So excited...

...because we finally closed on our house. It's such a good (and scary!) feeling to know that it's ours!

Finished Object Friday

I've finally gotten my mojo back & I've been doing some scrapbooking lately. Here are my latest layouts:

For more Finished Object Friday posts, see Chari's post.

If he had dark hair...

...he'd be the spittin' image of Papi!

Finished Object Friday

I love to use my scrapbook supplies to make things for our home. Here are the most recent things I have made.

I found this cool frame at the thrift store awhile ago. I had this great idea to spray paint it black & use it as a frame around a wooden letter "S" (also spray painted black). However, I haven't been able to find an "S", yet, due to the fact that both of the nearest Walmarts are out of them.

Since I needed it right away because I already had a hole in the wall where I was going to hang it as part of my collage of photo frames on the wall (I plan to post a picture of that soon), I had to come up with something on the fly. And now I kinda like it there, so it might stay that way for awhile....

I bought these chipboard letters awhile ago, but the whole word was connected. In the move (or maybe Ryleigh got ahold of them - not sure which), they got bent & started to separate. So... in an effort to salvage them, I came up with this little sign for my dining room.

I actually did this before we moved, but I don't know if I posted it here or not. Just a dollar store frame I had on hand & a few scraps. It reads "Home Sweet Home".

Grant @ 6 months

It's hard to believe that my little boy is six months old already! Here are some of his accomplishments for this month:

• Sits up all by himself



• Weighs 19 lbs.



• Grabs anything that looks interesting - especially food from Mommy/Daddy's plate or the glass that they're drinking from



• Has two teeth



• Tries to get Daddy's attention while he's talking to Mommy & vice versa



• Expresses excitement to see Ryleigh/Mommy/Daddy by kicking his legs & squealing



• Puts everything in his mouth



• Is fascinated by Ryleigh's talking Eeyore



• Shows a strong preference for Mommy (Funny - Ryleigh always had a strong preference for Daddy!)



• Doesn't spit up nearly as bad as he used to



• LOVES watermelon & cantaloupe!



• His schedule is all out of whack - we're working on adjusting it back to 'normal' (whatever that is)

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Wedding Photos - Part 4

After spending most of the week working on them, I'm finally done editing the last of the wedding photos. I just put them in the mail to Martha & Joe David this morning. Whew - what a relief to have that done & not be worried that something would happen to them! (I know, I'm probably paranoid, but I'm sure it's happened)

Good news...

...Grant's tooth finally popped through yesterday. Maybe things will get back to normal (well, maybe for a couple weeks!;).

Finished Object Friday + A little update

I was trying to hang photos on the wall last night, so I arranged them all out on the floor the way I wanted them. Then, I had to go into the other room for a minute & when I came back, this is what I found. At first, I was more than a little annoyed that Ryleigh had created more work for me (for the 100th time that day!) but... then Jeff reminded me that she was being "creative" in her own little way & trying to "help" me. Well... when he put it that way, what could I say?! ;-)

I've always struggled to do Ryleigh's hair. The texture of it is so fine that it never stays in place for very long. It often looks like it's been awhile since I combed her hair, when really it has only a few minutes ago. ;-)~ It has been a never-ending source of frustration for me! Recently, though, I have come across several interesting blogs about doing little girls' hair (here, here & here) & I've been very inspired to try some of the styles modeled there. I have found that by using gel & pulling it very tight, it does stay in a lot longer. Here is the style I tried yesterday:

My F.O.F. project for this week was a housewarming gift that I made for a friend who just moved into a new house. I used a frame that I had on hand, but it was the wrong style for what I had in mind, so I spray painted it white, then distressed the edges. The saying was some word art that I had downloaded awhile back.

In case you can't read it: "It is the simple things in life that are the real ones after all."

Whenever I am giving a gift that I have made, I enjoy trying to make a matching gift bag. So, here's the one I made to match this gift. I just cut some strips of coordinating patterned paper (no measuring - that's the beauty of it!) & inked the edges. I glued them down (again, not straight) & added a little tag & a flower. Super easy & super cute!

In other news... Grant is having his first major teething session. He's not sleeping well & insists on being held 98% of the time. What happened to my sweet-natured little boy?? Funny how I totally forgot about how Ryleigh used to do this! Oh, rats, I hear him crying again - I better go....

P.S. Margaret & Juan, I will post more wedding photos (including ones of Tim & Martha Robertson) very soon - probably next week. I've kinda had to put photo editing on hold in order to concentrate on a few other things.

First Engagement Session

Congrats to Ana & Shane! I was so honored that they asked me to do their engagement shots. They are such a cute couple!

And, finally, just for fun...

...when I saw this sign, I just couldn't resist!

Wedding Photos - Part 3

Here are more photos in no particular order....