Photo-a-day...

I don't know if this makes me happy...

...but it sure helps when the kids aren't feeling great. Oh! And these pizza muffins help too!

Thanks for visiting...x (I've got to go now and organize a birthday party for Ethan's Invisible friend!!! LOL.. The things we do!)

Photo-a-day...

...for June, that is! First let me explain. The wonderfully talented Janelle Wind has set about a challenge for those interested, to take at least one photo a day for the month of June. Not only will this help motivate me for my Project 365 (* cough, cough...ahem!*) it might motivate me to pick up the camera a little bit more. Full-stop.... :)

Today's photo is an update on Cam. This makes me happy, to see his cute little face looking back at me.......mixed with a mild look of curiosity! LOL!! He is now 11 months old! Sheesh!!! Loves his food and adores his siblings. Even the fur-baby kind....

He is just now! cutting his second tooth, but this feels like it has dragged on for an eternity! (hence the bags under our eyes!!) He waves bye-bye, plays the most adorable game of peek-a-boo, and does some of the actions to "Twinkle, twinkle, little star". His kisses are still the sloppy open mouth kind, but no-one is complaining. He can crawl at the speed of light and he likes to be "shy" at the strangest of times! hee hee...

I think I am in total denial that his first birthday is early next month and on that note I am making a mental note to just enjoy THIS month. The month of June...x

Create...

This makes me happy too....

A scrappy sneak peek. This layout is part of a scrapping whisper which started off with Elise. I'm sure it is almost at the end of its run so it won't be long before we have a reveal....x

It makes me happy...

...to see this little bit of bright and cheeriness on a winter's day.

Especially when we have many visits to the doctor and the kids are missing quite a bit of school at the moment. *sigh* (Liam this time...)

Winter sun and bugs...

This term at school, Liam is studying mini-beasts. Fantastic, I tell you because he has had a fascination with the jumping, crawling, wriggling type for some time now. He is truly in his element (as most boys are, when it comes to spiders and insects!!!)

(warning! Cringe worthy layout about to appear!!!)

{Grasshopper?}

Yep. That's an old one. One of the first layouts I completed! LOL!..............cringe!!

Anyway....back to the story....

Have your kids ever come home with a note from class letting you know what they need to complete a project?? Have those "said" kids said to you, "Mum, I gave you a note about a WEEK ago, to let you know what I needed to build a bug catcher!!!" And did you reply with "WHAT???!!!! I beg to differ. Go and check your school bag....like, right NOW!"

And did the outcome of this scenario end up a little bit like this?.... "Muuuuuummmm! It's NOT heeeerrrrreeee! Oh! (*insert a long pause*) Sorry Mum. I thought I gave it to you. See Mum. It has a picture on it that I designed. So can you get me that stuff. Puh-Lease!"

Ggggrrrrrrrr!

So...here I am searching my stash for something that can be used as a net. Tulle, sewing machine, skewer - check. Something that can contain the mini-beasts BUT still lets them breathe. Take-away container, more tulle, rubber band - check.

double-Ggggrrrrrrr!

Liam's only saving grace was at least his request wasn't in the morning on the way to school but the previous afternoon. And then *sigh*..... Of course, Ethan wanted a "butterfly" net to catch bugs with. So out comes the sewing machine etc. again....

And his only saving grace was.... that he let me take some photos! LOL!!

Thanks for visiting!

Create...

After I set the weekly challenge at The Boxx last week, I started thinking about how I could use more of the kids art work as part of my pages. Tahlia has been home sick and I wanted to distract both her and Ethan from feeling so unwell. As part of this therapy, I dragged the paints out for them to have a play. I gave them sheets of plain paper as well as some torn book pages.

I loved this little flower she had painted. The effect was quite delicate. I knew I wanted to include it on a layout but not necessarily let it be the focus of the journaling. I mounted it onto raw chipboard and inked the edges. I've punched a hole in the top and thread a piece of string through it, so it resembles a tag. Her art has now become a unique embellishment on a page about her growing up.

{03.05.10}

journaling says: please don't be in a hurry to grow up. be a little patient and enjoy the journey..

Thanks for visiting..x

Create...

The new sketch is up over at Inspired Blueprints. The challenge given to us was also to scrap about ourselves. Just to let you all get to know us a little better. I find it very difficult to scrap me. The kids....no problem. Everyday....no problem. Bits and pieces...again, no problem. But when it comes to me, well... (just quietly, that's boring!! *snore*....) :)

So here is the sketch....
And this is what I've come up with....

I've turned it up-side down. hee hee... Please come and join us and share your work in the gallery!....x