documented: june 2013

Seriously you would think I could update this thing every once in a while.

Another month of Project Life done.

Of course it's not in this year, but that's okay.

I really wanted to get the boys' school years started this summer.

I have scanned and organized almost every piece of paper and memorabilia that I can find for each grade that they've completed.

So that's progress.

But that was months ago.

Now to actually do something with all of those photos and scans.

I have plans and know what I want to do.

I just can't seem to take the time to do it.

For now, enjoy last June.

I was struck while I was putting this together how much Elliott has grown in a year.

He doesn't have a "kid" face so much anymore.

He lacks 1 1/2 inches of being taller than me, and I don't hold my breath that that won't happen in the next month.

And he just looks like he's about 15.

Sigh.....

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Documented: August 2013

August.

One of the boys' most favorite and least favorite months all in one!

Most favorite because they get to go to the Cisne Reunion, which is like one of the best highlights of the summer.  I loved it as a child, too.

Of course, that was when it involved real amusement rides.

I remember watching all day out the window at the funeral home (for those of you who don't know, we lived above the funeral home my dad owned for the first 4 years of my life and then we spent lots of time there growing up even after we moved to our house).....anyway, I remember watching out the window because I had the perfect view of the carnival workers setting up the carousel.  

I'm sure I bugged my parents all day long to go ride it.

I still like going over during Reunion time - it's nostalgic for me, of course, but I really like seeing everyone again and catching up.

So I'm glad the boys like it too.

And the worst month, too, of course, because school begins again.

Don't get me wrong.  We are all always ready for some routine again after freer summer months.

But I think the boys would choose a different way to introduce routine back into our lives.

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Documented: October 2013

October....one of our favorite months.

Soccer, of course.

And, not pictured, but football also.

Ethan's birthday.

Halloween.

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Documented: April 2013

April.

So long ago I can hardly remember it.

Although I feel a bit like I'm reliving it right now.

It involves baseball, flag football, school activities, and even guacamole!

Seriously, this was a fun month too.  

A very busy month with all the activities filling up our weekends.

But fun.

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Documented: September 2013

This is the most recent layout I've done.

You noticed that they're not in chronological order, huh?

When I was getting ready for the crop a few weeks ago I put pictures I wanted to use into monthly folders that were ordered alphabetically and I went with it.

It goes a little against my OCD.....I usually like things chronological but it's all good.

And now I'm choosing by the number of photos and how much time I have in a sitting.

Or just what I'm in the mood for :)

My favorite picture here is the buttered nose, of course.  Can't believe he is 11!

My favorite element on this one is the September card.

I love that font, and wish it could be my own someday.

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Documented: December 2013

So I did 3 layouts for the month of December, because so much happens in that short little month.

I will be posting the Christmas in Florida page soon (hopefully).

This layout is everything not directly related to Christmas gatherings and trips that we want to remember about this month.

I'm liking the chalkboard circle with the white lettering on these layouts.

Documented: Christmas in Illinois 2013

Documented: May 2013

Documented: November 2013 Family Vacation

Documented: February 2013

I spent the weekend with a couple of awesome friends a couple weeks ago, and our goal was to scrapbook.  I've ditched the paper and glue pretty much and am opting for the digital supplies these days.  I'm on the fence about whether it's faster or not.  It probably is once you get the hang of it, but I don't do it enough to be that quick.  But it is definitely easier that carrying all of those supplies around, and I love that you have an endless supply of whatever you need.

Anyway, my own goal was to do one layout for each month of last year.  I had started 2013 with the thought that I would do weekly pages.  That lasted 5 weeks.  I'm back to monthly.  That's just what I can do - plus I really feel like I won't want tons of books to look through in 20 years.  I will be happy with a few.  Especially in my quest to minimalize and declutter around this place.

I'm afraid I've been a bad friend, though.  I was asked by my friend to share what pages I had done at the crop before I left.  I promised her I would.  I left without sharing.  Bad friend.

Trying to make up for that by sharing on here a little each day for a while.

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Project Life: Week 3

Week three.

I like this one the best so far, I think.  

I'm beginning to wonder if I will get tired of using mainly this Seafoam kit, but I'm definitely still liking it.  I like that it's pretty neutral so that you can add other things in.  And I'm learning more and more each week so things are beginning to go faster and I feel like I can do more creative things.  

Week 3, left side

 When I first started doing this week I was disappointed that I didn't have a lot of photos again.  But when I started plugging them in, I realized that it was really just the right amount to have a good amount of journaling also.

Week 3, right side:

 I got a new template from Jessica Sprague's site this past weekend while they were on sale - love that!! I chose this one because it accommodates instagrams really well.  I thought I would go ahead and try it out since I had a few of those beloved squares for this week, and I like how it turned out. 

I feel like I'm getting into a groove with this and hoping that will continue.  Life is getting pretty busy for us - when is it not, really?  I find it difficult to carve out time to do this, but I do because I am just really enjoying it.  I love that it's an instant gratification item also.  I can share with you as soon as I finish!

Project Life: Week 2

Week Two!

Week 2 left side:

 All of the pictures on this side were from the day we spent at my Uncle Bruce's and Aunt Jane's.  We were all finally able to get together to celebrate Christmas (well, almost everyone - it's hard to get everyone together anymore!).  

Week 2, right side:

And all of these pictures were from the weekend also.  And mostly from my grandma's 90th birthday celebration.  And the journal card on the right side does not look like that in real life.  Sometimes there are things that you just don't want to share with the world wide web.  This was one of them.  That just made you incredibly curious, didn't it?

Project Life: Week 1

I know I mentioned earlier that I was going to try to do Project Life digitally this year, so I wanted to share what I have so far.

I'm not sure if I will share each layout or not, but hopefully these will show up well on the monitor and you can get a glimpse at what we've been doing.

Honestly I think I enjoy this more than the traditional paper and glue scrapping.  It's so much easier for me to find what I want to use and I can re-use things over and over again.  I've had so much fun doing this and hope to get better as the year goes on.

This is Week One.

For some reason I didn't have a lot of photos for this week.  I've noticed that some weeks have very little photos as I've been doing this.  I need to get the camera out more and be more intentional I guess.  Although that can be a blessing and a curse because the more pictures I have, the more time it takes to upload them and organize and edit.  Maybe I'm fine with just a few pictures :)

The left side of week one:

The right side of week one