Scrapbooking 2012 cont.

 

My goal was to have my scrapbook pages for 2012 completed before the end of the year.  I still have to complete the 4th of July, Glacier Park Camping and Christmas.  Maybe I'll still get it done before 12:00 tonight.  We shall see... ;)

Happy New Years Eve!

A.

friday photo dump 12/28/12

1.playing in the snow 2.ice skating at Stumptown Ice Den 3.moose on the loose 4.decorating gingerbread men around Auntie Melinda's table 5.a beautiful ski/snowboard day at Jackson Hole 6.Christmas Dinner at Keith and Melinda's with Janelle too 7.Fairmont Hotsprings lobby tree 8.singing together 9.swimming at Fairmont in the frigid cold was a hit! 10. Christmas brunch at Fairmont Hotsprings Resort before we hit the road again for Nin and Keiths 11. Yummy Gingerbread men 12. ready to hit the slopes 13.an evening with some new friends-Adrian & Petria and little Anika from San Fransisco 14.handmade gifts from the kids are the BEST ;) 15.at the rental shop

Sincerely hoping all are enjoying the holidays.

Sending our love and best wishes for 2013!

Randy & Alison, Kyla, Colter, Maya and Melita

friday photo dump 12/21/12

1.a friday night with friends 2.class stocking stuffers and teachers gifts for Colter and Maya 3.presents in the mail are so exciting!-thanks J & K and kiddos 4.hanging stockings with care 5.Randy pulling the kids behind the 4-wheeler in the sled 6.Maya's school concert 7.Kyla's star pretzel button treats for class 8. and 9.Chantry and Emma's swimming birthday party 10.games with Daddy by the fire 11.decorating "gingerbread houses" with Maya's class 12.Suessical the Musical 13.Winter Solstice-looking forward to longer days ahead! 14.this little snowflake after her concert 15.another colorful decoration from the craft room :)

Happy Winter Solstice!

A.

friday photo dump 12/14/12

1. making a snow fort with big brother 2.the beginning of a new science fair project for Kyla-I love this stuff... 3.Colter goes to Bowdries Birthday 4.sausage and yam soup-perfect for these cold days 5.Lita enjoys Reading Eggs with big Sister-the BEST online reading program EVER! 6.pink poinsettia this year 7.this reindeer is ready for his concert 8."out SIIIIDE, out SIIIIDE..." 9. special times with Donna playing 'I Spy' and 'Spoons' 10.birthday parties are fun 11.making snow angel lessons by Maya 12.Randy's new helicopter :) 13.Colter's school concert 14.finished products complete with organza finish at the bottom which I adore 15."Someone dropped off a misfit. We'll winter her here anyway!"-Randy

Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.

~Swedish Proberb

Thanksgiving 2012 Pages Layouts...

Thanks for the wonderful time at home on the farm again Dad.  Thanks to everyone for sharing their pictures too!

Let the scrapbooking continue...
Alison

friday photo dump 12/7/12

1.a snuggle pom-pom wreath from the craft room (thanks for the idea Tammia!) 2.a letter to Lane 3."merry everything and happy always" 4.a new antler mount on the wall of a woman who thought she would never allow such things in the house but I'm totally okay with them now (kinda proud of my man and all ;) 5.killing time at the coffee shop while Kyla is at the dentist 6.a perfect wagon for her blocks-thrift store, $7 and a vintage treasure! 7.Randy and Colter roofing the chicken run 8.cutting out fleece bears sewing project for Colter's class 9.sunshine outside, snowflakes inside 10.holiday card stuffing help 11.our first holiday card of the season!  12.she's usaully right where I need to be 13.Grandpa Alva and Grandma Ruth old time picture(their old truck and thier farm in the background) 14.empty pots and no snow on the ground this early December 15.Lita's "aaah keen"  :)

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♪♫ It's the most wonderful time of the year... ♫♪

Well, ONE of the most wonderful times of the year...

Why? Because...

-We're looking forward to company and special meeting this weekend.

-We get to see more family soon!

-The kids get 2 weeks off school.

-Randy is taking a week off work(hopefully).

-Concerts, parties, and all manner of celebrations coming our way.

