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DECEMBER DOUBLE UP LAYOUT SHARES AND FINDING THE HOLIDAY JOY ....

OK people, here are the five layouts for the DECEMBER DOUBLE UP pack ... hope that you like them ...

 
I found this photo of Jack taken with Santa at 11 months ... I was heavily pregnant with Eve and thought that I should do the right thing and have Jack's photo taken at the shopping mall ... so I lined up for ages and finally it was our turn ... as you can see, Jack was NOT impressed ... obviously, this photo never made it to the mantle piece but I thought it should make it to Jack's album ... You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I'm telling you why!

 
This year, I asked Jack and Evie to write their Christmas lists ( I like to include their handwriting on the layout ) then we googled images of the items on their lists ... a great exercise to clarify what they actually want for Christmas.

 
Jack may not have many items on his list, but they all have big price tags ... poor old Santa!

 
It's Beginning To Look Alot Like Christmas includes photos from December last year ... decorations, the gingerbread house, gingerbread men, truffles, chocolate wreaths and our Christmas card photo shoot.

 
Only 2 more days of November left, a pretty full month for us as we approach silly season.

 
Lots of goodies in this month's collection ... 8 cardstock ... 12 pattern papers of which all but one is reversable .... glitter lettering from Sassafrass and Echo Park lettering stickers ... Sassafrass chipboard flowers ... Hamly lace rub ons ... American Crafts felt Details and Dear Lizzy rose brads ... fantastic value for $60 ... order yours here.  The special for this month is 25% off all EMBELLISHMENTS ... the discount will be deducted from the total of your order before processing.

I have had quite a few people ask if I was participating in a December Daily this year ...

 
and yes I am, but I am not creating a mini book ... the thing that I loved most last year about the whole December Daily project was that it forced me to record with words and photos each day in December ... so, I am going to do that again ... but I am NOT going to create an album, I am going to do a layout for each week .... so 4 layouts for the month of December (Days 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-31) ... I am going to focus on the photos this year and I have signed up for this .... prompts and assignments to help capture the JOY of Christmas.

One of our assignments is THE TREE ... so this morning, we put on the Christmas carols, and Eve and Fred helped to decorate our twig tree ...

 
 
 
 
 
 
usually, I would have been too busy telling them what to do BUT today, I reminded myself to take photos of the process.

 
 
 
 
I even managed to get some shots of Banjo having a fabulous time chasing the Christmas baubles.

I know that officially, Wednesday is the start of December, but I am just getting organised and allowing for those crazy days!  So now I can tick off THE TREE assignment ... tick!

That's it from me today ... Oh, before I go, I little shout out to Jack and Evie who both received awards at the School Awards Night on Wednesday ... Jack got the MOST CONSISTENT EFFORT award for his class and Evie received the MUSIC, ART, DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS award ... they were both very excited and we were very proud parents ... OK, that's really it from me, thanks for stopping by.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CATCHING UP AND FAVOURITE PHOTOS FROM 09 ....

.... back to share the final pages of my DECEMBER DAILY JOURNAL .... Wednesday December 23 was gingerbread house making (who could forget?!) ....

 

 

... Thursday, I actually didn't take a photo .... so busy packing and getting organised ... making sure the house was left relatively tidy and watering all the plants ... and then when we got to our destination, I couldn't be bothered, too tired I think ....

 

 

... a photo from my sister's Christmas card and some journalling ... the day we were all waiting for ...

 

 

 

and Boxing Day ....

 

 

... finally the back page ...

 

Thankful that I did the December Daily ... some days were a bit of a challenge ... so pleased that I had actually created the journal before December started ... will be lovely to look back on ... just have to cover my journal, I am thinking fabric ... will share when I get around to it, but don't hold your breath.

On a few of my favourite blogs I have enjoyed looking at favourite photos from 2009 so thought I would have a trip down memory lane ... first up was JANUARY ...

 

a wedding in Airlie Beach and lots of pool time  ... FEBRUARY saw a few favourites ...

 

 

 

 

.... MARCH we went to Fiji ....

