Recent Scrapbook Pages!

I am so excited that I am finally getting caught up on scrapbooking AND I am getting the hang of this blogging thing. I know that I am a bit overobsessive about recording every moment of our girls' lives...maybe its my way of holding onto this time with them. I am excited though, because now that I am caught up, it doesn't take all that long to stay caught up! Confession though...I thought I could just switch to digital scrapbooking, but I just can't give up regular scrapping! I went into Hobby Lobby the other day and lost control when I saw the stickers and paper 50% off! So this is what I have decided...I will do digital scrapbooks for each of the girls seperately (starting right after their birthday and going through their next birthday), and I am doing a yearly family scrapbook the traditional way (Jan-Dec) with all of our pictures in it. So, I started that project a few days ago, and already have April, May, June and July done! Now I just have to do Jan, Feb and March and I will be caught up with this year. Then, if I can do 10 pages a month for the previous month, I will stay caught up. Does that sound crazy?! I really realized in the past few days how much I love scrapbooking! More than just recording memories, it is a hobby! It is really the only thing that I take time to do for myself...its a lot of work, but I love it!

It is 11:30 p.m. and everyone is asleep...for now. Mackenzie is coughing and Madison has already been awake twice since she went to bed. She was running a fever earlier and had a runny nose. I don't know what's going on with those little girls! We went to the mall today and I got to buy some new clothes...a rare occassion! We have really enjoyed being at home with Brian this week. Already, I am kind of dreading Friday when he leaves for Brazil. I am thankful that this will be his last big trip of the summer.

One other thing that is on my mind...we are waiting to find out if there will be a spot for Mackenzie in the ELP (early learning program) at our church. It is two days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 to 2:30). We started to do it last year and decided it was too soon for her. I am still somewhat apprehensive about it, just because I love having her with me, but I feel like she would greatly benefit from it. We are just praying that if it is God's will for her right now, there will be an opening. And if not, that's okay too. We are still really praying and thinking about Homeschooling, which is a big scary thing for me! I want more than anything to do what is best for our girls. I guess we will just continue to pray for God's guidance! Madison is crying again so I guess I am done posting! Goodnight!

Here are some of the recent digital scrapbooking pages I have done, mostly on Smilebox. I still love Smilebox, but I am running out of designs! These turned out pretty cute though!