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iNational Scrapbook Day

Check out all the shenanigans & goings-on over at my new site!
(The family blog isn't working over there yet)

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iNSD post

Some new scrapbook pages

These are some scrapbook pages I have finished this week. It felt great to actually scrapbook again.

These photos are from last week when my parents took the girls to Chuck E Cheese. They had so much fun with Grandma & Poppa.
credits:
Urban Kids by Misty Cato @ SSD
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These pictures are from Hannah's first day of school last year. She is so grown up and it's hard to believe that she is even more grown up now! She can read and write and tell time and count.
credits:
Blending Masks by Misty Cato @ SSD (coming tomorrow)
Metal Hanger from Hang It All by Misty Cato
With Gratitude by Misty Cato, Lauren Redi, Dani Mogstad @ SSD
Alpha from Spring Arrives by Misty Cato at SSD
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This is just a cute picture of Ainsley from last fall. She, too, is really growing up and it makes me sad that my baby is almost three!
credits:
Artesia by Krystal Hartley & Amy Stoffel @ SSD (coming tomorrow!)
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This is another picture of Ainsley from last fall at the cabin. The mountain photo blended into the background is one I took up there.
credits:
Artesia by Krystal Hartley & Amy Stoffel @ SSD (coming tomorrow!)
Blending Masks by Misty Cato @ SSD (coming tomorrow)
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This is a photo of Ainsley, almost exactly a year ago. Even though she has gotten so much bigger and older, she still loves Dora!
credits:
Artesia by Krystal Hartley & Amy Stoffel @ SSD (coming tomorrow!)
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These are more cabin photos from two years ago. We took Ashley, Dylan & Zoe up to the cabin for a weekend getaway.
credits:

Fresh Linen Dig-Ette-al Collection by The Ettes
Templ-Ette Collection 9 by The Ettes
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These are from a year ago, one weekend when Ainsley was sick. Poor little girl. I still get sad when I see these photos. She was so sick.
credits:
Fresh Linen Dig-Ette-al Collection by The Ettes
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more cabin photos from last year
credits:
Fresh Linen Dig-Ette-al Collection by The Ettes
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This is a picture of Hannah and one of her cousins at the family Easter Egg Hunt this spring. She loves her cousin and gives her a hug every time she sees her.
credits:

Favorite Faces Digital Collection by The Ettes
Templ-Ette Collection 9 by The Ettes
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These are the only pictures I got from our sisters' weekend a few weeks ago. We all had glitter toes put on. It was so much fun! Mine came off a week ago, but they were fun while they lasted.
credits:
Favorite Faces Collection by The Ettes
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Busy weekend!

Thanks to my mom & dad, my house looks like a home! We worked our behinds off for three straight days and got my entire lower level of my house & most of the main level organized and decorated! I still have several boxes of paper to sort through and organize and file. I have to clean out my storage room, too. But the rest is DONE! I love ya, Mom & Dad! :) I'll post photos in a couple of days when I get everything finished!

Before my parents got in town, I squeezed in a scrapbook page.

I am trying to get all of my previous Easter photos scrapped so I can print them all. So, I used this really cute kit by The Ettes. I love it!
credits:
Spring Splendor Mini Dig-Ette-al Kit by The Ettes
Templ-Ettes Collection 9 by The Ettes

Some Scrapbook Pages

I have been a complete slacker about posting on here lately! Life has been really busy, but good busy... most of the time! :) My parents are coming for a visit, so I have been getting the house ready (don't stress, Mom, there's plenty for you to help me with when you get here!) And I finally made some time to scrapbook AND actually post them. Three of these were completed about two weeks but I just hadn't posted them. Oops! Sorry Fayette & Annette!

These are photos from the Flashlight Egg Hunt at my sister-in-law's house the night before Easter. Don't worry Aimee & Chrissy, I have more photos of your kids. I'll email them to you.
credits:
Beauty Within by Misty Cato & Eva Kipler at SSD
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These are some photos of one of our sunny spring-like days we had last week. Is the snow ever going to end? We woke up to snow this morning. Craziness!
credits:
Carpe Diem by Krystal Hartley at SweetShoppeDesigns
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I made these cute little Lollipop Holders for my kids for Easter! My girls love DumDum Lollipops and I thought this was a fun way for them to eat them!
credits:
Ink by Stampin Up!
Spring Splendor Mini Dig-Ette-al Kit by The Ettes
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These photos are actually from LAST Easter, but when I got this kit, I didn't have photos from this Easter. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry!
credits:
Spring Splendor Mini Dig-Ette-al Kit by The Ettes
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These are photos of my little Ainslers. She is so funny. It's a good thing she is cute or she would NOT survive around here! (Okay, I'm kidding about that!) Seriously, this kid gets in more trouble than Hannah ever thought about getting into. She snuck out of bed and into her playroom to find her little fairies.
credits:
Favorite Faces Collection by The Ettes

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Hopefully it won't be another month before I post more photos, but it might be! :)

Wish me luck this week... maybe I'll even get enough stuff done around my house to finally post photos of it! At the very least I am hoping to pick out paint colors and reorganize some furniture!

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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!