-A trip if the weather cooperates.

-Crafts, cooking, being cozy by the fire.

and last but not least...

-only 26 more days without Chocolate! 

(My husband and kids think we should have a chocolate party on New Years Day.  I think that might be overdoing it a little.  I thought they were suggesting it in honor of my great and notable accomplishment of surviving the year without chocolate, but then I realized how much THEY have all missed having chocolate around the house this year.  Maybe we WILL have to think about a party...  :)

Happy December!

A.

friday photo dump 11/30/12

1.my iPad picture slide-show kept her happy for the remaining hour of driving 2.Thanksgiving feast 3.hunting on the farm 4.gathering with family 5.cousin competition 6.Mommy and Lita playing a duet 7.filing away all of 2012 holiday pictures, wedding invitations, birth and grad announcements, etc. 8.Morgan and Kyla 9.Sharptail grouse 10.from long ago 11.ear infection 12.an evening with Joe and Karen before they left to go back to Alaska 13.home sweet home 14.Grandma Ruth and the kids 15. A successful pheasant hunt-Ryan and Lane

Happy Weekend!

A.

Two More

Okay, it's 10:30 and I'm headed to bed now.  I just whipped out these two more pages for the family album while I was waiting for Melita to go to sleep.  She and I have been partners in misery (not really) these last few days with head colds.  Kyla too.  But Melita's moved into her ears, like they always do, so after a trip to the dr. yesterday, and a resulting round of antibiotics, she's feeling much better.  And now she's asleep, after playing in her crib for a while, and I will be sleeping soon (hopefully) too, after playing in my picmonkey for a while.  ;)

Some have asked about my scrapbooking.  I do all my pages either on "My Digital Studio" by Stampin' Up or on good ol' Picmonkey for free on the internet.  Lately, I've been just using Picmonkey because it's pretty fast and I love the simple pages with only pictures.  I LOVE fancy scrapbooking (it's ART, I tell ya) but right now, I'm going for the fast and furious.  I like our pictures to speak for themselves.  I love doing MDS for many of my pages too and I'm excited to get back to that soon.  As for now, PICMONKEY and COSTCO all the way!

Goodnight to all...
A.

four more

Digi-Scrapbooking Continued

I'm digging this "throw it all on the page in a collage" look!

Digi-scrapbooking is THE BOMB!

(for me)

Alison 

friday photo dump 11/23/12

1. cold day in Northeast Montana 2.tea with our twelve year old at ten o'clock at night 3.our feather garland 4.sleepy little traveler 5.our MADE feathers are taking shape 6.old picture of Randy 1987 7.happy travelers 8.pumpkin and apple pie 9.miles and miles of open road 10.daddy's glasses 11.a mild autumn so far in Northwest Montana 12.leaving one day early for our Thanksgiving Vacation! 13.on the farm 14.packing 15.kids craft place tags around Grandpa's table

Happy Thanksgiving!

Seven Days of Thankfulness...

(brothers are forever(Amy), going hunting, place tags by the kids 

with cardstock scraps and recycled stickers, crafts for kids,

 -5.8 in northeast montana, two thanksgiving feasts with two 

sides of the family(Amy))

I had a fun seven days, looking for, thinking about, taking pictures of, and sharing many of the things I was thankful for over on Instagram...

(the aroma of cooling pumpkin and apple pie mingle beautifully, 

mailbag of blocks, these guys do the breakfast, misty morning light (Amy), 

old pics of my husband, on the farm, happy travelers,

 miles and miles of open road, she finally went to 

sleep after 6 hours, 4 hours to go)

Thanks to my friend Amy for joining me.  It was fun to see your pictures throughout the week too.  And I'm so thankful to follow along with you as you share your world in beautiful pictures!

(family (Amy), leaving for our trip one day early!, packing almost complete, 

sunrise out my backdoor (Amy), lunch at Applebees, 

a finished project, more sewing, the smell of sauteing onions and 

garlic, breakfast in the sunshine (Amy), tea with our twelve 

year old at ten oclock, family friday night)

This is the only way I could figure out how to share these pictures over here on my blog.  Does anyone know of a better way?

