Girls Weekend Scrapbook Pages

I spent last weekend with my sisters-in-law scrapbooking, eating, laughing, shopping, more scrapbooking and even more laughing! I had such a great time. It was a very much-needed break. I ended up with 31 completed scrapbook pages by the time the weekend was over. A 2-page spread counts as 2 pages. Aimee blew us all out of the water with more than 50 completed pages! Not that it's a contest, but it's kinda fun to keep track and realize how much you actually are able to get done! I scrapped all my 2010 photos so far. I still have thousands of photos to scrap from years past, but it feels good not to have hundreds from this year, too!

So, here are all my pages I scrapped in chronological order. I didn't do a great job of keeping track of credits. So, if you see something and recognize who created it, leave me a comment and I'll fix it! :)

easter baskets 2009
Spring Splendor by The Ettes

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Ainsley is such a nerd. she loves these socks!
Garden of Whimsy by Amy Wolff & Michelle Godin
potty by The Ettes
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Photos from when Ainsley painted her own toe nails... one of the times.
I So Pretty by Misty Cato & Jenilynn Designs
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these are from one of our january snowstorms... with our angry snowman because ainsley ate half of his eyes.

snowflakes by Jacque Larson
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My cute girls doing yoga!
Namaste by SaraAmarie (retired)
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Ainsley building domino towers on my computer. She is so funny about her towers!
Free as a Bird by Zoe Pearn, Misty Cato, Fee Jardine, Lauren Grier
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Ainsley loves puppies! Stuffed and real, she loves them. I love these photos of her snuggling her stuffed dog!
Krystal Hartley & Corina 9 to 5 (retired)
word cluster by Chrissy W
felt dog card by Valorie Wibbons - ABC Felties
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This is us making pretzels! The girls loved them!
Littlest Bakeshop by Manda, Dani & Fee at SSD
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Ainsley LOVES to play computer games but isn't quite old enough to understand how to play them. so, they usually end in tears of frustration. it makes me so sad.
ribbon by Krystal Hartley
mouse by Ellie Lash
tv frame from let's connect
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ainlsey put herself in time out. she does that frequently. :)
papers & buttons by ellie lash, i think
time out word strip by krystal hartley
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This is how Ainsley gets away with not staying in bed. She is cute and does cute things.
Favorite Faces by The Ettes
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My girls are so pretty!
Kit by Melissa Bennett
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These are photos from our Aquarium trip with our playgroup from church.
Under The Sea by Krystal Hartley & Susan Bartolini at SSD
goldfish by Kaye Winiecki

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Ainsley with all her little treasures. She carries them around the house in a tiny white basket. What a nut!
Kit by Zoe Pearn at SSD
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My Little Monkeys climbing on the countertops
Zoo Day Kit by Kristin Aagard
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Our first warm day in a LONG time!
Birds & Bees by Krystal Hartley coming soon to SSD (currently at The Digi Files)
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my girls are so sweet. ainsley climbed in bed with hannah to wake her up and give her a hug!
Spring Arrives by Misty Cato at SSD
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Ainsley pantry hiding spot! nerd.
Spring Arrives at SSD
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snow. not loving snow anymore.
snowman & snowflakes by Jacque Larson
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Ainsley ready to go to Aunt Cori's house
Cardstock & Alphas by Krystal Hartley
fruit by Jacque Larson
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the girls all ready for church!
Tutti Frutti by Zoe Pearn at SSD
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some food I have been cooking lately...
Kit by Zoe Pearn

Disney on Ice!
ribbon princesses by Rachel Young
red alpha by me
stamped alpha by Krystal Hartley

That's it! You probably won't see this many scrapbook pages at once from me for at least another year! :)

Yard work, Surprise Snow & Disney on Ice

Finally, some pictures of the kiddos for you.

We had one really nice day last week. The kids played in the yard digging up worms and replanting the flower bulbs they dug out in the fall. They also rode their bikes. Ainsley got tired of her shoes and traded them in for her favorite polka-dotted slippers. She also taught herself to ride Hannah's tricycle. She was really proud of herself, but she kept getting frustrated with our uneven driveway. She kept getting stuck on various bumps and cracks. But, Hannah was a great big sister and she was really patient with Ainsley and kept coaching and encouraging her to keep trying. What sweet girls!

Progress? At least there isn't any snow!

Some signs of spring!

