I did a couple pages

Ryan is so handsome. I used Laura M's kit Be Content I love the papers in this kit.



And this one of our little beauty Aubree...was done with the kit Sassafrass from Brandy Designs, but I specifically did it for her new release of Deco Stitches which are really cool. She also has Deco Glitter if you're into glitter.

Birthday pics

Here are some birthday photos...

Ryan got just what he wanted for his birthday...a Germany soccer jersey...Ballack!



Ryan and one of his best friends.

Sissy gave Ryan a golf hat for his birthday...the perfect gift!

Simplicity Photography

I'm officially obsessed with this photographer...I want to take photos like this.

Simplicity Photography

I am making it my mission to become this good...the bar is set soooo high. But, I will become this good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOTD at SDD

Wonderful! I am honored to have my latest page...Precious Girl chosen for layout of the day at Scrappity Do Dah! Fun!!

Spring Rebirth

This kit is a collab from Designs by Wendy Page and Suzy Q Scraps...Spring Rebirth. Click that and you can get it over at SDD



I used it to make this page. Aubree finally let me snap a few photos of her. She was very willing, too...I'll post some more photos soon.

I made the word art and I'll be giving it away as soon as I find time to package it up.



Now, I'm off to get ready for Ryan's big party! I'm so looking forward to seeing the movie "UP". I've heard great things about it...

Wish me luck surviving the next 18 hours with a bunch of little 8 year olds! Should be fun...

Happy Birthday Ryan Nicholas

Dear Ryan,

Happy, happy birthday my little boy. I love you so much...there are no words to describe how much I love you. When Sissy was a little girl, she would tell me, "I love you as much as the sky floats!" which makes absolutely no sense, yet makes perfect sense.

I remember when I first saw your heart beat. I was barely pregnant, only five weeks. I wasn't feeling well and we were pretty sure I wasn't going to stay pregnant. My doctor wanted me to have an ultrasound. I was 99.9% sure it was going to be bad news.

I was absolutely flabbergasted when I saw this pulsating little glow on the ultrasound screen. I was speechless. A heartbeat at five weeks pregnant! Your little heart glowing on that screen looked so strong and I fell in love with you that very second.

It was a beautiful, sunny and warm autumn day and one of the happiest moments of my life. I'll remember it forever. I'll love you forever!

We're going to have so much fun today! 88 degrees! Swimming. Sleepover. The movie Up! And wait until you see what Daddy and I got you!

Happy eighth birthday Ryan Nicholas! I love you as much as the sky floats!!

Mom

My Colin

I scrapped this pic from the park of Colin. He's so precious to me.

I used the collab kit Gulf Getaway from DigiOverdose and Vonnie's DigiWorld which is available over at SDD. Beautiful papers in this kit.

The boys posing

I couldn't resist the beautiful lighting this evening so I called a time out on the boys' soccer game and forced them to sit under a tree and pose for me! They are really being patient with me and this new hobby of mine. Aren't they beautiful!

Photo shoot with my new 50 mm

First full day of summer vacation. Ashley of course wanted to head for the park, so I knew this would be a great opportunity to try my new lens. I know I have a looooong way to go in terms of capturing a fantastic photo, but I'm having so much fun! My photoshop skills are being put to the test as well. And, wow...my hat's off to professional photographers because kids do not like posing...at least mine don't.

Sleeping Beauty

I used the collab kit When You Were Sleeping from Wendy Page and Edeline Marta for this page. Wendy is so talented...I am just loving working with her designs!

This is Aubree Elizabeth. She likes me to make her a bed on the living room floor and throughout the day, she'll go and chill out and watch tv or read and the next thing I know, she's fast asleep.

Boy

I did this page using Danielle Corbitt's new kit "Deep in the Heart." This kit actually has a Texas feel to it and would be great for scrapping 4th of July pages. HOWEVER...I used it to make this page:

The journaling is by some anonymous author...I found it surfing the net looking for something profound, LOL...it just struck a cord with me.

My Brandon is truly the sweetest boy in the world. He is so tender hearted and quiet. Not to say he's not a little devil sometimes, but he is just a lovely, lovey sweetheart of a boy and I just adore him.

I literally spent hours on this page trying to journal about how incredible it is that Brandon is going to turn 10 soon and how I wish I could somehow freeze time because it is flying by so fast! Too fast! It makes me sad that my boys aren't babies anymore...

But, I am not good at journaling, so I settled for that. Brandon, my by, is a delightful creature, indeed.

Billy's Dream

I'm really excited because I'm a guest CTM this month for Wendy Page Designs!! I'm a huge fan of Wendy's work, so this is going to be a fun month for me.

So...for my first page with Wendy, I chose to use the collab kit she did with Edeline Marta Designs- "When You Were Sleeping". You can get it over at SDD. The papers in this kit are fantastic. I can't wait to sit down and scrap another page. This kit is amazing!!!


Here is...Billy's Dream~


Billy and Sarah Jean make such a beautiful couple, don't they? I love this picture. We were at the boys' soccer game and I was so excited to snap some pics of them. I played around with this photo, making it black and white and then messing with the levels...ahhh...I wish I could play with this stuff all day.

Anyway...I really do think Sarah is perfect for Billy. They are constantly together and I honestly think they're in love...how divine!

My dream is for all my babies is to find love. So, it was a joy to scrap this page...

Bonnie Van Esch Sale

Bonnie's having her $1 sale at ESS. These are really pretty kits for only $1.

Our little Princess

Here's a page I did of my sweet little Aubree (who is only sweet to me when her Mama isn't around). While we were watching the boys play soccer, I leaned over and said to her, "I love you, Aubree," and she sweetly replied, "I don't love you, Gramma." HAH! Little SHITE. She's our little Princess.



I used this pretty little kit from Brandy Designs available at Elemental Scraps