Just a few more....

And Christmas is over....

Hard to believe how quickly it goes.  We had a wonderful Christmas and loved every minute.  The kids thought it was great...Santa even left a little note for Ryker!  He was sooooo excited that "Santa wrote his name!"  We almost could have left Christmas with just that and he would have been happy ;)  But since he was a good boy this year Santa also left presents!  Maguire and Ryker both were spoiled and have been enjoying some new toys to play with.

Cody and I have been working on some other projects around here...with a lot of help from my Dad!!!  It's always nice having family close by to help with those kinds of things.  And Cody totally threw his back out and has hardly been able to get out of bed, so it's been a huge help to me.  My dad even stayed for a few minutes after today to play Mario Kart with Ryker!  That made his day :)

I'll be sooooo sad when Christmas holidays are over.  We've loved having Cody around (even if he has been stuck in bed pretty much the past couple of days!).  I thought I'd share a couple more layouts from my December Daily.  I'm so proud of myself for finishing this little project this month...why not throw one more thing into the mix of a busy month??!!  haha!!  It will be fun to look at next year and to remember all the things we did this month.  I kept my journaling pretty short, so maybe next year I can improve on that.   hmm.  

I loved this project sooooo much, that it's got me thinking a lot about this.  I LOVED being back in my room and being creative...and I honestly only spent a few minutes a day (30 at max) working on my layout.  If I could get myself organized a bit more I might just attempt a little project life this year.  It might just start with one month at a time, but how cool is it to look back at the everyday life we live!!  I did order some of the pocket pages and was thinking of maybe coming up with my own cards to fill it with, but the project life kits are so cute!  Hard to resist....  And really with where my life is at right now...I have two small children who need me...and I love being there with them...so my scrapbooking life just isn't the same.  Things change and that's okay.


Really contemplating my goals for the year....in all areas of my life.  I really love this time of year to reflect back on the year and to look ahead.  It's got me thinking!!


K :)

More December Daily

I am loving how this little daily album is coming together.  I love spending a couple of minutes in my room just working away.  And I have to admit it makes me a happy just being able to create again.  It feels like it's been a long time since I've really done anything.

This little album is also making me think about getting my camera out more often and snapping a few of our daily happenings.  Our stories aren't always great and are days can be very uneventful, but this is our life right now.  One day I'm going to look back at this album and be so thankful I recorded these memories.

This next page is on a clock transparency which is hard to see....

I have been keeping up pretty good...especially since I thought for sure I wouldn't be able to.  But I've kept it simple.  Since December can be such a crazy month it was the only way to actually be able to do it.  I usually find a couple of minutes during nap time or once the kids go to bed at night, but I try to only spend about 20 minutes on my daily page.  There just isn't time for more than that.  My goal is to get my room completely cleaned up over the Christmas holidays when Cody's home.  I know I keep saying that, but it has to get done.  haha!!

We are having a great week this week and enjoying the slower pace.  I'm off to get my haircut in a couple of hours and I'm still trying to decide what I'm doing with it so I should run.

K :)

december daily catch up!

Day 2

To make it really simple I did my journaling right on the photo in photoshop.  Easy!

Day 3

Am I allowed to say that I actually hate the layout for this day??...but it's about the stories right?  I should just be happy it's done.  I find it hard to be creative when it's been a long time since I've done a lot of scrapbooking.  It feels good just doing something :)

Day 4

This is one of my favorite pictures.  You will often find Maguire sitting on the couch or standing by the chair playing cars.  He usually has 3 and just spins them around in circles.  Look at those cheeks!!

:)

december daily

this year...this month...i am going to do my best to document this magical season.  i had started the base pages of this album a couple of years ago and of course let life get in the way.  so when i came across the album last week i decided that this could be the best way to get scrapbooking again.

day 1

i'm thinking i'll also add all the christmas cards we get from family and friends to the album when i'm done.  there's all kinds of things you can do...and all kinds of inspiration.  so far i'm loving it!!


k :)


p.s.  you can read more about december daily here.