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Ainsley's favorite hiding spot. She figured out the child-proof locks and she is so tiny that she fits right in the pantry with the door closed. Silly kid!

And less than 24 hours AFTER our yard-work day we woke up to this...

The kids had a blast playing in the snow, but quickly grew cold and wanted to ride bikes... bikes don't ride well on the snowy driveway! So, we went in and had hot chocolate instead.

Pretty flowers next to the rocks I dug out of random spots in my yard. Those are HEAVY rocks! Anyone know what kind of flowers those are? They are all over random spots in my yard.
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Ainsley ready to go to Aunt Cori & Uncle Rynus' house. She's got her jammies, her cute Lelli Kelli shoes that she is completely in love with & her princess sleeping bag. She's all set for a night of playing with cousins and watching good movies while Mom & Dad hang out with family, too!

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Ainsley all ready for church. What's with the fake smile?

Hannah, all ready for church

My cute girls together! Ainsley loves to carry one of Hannah's little scripture sets around. It's cute!
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Last night, we took the kids to Disney on Ice. We met up with three of Thomas' sisters and their families. When we got there we saw big signs that said no cameras allowed so I made Thomas take the camera back to the car, but we managed to get a few before the show. AND... I was so mad when we got in there because I think we were the only parents without their camera! Thankfully, my sisters-in-law were prepared and had their cameras. I don't have the photos yet, but hopefully I'll get them to scrap soon. The kids loved the show. Ainsley got a bit bored during The Lion King & towards the end of Tinkerbell, but Hannah loved it!

cute picture of my excited princess & fairy before we left

so excited in the car!

hannah posing for her photo...

hannah, ainsley, daddy & some random guy... ready for the show!

me & my girls!

after the show, looking pretty ragged!

photo of the inside of the union pacific building. it's beautiful in there! thanks, thomas, for the photo!

Scrapbook Page

Adoration by Misty Cato

These are some of my favorite pictures of Hannah from last spring. Hannah LOVES dandelions. The bright yellows in this scrapbook kit were just perfect for these pictures!


The girls and I baked pretzels yesterday. As soon as I charge my camera battery, I'll come back and post some pictures. The girls had a blast and I am really enjoying all the freshly baked pretzels.

A couple more scrapbook pages...

I got this adorable new kit Lucky Me from The Ettes last week and quickly whipped up three pages! They are releasing this kit this week, so you can go snag it this afternoon.

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These are just some silly pictures of Ainsley being herself last fall. She's a crackup!

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These are some pictures from the summer. Hannah was frosting some cupcakes and somehow managed to get frosting all over her face! Ainsley was just giving me her little cheesy smile. These are the best days. The days when we just have a good time and enjoy each other.

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And this is a picture of the front of our house. I believe this was the first time we actually saw the inside of this house. We definitely need to add some shrubs or something to the front of our house to add some depth. It looks like a breadbox right now. Maybe changing the paint color would help, too.

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We haven't really been up to all that much lately. I am in the middle of trying to organize our house a little more. I feel like I am always in the middle of trying to organize our house. The girls have been sharing a room since they were tiny. But Ainsley has been keeping Hannah up at night. So, we are moving my craft room from upstairs down to the room we were using as storage. Ainsley will move into the old craft room upstairs. That's also where all of Thomas' clothes are and the overflow from the linen closet since we have no bathroom storage. I don't think we are going to paint or anything yet. She just needs a bed and a dresser for now, which we have. We'll have to come up with a theme for her room soon. Maybe we'll just do a duplicate of Hannah's room! But for now, all the stuff that was in the downstairs storage room is in our downstairs family room & bathroom. It's really annoying because I keep tripping over everything. But I have no idea where to put this stuff. Where do you store golf clubs when you don't have a garage? Where do you put your box fan in the winter? What about picnic baskets? And where do you put all your off-season candles? Am I the only person who has these things? What about the empty tv box and software boxes? I need a home makeover... but one of those ones where they come in and tear out walls and rip your house apart and rebuild it. Grrr! It's one of those weeks.

Scrapbook Page * Easter 2009 Photos

Wow! I can't believe how much older Hannah looks just one year later!

Hope Springs Eternal by Krystal Hartley and mle card at
SweetShoppeDesigns & ScrapOrchard

Tiny Prints for Valentine's Day

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Some More Scrapbook Pages

These are the scrapbook pages I worked on this weekend... in between finishing my own kits and cleaning up after a sick kiddo.