(friends and family, bob's red mill, reading, she likes her snack trap, my 

fave sweater, instagram, our mild autumn, 

vacation memories (Amy), things to keep me busy and the last stitch (Amy))

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  We actually ate turkey today, instead of yesterday, because some of the family couldn't get here until yesterday, later in the day.  Now, we're packing up to head home in the morning.

Just this for now,
Alison

#sevendaysofthankfulness

Dear Blogging Friends and Instagram Friends,

It's only seven days till Thanksgiving.  I'm sharing some of the things I'm thankful for at #sevendaysofthankfulness over on Instagram.  Please join me in sharing what you are thankful for by posting your Instagram pictures with the hashtag #sevendaysofthankfulness.  Then on Thanksgiving day (or thereafter), I will post a collage of pictures that everyone posted! 

"Thanks" for joining the fun,
A.

P.S. Apparently I was in a hurry when I did this post this morning and didn't edit it.  Sorry if I confused anyone.  It's #sevendaysofthankfulness... Eeeek!  I changed it above.

friday photo dump 11/16/12

1.friday photo dump scrapbook pages! 2.stirring the broccoli salad 3.the newest member of the household 4.assembling Colter's room cabinets-he did most of it 5.avoiding eye contact cause she knows she's not supposed to be there ;) 6.Ree's vanilla scones made with oat flour and almond milk-delicate and delicious 7.sharing her snack 8.putting on the winter tires 9.reorganized to fit the 4-wheeler/snow plow 10.Thunder the Fish 11.new chore charts 12.one of those "every five years or so" home maintenance jobbies 13.first fire in the stove 14.just another mess by Melita 15.a moment of weakness

Happy Friday
A.

More Scrapbooking 2012

Two more random pages for the scrapbook Here is the "title page"...

and not to forget MY burfday...

Hope you are looking forward to Thanksgiving as much as we are!

Have a wonderful weekend!

A.

Scrapbooking 2012 cont.

Here are two more page layouts for our family scrapbook...

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To order my pages online through Smugmug (which I've done before) costs me $6.95 per 12x12 sheet plus shipping/handling.  Costco is a fraction of the price at $2.99 per 12x12 sheet and I can run down to the store in only a few hours and pick 'em up.  Lovin' it!

This is all for February now. Onward to March...

Alison

Scrapbooking 2012 cont.

Here are two more pages I did last night...

Next up is Melita's first birthday pages.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Alison

Scrapbooking 2012

I've been working on scrapbook pages for our 2012 Family scrapbook. Here are my January and February collages that I did today while Melita was taking her nap...

I'm really in love with this form of scrapbooking right now. I've been printing my collages (friday photo dump, etc.) out in 12X12 pages at Costco and they are beautiful and fast!!! So excited to add these two to the book.

It's already midweek... hope your enjoying yours! Alison

friday photo dump 11/9/12

1.One vote 2.Randy's Buck 3.Lita loves to help put away the silverware ;) 4.Love this sight, even if it isn't correct posture. 5.trying out a new tomatoey juice combination 6.sunset 7.meat processing with help 8. "Do one thing every day that makes you happy." 9.pretty leaf hanging by Maya from school 10.love these sleepy scenes-precious! 11.ready to make some juice! 11.meat packaging with more help12. washing sleeping bags at the launderymat 13.new pictures on the wall...finally 14.family evening at Famous Daves

Happy weekend to all,

A.

Hello! and Oh Yeah!

Here is a little glimpse of Melita these days.  Grandma, she likes to talk to you on the phone.  Thought you would enjoy!  Notice her summer hat and her winter boots-two of her very prized possessions.  Oh, and calculators make great cell phones too.

Some other things she loves right now...

-copying everything we say!  We all get such a kick out of this, especially when she tries to say those big words and complete sentences.

-putting lotion on her hands and rubbing it around ;)

-running up to us and saying "C'MON, C'MON!"  Then she grabs our finger and pulls us off to see something or to get something down for her to play with.

-walking down the stairs using the handrail and jumping off the last step.

-begs to go "side, side, side (outside)".

-(I'll try to think of some more...)

Hope all are having a super week!

Alison and family