Here we are on our last day of our summer pages week. I was going to try to get a photo of me and cilantro together at the grocery today but as I approached the evil weed, it gave off its stink and I went running for the bread aisle.
You gotta give me some credit for trying, right? I wanted us to come to a truce but it just wasn't meant to be.
Today, I wanted to close the week with a few school and birthday pages. I'll be the first one to admit it: I have thought about the day when my kids will be back in school. Fondly.
There. I said it. I've even made a layout of my youngest and the year he'll be entering Kindergarten:
This was done for the American Crafts' blog.
2013: What a glorious year it will be. In all truthfulness, I will probably be a blubbering, snot-filled mess when I watch my youngest walk through those double doors and into the elementary school. How do I know? Because I did when his oldest sister did it. And I did when his middle sister did. I can talk the big talk but I sure as heck can't walk it. In fact, I'm tearing up just thinking about it.
Let's move on to some more school pages, shall we?
Here are a couple from Emily Pitts:
She's a Wonder Woman of putting different pattern papers together and making it all work on a page.
A wonderful idea to show "growth" over the year because my children completely trash their shoes over the course of a school year. I just never thought to record them. Thanks for the idea, Emily!
Here's one from Monika Wright:
Uh. Does that say "Class of 2010"? Congratulations to you, Zach! And Monika, I have tissues if you need some.
Now onto some birthday layouts. It seems like there are the most birthdays in the summer months for my family: me, my two daughters, my sister, my dad, my nephews, my best friend, my mother in law, my sister in law, my brother in law...the list goes on and on. So I thought I could show you some birthday pages as well.
Here's one from Cheryl Overton:
Just love the fact that she used purple on her son's page and great action shots as well.
And one from Monika:
This was from Isabella's (Monika's daughter) first birthday party.
And lastly one (I mean two) from me. I scraplifted myself (again) to save time and I think I'm going to use this format for all of Katie's birthday photos from now on. Here's the one from a year ago:
And one from a few days ago:
I love seeing the similarities and changes over a year's time.
And well, you know...
Thanks for spending the past few days with me. It's been fun!
