Waiting for the Winter

I remember when we lived in Michigan, it was late winter, I was pregnant and packing for us to move to Florida, and I kept playing this song over and over again. I was so excited to move somewhere warm and get away from the cold blah winter. Now that we've spent almost 3 years here, I find myself missing that time of year when fall becomes winter. So now I am listening to this song with a different ear.

Credits:
Waiting for the Winter by Kimla Designs

Lyrics: California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas
All the leaves are brown
And the sky is gray.
I've been for a walk
On a winter's day.
I'd be safe and warm
if I was in L.A.
California dreamin'
on such a winter's day.
Stopped in to a church I passed along the way.
Well I got down on my knees
And I began to pray.
You know the preacher likes the cold.
He knows I'm gonna stay.
California dreamin'
on such a winter's day.
All the leaves are brown
And the sky is gray.
I've been for a walk
On a winter's day.

Just a blur

So much has changed even in a year. Amelia is constantly on the go and I just can't get her to stop for one minute. My inlaws nicknamed her "neverstop". I thought I would take some photos of her on Thanksgiving for our Christmas card. But she was just a blur in most of them. She wants to move and wiggle and run. None of this sitting or standing for mommy. I did get a few neat pictures of her walking away from me, a nice one with chocolate on her face, and one none blurred photo of a smile! I was so intent on eating, that I forgot to take photos of us at dinner. The food was plentiful and amazing! I did however, take a nice couch shot of DH after dinner. Most of us took naps or laid down after we ate.

Black and Christmas

These are photos of my sister, Rachel, that one of my other sisters (Liz) took. She is really an amazing photographer! Of course, she has a beautiful subject too :)
Credits:
Little Black Dress by Ginger Scraps



Amelia, Alyssa, and Lauren unwrapping presents and hanging out together last Christmas.
Credits:
One More Sleep...The Bundle by Graham Like the Cracker and Stolen Moments

Amelia's First Trip

Journaling:
I took you for your first trip outside the house when you were seven days old. You looked so tiny to me, you were still too small for most of your clothes. I bundled you up in pajamas and a dress, plus lots of blankets. It started snowing that day and I was worried about you getting cold. Grandma Eifert took us shopping for some baby things that we needed before our big trip to Florida. You slept the whole time and didn’t make a peep. You were such a sweetie!
Credits:
Little Princess Sighs Kit, Word Art, and Alpha Bundle by Graham Like the Cracker
Template by Peppermint Creative
Pea Chelsea K Script

Pumpkins

ournaling:
We had so much fun at the
Potter Park Zoo! I think
everyone loved the penquins
the most. We spent the most
time there, just looking and
giggling. You thought it was great to
ook over the edge and see the penquins
down below. August 10, 2009
Credits:
Zoo Day by Kristin Aagard
Summer Solstice by Newlife Dreams (grass earth)
DSP Daggwood font
scraplifted from Cindy Lee's Beware

Creative Victorian Designs has a new kit out called Hunter. It's perfect for fall and Halloween photos. I used it with Amelia's pumpkin patch pictures from last year.

Journaling:
Amelia’s first visit to a pumpkin patch was an interesting one. She wasn’t quite
sure what all of those big orange things were. She wanted to touch and point at
everything she saw. She was so intense on checking out the pumpkins that I had the
hardest time getting her to smile for me while I was holding the camera. She did
have a great time sitting among the pumpkins and I loved how she looked with her
orange shirt on!
Credits:
Hunter Kit by Creative Victorian Designs
DSP Tays Mom font
Title WordArt by Tina Chambers

One more...

Amelia eating an apple last week. It is finally getting cool enough in the mornings to wear long sleeves!
Credits:
An Orchard Harvest kit by Graham Like the Cracker
An Orchard Harvest Word Art blog Freebie by Bethany
November Template Freebie by Wyld Web Designs

Just be You

Journaling:
Damon came up with this
great way to pull Amelia
around on her bike. He hooked
up two dog leashes to her
handle bars and now we can
easily pull her and steer the
bike. It's pretty cool and fun
to take her on walks like
this! I took her out this
week and taught her the words
"fast" and "slow". She giggled
everytime I said the words and
then I would jog with the bike
or walk super slow.
Credits:
Just Be You kit and alpha by Miss Erin Scraps
DSP JJ the Orange Balloon font
Pink Glow action by Coffee Shop

DSD

A few sales for DSD!

Wyld Web Designs

Graham Like the Cracker

Dreamer's Magic Designs

Apple of My Eye

Journaling:
Last year, you had no idea what candy was, but you know this year! You kept biting into your candy while the wrapper was still on!
Credits: Holly Designs' Fright Delight
fonts: new facebook, pass the chex, DSP JJ the Orange Balloon

Credits: MK Design's Little Pirates

Jen of Graham like the Cracker has a wonderful new fall kit out this week called “An Orchard Harvest”. This kit is filled with a TON of elements! Felt, craft paper and real elements are the perfect compliment to your apple picking or pumpkin carving pictures. They also make great layouts of your little “dumpling” or “pumpkin”. This kit includes 17 papers and over 40 elements all for a great price of $5.00.
An Orchard Harvest has an Add-on! This coordinating mini is slightly more formal than the rest of the kit, but coordinates perfectly to dress up your layouts. It’s only $2.50.

Credits:
An Orchard Harvest the kit by Graham Like the Cracker
An Orchard Harvest the add on by Graham Like the Cracker