Credits: Layered template (Creative Juice No 6) by Molly Weight (Biograffiti) and 52 Inspirations 2011 Week Twenty Six Mini by Vicki Stegall and Sue Cummings and 52 Inspirations 2011 The Basics by Sue Cummings and Vicki Stegall.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Rainbow Lorikeets
Credits: Layered template (Creative Juice No 5) by Molly Weight (Biograffiti) and 52 Inspirations 2011 Week Thirty by Vicki Stegall and Sue Cummings.
Climbing The Shelves
Credits: Layered template (Creative Juice No 4) by Molly Weight (Biograffiti) and 52 Inspirations 2011 Week Twenty Four by Vicki Stegall and Sue Cummings. Font is DJB Hazelnut by Darcy Baldwin.
Journalling reads: I am not sure what it is about you, but no-one can be unhappy when you are around. It doesn’t matter how naughty you are being, people can’t help smiling when they see you. It’s a very special talent to be able to get away with climbing up the shelving units, emptying off the contents off the shelves and then holding on to the bare shelves so you can use Mummy’s bed like a trampoline. I suppose part of it may have been to do with the fact that we were all in awe of how much destruction and chaos you could cause at such a young age! 11/05/2010.
Build A Bear
Credits: Layered template (Creative Juice No 3) by Molly Weight (Biograffiti) and 52 Inspirations 2011 Week Thirty One Mini by Sue Cummings and 52 Inspirations 2011 The Basics by Sue Cummings and Vicki Stegall.
My Family
Credits: Layered template (Creative Juice No 2) by Molly Weight (Biograffiti) and 52 Inspirations 2011 Week Twenty Five by Sue Cummings. Font is DJB Hazelnut by Darcy Baldwin.
Journalling reads: When I first got my phone, I spent a lot of time just randomly clicking photos and hoping to get one that was worth scrapping. I managed to get a lot of useless shots, thanks to using the wrong settings or photos that were just blurry or out of focus. You all got so used to me taking random photos of everything from the texture on the carpet to the junk on my desk, that you just stopped paying attention to me. You all assumed I was just taking random photos, which meant I got to capture some truly amazing moments like this one of you three. Mark was playing on the X-box when Lukas wondered in and asked to watch. It quickly went from him sitting on the bed next to his Daddy to him laying on his chest for a cuddle. Logan was only 5 months old but he was already pretty determined not to miss out on any chance for cuddles. It made me smile that even though he wanted to cuddle with you two he had to keep watching me to make sure I wasn’t going anywhere. It was so sweet to see you all laying there like that, the love you have for each other so obvious. It made me realise how lucky I am to have you all in my life. I would be lost without this little family of mine, my two amazing boys and my wonderful husband. Photo taken 10-01-2010.
Lukas Bowling
Credits: Layered template (Creative Juice No 1) by Molly Weight (Biograffiti) and 52 Inspirations 2011 Week Twenty Mini by Vicki Stegall. Font is Bosshole.
Journalling reads: When we took you bowling for the first time, you really struggled to get the ball down the lane. But you refused to give up. You never once stopped smiling and you just kept on trying to be better. That is such a great lesson for you to always remember - never give up and always keep smiling. 25/02/07.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Logan's First Solo Hugs With Leia
Credits: Layered template (11th September 2011, Sunday Brunch Chat Template) by Colie's Corner and My Story by Jen C Designs. Font is Pea Teran by Amanda Bottoms (Fonts For Peas).
Journalling reads: You adore your baby sister Leia, but it’s very frustrating for you when we go to visit her. You don’t want to stay in the room with her or stay and play in the day room. You always choose to be a naughty little monkey and run out of the room, usually getting yourself told off by the nurses in the process. I suppose we shouldn’t really be surprised after all you are only 2 years old. When we first took you to visit Leia you were not allowed to touch her, because she was in high dependancy care. BUt once she was moved to low dependancy and had her own side room it was much easier to entertain you, because you will pretty much do anything to be able to touch your baby sister. We started with letting you hold her hand while Mummy or Daddy was holding her, then we moved onto letting you sit on Mummy’s lap while she was holding Leia and “helping” to give her a cuddle. This time though we decided to trust you and let you hold her all by yourself. Mummy crouched down next to you just in case you moved suddenly and dropped Leia. You held her like you had been doing it forever, without me even showing you how. You supported her head and kept her safe and secure in your arms. It was adorable to see you gazing down at her with so much love in your eyes. We were so proud of you for being such a sweet big brother. 25th October 2011.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Logan Cuddling Leia
Credits: Layered template (October Template Challenge) by Giggly Polka Dots and Tranquility by Jen C Designs. Font is Pea Annie by Amanda Bottoms (Fonts For Peas).
