It's All About The Journey

Sixteen Years Together

Ciao! This past weekend Wayne and I celebrated 16 years of marriage. We were not able to celebrate our special day as we have in years past. I offered to watch Gracie for the weekend,Oops! :) There are a lot of other weekends that Wayne and I can go out and celebrate. We both had lots of fun playing with her, taking photos of her and  spoiling her of course. :) We did however keep one of our traditions. Every year we take our Anniversary photos. It's a way for us to celebrate the moment and It's neat to look back at our yearly  photos to see how we have changed and aged. 

Here are just a few of the photos we took.  Hmm, not sure why the photos are not showing up as clear as they should. If you would like to see any of the photos clearly please double click on them.

My handsome husband. :)

I also made a page using Project Life. Surprise, surprise.

I used both the Honey & Just Add Color editions.

 I have been making Gracie's books using moments in her life that I have been able to capture. I loved this particuliar day. She wanted to put a diaper on Elmo. She wasn't able to so Mommy showed her how it's done. Grace was was thrilled and so pleased that her "baby" Elmo had a diaper on him. :)

 

 One last photo, I promise.  Wayne and Grace  had a blast playing outdoors this past weekend. At one point Wayne began jumping up and over Grace and when she saw him doing that she began running between his legs. She screeched and laughed with pure excitement and happiness.It was great fun watching the two of them and what a treat for me to be able to take thier photos.

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me. I certainly have appreciated the comments that have been left for me to read. I hope that you have been able to enjoy the fall. It's hard to believe that winter is almost here. :(

Stay safe, stay warm and SMILE BIG! :)

 

A Project Life Page & A Few Fall Photos

Ciao!  I have one very simple page to share today. So simple it took me minutes to put it all together. Using  Project Life has been such a life saver to me on so many different levels. If not for this system I would not be able to make 3 books at the same time. I am on my second book for Grace and she will not be 2 yrs. old until March. :) I am making our book for 2013 and finishing up our book for 2012.  I am hoping to leave many memories for my children both with words and photos.

Here is the latest page for Gracey's book.

 These photos were taken on 10/9 when my daughter and I stopped off for a short visit with Molly and Grace while we were in the area of where they live.  I took the photos of them when we were getting to leave.  Grace wanted to go with us. I wish we could have taken her with us. What fun that would have been. I used two cards from the Honey Edition. I love the bright colors from that kit.

Wayne and I have been super busy this fall. We have been trying to make up for all of the things that we not able to do this past summer. Two day trips to Maine, our local town fair,  a day at one of or stae fairs, apple picking, visits with our family......well you get the idea. With each trip or family visits one or both of us takes hundreds of photos. So when I'm not going to appointments, cleaning the house, or being busy doing other things then  I am sitting quietly editing our photos. Did I mention anything about napping? That's because no matter how exhausted I get I do not nap. Good thing I don't since I am feeling so behind on all that I would like to accomplish. ;) 

I have a few fall photos that I would like to share with anyone who would like to see them.  I have many more to share and hope to very soon.

Last week Wayne and I went to York Beach, Maine. On our way there we passed by one of my favorite places to see in NH. I love seeing seeing this during  each season. It is called Wagon wheel Hill.  You may not see it very well but at the top of the hill is a wagon. I took this photo while we were driving past it. The sky was incredible.

On our way home from York Beach Maine but in NH once again I was able to get two photos of the sky while the sun was going down. The sky is gorgeous during the fall season. All 3 sky photos were taken while in the car. 

Last but not least, a photo of Grace . In one hand she has a half eaten Apple cider donut and in the other she has her drink. I was taking lots of photos of her stitting on our steps when we returned from apple picking that day.

Thank you so much for stopping by. So happy you took the time visit me. Stay safe, stay warm, and SMILE BIG!

MDS & Week 39 Project Life Page

Ciao! What a beautiful fall we have had so far. Not too much rain, lots of days that are in the mid to high 70's, a few that have been in the 80's and the leaves are now turning. Wayne and I have been taking full advantage of the weekends after the not so very nice summer that we had. We have been busy making memories and having some much needed fun.

Last week we went to the Deerfield Fair. What a great day! So I made both an MDS page and a Project Life page of our trip to the fair. Hope you enjoy them.

I made this page using the MDS program by Stampin'UP! I made it very similar to the way that I made my Project Life page just to challenge myself  a bit. 

Week 39 Project Life Page

I used the Just Add Color edition. It's been so much fun using this kit. 

In this page I showed only the photos that meant the most to me. I do not go on the rides but I do like watching them work. I do not like eating the food but I love the smells, and I do not play the games so I included photos of the things that I enjoyed doing or that made me happy to see.

I still miss stamping but I am so grateful to have both the MDS program and Project Life that I am able to use. A huge bonus for me is that both are so simple to use.

This afternoon Wayne and I went back to Home Depot to start the ball rolling on having the rest of our kitchen done.  This section will be a remodel and not just an update. A designer will be here by the end of this coming week to work with me. I quite excited about it. In the mean time I am hoping that Wayne will get the walls and the ceiling all painted quickly.Here is my last update on the kitchen until the last of the remodel is finished. Hopefuly by November.

New pendant lights and white stool are the latest updates. We still need to have 2 new white doors installed, I need to order new curtains, walls, woodwork around skylight windows and celing need painting and the last wall needs new cabinets and counter top. So we are 75% finished. :)

Thank you so much for stopping by to look at my pages. I hope that you are enjoying the fall as much as I am.  Stay cool/warm, stay safe and SMILE BIG. :)