In Awe

Purple and I are not friends. I don't care for purple...never have. I was not so happy when I found out Hannah's gymnastics team leotard was going to be purple. Why did I care do you ask? Clearly because of the scrapbooking repurcusions. I don't have any purple supplies! But as you can see, I managed. This layout is not at all what I imagined it would turn out to be, but I kind of like it. The green looks great with the purple and I did manage to find a few bits of purple to throw on there. What do you think? It is different from anything I have ever done.

I just love this photo. The girls, especially Hannah, were just amazed at the skills of the older girls. It's one thing to actually practice doing something...quite another to see someone go flipping and tumbling across the entire mat in one fluid movement.

Random

My daughter has been on the pre-team at gymnastics since last spring. Girls have come and gone from the group and while I can't say I know many of the parents too well, we all make small talk while we drop off or pick up our children. But today, I walked in to the building to see a new mom....except, I know her. She went to college with me. She lived in the same small dorm of like 50 people my first year. RANDOM! Her daughter has been in gymnastics with mine since September. Somehow, and I just can't believe it is possible, we have never run into each other. Either I am early for class and she is late or vice versa. For five months we have not crossed paths....what are the chances of that given our girls are with each other four hours a week?!?!


On a scrappy note, I have been marking some blogs and saving some layouts recently for inspiration. I did the following layout this evening based on a design from Vicki Boutin over on the MME blog. Can you see, I even used one of the Maya mists that I have been hoarding?




I have come down with the cold my children have been fighting all week. I feel awful --- these sunny pictures made me feel better for awhile at least. Is it summer yet???

Baked 2 Perfection

I picked up these Basic Grey papers way back in October. No matter what I think of their papers when I see them online, they are always SO much more beautiful when I see them in person. At first glance, I didn't "need" these papers. I resisted each time I came across their Nook and Pantry papers online, and then I saw it in person. OMG, I had to have it!! I love the muted colors with the kitchen doiley motif. It was perfect for these pictures of the kids baking. As soon as the weather starts to get cold, we start to bake. The kids love making cupcakes and brownies. They all get on their little aprons and grab a spoon. They fight over who gets to crack the eggs, pour in the spices, etc., but in the end, we each get our own spoon to lick so all is good.

Winter

Despite the snow, the blustery wind, and the frigid temperatures, sometimes, winter isn't so bad....