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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I am back!  It's kinda bittersweet, though!!  I love being back in the comfort of my own home but hated having to say "bye" to my family!!!  We had a wonderful time in Chicago!!  I loved spending time with family and old friends!!!  The kids had a blast!!!  Daniel was sad to have to leave his Grandpa, whom he adores!  And well, Bianca...she hated the cold and couldn't wait to get back!  The twins well...I don't think they really cared either way!!  haha!  However, they hated wearing coats!  They would run each time I pulled them out of the closet!  haha!  I took tons of photos and will have to share later!  I also have some fun "scrappy" things to share!  But it was a long trip (21 hours) home and I am off to get some rest!  Again, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BABIES!!!  THEY TURNED TWO TODAY!!!  

The countdown begins.....

4 more days and we will be packing into our minivan and heading up north to visit family!!!!  I am so excited to see everyone!!!  However, I heard it has been extremely cold!!!  Brrrrrr!!!  Don't know if I'm ready for that!  It's been 5 years since we spent Christmas in Chicago!  

We had a wonderful weekend!!!  Went up to Orlando to celebrate Christmas with my SIL and her family since we won't be around.  The kids loved their gifts!  However, Elmo stole the show!!!  That things is hilarious!!!!  Check out Jazlyn's expression!  She loved it!!!!

I also attempted to get a picture of all the kids for our Christmas cards.  I am not extremely happy with it but it will have to do!  It's wasn't easy trying to get them all to smile and look at the camera at the same time!  LOL!

Unfortunately, no scrappin' for me this weekend...other than working on our Christmas cards.  I'm hoping to do a bit tonight!  Have a wonderful week!  God Bless!!!

Just one more week!!!

And we are on Christmas vacation!!! Woohoo!!! We are driving north to the "Windy (and very cold) City"!! Yes, Chicago!!! I know...INSANE! But I can't wait!! LOL!! This next week is going to be busy, busy, busy!!! So I'm trying to sneak as much scrapbooking time in as possible! Here are a couple of layouts I worked on the last couple of days!

For this first layout, I used the December Kit from Scrap4Life. I am so in love with these Cosmo Cricket papers!! They are just gorgeous!! This is my little guy, Jeremy! I just love this photo of him mesmerized by the Christmas tree lights!!

And next, we have the whole gang together!! I don't think I'll be getting the twins with Santa this year!!! Well, unless you want to hear Jazlyn SCREAM!!!! haha!!

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock, Basic Grey PP, Tags & Letter Stickers (Fruitcake Collection), Scenic Route Alphas, Fancy Pants Ribbon (Clair de Lune), Making Memories Staples, Misc. Flower, Misc. Button, Colorbox Ink (Brown), White Uni-bal, Zig Writer (Chocolate)

Have a wonderful weekend!!!!

A little bit of this and that...

Just wanted to share a few scrappy and "non" scrappy things with you today.  I'll start with a couple of layouts!!  Yeah!!

I'm currently hosting a *music* challenge over at Scrap4Life.  The challenge is to use the title or lyrics from a Christmas song on your layout.  I used the lyrics from "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" for this layout of Bianca.  These pictures were taken last year.  As you can tell from her face, she did not want to have her pictures taken.  But  I love how the pictures turned out!  These are my favorite types of photos.  The ones where you capture the "real" everyday moments instead of the posed ones!

 

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock, Basic Grey Patterned Paper, Tags & Letter Stickers (Fruitcake Collection), Basic Grey Chipboard Monograms, American Craft Brads, Fancy Pants Ribbon (Clair de Lune), Stampin' Up Ink (Chocolate Chip), Colorbox Ink (Brown), Zig Writer (Chocolate)  

And this next layout is of me and my oldest son, Daniel.  The photo was taken over 8 years ago!  He was only 3!!  Time sure does fly!!  

Supplies Used:  Bazzill Cardstock, SEI Patterned Paper (Paisley & Petals Collection), American Craft Thickers (Jewelry Box), Zig Writer (Chocolate), Stampin' Up Ink (Chocolate Chip)

Last night, the kids decorated a Gingerbread House!  Well, the older ones that is!  However, when the twins woke up this morning, they enjoyed eating the candy off the Gingerbread House.  As you can see from the photo, some of our candy is already missing (notice the door)!  haha!  Those babies crack me up!!  

It's been a while since I posted one of my scripture cards so I would like to share with you one that I did a few weeks ago.  The word that week was "OBEY".

John 14:21 "Whoever has my commands and does them, he is the one who loves me.  He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him."

Well, off to watch a Christmas movie!!  Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!!  God Bless!

INCREDIBLE WEEKEND!!!

It was a weekend filled with many, many blessings from up above.   I attended a weekend conference at our church.  It was an amazing experience!!!  God's presence was truly in that place!!!  Words cannot describe how incredible this weekend was.  I am thankful to my God that I was a part of this glorious weekend and was able to feel his presence!!  Amazing!!!

So....needless to say...not much scrapbooking was done this weekend!  But that was truly OK with me!  However, I did get a couple layouts done last week that I would like to share!

The first layout is another layout I created using the December Kit from Scrap4Life...which is now available for purchase in The Shoppe!

This next layout is of my two girls!  Yes, Jaz has a bit of an attitude!  We call her Grumpy!  haha!  She gets that from her Dad's side of the family!  haha!  

  Looks like my twins are coming down with a cold!  I might be spending the day indoors tomorrow!  Hopefully, it is just  a simple cold and they will be over it in no time!  

Well, you each have a wonderful and blessed week!