Journalling reads: One of the things I was worried about when I was pregnant with Leia, was how possessive Logan is. I was really worried he would feel jealous and hate it when he saw me cuddling her. Turns out I had no reason to be worried, he is still extremely possessive but just not of me anymore. He’s more concerned that he gets to have just as many cuddles with her as we do, he wants to touch her all the time. She’s only just 12 days old and he is already utterly in love with his baby sister. Every morning the first thing he asks when he wakes up is “we go see Leia bear now”. 26th October 2011.
I Love You Precious Girl
Credits: Layered template (2nd October 2011, Sunday Brunch Chat Template) by Colie's Corner and Divalicious by Jen C Designs. Fonts are Susie's Hand and Too Many Secrets by Amanda Bottoms (Fonts For Peas).
Journalling reads: The first time I saw you it was like being punched in the chest, you looked so much like Leo it hurt. Yet I felt the same pull towards you that I did to him, it scared me so much and made part of me want to run away from you rather than risk getting hurt so badly again. But you are now only 10 days old and already I know that no matter what happens I won’t be running anywhere.. I have fallen completely and utterly in love with you and I hate having to walk out of that hospital and not have you with me. 23rd October 2011.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Jack O Lantern
Credits: Layered template (Multi Photo Volume 3, Template 1) and Happy Boo both by Jen C Designs.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
I'm Sorry
Credits: Layered template (Journal Lovers, Template 1) by Amy Lanham (3 Lil' Monsters Designs) and Change by Jen C Designs. Font is DJB C Lyle Run by Darcy Baldwin.
Journalling reads: When I found out that I was pregnant with you, I was more than a little overwhelmed by the emotions that I felt. It was all just so complicated, I wasn’t prepared for even the possibility of having another baby. It’s not so much that you weren’t wanted it’s just that you definitely weren’t in any of my plans. I was already finding it so hard to cope with Lukas and Logan while feeling so ill all the time. I don’t believe in lying to any of you, so I will tell you the whole truth and just hope you don’t hate me for it. For the briefest moment I admit it, I considered asking the doctor about arranging an abortion, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. You need to know how much I hate even the idea of abortions, I can’t help myself from feeling like it’s a form of murder. But I am pro-choice, I feel like it’s a personal decision but just not one I could ever make myself. I guess you are wondering why it matters. Wondering why I am even bothering to tell you any of this, it’s not like it was ever a real consideration. But it matters because you need to know the whole story, including all the bits it pains me to share with you. Right from the start I have been a mess. I just can’t seem to form any sort of bond with you and it is tearing me up inside. Part of the reason is dealing with all of the depression and health problems. The headaches and vision problems started right at the beginning of the pregnancy this time. Walking around is difficult because of the issue with my hips and I am just so very tired I just can’t seem to focus properly on anything. My moods have been really scary and unpredictable perfectly fine one minute, flying off the handle the next. Everything seems so much more intense this time. But mostly I am just so terrified, you are everything I have always thought that I wanted. But now that I have you, I am more scared than I can find words to describe. At first it was panic about how I would cope with three kids instead of two when things are so hard. I feel so poorly all the time, and I feel so guilty about how many things I can’t manage to do as a mother. But mostly the problem has to do with the simple fact that I feel like you might just be too good to be true. The last time I got something I really wanted was with Leo. I loved Leo so much it hurt, my pregnancy was so hard and then came special care. When he came home from the hospital I thought it was finally over. But it was only just getting started, he broke my heart into a million pieces when he died. I couldn’t cope with the intensity of all the emotions that I felt. I tried to push everyone away, because I just couldn’t cope with the idea of anyone ever hurting me that much again. I just can’t seem to allow myself to pull down the walls I have built and allow myself to love properly again. I’m so sorry baby you deserve so much more than me feeling sad.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Pumpkin Sippy Cups
Credits: Layered template (Adventure 365, Template 19), Urban Irish Cardstocks (slightly recoloured), Adventure 365 Occasion Flairs, P365 Basics Little Date Tags Extended and Edge Genius Volume 3 all by Jewel Goodwin (Mad Genius Designs). Fonts are Old Newspaper Types and Pea Squeaker by Amanda Bottoms (Fonts For Peas).
