Just wanted to share....
some sweet memories from Christmas....

 Little Miss Kianna....

 Ella Belle....

 the 3 kids watching gramps open his new hockey gloves.... so cute!

 Miss Shay...

 Not sure what was happening here but I love the shot anyways....

 Shawner....Love having this guy home!

Shar was able to get a couple shots of Manda, Cody and the kids!

and last but not least Granny, Grandma and papa with the grandkids... this is just my family though, there are two other families not here!
Hard to beleive that it is over for another year.... you gotta love the holidays especially with the little kids.... they are so sweet!

Wanted to mention too about my "happiness project" class next week, I hope you all have been in the store to see it! I am so excited to be teaching this class... I have so many ideas running through my head... in fact today I was thinking of just going to the store and grabbing it for a couple hours cause I had an idea.... anyway I never did get there but maybe tomorrow... If you haven't got your e-mail about supplies yet you should get it soon!

Until next time!

Lynn

What a day.....

Special, perfect, crazy, busy and absolutely fabulous all rolled into one.....

Christmas day came....

and then it was over

in a blink, just like that! It is always so busy getting ready and the excitement about the gifts and dinner and family around and friends and then before you know it we are on to a new year...

I have to say though I really love Christmas, I just love the whole family being together, getting to be surrounded by my kids and their kids....

just being together means a lot.....

Every year we try to get our 'traditional' family shot on the front porch.... Love that although we are outgrowing the steps, it is so fun to get the shot and to see the change year after year....
I hope eveyone had a fabulous day, I hope everyone got to create beautiful memories with their families! As a new year approaches I want to wish you all the very best for 2012.....

I truly hope that it is the best year ever.....

Until next time,

Lynn

Happy Wednesday !!
Ok so I think my Christmas shopping is done.... other than a few little bits I am done anyways.....Hope everyone is having a fantastic week!
Just a quick post today to let you know what is happening at the Scrapyard in the new year!
I am so excited about this.....

This is going to be such a great class I can hardly wait! I am hoping to have it in the store in the next few days..... probably between Xmas and New years... Here is hoping!
This class will start on January 5th so if you are interested call the scrapyard to review your spot! I only have a couple spots left so let them know quick!

I am also going to be having another series of Shabby classes.... Shabby 5! I can hardly believe that we are at 5 books already! So excited aobut that!!! that class will start on January 9th... there might still be room in that one as well! I think Lori will be sending out an e-mail to let everyone know the details!!!
Have a great week everone, hope to blog again before Christmas but If I don't I hope everyone has a fabulous day!!!!!
Merry Christams to you all!!!

Lynn

K just have to share something....

that makes me Happy.... Like really happy! How cute is this pic???? Love it a lot!

I know I Have been a bit absent..... not that i have a really great excuse or anything but trust me there is a reason.....( and yes I got a bit of flack tonight at class... sorry ladies you know I mean to get at it!)
Things have been crazy busy, finishing up my 4th shabby chic album and I have to say it is bittersweet.... i miss everyone like crazy, miss creating layouts every week, miss the chit chat.... i really do.... but i have been busy with Little Miss 'E'.... she keeps me busy.... good busy.... but all the same busy.( is that an excuse? ok so I had 5 but I was way younger! lol)

 I can hardly believe that Christmas is approaching and then after that will be CHA and I can't hardly stand how excited i am to be able to attend it again this year with Lori!

Ok so I am starting a new Shabby Chic album.... Like seriously #5... I can hardly believe that I am there already, I really wasn't sure how it would ever go but I am so happy that because of all of you I am still doing it! Like craaaazzzzzzy! But I am so happy! So Thanks to all of you that have made a little old dream of mine come true...... seroiusly so thankful for each one of you!!!!

