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NOVEMBER DOUBLE UP AND PROJECT LIFE PACK

And so another month rolls around which means another pack full of scrapbooking goodies and another six double page layouts.  Here we go ....

Really loving the Pink Paislee Hey Kid range, the Ephemera pack is brilliant.  This layout had a little bit of interference from Miss Polly, I am thinking that Polly is not a fan of white space as she filled most of it in with black pen.  Bit more white cardstock over the top of all Polly's work!

I am also loving these largish lettering stickers from Fancy Pants and also the tape stickers which are perfect for adding quick borders.

Didn't really need to do much with this super fun paper from thePink Paislee Hey Kids range.  The paper is actually die cut, very cute.

Main focus here was trying to fit both landscape and portrait photos on the layout, grid format works best. 

The gorgeous pattern paper from Crate Papaer was the main feature of this layout which Ithink worked perfectly with the Hamilton Island photos.

Another fun die cut paper from the Pink Paislee Hey Kid line.  Even dusted off my Creative Memories circle cutter which has stood the test of time, 13 years!

The November Double Up consists of 12 cardstock, 10 pattern papers, large alphabet stickers from Fancy Pants, Tape stickers from Fancy Pants, Fancy Pants label stickers, Pink Paislee Element stickers, Pink Paislee Ephemera Pack, Jillibean Soup lettering stickers and Prima Sugardots. 

There are a couple of packs still available for $60 if you're interested.

This month's Project Life pack contains ...

All About Me stickers from Prima.

Label stickers from Fancy Pants.

Pink Paislee sentiment stickers.

3x4 Snap! cards from Simple Stories.

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Two of these

One of these

And one of these.

This month's pack is $20 and I have one remaining, so be quick if you would like it.

Thanks for stopping by, will be back soon with a Project Life catch up.

PROJECT LIFE WEEK 37

Playing catch up with Project Life.

The highlights to week 37 were Eve's netball grandfinal, lots of gorgeous weather meant more outside play and Fred played lots of lego.

Polly loves pottering outside and she loves playing with Doug.

Freddie had a haircut.

Eve loves a bit of social networking.

Polly loves sleep time and going to bed at night.  She goes down for her daytime nap at about 11:00 and sleeps for a couple of hours.  She has a bottle, Stinky Pink and her dummy. 

When asked what he would like for lunch, Fred's usual reply is a party on a plate.

Freddie still loves to play cars.  I love listening to his play, he has a great imagination.

The A grade netball final was a nailbiter with Eve's team, Lemon, going down to White in the last quarter.  Lemon were the minor premiers and Eve was also names Player's Player in the Gundy 6 team.   Happy for another season of netball to be over.

Polly actually enjoys playing by herself on Fred's Kindy days.  I think she likes not having to share.

Had visitors for dinner Saturday night so made a delicious New York baked cheesecake.

And that wraps up Week 37.

366 DAYS OF MISS POLLY LOUISE

WARNING:  PHOTO OVERLOAD

We made it, 366 photos of Polly, a photo a day for her first year of life.

And there we have it people, 366 days of Polly.  I have filled out a journal along the way and in time will make a photo book of Polly's first year.  I can actually remember taking most of these photos, the good, the bad and the ugly!  So pleased that I have all these snaps to look back on.

DECEMBER HAPPENINGS ...

So very hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner. Presents are wrapped, car is packed and we are ready for our road trip to Sydney. 

December has flown by for us, busy, busy busy.  Here's a look in photos ....

The big kids finished school on December 4 and immediately started annoying me! Jack was invited to the North Star Hippie party and had an absolute ball. 

Jack was in the regional Darling Downs relay team that swam at the Queensland State Titles at Chandler in Brisbane.  He also competed in 4 individual events during the week.  He was second reserve for both 100m Freestyle and 200m Medley, came 6th in the 100m Butterfly final and 8th in the 100m Breaststroke Final.  Swam all PBs and and did himself proud.  Not a bad effort for a Gundy boy.

We spent the week at the Gold Coast and in between swimming squeezed in some beach and pool time.  I started and finished all my Christmas shopping.

Evie turned 12 and part of her birthday present was tickets to Wet 'n Wild (or I like to call it Wet 'n Feral).  We had a special birthday dinner and I organised an ice cream cake but forgot the matches. 

We've also seen lots of Christmas lights, cooked and taste tested some Christmas goodies, finished Christmas present shopping and ready for the festivities to begin.

Today is Day 354 for Polly, not long now until she is a big one year old.  Really does seem like yesterday that I praying to make it through Christmas without having to do a mad dash to hospital.  And now we are an entire year later.

Everyday Polly is learning new things.  Lots of new sounds and the beginnings of words.  She says Uh Uh and shakes her head, says Doug and woofs, Bye Bye and waves.  Loving all her babble too.  She has her third tooth which is on the bottom too.  All the other kids got two teeth on the bottom and then two teeth on the top, not Polly.

She is so close to walking, lots of furniture walking and standing up without holding onto anything.  Eating more of our food, trying and liking most things.  Loved the pool and the beach.  She is really busy and loves to "play" with Fred.  He, not so much!

