hello again + project life vol. 2 ::: issue 6 & 7

Hello Project Life 2012 | Weeks six & seven

It's been awhile since I have updated here.  My family and I moved to a new home just weeks before Christmas and we've been trying to settle in to our new home and new routine.  I'll probably share more about that on another day.  Right now I would like to share my Project Life 2012 weeks six and seven with you.

I've been trying to use more product this year because I have so much and I need to make use of it!   I've used some letter stickers, tape, cardstock embellishments, and my Dymo label maker.

Also, I'm trying to branch out to different sized photos rather than printing everything to fit perfectly in the pockets.  Using Instagr.am on my iPhone is a fun way to mix things up, too!  Most of the photos this week are printed at 4 x 4 and 3 x 3.  I'm thinking about trying out 2 x 2 -- maybe next week...

I forgot to photograph any of the goings-on on my birthday so I just wrote a little bit about it on a journaling card.  It reads:  I was so happy when I found out my birthday landed on one of Troy's days off!  The four of us went out to a late lunch at the Peppery Gar & Brill with a stop on the way home at Baskin Robbins.  We picked up a Gold Medal Ribbon ice cream cake and came home to celebrate my 35th Birthday!

The kiddos broke my antique typewriter ((pout :: boo hoo)), so I just typed my words in Photoshop using the Daisy Wheel font and ran the journaling card through my printer.

I took a couple shots around the house to show my friend how I'm displaying the photographs that she took of the kiddos.  I wanted to include those shots because they are actually two of my favorite displays in my house.  ((smile))

We finally got a pretty good dumping of snow last week.  Nothing like we've had in the past, but this Winter hasn't really been like others we've had in the past few years.

The kitty photo on the left shows our cat, Dude, having his way with Anberly's hair.  He is absolutely fascinated by her hair and licks/bites at it sometimes.  We don't really know why, but I'm glad I was able to capture it in a photo.  He's definitely a one-of-a-kind cat.

The kitty photo on the right is of our new kitty, Ryder.  He's a fluffy little thing with short legs.  ((haha :: snort))  He's such a sweetheart and is definitely my kind of cat.


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halloween at our house

Halloween weekend for us started on Saturday as we got ready for the Illumination of the Jack-O-Lanterns in a local Gold Rush Town near us.  It's a fun little "contest" for kids to carve their gourds and bring them to the town square to win awards.

For some odd reason, my kids don't believe in drawing on their pumpkins before carving, so after cleaning the pulp out of the pumpkins, they got directly to cutting out their gourds. 

Saturday evening we brought the finished products to the town square to be judged.  (It's not really judged per se -- there were more than 20 awards to be handed out and no child was intended to feel left out.)

Anberly's jack was a dragon that was mistaken for a bat at the contest.  She won the Most Haunted Award.  (Sorry about the blurry photo... no tripod.)

Matthew's jack was Jack.  Teehee... Jack Skellington that is.  He added his own little touches to make it more Matthew-esque.

The rest of the weekend I furiously worked on their costumes to get them completed.  Anberly's costume was nearly done by the weekend, except for the sleeves on her jacket and her top-hat.  The sleeves were completed on Sunday and the hat was not completed until moments before going out the door to trick-or-treat.  Whew!

She was (what we called) a Steampunk Chick.

Matthew's costume was started and completed on Halloween day.  I was actually fairly impressed with myself!

He was a Black Hand Assassin from the game Elder Scrolls IV:  Oblivion.  This costume was really last minute... he kept changing his mind about what he wanted to be and only on the Tuesday before did he finally settle on this. 

We all had a lot of fun this Halloween.  Much more fun than last.  I am so happy to have had this experience with my children.

Thanks you so much for stopping by!  My plan is to update next time with a Project Life post and maybe a shoppe update so I hope to see you again soon. 
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hello blog + photo shoot

I've been behind again. With everything. As usual. ::laugh::

There has been a lot happening on the home front and I'm thankful that I have enough to stay busy.

Several updates will be taking place on my blog this coming week, so I hope you come back to see what I've been up to!

In the meantime, I'd like to share some fabulous photos with you. My very dear friend, Lisa Correia, shot these photos of my kiddos in May. They were a Father's Day gift for my hubby. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately ::smile::), I had to share them with T (my hubby) a little early. Here are some of our favorites:

If you are ever in Central California, you should book a shoot with Lisa! She's a fantastic photographer! Her email address is LDCPhotos@yahoo.com