So in the new year I am going on another little journey..... I am not going to share too much just now, other than that I can hardly stand it I am so excited about it... I go to sleep thinking about it.... I wake up thinking about it......throughout the day I am thinking about it....it is alll about our happiness, and what makes us truly happy..... like really happy.... Oh my gosh I am excited all over again....

with that being said.... the class is sold out.... yep sold out.... but I saw in a little box a couple more journals..... so.... if there is enough interest I WILL maybe offer another class...
you won't be sorry it will be amazing
"Our Happiness Journal".... just the title makes me happy
Happiness.... hmmmmmmm now that I have your attention!
Yep I am excited so if you are interested call the scrapyard... there is a waiting list but who knows.....

Love you all, until the next time....

Lynn

Have you heard?
If you haven't, you might want to go here to check it out! Ok so I have to say that I am so excited to be able to teach at an event with Teresa there..... Susan and I will both be teaching and I am so looking forward to it! Can't wait! So Thank you to Lori at the scrapyard for making it possible for us to do it! So it has been a little while since I posted and  I don't think I even posted last weeks layout but it has been busy! We were out in Canmore last week at a scrapbook retreat that was absolutely fabulous! Thanks to Lori again for having me teach there! I totally enjoyed it!
Here is layout #19 for this week, I can' hardly believe that we are at 19 already, one more then the album! Can't wait for that!

Ok so I know that this photo isn't super recent but because of the Teresa Collins event being revealed this past week and because of how excited I am to be teaching at it I wanted to tell that story for this week.....
Here is layout #18 as well just so that everyone has access to it if you haven't done all your layouts.... Not sure how many of you asked me If I would teach that little frame class.... but I am teaching it at the Scrapyard so if you are interested just give them a call!

Have a fabulous weekend everyone,

Lynn

Just a quick post....
wanted to post the layout just incase some of you don't get to your e-mails or it doesn't get to you fast enough! Sorry it is sooooo late!

Lynn

just a little peek....
Hey ladies hope you are all having a fabulous weekend! I just wanted to give you all a little peek at what you will be doing at the retreat on the weekend!

its the cutest little layout on an acrylic frame.....it is called  memories of us.....
I promise that the layout for next week will be posted hopefully tomorrow sometime!  Have a great rest of your night!

Lynn
ps.... I will send out what you need to bring in the e-mail that comes out....

Hello Sunday!
well Sunday night anyways at 9:23.... p.m. and yes it is almost my bedtime! lol Just wanted to post on here before the week got away on me again.... doesn't happen that much girls honest! lol Yea so wanted to post the layout which is #17.... Happen to love it a lot!!!

Finally was able to get some shots of Cole this week! Crazy life this is but by the time the dude finally gets out of bed he is off to work.... not quite that bad but almost.....then when he has time I don't and...... oh it doesn't even really matter but I did get a few of him at least.... I was always supposed to do grad photos and it never worked out... will have to do it sometime i hope....
I also wanted to share some randoms from this week that I love and yes will most likely use on future layouts.....

 Our little Mr. Kade and his new glasses! They are so adorable and he does so good to keep them on....i think he is just so darn excited that he can see!

 This photo was taken so fast and I didn't even really know what It would look like.... technically it probably isn't perfect( wish Kianna was more in focus!) but I just love it! Love that the girls are inside and they are so excited to see Kade outside! so sweet!

 Grandpa and One of the kidlets.... Him and Ella were planting a tree for  me... well Ella was actually just muckin in the dirt!

 Cole... lookin pretty darn cute if I do say so myself!

Thats it thats all for this time around, hope everyone has a fabulous week and for those of you in classes this week I will see you there!!!

Until then,

Lynn

Hello boring Sunday evening.....

How is everyone doing? I have to say I am a bit bored, not that I don't have a zillion things to do cause I do but don't feel like doing any of them..... lol
Anyways I did want to at least post the layout for this week....

anyways hope you all have a fabulous rest of your Sunday!

