one last 2006 post.

Just wanted to share one more thing this year. I made a little ring bound album to put all this years Christmas cards in. Just simple chipboard and some scraps. Nothing special, just another keepsake to add to the pile.

See you all next year.

until next year..

This cutie is my stepdaughter who is spending the holiday with us, and we just wanted to shout out to her Mom.."See you next year!" Jordyn is having a excellent time and misses you! This photo is from the 27th while we were at the mall playing mini golf. There where no holes in one :) We also went to Chuck E. Cheese's!

Also a little man update: We took him in on Friday morning to the doctor and he has an ear infections, so she prescribed some antibiotics and so far today has been a real good day for him. We even got out of the house for a while. And he got a good nap, which always helps. But thanks for all your worries about him. Later Maters!

early morning update

Well we made it thru the night reasonably. His fever fluctuated from the 101s to a high of 103.2. YIKES! Scary stuff. Just doing what I can to keep it down and keep him comfy. We'll see how this morning goes, (I have to work till 11, daddy is home) and call the doctor for her thoughts or see if she wants to see him.

there's nothing worse..

than a sick child. I just put mine to bed with a 101.9 fever and he fell asleep with in minutes. It has been going down and back up all day. I am just rotating between children's Motrin and Tylenol every four hours. He did eat some supper tho. He is so exhausted that just laying around takes so much energy. He fell asleep 3 times today, but only for minutes. Hopefully he will rest really well and be himself in the morning. I feel so sorry for him. And luckily, my hubby is on leave till the 3rd, so he is here to help out. Anyway off to bed for me to tend to my baby boy.

Christmas 2006

Merry Christmas! Hope you all had a good one. I have been away a while, but will try to update more later. This was the photo that went out with all our Christmas cards. My sweet little man. Almost four.

Happy Birthday to me!

Wohooo!! It's my birthday. I am the big 25 today. I wanted to share this card that I got from Julie. She knows that I have a shoe fetish (totally obsessed with Skechers right now) so I thought is was extra special that she chose this particular one for me. Thanks!! Now I off to celebrate! Later.

Happy Holidays!

'Tis the season to be jolly Fa la la la la la la la la! Just sharing the title page to my small 4x6 SEI album for Christmas photos! I am totally digging my Christmas mood today. I been jammin out to XM Holly all day and we are gettinr ready to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas tonight at six. And I got some good Target bargins tonight with Julie. Woohooooo!! Later.

first snow fall.

I was looking through some old photos today, and found this one from November 2004. It was Jason's first time out in the snow! He had a ball! (And I had 3 rolls of film to prove it.) We must of only been out for 10 minutes, but he covered the whole yard. And yes, he did have a set of mittens and a snow suit! Brrrrrrrr... Later.

Christmas 2004

Just a new layout with some old photos. The previous scrapbook page that these photos were on was hilarious! So I thought I'd re-do it. The foil seal is a left over from this years Christmas cards. And I am totally lovin Autumn Leaves stamps right now, can you tell? Jason was so sick that year over the holidays. In fact if you click on the layout, his sleeve in the bottom picture is actually covered in snot! How nice! Later Mater.

Dake family kids.

After Thanksgiving, and spending it with 6 nieces and nephews, I needed a way to store their photos all together. I did this title page for a small 4x6 SEI album. This will be the only scrapping through out the album. (I might alter the cover.) I am just adding the photos. They are all so exquisite that I wanted the focus to be on them. Had a very lazy Sunday and totally enjoyed it! Update: I added the photo of the cover too!

Happy Birthday Julie!

Happy Birthday to you! Just wanted to shout out to my friend Julie who is celebrating her birthday today! I am not into making my own cards, but she is. This is the back of the card I put together for her. (And she loved it!) Later.

a self portait and a signature.

How Cute! Today Jason took time out to draw a self portrait and the second picture is his signature. I am sooooooo excited every time he writes his name! And I keep every shred of paper that he writes it on. (I'll need a bigger folder soon, huh?) Welp that's it! Just wanted to share his "artistic abilities" with you all. Later!

curls. almost gone.

Hey! Just wanted to post this quick layout that I finished. I haven't been getting any pages done lately because of all the small projects that I got going on. So I took time out today to get one done! YEAH! Jason was only one and a half in these photos. I miss those chubby cheeks! Sorry the scan is so bad. I hate scanning textured paper. Later Mater.

My 5 Faves Right Now.

Just a quick scan of a mini book of my 5 faves right now. It was an Ali challenge months ago, but I wasn't inspired until I saw my girl, Karla's album. And so again THANKS GIRL! You are amazing. Later.

Priceless.

I snapped this photo a couple weeks ago at the Santa's Workshop craft show! Thought it was an excellent shot. Priceless. Thinking of shadow boxing it with some stamping/embossing on the frame. We'll see. Not much going on. Just been busy, busy! And have yet to Christmas shop and get the tree up! Maybe this weekend! Later!

Folders.

I was so inspired by Marci Lambert's Christmas folder, that I needed my own! I got these file folders at Walmart for .97 cents each, added some paper, rub-ons, and Heidi Swapp tape and Ka-Chow! I loved it so much that I have already done two more! At Walmart I also picked up a box of 100 folders, so I might get a little carried away! But a great way to store loose papers. Hugs!

artist in training.

First I just had to share these photos that I took in Houston of Jason working on his latest masterpiece. I just love how serious he looks. Later I will post the finished canvas. I have lots of great photos to share from the holiday weekend, but I am still wiped out from the trip. So more posts (and projects) later..

