Layout #16 and photo shoot....
Hope everyone is enjoying there weekend, so nice to see the sun shining! Wnted to post the layout for this week as well as a photo shoot Sharla and I did yesterday.... Baby Keaston is 2 weeks old and an absolute little sweeetie.... he has the sweetet little cry ever.... He only cried when we were trying to shove him into a big cold metal bucket! Imagine that???? I though for sure he would have enjoyed it! So sweet though....
I hadn't really noticed that Ella is getting that big but compared to a brand new one she is... Hard to believe how fast it happens!


Hope you enjoy your little sneak peak at your little sweetie.... Enjoy your day everyone!

Lynn

Layout #15 and a photo.....
Here is the layout for next weeks class.... you will all get your e-mail from Lori soon! Only 5 more layouts to go for this album! Yayyyyyy! Sometime in the next 5 weeks we will figure out a time to make the album as well! So fun to see it all come together! ANother cool day out there today, don't think we will be having an indian summer this year.... sucks but what do you do.....

Little Miss Ella is growing so fast, hard to believe she is almost 2 months old.... On the 27th Kianna will be 4 months and on the 29th Ella will be 2 months.... time flies when your havin fun.....I guess....

Will post more of the other kids next time around, I have hardly had time to pick up my camera or I just keep forgetting one of the two! Have a great Saturday everyone!

Lynn

One down 7 more to go....
layouts for this album that is.... hard to believe we are almost done another album.... Where does the time go??? Then it will be on to album #3.....EEK......... to much excitement! Hope everyone has enjoyed it as much as I have!
so.... 'once upon a time there was ONE of the most beautiful baby girls born '..... I know I am partial but I do think that all of my babies are the most beautiful..... sorry.....
I have to say I am loving scrappin' the grandbabies, I never had fabulous pictures of my own kids so now I have to make up for all those long lost memories..... having so much fun doing it too.....
Had a great first week back at the store, and wow did it go fast! The only pain was all the sewing, sorry girls, I did try to keep this weeks to a minimum! Had a hard time doing that I might add....lol
Have a great weekend and I will see you all next week!

Lynn

The first real week of September.....
in other words.... the first week back to work! Not that what I do is 'real' work because it sure isn't! More of a social, fun thing with a GREAT bunch of ladies! I am lookin quite forward to it actually! Hope everyone got the picture requirements becuse like I said in my e-mail you won't be able to do the layout without your picture! I wanted to share some more random shots from this summer.... there will be morre cause I took lots so hope you all don't mind!

Sharla and her friend Danielle.... these girls have been friends since they were about 2.....they are the friends who might not talk for a long time an then pick up where they last left off.... Love that!


Kianna with her little bonnet that Manda loves! (not!!!!) We were at Heritage park so she fit right in!
Shar and her little peanut.....
Miss Ella chattin with her mom!
Kianna posin for the camera!
We went to Heritage park last week and had a great day, Had lunch and enjoyed looking around the park! It was a great way to end of the last real week of summer holidays! Hope everyone has a great rest of the week!

a photo that stirs my soul....

I LOVE, LOVE this shot that Sharla took of Kade and I! It reminds me of a special little moment... a distant memory now of seet summer days..... I will be so happy years down the road to look back at the memory of days gone by.....
just quick post today to get the layout up for next weeks class, call the scrapyard for picture sizes and make sure that you bring your picture because you can't do the layout if you don't have it! Have a great weekend everyone!

Lynn

it's been awhile.....
you all know what happens when i don't blog for a bit, it seems like it is picture overload! Yikes!
I'm not sure about the rest of you but I am thoroughly enjoying the last few days of the summer days....soon it will be a distant memory..... doesn't feel like we have had much of one but it has been so nice for the break from routine! Have I already mentioned that I don't like routine? Just incase I haven't I really don't like it!
All of us girls, and Kade went up to see Cody's sister Jessica and her hubbies new plce in Camrose last week... we had a really nice time! She has such a nice place and a really nice spot! Even got to take some pictures by her barn....Love that barn! The kids were all so good! We were totally inspired after we got home to go to the farmers market and get some fresh fruit and veggies and then Manda and I got all domesticated yesterday and canned 52 jars of peaches! It was lots of fun even though I was totally exhausted by last night! I was thinking i was getting old and not able to handle too much anymore but the girls werre all just as tired as I was! Thank goodness!

sweet little Ella Bella....
This is Cody's sister sweet little girl.... she loved the dog as long as she didn't get too close!

