Super Silly Selfies

This is from one of our nights hanging outside our hotel while on vacation in Mt. laurel. We seem to have the best memories just chilling at night. We snapped the first selfie & then just kept snapping. We had lots of giggles taking these. I'm not overly fond of the way I look but the memories behind these are worth documenting.

I have been consciously trying to get in more photos with my kids. Out of the gazillions of photos I have of them, I'm not in many and that makes me sad. My favorite pictures of my childhood are those I have with my Mother. I want my kids to have that too, no matter what I look like....wrinkles and all lol

Used SC October antiquary kit which went so well with WRMK chalkboard line. I also have some of the new Amy Tangerine cut & paste on there. It seems like I can always find some Amy Tan products that go well with almost anything! Love her stuff!

 

 

Baby New Year

Michael is my New Years baby! Kind of funny that I had a child on New Years. When I was little I loved loved loved anything with a New Years baby on it. My Mom actually had decorations with the baby on it throughout the house for New Years. I loved the movie & used to draw him all the time!

I went into labor with Mikey on New Year's Eve, I was actually just going up to visit my sister who had my nephew George on the 29th. Well before I got to my sisters room my doctor saw me & said "oh no, you're coming with me" he must have seen something on my face, lol. I didn't even realize I was in labor! Next thing you know I'm in a gown in the birthing room. They really thought Mikey would be the first baby of the year. The hospital was on the phone with the press and everything! It just so happened my contractions stopped and Mikey wasn't the first baby of the year for New York but he was the first baby born in that hospital for 1999. When his first birthday rolled around in 2000 I knew these had to be the pictures taken :)

Never got to "actually" visit my sister Gigi & baby nephew. I actually got something better... We got to share a room. They also let Gigi & my brother inlaw in the birthing room to watch the ball drop!!! Pretty cool if you ask me :)

 

 

Wasn't he just the cutest! Xoxoxo

 

Christmas Pajamas

Every year before on Christmas Eve the kids each get one present. Christmas PJ's! They get so excited for them. It's become a favorite tradition. After that we put baby Jesus in the manger & sing Happy Birthday. That is a tradition I started as a toddler. So glad I was able to pass that one onto my kiddies. :)

Used some water colors to soften the background a bit. All the tid bits are from Basic Grey waterfall packs. Which by the way I'm obsessed with! I think I have every pack lol.

 

 

 

 

 

Oh My Mikey

What can I say this kid is silly crazy! LOL He is now almost 15 & is still as silly as ever! Gotta love him! Xoxo

Finally got to use a piece of my OA space age stash!

 

 

 

 

Aly & Mikey Snowstorm 1999

I adore these pictures of my two oldest. It was Mikey's first experience in the snow and Alys first time having a sibling to play with her in a snowstorms aftermath. I don't remember all the details but what stands out is how happy the 3 of us were. AND how fun it was!

I have 2 layouts for you. They will go in my album side by side with an insert for the extra photos. I tried to make a girl version and a boy version. So Aly's has pink and aqua. Mikey's has red and navy.

It's amazing to me because they started out like this....

Just 2 photos, 2 pattern papers & 2 embellishments. That's all that's need to spark a little creative inspiration!

 

 

Here are some detailed shots