 

 

 

 

... APRIL was Easter and Brett's surprise 40th ....

 

 

 

...  MAY was the beginning of footy season, autumn leaves and cute beanies ....

 

 

 

 

... JUNE was more of the same ....

 

 

 

and I will be back with the remainder of the year next post ... best go and feed a grumpy toddler ... hope all is well in your world and thanks for stopping by.
   
   
   

   
  

 

 

DAY 22 AND 3 MORE SLEEPS ...

... two highlights today .... firstly Evie and I made rumballs ...

 

they actually turned out quite well and we packaged them into egg cartons (thanks Donna Hay) ...

 

added some scrapbooking paper to the top of the cartons and finished off with a big bow ..

 

... I think that a dozen rumballs is a lot more fun than a dozen eggs ... Day 22 nude ...

 

and with words and pictures ...

 ... the vintage Merry Christmas card is from October Afternoon ... Freddie was quite grumpy this afternoon so we tied a Christmas bow around his neck ready for purchase!!!!

 

No takers ... his yoghurt eating skills might have something to do with that ....

 

.... he is quite a gifted finger painter I am thinking.

The second highlight of today was that Evie advanced to Junior squad in swimming, caught up to Jack .... she has improved so much since the start of the season and I must say that I was surprised that she was asked to try out for Junior but she made it ... so proud and so is Evie ....

 

No other news today .... until tomorrow, thanks for stopping by, might even have a layout share from the January Double Up pack for you.
   

 

DAY 21 ....

... today the kids had to earn their Christmas spending money and help Brett do some cattle work ...

 

 

 

 

... they worked hard and were good helpers, they will sleep well tonight ... here is the journal page nude ...

 

and with words and pictures ...

 

 

... 4 more sleeps to go, really counting down now ... thanks for stopping by.    

 

DAYS 18,19 AND 20 OF MY DECEMBER DAILY JOURNAL ....

... it has been a busy couple of days .... the birthday festivities are over, Evie had a great day ...

 

 

 

we had a bit of a photo shoot in the afternoon so that the girls had some photos for  scrapbooking ... the day was finished off with an ice cream cake and birthday wishes ...

 

Day 18 journal page nude ...

 

and with words and pictures ...

 

 

I added some Heidi Swapp stickers, a Hambly rub on label, Mambi tab sticker and some MM word fetti stickers ... yesterday after Evie's friend went home, Jack and Evie spent the day putting together Evie's lego present ...

 

her and Jack often play lego, but on his terms ... nice for her to have her very own lego that she can keep in her room .... they had lots of fun building until a lego plane crashed into the house!!!

Day 19 nude ...

 

and with words and pictures ...

 

... added some MM rub on words and lego label ... today I have been thinking about what my contribution for the Christmas table will be, got me thinking about some of my favourite Christmas treats ... Day 20 nude ...

 

and with words and pictures ...

 

still haven't figured out what I will make ... plenty of time!  Hope that you have had a nice weekend, thanks for stopping by.
  
  

SHE IS 9 TODAY ...

 

... in the blink of an eye Evie has gone from Dark & Stormy, her nickname as a toddler, to a Hannah Montana obsessed 9 year old ... she is very grown up these days ... loves school and all her friends .... loves to be the centre of attention and is a bit of a drama queen ... loves all things girly ... still likes to play Barbies and Littlest Pet Shop .... but also likes to play cars and lego with Jack .... loves to sing and dance ... she is carefree and says it like it is ... she is gorgeous! Today she has a friend over for a sleepover and gets to rule the roost for 24 hours ...

opening a gift this morning ... extremely happy with her silver bangle from Gran and Darra .... she was up at 5:30 not wanting to miss any of her special day ....

making the most of her day!

December Daily update ... Wednesday Day 16, nothing special, a long day in town with 3 kids .... Evie did wash the car when we got home which is pretty  extrememly rare ...

 

here is my journal page nude ....

 

and with words and pictures ...

 

... yesterday the kids and I drove to Warwick to meet Gran and Darra and pick up Roxy ... we are dogsitting over the Christmas break ... I attempted to get a happy snap of the kids with Gran and Darra ...

