up and running

i think i've created an energizer bunny out my friend stephanie...she's gotten the digiscrapbooking "bug" and is inspiring me to keep up.  so, in honor or our hard work, and by that i mean blood, sweat, and swear words (when the technology won't obey), i'm posting some of my new layouts.  (we have just completed the "up and running" class by jessica sprague.)

i'm trying to keep everything fair.  (is there such a thing?)  caroline keeps asking where she is on my layouts...like where's waldo?  i'm not used to the audience and am not giving up hope that this digital scrapbook party-of-one will be easily transferrable to "scrapbook retreats"...can't give that up.

 cuties.

fair is fair.  here is my madeline.  hard to believe.  i probably wouldn't have scrapped something like this on my own, so i'm glad for the digi lesson prompting me to look back and appreciate how time has evaporated.  i'm so grateful for the time i have with my kids.  not all of the moments God gives us are easy, but as i look back, the picture is beautiful.  this is one of life's reminders never to take a moment for granted. (don't miss connor's layout posted 10.8.10)

this is a two-page tribute to our camping weekend in september with the cutshall family. i've come to the conclusion that our family can only tolerate one campout each season.  what should have been our 2nd campout this fall took a few interesting turns.  the plan started out as a full-fledge campout, complete with a bonfire and s'mores at the crane house.  very soon after our first campout, the plan changed to a "pretend campout", where we'd set up the tent (inside) for the kids while the adults camped in the bed.  

we did go to the crane house. we did see smoke from the would-be bonfire.  we did eat s'mores...baked in the oven.