The girls got letters from Santa (mysteriously postmarked from Albuquerque, NM) this year. Hannah wouldn't let me take her picture, but I got a priceless one of Ainsley.
credits:
Sending All My Love by Misty Cato
santa from Homemade Holiday by Krystal Hartley
available at SweetShoppeDesigns
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I have really been trying to exercise and do my yoga & pilates. Ainsley is not only a great cheerleader, but a great partner. She will bend and twist (much more easily than I do) and then fall over and say, "Whew! That was hard work, Momma!"
credits:
Heart Throb Mini Dig-Ette-al Kit at ettesandcompany
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This is a REALLY old page from when Hannah was actually Ainsley's age. I have tons of old photos to scrap and this set got lucky this week! :) It's hard to believe this little cutie chasing bubbles is the same little cutie that runs around the house screaming when she sees a commercial of the Jonas Brothers... she's a "big fan".
credits:
Heart Throb Mini Dig-Ette-al Kit at ettesandcompany
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These photos are from earlier this fall. I love these photos! It looks like my girls actually like each other. I think at this point in time, they actually did, which was reassuring after the weekend of fighting. "Mom, she's looking at me again."
credits:
Love Shack Dig-Ette-al Collection at ettesandcompany
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These are more old photos that were rescued from the hard drive, scrapped, and then stuck back on the hard drive! :) Valentine's Day 2008.
credits:
Love Shack Dig-Ette-al Collection at ettesandcompany
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And the very oldest of the scrapbook pages... one from when Thomas and I were engaged! We had our engagement photos taken on the beach when we were visiting my parents. Man, I miss the beach sometimes.
credits:
Love Shack Dig-Ette-al Collection at ettesandcompany
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Wanna see the kit I worked on all last week?
It's available (and on sale):
@ Elemental Scraps
@ FaithSisters

A cute scrapbook page

I just created a new scrapbook page and thought I would share it. It's been so long since I found a kit that I loved and had to scrap with immediately! AND I even finally scrapped some of my wedding photos... 8 years later!

I love my husband even more now than I did eight years ago. He's a pretty special guy!

The Very Thought of you by Krystal Hartley & ScrapKitchen
at SweetShoppeDesigns (coming 01/16)

December Photos

I have been really bad about posting photos lately, but here are some to tide you over.
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Hannah went bowling for the first time in her life. She went for a birthday party. She was a bit disappointed that she didn't bowl as well as she does on the Wii, but she had a great time with her friends. She spent more time running and hanging around (literally) than she did bowling.

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We had a family Christmas party at Grandpa & Grandma Cardall's house. The kids put on a Nativity play. Our girls were both shepherds. Then we did a gift exchange and the kids all got matching jammies. Grandma Shelly made the jammie pants for the older kids.

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We did a LOT of baking this year. I gave the girls each a plate of cookies to decorate so that they could do all the disgusting stuff like lick their frosting spoon without giving germs to the world. Mmmm... those soynut butter cookies look really good right now. I made homemade gingerbread with Ruthie's recipe. It was amazing.

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We went to temple square. I played around with my new camera and got some amazing photos. You can't really tell how good they are in these photos, but I was really impressed with the quality of photos.

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These are the dresses that Grandma Ruthie sent the girls for Christmas. LOVED them!

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These are our Christmas pictures. Not too great, but that's okay.

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And these are actually from last week, but they fit. Ainsley threw a snowball at Hannah and missed by a mile. Hannah threw a giant snowball at Ainsley's face and hit her right-on. Then we built a snowman. The snow wasn't great for building snowmen or even snowballs. But we managed and then Ainsley ate half the snowman eyes... Oreos.

That's it so far. Every day is an adventure with my kids.

A couple of scrapbook pages

These are some photos from the fall of last year. I love these smiling faces!

Misty Cato's
Where Fairies Dance
Watercolor Spills
Cutting Templates Page mats
Say It With Stamps

Krystal Hartley's
Page Parts: Photo Clusters

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And these photos are from November when the kiddos were sick.

Krystal Hartley's
Page Parts: Photo Clusters
Sweetie from 2009 Sweet Shoppe Quarterly Asstmt Vol4
Font: Please Explain from Filling Out Paperwork by DJB & Krystal

pig by spotted dog designs