Pages from the Past

 

Well, here are a sampling of my 2005 pages for those of you who remember these "good ol' days"!  I finished my 2005 Album and the kids have been lovin' it!  Especially Maya who enjoys seeing pictures of herself as a baby.  Ahhh... the days!  So, these are just a few of our favorite pages...  

 

 

I have been taking a break now but I suppose someday I'll begin my 2006 Album.  And someday, I'll get caught up on January of this year.  These pages seem to be the extent of my blog sharing these days.  It's kind of like killing 2 birds with one stone, I guess.  So, for now, it's good. 

Have a wonderful weekend,
Alison

Melita Turns Two

It's hard to believe she's already 2 years old. She keeps us on our toes!!!

 Have a great week!

Love, Alison

Be "Maya" Valentine!

These are the Valentines Cards that Maya and I came up with for her classmates and teacher this year.  When we did a google search for Valentine clip art, we came across this little owl creature and just had to use him!  We recognized the vintage charm of him and we're pretty sure that we have seen an origional owl card back on the farm in a place mat that Grandma Jean made of Valentines cards recieved by her kids (Randy and siblings) in school back in the 70/80's.  Are we right Grandpa Larry?  He just looked SO familiar!

So, after cutting, sewing, stapling and stuffing; we loved the finished product. 

And... it was high time I had some "Maya time"!  It was most enjoyable for both of us. :)

Just this tonight as I try and get caught up on January too...
Goodnight,
Alison

These Days...

This is the only V-day decorations up at our house right now.  As a matter of fact, this is pretty much the only decorations up in our whole dining room, living room and entry way right now, due to lots of house updating going on over here!  Colter cut out the hearts for me with the scroll saw and drilled holes in them and I modpodged them with pretty paper and then used a little silvery spray paint to finish them up.  Then I hung them last evening with gray shimmery ribbon. 

Randy's been painting the walls lately.  We got new floors put in a couple weeks ago.  New trim, area rugs, and couches are next on the list.  I'm loving the simple, easier to clean, updated, freshened-up look.  I'm hoping to keep this thought in the forefront of my mind as we start bringing the furniture, decorations, and clutter back into this living space!  We need it but... maybe not ALL of it!?!?!?  

Thursday marks the birthday of a special little girl in our lives!  Can't believe she is TWO years old already!  I find myself thinking a lot about this special week two years ago and it makes me feel warm, happy, and loved. 

So, so much in our years! 

So much GOOD! 

These days are busy ones for us.  But bring on each day.  ALL of it.

Enjoy your days ahead too,
Alison

and.... It's A Wrap!

I finished out 2012 pages back in the first part of January.  These are the last 5 pages of our family album for last year.  You can view the complete album by going to the top of the blog and clicking on the "Album 2012" tab.  I thought this would be a fun, and orderly way to share our album!

So, with 2012 complete, I headed back to 2005, the year we bought our first digital camera, and began creating and printing pages.  I'm almost finished with that year and the album is filling up fast.  I will post some of my favorite pages from that year soon and then eventually make a tab for that album too. 

January has been an awesome month.  Hope all are enjoying these first days/weeks/months of 2013!
Hugs, Alison