24 rolls of toilet paper on the laundry room floor.  This little booger had to open two packages of this while I was making a meal.  The laundry room is close to his bedroom, so I thought he was playing in his room.   He was pouting when he got in trouble.

Sharing Bed

My kids share a room just for sleeping so we have room for homeschooling.  It frees up a lot of space to just remove a little toddler bed.  LOL  For some reason, the other night, Liam was so scared that he wanted to climb into bed with Laurana.  They were giggling at first, so I figured they'd never fall asleep.  Once they did, I had to sneak in & take a picture.  I love that I can do this in the dark w/ my camera!   They really do love each other, don't they?

Liam's Grover Birthday Party

You know how hard it is to get a good picture of a 2 yr. old at his birthday party?  I had a few family members over in our house - all crammed into the living room.  My husband was catching up with his step brother in the kitchen, while I was trying to get pics & help him unwrap.  He unwraps one gifts & just wants to play with it, instead of move on to the next present.   He absolutely loves Grover, so I ordered the hat you see him wearing off of etsy & I got him the Sesame Street play house w/ a Grover & Oscar in addition to Elmo & Big Bird that came with it. He got Elmo books (including a potty book), a Chuck the Talking Truck, a Colts outfit, a tractor w/ cute little animals & a farmer, and money.  He had a blast & would not be still for a single picture.   I made this cake to look like Grover.  He loved it & it was cheaper than buying one from the bakery. 

Believe

Laurana practically tackled Santa. She ran right up to him and sat on his lap. She was so excited to tell him what she wanted. So, I snapped a photo of her telling him her wishes. Liam was just looking at him and wondering who was holding him. I snapped before he cried.

I used Martha Stewart alpha stamps and the "wishes" was from an SU stamp, gold cord, very vanilla cardstock, black cardstock, patterned paper (from Hobby Lobby, but forget the maker).

I'm Back!!

I know I have been away from my blog for a long time. I really did not intend to take this long of a break from my blog, but life got crazy. My gall bladder surgery was successful. My hubby had a vasectomy in Dec. My dear grandma passed away Dec. 4. My baby boy turned 1 yr. old! Mom fell down the stairs. These are just a few of the busy life moments that took place.

Here is a pic of Liam stuffing his face w/ his birthday cake.

Lip Biting and Spiked Hair

My son's hair is so flyaway and baby fine, but it looked so adorable when he got sweaty. I made it stand up and he was making the cutest faces, so we had to get the camera out. He is also sucking his bottom lip in since he started teething. So sweet!

Indescribable Gift

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift. 1 Corinthians 9:15
I used a sketch from the CTMH Cherish book. Some of patterned paper is from DCWV & some are unknown. I used SU bashful blue & river rock cs, big eyelets, ribbon, circle clip, buttons, distressing tool, Nursery Necessities SU stamp set, alpha stamps, tags, organdy ribbon (SU retired), blue bayou & close to cocoa ink.

3 month photo shoot

This is another two page layout that I used the Basic Grey Oh Baby! Boy kit. I stamped the stars in So Saffron (the little ones) and Buckaroo blue (the larger ones), then cut them out. I love to use strips of patterned paper, too. I just cut various sizes and made sure to do two in that size, to make one for each page. I adhered the strips to a paper I wasn't crazy about that I had for years and used the white back side (in case I didn't get my stips lined up perfectly and a little white showed through). The tag is also part of the kit and I used some fiber on the tag. The stamps are SU.

This is a 2 page layout I did on white (not my favorite choice), so I used Marigold Morning to ink up the edges. I used Basic Grey Oh Baby! Boy kit, SU Nursery Necessities, Making Memories orange ric rack, unknown mfg for green strip and mats. My boy was making so many cute faces, so I just had to take these beautiful photos of him.