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