She was very brave and had her photo with Santa, Granny is in the photo too.  We tried to convince Fred to have a Santa photo too.  All he said was that Polly is brave and so is Granny!  He wasn't going to be shamed into anything.

Another layout created using the December Double Up pack (please excuse the crooked photo).  Raingoats is a very funny story.  Freddie and I were driving down town when he saw some Christmas decorations in a shop window. 

He said, "Mum I know what Santa drives." 

"Do you, what is it Fred?" I asked. 

"It's a sleigh." 

"Good boy, yes Santa does drive a sleigh.  Do you know what pulls Santa's sleigh?"

"Yep, Santa has goats!"

It took all my restaint not to burst out laughing.  I replied, " I think they are called reindeer."

"Oh yes, raingoats!" he declared proudly.

So cute and I just had to scrapbook it before it's forgotten. 

Wish you and yours a very merry Christmas, hope that Santa and his "raingoats" find you.  Thanks for stopping by.

AROUND HERE ....

This week has been loooooooong! 

Polly has been sick and we spent two days and a night in hospital.  Started with conjunctivitis, then really high temps and lack of appetite, vomitting and diarrhoea.  After a doctor's appointment we were sent to the hospital for a chest Xray and they wanted to observe her for the day.  That evening they decided to put her on a drip to treat dehydration.  Poor little thing, she was so lifeless and just wanted to sleep.  I couldn't watch them trying to put the drip in, was just horrible.  Anyway, she is on the mend, slowly.  Not really sure what was wrong with her apart from a severe case of gastro.  She has developed a rash so I am now thinking she may have chicken pox.

An update of Polly's 365 photos ...

Thank goodness for her dummy and Pinky as they have been her best friends while she has been sick.

Brett was away, so Freddie was with us at the hospital, he was such a good boy.  He took complete ownership of the hospital bed and the TV and we had an impressive bag of snacks.

In other news, Brett, Jack and Evie departed on the bus to Chinchilla at 4:30 yesterday morning for a swimming carnival (I stayed at home to look after Polly).  They had a great day, both kids swam PBs and we really happy with their swims.  Evie got three thirds and she was over the moon to have some medals dangling from her neck.  Jack swam a 27.96 for his 50Free which he was really excited about.  He was hoping to get under 29 seconds so a high 27 was fantastic.  He broke a few records, not sure how many.  He amazes me with his determination!

Thanks to Jot for taking so many photos of my kids, almost feel like I was there watching.

We have some new family additions, we need them like a hole in the head ...

Buzz and Woody the baby ducks.  The big kids and Brett went to the Rememberance Day service and came howe with two ducks!  Freddie was excited and they have settled in well with Sugar and Spice.

Pepper likes to lay on the trampoline guarding the feathered friends. And Doug just wants to play with them.

Freddie showing me his fancy moves on the trampoline.

Cloud watching at the pool as we wait for the bigs to finish training.

Some play dough fun.

Fred talking on the phone to Gran and Polly wanting to get outside.  Fred's latest thing is to go topless, loves to just wear shorts.

Fred with all his bedtime props, there are five in total and he loves them all.

This is another layout using goodies from the November Double Up pack.  So pleased that I have scrapbooked about Freddie's bedtime buddies because they are a big part of his life.

And that is about it in the Prosser family. Another busy week coming up, hopefully Polly is on the mend.  Thanks for stopping by.

NINE MONTHS

 

 Polly is NINE months, well, she is actually nine and a half months. Today is Day 289.

Milestones this month .... crawling!  She is no longer content to sit and watch now she is go, go, go.  I think that Freddie might have been happier when she stayed put in one place and didn't try to eat all his toys!

Other milestones include stranger danger, holding her own bottle, clamping her lips shut and shaking her head from side to side when she doesn't want to eat something, squealing with delight when she sees Doug and absolutely loving having a bath with Fred. She is happy most of the time and when she is unhappy, we all know about it!

Thanks to those who expressed interest in the Cut & Paste Project Life.  It's a go ahead.

Double Up packs will remain the same next year with the exception of no month in review layout.  The PL Add On Kit will cost $15 and will include 5 page protectors and embellishments each month.  This kit can be purchased without the Double Up pack.  My Project Life pages will use left over Double Up products and the goodies in the Add On Kit.  I have preordered goodies from all the lines shown on my last blog post.

To ensure that you don't miss out on a DOUBLE UP pack or PROJECT LIFE ADD ON KITplease subscribe for next year.  First kits being January 2013. All the cool products need to be preordered right now!  Add your name in the comments on send me an email to info@cuttingandpasting.com.au .  Please note that my usual email is NOT working, thanks.

HELLO

Just stopping by to say HELLO and share some of Polly's 365 photos.  Today is Day 268 for Miss Polly and she is growing up really quickly.

Her first tooth finally popped through on Wednesday and the one beside it is not far behind.  We are trying to tame her wild hair and encourage it to sit down, rather than straight up.  She now has a bath with Fred every night and they both love it. 

 She is so very close to crawling and is loving her new found freedom of being able to explore!  I absolutely love this stage, she is so much fun.