Kianna Bobanna.....she is such a smiley sweet little thing....
Special moments....
Kade definitley didn't like the dog!
Ella and grampie....
Jodie and Sadie..... If you are reading this Jess, Thanks again for the great time we had, Loved being there and seeing where you guys live!
For all of you that are waiting for me to post the layout for next weeks class.... as soon as I get off this computer i will get it done! Have a great rest of your week everyone!

Lynn

The days are getting shorter.....
or is it just me??? I hope it is but somehow I don't think so...... Kind of sad in a way that summer will soon be ending and a new season will be upon us.... I am really looking forward to fall and classes starting again.... a new routine....( although I don't like routine at all! lol) But for me September will bring a lot of changes to my busy household.....I can't say that I am looking forward to that. The baby girls are growing like crazy, so hard to believe! Our little Ella has started to smile, it is so sweet to see both babies learning something new everyday! Kianna has the most amazing big blue eyes and smiles constantly! She is such a doll! Kade continues to entertain us all and has a fascination to vehicles,especially Grandpas truck! He LOVES that! He also Loves the keys, scary I know but he has his own little set now! I hope everyone enjoys the last couple of weeks of summer! Can't blog without a few photos! Enjoy!




sweet Kianna!


Little Ella Bella....
Mama and her girl....
Kade talking to Uncle Shawn!
Have a great rest of your week!

Lynn

I am reminded again....
that life is short..... that time is going so fast...... that we might not have tomorrow..... How many times have I told myself to make sure i give my kids an extra hug today or tell that special someone that i love them? On Saturday, Bright and early we left for Lethbridge..... all of us to attend the funeral of a 26 year old man that passed away while on a family holiday to the Shuswap. We have known him and his family for a few years now.....Anybody that spoke of him spoke very fondly of him and that he was such a great guy.... he truly was...... and he will be missed by all that knew him.....My heart goes out to his family and it amazes me the strength and courage that they showed..... Since then I have been reminded of how life can be cut so short and that we really have to make the very most of today..... take time for your family and friends.

Cole and Shar and baby Ella sharing a moment together.....

Sweet little girls.... I hope they always LOVE each other and that they stay close.....
and baby Ella out on the porch, not so sure how much she loved that but she did great!!!!
Summer is flying by and we don't have too much time let before school will be back in and we will all be back in our fall routines! So hard to believe! Enjoy the last couple of weeks that we have left!

Lynn

Sweet Summertime Memories.....
well I have to say that this will be a summer to remember.... there has been so many moments that I will cherish forever! Life has been so crazy busy that I don't have a lot of time for anything right now! I am SOOOOOO glad that we can capture these sweet little moments..... the moments that not very long from now will be a distant little memory.......our sweet little Ella is 5 days old and such a sweet little treat to have around! I have to say I am loving it.... the sweet little morning snuggles while Shar tries to catch up on her sleep.... so far she is doing amazing.... she is settling in to motherhood like a little natural! She adores her sweet little girl!

Manda, Cody and the kids were away for the weekend and I could hardly believe how much Kianna had changed in just 4 days! Like amazing! She is such a happy little thing, smiling and chatting! She is a gorgeous little thing! Makes me not want to miss a single second of time with all of them!

Our little Kade man was so exciting when he came over this morning! He LOVES to see the kids and LOVES when Cole or anyone for that matter plays with him! Such a sweetheart and Keeps us all totally entertained!
I have to admit trying to capture one little shot of him is a huge challenge but once he got his freezie it was all good!
Enjoy every single moment of today so that they will be embedded in our hearts and minds forever.....

Lynn

Have you ever wished.....
that you could change things....that you could make things better? That you could take away pain from your kids..... last night as I watched my third grandbaby come in to the world, the only things that I could think of is that I wished it was me doing it....i wished it was me in pain.... I wanted so bad to trade Shar places and do it for her.....
I know that people have babies everyday but watching one of your kids go through it was a whole new experience for me.....
She was a trooper though and did it.... Finally.....This was right after Ella was born.... Sharla was so happy she could hardly stand it....
so here is the info....
Ella Skye
7 lbs 13 ozs
20 inches long
and she is gorgeous.... a beautiful little cousin for Kade and Kianna!
Enjoy your weekend everyone, I know I will.....

Lynn