Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Scribbles!!



Well, as most of you know by now, quite a few months ago I (Kelly) made a big decision and decided to go in to business with one of my very best friends and open a new stationery & invitation store, called Scribbles! Our doors opened to the public on August 1st, and so far we have had great success! It's been a lot of hard work and long hours, but well worth it! Leading up to our grand opening on 8/1/08 we had three parties the three days prior, and my Mom and sister Jenny were nice enough to come and help me celebrate my big week! The parties went great, as did our grand opening to the public! We've even had a lot of great publicity in the Denver area. Scribbles offers everything paper that you can think of - stationery, invitations, planners, greeting cards, notepads, ect. We decided to give ourselves a little time before our website goes live, but look for that to come sometime in September! Here are some pictures of the store and our opening parties:

Scribbles' Front Entrance


Looking in to the store from the front entrance.


Front of the store...


Front of the store...


Invitations...


Wrapping paper & ribbon...


Check-out...


Going up to the 2nd floor - kitchenette...


2nd Floor - Office area & big "conference" table...


2nd Floor - Library area w/ all of the albums for ordering invitations & stationery...


Rooftop patio...


Rooftop patio...


The 3 ladies of Scribbles - Jenny Bunker, Taryn Walsh, & Kelly Lessman


Such an amazingly supportive & helpful husband!!


My sister Jenny & Mom Molly...


Ready for business! :) Be sure to come visit or look for our website (www.scribblespaper.com) in mid-September!!

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Lessman Family Wedding



Jason's cousin, Shondel, got married a few weeks ago in Fort Morgan, CO - and we had such a great time, especially seeing all of the family!! This was Jake's second wedding ever, but the first since he was only 6 months old... Jake did great and Shondel was a beautiful bride! Here are some pictures from the wedding:


Before the wedding we stopped in Brush, CO to see Jason's grandma Ardenia and grandpa Ray. Jake loved showing off his "page turning" abilities. :)


Hanging out in Grandpa Ray's chair...




Jake giving his second-cousin Isaak a cute hug, Isaac was only 9 days old!


Jason, his Grandpa Verdell, and Jake
Jason's family...


Jason's sweet grandparents, Verdell & Marilyn

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Kelly's Colorado 30th Birthday Celebration!



Jason and our good friend Taryn were very nice and planned a 30th Birthday celebration for me the week after my birthday. They knew that I didn't want a surprise party so I got to be part of the planning, but they did really surprise me by having our other really good friends, Jace & Doug, fly in all the way from Arkansas for the party!!

We had such a great time and I really appreciate everyone that made it to help me celebrae, and thank you to Jason & Taryn who planned a wonderful party that I won't ever forget!!

Here are some pictures of the fun night:


Jace & Doug Toben who flew in for the party!


Good friends Nate & Julie, their first night out on the town after having little baby Tobyn!


The "baby group" - so fun to have them there!


Jenette & Katie, good friends from CSU.


Jenny & Cyp, thanks for making it!


Kelly's all-time favorite - Costco cake!!

Trip to Portland & Sunriver, OR


It's been almost three years since we've been able to get together with my sister's family and my Mom & Steve in Oregon, but we finally were able to and had a great time celebrating the 4th of July and my 30th Birthday all together! Jake and I were out there for about 10 days, and then Jason was out for almost a week! We were very excited to finally get to see the new house that my Mom and Steve spent a few years building, it was absolutely beautiful and we loved that the new house was big enough for us all to stay there!

During our trip we were also lucky enough to spend about a week of our trip in Sunriver, OR - a beautiful resort in Central Oregon, near Mt. Bachelor. It's a beautiful place, with so much to do, and we were lucky enough to have really nice weather!

We had such a great time all together, and just wish we could do it more often. Here are some pictures from our fun trip:

Jake on the plane ride, he loved looking out at the sky & clouds!


Jake having so much fun with Grammy and Grandpa Walsh!


Jake also had a great time playing with his cousin Drew.


Great-Grandpa Harold, as cute as ever!


And then we headed to Sunriver...


So fun to all be together!


Jake splashing around on a hot day...


Some more splashing during bath time with his cousin Drew!


The guys hanging out in Sunriver Village...


Jake loved going on bike rides!


Grammy really enjoyed time with her grandsons!


Fourth of July...


Fourth of July...


Fourth of July...The Johnsons expecting a baby brother for Drew in November!!


Kelly's 30th Birthday!!


Sisters...


Kelly's 30th Birthday...


"Bursting in to 30"


FIreworks of any kind weren't allowed in Sunriver (too dry), so we came home and celebrated our fun trip with sparklers!!