Katie's Pizza Dough

I love how serious Katie is in this! She's really a pretty intense kid. The puppy backpack is actually a harness so I'm not losing her constantly in the store. She LOVES it! She's worn it all day for the past few days. According to Katie, her puppy's name is Dog and she take it on walks using the handle (I like to think of it as the puppy's leash, not Katie's).

Fall Weather and More Pages

I'm feeling quite sorrowful today--it's very gloomy and rainy and looks like fall. It's still quite warm outside, but the reality has hit me that summer is officially over. I'm alerting all that I will be in mourning for the next 5 or 6 months (with a brief interlude for Christmas and all the wonderful shopping that accompanies it). I need to move to Hawaii. I've decided that New Mexico still isn't warm enough--there is a winter here, and that's too cold for me. I could also be happy in Australia. I never wore more than my leather jacket in the middle of "winter." Here are some pages that I've done over the last week or so. I keep forgetting to post when I've finished them, so that's why there are always these massive posts every week or two. I just finished this page this morning. Look at my sweet baby with food all over his face!! Full Credits HERE These pictures were taken in 2003 while we were in Seattle at the Pike Place Market. I just loved the huge expanses of flower sellers. Everytime I see them it reminds me of "My Fair Lady." Makes you want to burst out into song! I think this page in particular would be really pretty printed and framed. I love the colors in it. The quote around the border reads: "Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. The harvest can be either flowers or weeds." Full Credits HERE I've scrapped very few of Paul's newborn pictures, mostly because the photos aren't that good, for some reason. In general they're underexposed, which makes him look even more yellow than he already is. But here are some cute ones that I found. I can't believe how tiny he looks! Full Credits HERE This one isn't really a scrapbook page; it's an invitation that I made for the Young Women's Standards Night, which is coming up next week. Most of the pictures of the temples are from the internet (you'd be surprised how difficult it is to find high-res pictures, even on the church's web site), but I took the top right picture of the Bountiful Temple. Pretty good, if I do say so myself! Full Credits HERE In the spirit of preserving family memories, I also scrapped these photos that we took of the house when we went on our house-hunting trip. It's amazing to see the difference in the house, especially now that I've painted the downstairs (pictures of that to come). Full Credits HERE And finally, I decided to experiment and use some of the blending modes in the GIMP. It's a kinda cool effect; definitely not one I'd use all the time, but worth playing around with. These were pictures we took on a walk. I decided to be a good mom and protect him by making him wear a hat and sunglasses. Poor baby--he was miserable. I think these were shot about 5 minutes into a walk. Oh well. I had good intentions. Full Credits HERE

Bush Vs. Zombies

This is about the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. Someone was very clever!

Miscellany

I'm working on finishing our pictures of Scotland--I've done pretty well so far. Here's the page I've done of Edinburgh Castle--it was so cool! It contains the Crown Jewels of Scotland, which are the oldest regalia in Europe. Full Credits HERE I've also been digging (metaphorically, at least) some old pictures out to scrap them. I've always loved these pictures of my roommates and me at Mimi's Cafe. We had such a fun time posing for them. And I think everyone can safely say that I'm the best poser! Full Credits HERE We took these pictures of Katie last summer at the Botanical Gardens while Connie was is town. Ah, the good old days when she could fall asleep anywhere. I know it's odd, but my favorite part of these photos is her little feet. They're so scrumptious! Full Credits HERE And since I realize that I don't have nearly as many pages done of Paul, here are some of that gorgeous boy to feast your eyes upon. The first pictures were just taken a few days ago (his shirt says "I do all my own stunts"--hilarious!), and the others are the day after he was born. What a difference! And look how little Katie is in those! Full Credits HERE Full Credits HERE

Paul's Kisses

We're teaching Paul how to make kisses, but he's not very good at doing it on command. I love Katie's coaching in the background!

Katie's Room

Even though we finished painting Katie's room in June, we didn't get the blinds and the curtains hung until this weekend! It's just one of those things that you would like done, but you really don't want to do them. So, as promised, I took some pictures of her room. It's mostly finished; I just want to find a nice, large rug. But that's not going to happen anytime soon, so here it is: