Scrapbooking, Etsy and things I am looking forward too!

In December I took a class from the amazingly inspirational Donna Downey. While at the class I met Diana who has an amazing Etsy shop called Front and Center. Diana wore one of her convertible headband designs to the Donna Downey class and Donna Downey went crazy for it! I also loved it and as soon as I got home, I ordered two. One of them I gave to my cute niece for Christmas and the other I kept. I get a lot of compliments on it. I really love how versatile it is. Diana is very creative, her blog alone is proof of that!


I am hoping to have a project I made done soon. I am very excited to show it off as I made it from scratch. I am also hoping to post the cute boxes my sons made for Valentine's Day. I had a great time painting them and watching them play with paint.

Memories from Sanibel 2010

This photo is from Mantanza Pass Preserve

Blind Man's Pass Beach on Captiva

*The shells! The best shells in the world!

*Seeing the dolphins feeding. There were so many of them and they got so close to the shore! We even saw one jump and another jumping over the water many times.

*Riding the bikes exploring the island. The photo above is the Sanibel Lighthouse.

*Hiking Bailey Tract and seeing 4 alligators. One was a very close range sighting. So close in fact we were advised to carry the kids! These alligators are not in a zoo, they are in the wild and right on the hiking track! Very exciting!

*TSA interrogating Grandma
*Grandma and Grandpa feeding a wild Egret shrimp from their hands

*The Bubble Room! This was a place that was hard for me to be in. It is ALL vintage stuff. Mostly from the 30's and 40's. All the stuff I treasure hunt for. I wanted to keep it all and take home some of the sticky buns too!

*Sunrise on Sanibel

*BEST MEMORY the boys smiles from being so happy in the sun and sand!

We stayed at a great hotel right on the beach. The day we left they received a notice that they were voted into the top 10 family resorts in the country by TripAdvisor! The SeaSide Inn had a lot of great little bonuses.

www.sanibelcollection.com/seaside_inn/

Each day we had breakfast delivered to our room! The basket was huge. In the basket there was: bagels, orange juice, apples, oranges, Oreos, coffee, creamer, sugar, and cream cheese. They also had bikes that you could borrow for free. Considering renting a bike is around $50 per person, this adds up to quite a savings. They also had free DVDs and free books to take. Just all around a great comfortable place to stay.