Journalling reads: One of your favourite things we bought for Halloween, was these orange plastic pumpkin sippy cups.They were 3 for £1 so we bought one each for you, Lukas and Josh. You had a great time climbing onto the chair and trying to drink out of the straw like a big boy!
Halloween Decorations
Credits: Layered template (Adventure 365, Template 8), Trick Or Treat, Trick Or Treat Cardstocks and Trick Or Treat Glitters all by Jewel Goodwin (Mad Genius Designs). Font is DJB Writes A Lot by Darcy Baldwin.
Journalling reads: Since it was our first Halloween, we went a little bit overboard when it came to buying decorations for our little Halloween party. Plastic banners, paper chains and inflatable items for the walls. Tinsel to wrap around the light stand and cardboard chandeliers and paper lanterns for the doorway. We decorated the tv unit with flashing lights and Logan drove us nuts by constantly swiping them to play with. We bought a plastic tablecloth and paper napkins for the table as well as a tinsel fountain centre piece. We even went as far as buying lots of Halloween themed plastic plates and bowls. It took us nearly the whole afternoon to decorate the living room and when we were finished it looked more than a little tacky, but it was so worth the expense and the effort to see how thrilled and excited both of the boys were about the party when it was finally all finished.
Pumpkin Carving 3
Credits: Layered template (Adventure 365, Template 7), Trick Or Treat and Trick Or Treat Cardstocks all by Jewel Goodwin (Mad Genius Designs) and More Than Words Celebrations Wordart by Darcy Baldwin and Jenny Hutson. Font is DJB Rita Script by Darcy Baldwin.
Journalling reads: When the pumpkins were finally empty it was time to start on the fun part of carving the design onto the front. We placed the pumpkin into a large plastic bowl to keep it steady. Then we printed out a pile of carving templates I had found online. After a quick search we were able to find the masking tape to attach the stencils. The next part was quite time consuming, we had to pierce holes through the pumpkin skin around the outline of the stencil. We were surprised at how tough the skin was to get through. Both of the boys were fascinated by the process. Once all of the holes were punched we removed the paper and got Mark to finish it off. He used the knives provided in the kit to cut between the holes and remove the pieces of the design one at a time. By the time he was finished it looked nothing like the original stencil, because the boys had begged him to cut, “One more hole”. Conor decided not to use a stencil on his and carved his design freehand. I think for our first attempt at pumpkin carving they turned out great. We wanted to leave them to dry out for a while before putting the candles inside, but Conor insisted on taking his home still wet. It’s just a shame we forgot to take any photographs of it when we lit it!
Pumpkin Carving 2
Credits: Layered template (Adventure 365, Template 6, slightly altered), Trick Or Treat, Trick Or Treat Glitters, P365 Basics Date Strips White and Edge Genius Volume 1 all by Jewel Goodwin (Mad Genius Designs) and Worth Repeating Brushes and Stamps Fall by Katie Pertiet. Fonts are Kiddy Halloween by House Of Lime and DJB Rita Script by Darcy Baldwin.
Journalling reads: Conor has never had the same concerns as our boys when it comes to getting messy. He couldn’t wait to stick his hands into the gooey, slimy, gross contents of the pumpkins. Mark and Conor sat themselves on the kitchen floor and started by cutting a circle in the top of the pumpkins. Then using the scoops provided in the kits, they scooped out all of the seeds and pumpkin flesh into the little plastic bin we have for vegetable peelings for recycling.