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just a quick note to say Happy Belated Thanksgiving! We are still in Houston and will fly home late tomorrow. Got lots of great new photos that I am exctied to share (and scrap!) Take Care!

My Boys

I just got this photo back today, thought it was a cute one, so I wanted to share. It's just Jason and his Dad at the Heartland Farms Pumpkin Patch from this past October. Really busy today and tomorrow, Gotta Run..Take Care!

It's a good thing.

Just thought I'd share an older layout from my stash that is a lift from Ms. Whendeeb over at 2peas. The photos were taken by my Hubby in August 2006. Loved these shots of the two of us. It's a good thing.

One Week Finished

Just wanted to share the finished product of my envelope album. I added a binder clip to keep it folded up together. I love how it turned out and that we have another week documented from our lives. Click on the photos to see them larger and up close and you can see the whole album here at 2peas.

Know This?

So yesterday I started this new project just for giggles! "Know this about me?" is going to be a small album for random things about me. This is only the chipboard cover. I'm thinking I will bind the top left corner with a large jump ring, but not sure yet. I only have a couple pages done, but you can see them over at 2peas. And be sure to check back later to see more pages!

My Address Book

So this is my new address book. Do you love it? I did it yesterday afternoon. I just had to do my own after seeing my favorite Peanut, Karla The Great, do one. It was a quick project with stamps, paper scraps, a computer font, and rub-ons. I organized it by state for a quick reference. You can see the insert pages that I altered as well right here at 2peas.

Seashell Bottle

Okay so I have had some seashells sitting around in a Ziploc for a year and a half, so when I saw this bottle at Hobby Lobby for .99 cents, I just had to have it! I added a few rub-ons, ribbon, floss, and a tag with the date. Now I have a cute display of our seashells from Jason's first visit to the Gulf of Mexico. Sorry the photo is so blurry, been having trouble shooting still life lately. But you get the idea.

One Week Envelope Album

I had so much fun doing an album for the month of October that I wanted to have one for Novemver too. So last night I made this mini envelope album. I had these great vintage collector envelopes that I got from the Lewis Family. I used seven envelopes and titled the album 7 Days. I cut up some cardstock, one for each day of the week and Voilia! It is not complete yet because I need to document the week before I can do the cards. But you get the idea. You can see the cards through the envelopes and that is really neat! The album all folds up to reveal the title page. You can see it all here at 2peas.

All About Me Album

I just finished this All About Me album and wanted to share. This was a Creating Keepsake's kit and three dollars of the profits went to the fight against breast cancer. This was a very rewarding album to complete. You can check the rest of it out at 2peas. On to the next project!

New Stamps

Look what I got in the mail yesterday! A whole lot of stamps and a bunch of other paper goodies! I am lucky enough to have two sets of parents and they saw these and thought of me!They picked these up at an auction for a whopping five dollars. Most of these retail at more than ten dollars a piece! Thanks. Love you, Lewis!

Destination Postcards

This is how I spent my afternoon. I started an album for all my postcards. I saw Alison on 2peas do something like this. I am altering the back of the cards to included photos, memrobilia, and dates. I am leaving the front of the cards alone. This will be an on going album!!

My Little Man.

Just wanted to share this photo that I just got back from processing. It was from early October, but I thought it was a great shot. Jason stayed home with his Daddy all day and they spent the day outside.

Wohooo!

I Just wanted to share this because I was so excited to see it. I was just over at 2peas scrapbook message board and I noticed that since Friday morning 1683 people have looked at my scrapbook layouts! And one page had 373 views all by itself! That's amazing to me! I am shocked that so many people wanted to see my pages! Thank you, Peanuts! Woooooohooooo!!

Our Pumpkin

This is our first carved pumpkin this fall! A skull. This is what Daddy does with Jason every year! And I think they get better every year! Jason decided we should go ahead and carve it tonight. So we did! We picked the pumpkin at Heartland Farms a few weeks ago.

And Now Showing..

in my online galleries! I posted 20 some new scrapbook layouts in my online galleries, including this mini tag book for my fall photos. It's still in the making, but wanted to share so far. To see all of my layouts and mini albums, just click on the link My Gallery and/or Ck Gallery on the right hand side of the screen to see all my pages!

Holiday 2006

Happy Holidays! Okay so I am a little early with this one. But this is my newest project for the holidays. It is a blank journal from CafePress by Ali Edwards. I am turning it into an art journal with all my Holiday lists, plans and memories. The first page tells all about us this year and what we are doing. I plan to let the little one scribble a list down for Santa. "It's the most wonderful time of the year!" I'll post more at 2peas and here as it comes together!

Good Mail Day.

I love getting mail. It's one of the highlights of my day. And when special mail comes? Wooohoo! Today I got a beautiful card from Kari, just to let me know that she misses us!! We miss you too! And can't wait to see you at CKU in 2007!

What Eye See..October Album

This has been my project this month (inspired by Marci Lambert.) It is a small 6x6 album titled "What Eye See." It is a photo a day project. So I am snapping tons of photos each day and only using chosing one to use! I am loving the way it has gone so far. And I am only using scraps to compile the whole thing! What a way to clean up my piles. You can see the whole album so far at http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/album_display.asp?album_id=57191 Can't wait to have the finished project! Thanks for looking!

Fall Photos

This is just a few of my very favorite fall photos of Jason in the tree! Daddy is under him, holding him up! They were shaking leaves off the branches! Looks like someone might be a little scared! Photos are from October 7. What a doll!

Welcome to my blog!

I admit it, I am behind with the whole blog thing. Sure I love to read them, but one of mine own? That's a scary thought, but today is the day and I am working on my very own blog. Can't wait till I have it all figured out!