 

nice one of Evie and Fred ....

 

nice one of Gran ....

 

nice of Evie and Gran but just wasn't happening for the boys .... Jack was being Mr Grumpy and Fred just wanted to go, go, go ... here is the journal page nude ...

 

and with words and pictures ...

 

and today's page is still a work in progress .... will call back tomorrow, until then, thanks for stopping by.

 

 
  

 

DAYS 11, 12, 13, 14 AND 15 ....

... that's quite a catch up isn't it?!?  On Friday we packed up (it seemed like everything BUT the kitchen sink) and drove to Glen Lyon Dam for a weekend on the water ... the excuse was to celebrate Greg's 50th (married to Jill, Brett's sister) ... lots of family, fun and food ...

 

the view from out front of our cabins ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fabulous 3 days .... Jack and Evie did not stop the entire weekend, they were soooo tired on Saturday night that they went to bed without dinner!  

A catch up on my December Daily Journal pages ... Day 11 nude ...

 

and with words and pictures ...

 

... took out the plastic sleeve and added a journalling sticker and some Hambly rub on stitchng ... Day 12 nude ...

 

and with words and pictures ...

 

 

... I slipped the plastic sleeve in here .... Day 13 nude ....

 

and with words and pictures ...

 

Day 14 nude ....

 

and with words and pictures ...

 

 

... made a pocket from some Hambly transparency to house Jack and Evie's wish lists ... added the Special Delivery sticker which is coming up in the January Double Up pack ... Day 15 nude ...

 

and with words and pictures ...

 

... on my wish list this year is a new camera, top up of my favourite perfume and a trip to the day spa ... a girl's got to dream ... added the October Afternoon Santa bingo card and also the holly sticker.

So now I am caught up ... hoping to work on a layout using these cute stickers ...

 

until tomorrow, thanks for stopping by.
  
 

DAY 10 AND A LAYOUT SHARE ....

... remember the headbands that we made for the school fair?  Well they were a big hit and I really enjoyed making them ....decided to make some more for Christmas gifts ...

 

 

 

... all was going well until our little town ran out of plain headbands and glue gun refills ... off to the big smoke next week so will need to replenish then ... here is my journal page nude ...

 

 

and with words and pictures ....

 

 

... if you are interested in making your own headbands check out this ....

 

here .... I think that it would make the cutest Christmas headband ... and whilst you are checking out fun things ... go here to check out my new camera bag that I am really hoping magically appears under my Christmas tree ... a girl has got to dream right!!!!!

Layout share ....

 

 

 

I needed a Fiji layout for our family album ... I have been sorting out our albums for this year and need to catch up on quite a few events ... hard work when there are 4 different albums ... the goodies in this take away pack ...

 

That's it from me today ... thanks for stopping by.
   

   

DAY 9 OF DECEMBER DAILY ....

... today I attempted to get my Christmas cards done ... I love making them but finding the time to write a personal message on each can be challenging ...

 

... my goal is to get them posted sometime next week ... fingers crossed .... here is my journal page nude ....

 

and with words and pictures ...

 

... the only extras added were the blue Scenic Route lettering and the Luxe journalling sticker .... no other news, HOT, HOT, HOT here today ... Evie had a haircut ... big kids did swimming training ... and most exciting of all, I have only one more gift to buy ... yippee ... hope all is well in your world ... thanks for stopping by.   

 

RUN RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN ...

... can you guess what we made today ....  yes, gingerbread men ....

 

 

 

 

 

it was lots of fun and there were some scary looking gingerbread men .... can you spot the one with fake tan ...

 

bit of a stand out isn't she?!?  Here is Day 8 of my journal nude ...

 

and with words and pictures ...

 

... like this one, almost as much as our gingerbread men ... until tomorrow, thanks for stopping by ... oh, before I go, meet Josh ...

 

have you seen those BCF adds on TV ... will Jack was a total Josh today in front of the computer most of the morning ... the smell of gingerbread men enticed him away thankfully!