Lynn

Where do the days go?
I really feel that all I do on my blog is complain about time and how I don't have enough of it and so on... I am sorry... I feel like I need to know how to manage my time better... I know that I am going to have to organize myself way better.....I have been busy though with a few photo shoots which I love and have been so happy to do! If you want you can check them out here.... lynnthunephotography.blogspot.com
I totally forgot to share the layout this week... so thought I better do that at least.... lol

Things have been busy at the scrapyard too...
I will be teaching a class in the new year called "the happiness journal"....I am so excited about it that I can hardly stand it... I will fill you in more on that later.... although.... it might be sold out.... i know but I have beeen talking to few people about it and well.... you all know how that goes! lol I will also continue to do shabby chic classes.... i have a waiting list at the store for that so if you are interested give them a call and they will put your name down.... (403-271- 2225)
I think that is about it for now....
i have to add a photo too just cause it makes me happy.....

such a cute dude!

Until the next time!

Lynn

Oh my gosh!!!!
like when was the last time I posted? As usual I am making myself crazy busy! I am busy but I really think I have to manage my time better, this is getting ridiculous!!!
We just came back fromVegas! So fun, we attended the Teresa Collins event, this was my second time going and I can hardly wait to go again! So nice to get away, although the weather was fabulous and the resort we stayed at was soooooo amazing! I will post some pics as soon as I get them off my card! Yesterday Lori and I taught out at the okotoks scrapbook event, had such a good time, and met some new gals too, so I really hope that they will come and see us at the store..... we are at layout #15 so only 5 left! Hard to believe! Then we will have the album class, that makes me so excited I can hardly stand it! I LOVE to see everyones albums finished and just to see how excited everyone is just make me so darn happy......Then we will have the Scrapyard Retreat at the Nakoda Lodge! Can't wait for that!
I also have another project strting in January... I will fill you all in soon! I am so excited for this new project! anyway just wanted to post the layout for tonight.... gotta check pinterest out before bed! lol
Have a great rest of your night and see some of tomorrow!

Until next time,

Lynn

Layout #12....
I know! Hard to believe right? I am feeling like life is just whizzing by in a bit of a blur right now.... can't believe it! Oh well it is what it is I guess! Now that fall is fast appproaching I have so much to do before winter sets in.... clean up my house, basement, clean up my yard... and I found a beautiful little thing to do in my backyard and thought Rob would want to get right on that before winter....
Here is how that conversation went....
Me: Rob I found the coolest thing to do in the backyard... Just need a few supplies and we could do it right away....
Rob: Like right now?
Me: Well not right now but maybe in the next week or two?
Rob: Sounds like more of a spring project to me....
Me: well we didn't really do anything in the yard this year!
Rob: well let me see what it looks like....
Me: (with my inside voice) Eeeeek! Maybe he WILL do it! He never says no.... well not to stuff like that anyways!

so I will let you all know how that works out! lol
Anyway layout #11....

Love this picture of manda and Shawn... this was our day at Calaway park! So fun.... brought back so many memories of taking the kids ther when they were little! Miss those days a lot!
Anyways everyone have a fabulous weekend!

Lynn

Back into the swing of things....
well almost anyways.... i have to get a better routine going so that I can get as much done in one day as I possibly can.... that will make me happy!
How is everyone else doing at settling into a brand new routine? I really don't like routine all that much, especially come summertime, I love that most about summer....no routine!
Summer almost seems like a bit of a memory already and it is still so beautiful outside! The mornings and evenings are so much cooler already though.....
I am happy though to be back to classes and am so excited to see everyone again, plus I Love the whole creative thing that I have goin on.... Love that a lot! Wanted to share layout #11.... Hard to believe but we are now more than halfway on our albums... soon we will be putting them together!

also have to share a few of the kids... a blog post just wouldn't be the same without a couple pics!

until next time my friends....

