Daily Photos – August 15 2009



This, from beautiful Cayucos.







While walking around we saw these three little birds, waiting for their mom and then the mom showed up to give them some food. So magnificently cute.



And today’s Aurelia.







Happy Saturday.

Digital Downloads – Together Tag

Today’s download is a tag. It looks like this:





Like last time, the gray is just to show you the white inked edges. The PNG doesn’t have the gray part.



You can download it here: together tag download.


You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.

Digital Downloads – Loved Stamp

Today’s download is a png stamp. It looks like this:





And here’s an example:






You can download it here: loved download.


You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.

Daily Photos – August 14 2009



David had a blast today climbing into the lawnmower box and closing it all the way. Amazing how much joy a cardboard box can bring.







And here’s Aurelia today. I also caught him staring at David’s toy and wanted to snap a shot of that, too.







Curious little boy.



It’s been an exceptionally rough few days for me. The lack of sleep is becoming a bit unbearable and add to that the fact that he’s been taking his naps on me, and I am just a tired basket case with a hurting back.



We’re leaving for vacation soon and maybe, just maybe, that will be the energy jolt I need.

Digital Downloads – Cherish Tag

Here’s today’s download:







The gray is there just to show you the white inked edges, the real png doesn’t have the gray part.



Download here:cherish tag download.



The rules: You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.

Daily Photos – August 13 2009



This is how my house looks lately. My kids playing together. I love it. I can’t wait until Aurelia’s older and they really play together.







And the feet, the wonderful feet.







I slept very little last night. David decided he was going to have bad dreams. So he was up 6 times and each time David went to sleep, the baby woke up. And when they were both finally asleep, I had insomnia. Ugh…

Today You



I am working on a new Big Picture Scrapbooking class that will be on making simple layouts that focus on the photos and journaling. This is why I started scrapping. To save my memories. I don’t want to lose sight of that. The rest is fun, too, but not if it gets in the way of preserving the memories. I think it’s crucial that I remember that.

Digital Downloads – You Are Loved and Cherished

Here’s today’s download:







You can download it here:you are loved and cherished circle overlay.



There’s a layout coming in my next post that uses it.



The rules: You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.

The Best Brother Ever

My mom tried to prepare me for David being jealous when the baby came. I told her that David wasn’t that kind of kid, but she said that I’d never know. Most kids are jealous, she said. I was skeptical but I stayed quiet.



Now I can officially say she was wrong.







Here’s David putting on a puppet show for Aurelia, just to make sure he wasn’t sad.







Aurelia loved every minute of it.







And here’s the puppet-master.



And then when he was done putting on the show. He read to his little brother.







Yep, he’s the best brother ever. We are so blessed.

Daily Photos – August 12 2009



I adore this photo. Not even sure I can put into words why I do, but I do. Today was a “let’s be lazy” day so I pretty much got nothing done. I did a few digital elements, mostly to learn my way around Photoshop. I am not sure if I will continue doing the downloads past August. Maybe I will, maybe I won’t. Not sure right now. I have learned a lot so I spose that’s serving its purpose.



Here are a few more I snapped during tummy time:











This one I took last night as Jake was holding Aurelia. Love this one, too. Love the feeling of nostalgia I get when I look at it.







And a one of the boy with the amazing eyes. He’s been watching Aladdin over and over again for days now.







There are more photos from today coming in a separate post. Between the laziness, taking care of the kids, and eating, I’ve also been reading Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner. I am not sure how I feel about the book yet. I’ve liked her in the past so I am reading and waiting to see if I like it more.



Still feeling a bit out of sorts and pensive. But excited for our upcoming vacation.

Being True

I was reading Rebecca Cooper on write.click.scrapbook today and came across these words:



Embrace who you are as a scrapbooker…where your strengths lie, what you do best and don’t be afraid to just stick with it! Let go of some of that pressure to create this way or that and I guarantee you’ll LOVE the results!



And it struck a chord with me. This is so true. My favorite pages are often the ones where I’ve stayed true to myself. Where I’ve journaled. Where I didn’t spend time worrying about others and what they might say. It’s not that experimenting is bad, it’s just that I don’t need to be something I am not for other people. Especially since years and years from now, these people will not be in my life but my pages will and I will want to see the pages that are true to me.



So I am planning to make some changes. Do some soul searching and see what I like. Go back to the root of what attracted me to scrapping to begin with. Maybe even some experimenting for myself. Let’s see what happens…



Btw, I was thinking today that so many people are so snotty about scrapbooking but what is scrapbooking: photography, story telling (journaling), and some beautiful art supplies. Who doesn’t like those things? I don’t understand why I have to be embarrassed that I scrap. It combines all the things I love to do. So I am proud of it.

Daily Photos – August 11 2009



I love those little feet.







And this smiling face. This is as David sings and dances around so entertain him.



I must say that while Aurelia baby is considerably easier than David was (partly cause I’ve done all this before), it’s still been a rough few months here. I haven’t slept a full night in six months (I wasn’t able to sleep towards the end of my pregnancy at all). Aurelia doesn’t like being put down at all. He nurses almost the whole time while he sleeps. If I try to unlatch he wakes up and cries really hard. If I put him down to grab some food or even to pee, he is really miserable and within minutes, he’s sweating from anger.



I am certainly worrying less this time around and having a real maternity break has been wonderful but even with that, I find myself tired too often. And frustrated that I am unable to do what I want to do. My head is spinning with ideas that I have no time to execute. Even though I know that he will eventually sleep through the night and even take naps by himself, that time seems unfathomably far away. And I keep reading about other people’s kids sleeping and I feel like I am messing it all up all over again.



But then he smiles. He is so incredibly cute. I hug him hard and I am thankful for each and every moment.