Pumpkins, Kids, and lots of Candy..

I finally finished most of my Halloween layouts and I am so glad I can finally share them.  I just love creating Halloween and Christmas layouts and all of the cute papers and embellishments that are out there for the holidays.  I can never get enough!! I think it is because kids at the holidays are so fun to photograph and you get to relive your childhood through their eyes.  This year, Isabel was Cleopatra and Bailey was Wonder Woman..They looked so great and we had a lot of fun at Isabel's school parade, trick or treating in our downtown, and going around our neighborhood.  I only wish I had more trick or treaters at my house as we don't have that many kids in our little community.
We always make the best of it though and have SO much candy that we could swim in it! Lots of good Stuff!!!

I try and use a lot of product that I already have in my stash, but I love to shop for new stuff each season (that is a big part of the fun of scrapbooking, isn't it?) My favorite products this year were:
1. Martha Stewart Punch around the Page Spiderweb Punch
2. We R Memory Keepers Papers (esp. their word strip papers)
3. My Mind's Eye "Blackbird" line
4. Martha Stewart "candy" embellishments that look like little wrapped pieces of candy. Yum!
5. Black tulle and those fun Prima black rhinestone swirls

Thanks for looking! I hope you enjoyed them as much as I liked creating them..Have a great Thursday!

Silly Sisters

I just love watching these two pal around...

Too funny!! Esp. the expression on my little one's face!!!
We have been busy around here enjoying Fall and getting ready for Halloween...

I don't know why she is trying to EAT the pumpkin!!!

New Halloween PJ's..

 

 

I have been scrapping some layouts from the Studio Calico October kit.

The kit has such a cool "polaroid" style stamp.

I love this picture of Bailey..

 

 

 

 

I also did a few of Isabel's fist day of Kindergarten:

Good Stuff!!!
Have a great Thursday! Thanks for stopping by!

Fall Fun!!

We have had a busy time picking apples and going on hayrides. That and the smell of apple cider are some of the best things about Fall.

I haven't posted layouts in a while so I thought I would post some from the Studio Calico September Kit. Lots of fun Sassafras in this one......

I was waiting for this October Afternoon "Seaside" paper to come out for what seemed like Forever!! But, I finally got my hands on some and did a layout from some old photos of me from the Jersey Shore.  Great Fun!!!

Thanks for stopping in and have a wonderful Thursday!!

School Days and September Fun..

I know it has been a while, but I thought I would post these pictures before I forget.
Isabel's first day of Kindergarten:

 Bittersweet for Mommy, but Isabel has been loving being a big girl, riding the school bus, playing, learning, and making lots of new friends.

"Little Miss Snacker"

 

A trip to the Bronx Zoo:

Getting new hair accessories at a Craft Show:

 

Being Girly:

 

and Bailey getting to spend lots of quality time with Mommy while Big Sister is in school:

Good Fun!!!!

Summer's Beauty

We never usually get to the arboretum by our house this time of the year, but we were lucky to go and see all of nature's beauty.  The flowers were in full bloom:

The girls had lots of fun!!

It's almost mid-August and sadly enough, Summer is almost over...
These two have been spending most of the time at the pool.

It is hard to believe this one will be starting Kindergarten next month!!!

I have a couple layouts I did with my A Million Memories July Kit..

Lots of pretty bright colors and lots of October Afternoon..

And here are a couple from the Beach and Lake:

That's it for now...Happy Friday!!