Lynn

Almost the end of the sweet summer days....

so I am really looking forward to getting back to seeing all my girls from class, but it is also kind of bittersweet.... we all know that fall will be upon us in no time and it really is kind of sad... you gotta love summer.... yes I have been taking advantage of it to the fullest... I have been doing only the 'bare' minimum in my house... which means as little as possible.... but somehow because it is summer it is alright! Life as I know it will change....
as of next week Shar is back in school so that means that between Manda and myself we will take care of little Miss Ella while she is at school!
I know this will be hard on her but I am so excited for her to start this new chapter in her life.... move on to so much more.... be a  better person because of what she is willing for..... as hard as it will be, it will all be worth it! Just wanted to share a photo and of course the layout.... I promise to send the details to the scrapyard tomorrow!

Little Miss Ella Belle.... we did a little photo shoot of the kids today... to see more
check this out.... http://lynnthunephotography.blogspot.com
and the layout...

Love this layout.... love, love, love the paper from Authentique!
Enjoy the next few days of sunshine!
Until the next time....

Lynn

Happy Birthday and some faves....

Where in the world does the time go? Yesterday I felt like i was having my number 4 child and today Cole is 18.... like honestly I don't know where it goes.... makes me feel like I can't take even one day for granted... i want to enjoy every moment.... there are days that I don't want to enjoy and days that I don't want to remember but I do know that as time goes by, especially when you are a parent to a teenager....i will forget... I will forget about the sleepless nights and the back talk and so on.....

and we will love them anyways....

then I will just remember the sweet moments, the moments that made my heart melt.... and really that is all that will matter....

now if I could just get through the next few years.....lol Happy Birthday Cole, love you!!!!

 These three little munchkins are so adorable! They enjoyed freezies together on the front porch and everything was perfect until Kade thought Ella might like to share.... because after all his was finished and what girl cousin wouldn't want to share with her sweet darling little boy cousin? Too funny, however she was rather stressed! lol

 a fun, fabulous day to Calaway park and ALL my darling were there... I was so excited that I had to get a picture.... maybe not a technically perfect picture since the sun was so bright but it is totally perfect in my eyes....

COle and Manda went on this ride... Cole tried to take Ella with him, however she kept jumping out before the ride even started so he went all by his lonesome....lol

Sweet little Kianna.... she doesn't like my lens staring at her so we have to have pics like this.....

Manda and Shawn.... They are great buds....now.....lol Love you both!

Shay and Kianna, she loves the babies!

Picture overload again but I have thoroughly enjoyed all the moments that we have all shared this summer and know that it won't last too much longer....then it will be back to work and fall will be upon us.... kind of sad....but inevitable.... Enjoy the last few weeks before the kids are back to school.... I know I will....
and imagine only one in school this year! Yeeeeee hawwwwww!

Until next time,

Lynn

Sweet summer days.....
(picture overload! sorry!)

okay I know its hot at night....but....you gotta love the sweet, hot days of summer.... love them so much that I really don't want to wish them away!!!
Life has been sweet.... birthday partys, cousins visits.... days at the beach, rileypark,cousins visits....(you know who you are....!)
 calaway park and so on it has been awesome! Even managed to get in a day with a good friend! Love summer! Had to share a few pics that have been my faves the last few days!

the pat few weeks have been so filled with so man things.... good and bad.... the bad has been made good....i think....

while summer has been so good, life manages to throw a few little things in there to create a bit of a disturbance.....
My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer.... so while the news was bad and scary at the same time his test results this weeek showed that it hasn't spread so a deep sigh of relief......

Ok I am sorry... but there are so many pictures lately that I love... that tell the tale of my summer memories..... Love the memories, the phots that tell a story! recently I had cousins her from scotland and she posted her photos on Facebook..... her photos told the story of her tow weeks here in Canada.... I Love that.....

I am teaching my first photoshop class at the scrapyard tomorrow and I can hardly wait! i am so excited..... for those of you in it I will see yo tomorrow and for those of you that aren't....yep you might want to check it out... if there is interest I just might teach it again....

Hope you all have a fabby weekend....

until next time....

Lynn