Pumpkin Carving 1
Credits: Layered template (Adventure 365, Template 5), Trick Or Treat, Trick Or Treat Glitters and Edge Genius Volume 1 all by Jewel Goodwin (Mad Genius Designs) and Worth Repeating Brushes and Stamps Fall by Katie Pertiet. Fonts are Kiddy Halloween by House Of Lime and DJB Rita Script by Darcy Baldwin.
Journalling reads: I am always slightly jealous when I see other people’s Halloween photos. While we were living with Nan there were lots of things that it just wasn’t possible to do with the kids. So for our first Halloween in our own house we decided to indulge in trying some of them. We bought two pumpkins and a couple of sets of tools, then we invited Conor around to carve them. The boys had no interest at all in any part that involved touching the “pumpkin guts”.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Just You
Credits: Layered template (Adventure 365, Template 15) and Monkey-ing Around both by Jewel Goodwin (Mad Genius Designs). Font is Pea Angedawn by Amanda Bottoms (Fonts For Peas).
Journalling reads: I am not sure why it is, but I seem to get the cutest and most natural photos of you when I just stand and play with the various settings on the camera and take photos without you knowing. For as long as I can remember you have driven me insane by chewing everything, it almost seems like you don't even realise you are doing it. I have told you off so many times for doing it yet you still keep doing it. You were sitting watching television and chewing on one of your action figures. You had your feet on the sofa and your sweatshirt had ridden up to show part of your belly. I stood and just watched as you were completely engrossed in what you were watching, until you just couldn't sit still anymore so you slid down on the floor and started playing, it made me smile.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Fire And Stone
Credits: Layered template (Adventure 365, Template 14), Adventure 365 February, Adventure 365 February Glitters and P365 Basics Little Date Tags Extended all by Jewel Goodwin (Mad Genius Designs). Logo found on Google. Font is Pea Alisha by Amanda Bottoms (Fonts For Peas).
Journalling reads: When we go shopping in the city centre, we usually end up grabbing takeaway for dinner. Quite often we opt for Mcdonalds just because it’s cheap and quick. On this trip we were intending on going to Pizza Hut, to take advantage of a special offer but since the closer one was busy we decided to give somewhere different a try. Fire and Stone hasn’t been open long and it looked really interesting. We were met at the door by super friendly staff, even though they were busy they pushed two small tables together for us so we had room to park the pushchair. They were running a special promotion where all pizzas were £4. Lukas was going to order from the kids menu but we were advised to order him an adult one as it would be cheaper. So he got one from the menu called the American Hot, (Fire & Stone’s tomato sauce, sliced Italian pepperoni, green chillies and grated mozzarella), and they took off the Chilli for him. I went with the Sydney (Crisp oven-roasted smoked bacon, free range egg, shaved smoked ham, mozzarella, Fire & Stone’s tomato sauce, basil & chives) and Mark went for the Maui (Double smoked shaved ham, Fire & Stone’s tomato sauce, diced sweet pineapple, mozzarella, basil, red onion & tomato salsa). The boys got cokes to drink and I went for Pineapple Juice. The pizzas were all gorgeous and yummy I was so mad I forgot to take a photo of the pizzas because we were too busy devouring them. Hopefully we can go back again soon, it was a lot of fun to try somewhere new to eat!
Quad Bike
Credits: Layered template (Adventure 365, Template 16), Boyish Mini, P365 Basics Beaten Up Alpha and P365 Basics Little Date Tags Extended all by Jewel Goodwin (Mad Genius Designs).
Friday, September 16, 2011
Angelina Ballerina
Credits: Layered template (Adventure 365, Template 13), Festival Of Colour Papers, Festival Of Colours Glitters, Adventure 365 Occasion Flair, Star Genius Volume 1, Brush Genius Volume Two and P365 Basics Date Strip White all by Jewel Goodwin (Mad Genius Designs). Font is Trajan Pro.
Journalling reads: The school organised a trip to see angelina ballerina performed by the royal ballet at the theatre, you were so disappointed when you didn’t get a spot on the trip, so I decided to buy tickets for me and you to go and buy 2 tickets for us both to watch it. We had a great time and you got some flashing mouse ears and the dvd from the souvenir stand.
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