New Layout: Thanksgiving 2013

When we lived in Missouri, we typically didn't spend the Thanksgiving holiday with family or friends. We spent the day together, typically in pajamas, enjoying the holiday among ourselves. We sometimes stayed in pajamas all day and watched movies all day until we ate a big meal. After 4 years, we just got out of the habit of spending the holidays with family.

But, since moving back to Virginia, we are able to spend the holiday with family! The first year we stayed home since my mom and Dave were on a cruise and we didn't have any where else to be. But, last year in 2013, Dad and Nina invited us to their house and it's begun to be a bit of a tradition now (since we'll be there again this year). This layout outlines how we spent the Thanksgiving holiday and what a great time we had. I feel so lucky to have Dad, Nina and Elizabeth in my life. It's a two pager so I'll include the full spread as well as each individual page here!

Credits:

Pockets No. 8 by Valorie Wibbens

Memory Pockets Monthly - Gather (November 2013)

Cut It Out - Gather by Valorie Wibbens

Nutmeg by Valorie Wibbens

Arboretum by Sara Gleason

Layout Share: Writing Clues

I've been wanting to create a page about Alex writing clues on a worksheet this summer. Each clue tells so much about who he is and what he thinks about things! It is hilarious and gives me a sneak peek into his little world! This template comes from December 2014's Simple Scrapper membership materials.

Credits:

Sprinkles v.29 by Valorie Wibbens 

Handmade by Valorie Wibbens

(both from the November 2014 BYOC)

Template and story starter from Simple Scrapper membership materials

Layout: Christmas Magic

I'm suddenly feeling very inspired to scrapbook but haven't been feeling well enough to spend much time actually creating layouts. However, I was so inspired by this month's Simple Scrapper membership materials that I sat down tonight and created this layout that tells about the magic of last year's Christmas with my family. Just seeing all of these photos together reminded me how lucky I am to have these people in my life ... I am so fortunate to have 4 amazing parents, 1 very cool sister, 1 wonderful husband and 3 beautiful children.

Credits: Christmas Tradition, Downtown Christmas, Pocket Stuffers no. 4, 

Woodlets no. 2, and Stuffed Pockets - all by Valorie Wibbens at The LilyPadTemplate from Simple Scrapbooks Membership Materials (September 2012)Story Starter from Simple Scrapbook Membership Materials (Decmeber 2014)

New Layout: Hello 4th Grade

I pulled together this page tonight about Meighan and Alex starting 4th grade. I used a template from the template challenge over at The Lilypad which is fantastic! And I used the September 2014 Storyteller kit by Just Jaimee (also over at The Lilypad). I'm really happy with how it turned out. I still can't quite believe that I have NINE year olds who are in 4th grade. It seems like yesterday that they were born! And this means we're half way through their youth ... in 9 more years they will be 18! Time truly does fly!