Last Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jack was part of the Queensland Schools Rugby League Carnival.  He played in the Darling Downs team.  They played five games and won three.  Thankfully his shoulder was fine and stood the test of five games of football. 

All the photos were taken by Sporting Images.

First week of holidays is almost over.  The kids are back in the pool and we are all enjoying some gorgeous spring weather.

Evie had her Dance concert last Sunday, she was lovely, unfortunately no photos to share.

Back tomorrow with the OCTOBER DOUBLE UP layouts.  Thanks for stopping by.

SEPTEMBER HAPPENINGS

Can't believe that we are almost half way through September, there is a definite feel of spring around here. 

Polly has reached and passed the 8 month milestone.  I love seeing more of her personality each day.  She really observes everything that is going on around her and loves company.  She likes to sleep on her tummy, which is great as the hair on the back of her head might actually grow now.

She really loves Doug and follows him around with her eyes.  He usually sits himself down right next her and doesn't seem to mind when she tries to chew on his leg!

She pats you on the back when you pick her up out of the cot which is really sweet.  She is a content little bubba and we love watching her grow.

We are all enjoying more outdoors time which I love.  Swimming training starts in a week!

Jack went on the Year 7 trip to Canberra.  He had a blast and took over 1000 thousand photos, I have viewed the photos up to Day 2 (it was 6 day trip).

Doug waiting patiently, in Polly's carseat, such a cheeky dog.

Evie's netball season is over for another year, her team was beaten in the semi finals last Saturday.  She had a wonderful season and loved being part of the pink team.

I smile everytime I look at this photo.  I think that if it had a title it would be SIDETRACKED or maybe PROCRASTINATION.  This is Freddie getting dressed for the day.

This photos makes me smile too, Polly and Fred are such good mates, he is the best big brother.

And my favourite 365 photos of Polly.

As promised, another layout using the leftovers from the SEPTEMBER DOUBLE UP pack (there is one remaining if anyone is interested.)

Quick, easy and cute!

So the big kids have one more week of school and then it's school holidays.  Jack has a rugby union carnival on the first week and Evie has her dance concert.  It's Freddie's birthday on Monday, can't tell you how excited he is.

Will be back with more news soon, thanks for stopping by.

 

AUGUST

August is almost done and dusted, it flew by for us, here's a glimpse of some of our highlights.

Evie performed as part of a guitar group at the Eisteddfod.

She also performed as part of a Jazz group and Tap group.

We headed out to Roma for a day of netball. Was an overnight trip as a bit too far to travel in one day, especially for Miss Polly.

Lots of walking as our house is situated right at the start of an awesome bike track.  Although, there are a couple of vicious magpies that have swooped poor Freddie twice. 

We have managed to make our house into a home.  There are still a million things that I would like to do, but as it is a rental we are somewhat limited.  It is a lovely big, open house with plenty of room.  It backs onto a creek which is nice, love seeing the pelicans (I always think of Stormboy and Mr Percival).

Polly is just gorgeous, today is Day 240, and everyday she seems to do something new.  She loves her afternoon walks in the pram and is quite pleased with herself being able to sit up!  Lots of new sounds and belly laughs particularly at Fred, her best mate. She does not like being alone and if Fred leaves the room she gets most upset.  She is sweet, fiesty and cheeky all rolled into one bundle of deliciousness!

Our three fish survived the move so this encouraged Brett to buy some more. We then felt obliged to give the tank a bit of a makeover. Now we have 10 in total  (there has been one casualty) and Fred loves to sit and watch them all.  He has his own names for them, it's very sweet. 

Weekly trips to  Toowooma for Jack's Darling Downs Rugby Union team.  Counting down sleeps until a certain boy turns 4.  Getting organised for a school trip to Canberra.  Thinking about the start of a new swimming season.  A definite hint of spring in the air which means more time spent outside playing.

Life is pretty good in our household. 

Thanks for stopping by, will be back soon with the SEPTEMBER DOUBLE UP pack.

RANDOM THINGS

A few random things for this post.

First up, I managed to whip up another layout using the left over goodies from the August Double Up pack.

Quick and easy and totally fun!  A big hit with Evie.

Next up, Miss Polly is officially 7 months (and a bit).  Lots of milestones as she clicked over to the big Seven.  Sitting up by herself, with a few cushions behind just in case .... graduated from the baby car seat to front facing .... sitting up in the shopping trolley rather than the baby seat trolley .... eating finger foods, favourite being cruskits ... some crazy hair is happening at the moment.Polly decided to go on London time during the Olympics and absolutely refused to sleep at night.  Seriously, what's that about, 4th baby is supposed to be perfect.   A spot of control crying and we are all good again.  I am blaming it on teeth!  Catching up on some 365 photos, Days 209 to 225.

Is anyone, just by chance, chasing a pair of running spikes?

I bought these for Jack from the States but unfortunately they are too small.  Not financially viable sending them back as postage is so expensive.  They are Mens size US 9.5 and Ladies US 11 and are absolutely BRAND NEW, selling for $99 plus postage.  Shoot me an email if you're interested.

That's it for now, thanks for stopping by.