Dreaming of Summer during the storms of Winter

This past winter in the Shenandoah Valley was historic. We very rarely get a storm before Christmas that amounts to anything and this year we not only got the normal small storm that passes through but also were pummeled with a huge 18 inch storm. Of course we knew at the time that there would definitely be more because we usually get our snow in Jan. and Feb. and sure enough come Feb. we got a huge 26 inch storm. Well in VA when is snows like that the world shuts down so what does a mother of four do when her crew is home and she is losing her mind?

She disappears into the quiet, peaceful confines of the craft room and puts together a scrapbook she has been waiting two years to do. What you ask did we do two years ago that would get it's own scrapbook? Well we made a trip to Hawaii with the whole crew in tow, mind you not only our family but my brother-in-law and his family as well.


This is the beautiful place we rented on a private beach.


This is the Polynesian Cultural Center, which is incredible.


Some beach time.


This is the family at Waimea Bay, beautiful spot and famed for large wave surfing.


This is the reason we went. My niece graduated from BYU Hawaii and we took the opportunity to support her and enjoy a little beach vacation.


This beach was different from most of the beaches we went to. It was incredibly rocky and full of pockets of water some deep enough for swimming, others only good for wading.


This is the finished product... well I still need to add the journaling