant, 2 leaves, a striped paper straw in 7 colors, 2 word picks, 2 word stamps, a string, a twine, a stitch line, a stack of books, a pair of scissors, a pencil, a notebook, a ruler, a megaphone, a glue bottle, cateye glasses with & without chain, a torn notebook paper journaling page, 3 printed stickers, a blank sticker, two borders, 2 tied ribbon borders, scotch tape, duct tape, 2 doors, a line of doors, a bow, a button, a chalk circle, a chalk scribble, 4 splats, a splatter, 5 monsters, 4 miscellaneous elements and 4 alphas!

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The colors are fabulous and work so well with all your Monster's Inc layouts.  Here is my first layout when we visited over Star Wars weekend.  We were pretty excited to meet Mike and Sulley in their new backdrop and attire.  Welcome Freshman!

My next layout was inspired by our visit over the 4th of July when we arrived at Hollywood Studios they had the Monster's University Topiaries all decked at at the entrance.  Well you know Mom had to get picture in front of this display!

There are so many goodies in this kit that will meet any scrapbook designs needs.  Be sure to check out Lisa Campbell Designs as well as MJ-AJ Designs for more great inspiration as well as some terrific freebies!  Scare'em 101 is one of those must have kits so be sure to drop by Natalie's Place Designs to add it to your collection.

I wanted to share a little freebie as well.  I've been working lots of days and long hours these past few weeks so I thought I would share some great add-ons you can use with this kit.  I hope you like it!

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I can't wait to see all those amazing layouts using Scare'em 101!  Wishing you a magical day!

Disney World Vacation - First 2 layouts!

I dont' know about you but we've been having a very busy summer! The kids believe it or not have football practice and cheer practice this summer and it's keep us on our toes. We did however manage to sneak in a Disney World vacation..no big surprise! LOL!

It is by far the best trip we have taken in many many trips. It was mostly due to the fact that we had two special guests with us this time. First we took one of Adrianna's friends along who stayed with us for 7 days and then for 3 days we had another special friend who we meet on our previous Disney Cruise vacations. So the 6 of us had a great time!! Some quick highlights are we surprised the kids and stayed at Animal Kingdom Villas - Kidani Village in a savannah view for 3 days, our Disney friend was a surprise, we were picked as the first family to open Magic Kingdom, and we were selected as the first family to open Chef's Mickeys...plus many more magical moments. All I can say is WOW!!!

We'll here are my first two layouts from our recent trip.

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The Surprise reads:
A few weeks prior to our vacation I sent an email to Carelene to ask when she was leaving the ship and told her our dates that we would be visiting Disney World. I didn’t hear from her for a few days but then she sent an email and stated that her tour was up and she was flying home that day. I sent a response telling her we would love to visit with her but understood she was ready to go home. She was so excited and stated she was going to ask if they would change her flight so she could visit. Well over those few weeks it was planning... just in case. We didn’t find out if she was really going to stay with us until 2-3 days before our arrival. Neil had it all planned out..he would tell the kids he had to go to the doctor for his foot. He injured it a few months back so that would not alarm the kids. Saturday morning Neil headed to the port and the kids and I rode the bus to Hollywood Studios. We rode several rides and Neil called me and kept me posted. It was around 11:30 when I caught my first glimpse of Carelene. It was very important to her that she be the one to come up behind Adrianna and hug her first. Adrianna is always sneaking up on her when we cruise so now it was her turn. I took the kids over by the Play and Dine to look at the ducks in the water. I told them Neil was on his way so we could just take a break. Once I saw her I told Adrianna...look at the ducks. She immediately got up and was looking into the water when Carelene came running up behind her. All our short term planning and hard work paid off! The moment was magical and priceless!

My second layout...

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We really enjoyed swimming at Kidani Village but I think they had more fun playing with the underwater camera that belonged to Carelene!!  Stay tuned for more magical memories.

Disney World Vacation Highlights - Bay Lake Tower

I have to say after being at Disney World for 10 days it's hard to be back into the swing of things.  We really enjoyed our time as it's always nice to get away as a family.  I thought over the next few days I would try and highlight a few of our days or events.  One of the best and important decisions we every made was joining the Disney Vacation Club in 2008.  We absolutely love the location of Bay Lake Tower and it truly feels like our home away from home.  Since joining we have had so many wonderful family memories and I know for the rest of my life I will have the amazing opportunity as our family changes to continue sharing the magic even into retirement!  So let's take a look at some highlights from the resort. 

A Disney must do is taking a photo at the entrance of Bay Lake Tower.

The convince of a 10 minute walk to Magic Kingdom or a 5 minute walk to the monorail is amazing!  Half of Disney World is accessible at our fingertips almost!  What an amazing view from the room too!!

One of the best features at Bay Lake Tower is the fact no matter where your room is located at the resort the pool is just out your back door!  Love it!

We spent a lot of time at the pool this trip.  It was a great way to cool off during the day and the kids love the pool!  They have lots of fun activities throughout the day as well.  I think the balloon burst was a favorite for both of them. The slide is amazing as you can see above with Adrianna just hitting the water.  If you lay down and arch your back you will fly down the slide...trust me I know. :)

My little swim goggle princess!

Here's John Wesley just taking a swim break to get refill on his drink at the Cove Bar.

The kids both really enjoyed roasting marshmallows in the evening.  They thought it was the best thing since slice bread!

Adrianna even attempted a double decker!

I love this photo of John Wesley as the sun was setting at the Marina!

This one of Adrianna is so tranquil and beautiful.  I hope you enjoyed a little sneak peek at our resort and events at Bay Lake Tower.  Stay tuned I'll post some more photos tomorrow as another highlight of our trip!

Wishing all of you a magical evening.