Scrapbook Albums

Since last night was a complete write off with a cake mishap and delivery and not uploading yesterday's photos for the Week in Our Life series, I thought I would post my completed scrapbooks.  This is a way of keeping accountable for myself of what is completed and what is yet to be completed.  Hopefully by revisiting past albums it will give me inspiration for albums I am currently stalled on.

Sammy's Baby Blue album.  It is an 8X8 kit with 20 pages. I made this because I had so many baby photos of Sam that I had not scrapped and what do you do with them.  I can't for the life of me throw them out yet.  I will just have to find more albums to create.



 

The ABC's of Sam, is an 81/2 X 11 album that I made while on a scrapping retreat. That was the best time to do this album, because whenever I was stuck with an idea, there were always women around me that gave wonderful and creative ideas.  It is one of my favourite albums, mostly because it is so much fun.

  

This is our tiny 6X6 wedding album (Creative Memories) that has all of the fun, leftover photos of the wedding.  Looking back on past albums, I am amazed at how simplistic and plain they all are.  Now I rarely use white pages as background and I use far less stickers than I used to, I fill the pages with more journaling now.

This is our 6X6 honeymoon album.  It is a Creative Memories Disney album. This was made in my creative edging scissors that I was so fond of a few years ago.

Sam's first trip to Disney was in 2003 and for this I used another Creative Memories Disney album.

 

Our Great Wolf Lodge trip album.  Another 81/2 X 11 album that I bought at Walmart with a blue paper kit.

Words to Describe Sam album is a 6X8 album and using a Shopping Channel kit that my mother in law bought for me. This album only goes up to 10, mostly because once you are up to 10 words there is very little room to showcase photos.

A Week in Our Life - Wednesday

Wednesday was one of those non stop days.  It is nice that I am photo journaling or I would not have remembered a thing about my day in the whirlwind.

I finally got a photo of Sam feeding his fish.  Sometimes he is just too quick for me.

More of the secret handshake, which as I write this is probably not as secret anymore, since I am deconstructing it through photographs.

View from my window at work.  Still amazed at how green this city is. The view looks toward the east end from downtown.

Lunch in the food court with friends

Quick stop after work to the craft supply store to pick up scrapping supplies that I am running low on.

Special DQ treat after dinner.

I also baked a cake and cupcakes that will be displayed tomorrow after decorated.

A Week in Our Life - Tuesday

Not too many photos today.  I swear my second battery was charged, but alas nope.  That and Sam had a rough day at school, loosing a tooth and being kicked in the foot.  Tuesday was a mom to the rescue day and not a photo journalist day.

I don't know how I would start my day without The Weather Network

This mornings smoothie on the go was banana pumpkin.  Different by good.

The day started out fine with smiles.

Thankfully chores were completed earlier in the day.

Saying goodbye with the secret handshake again.  It's the rituals and routines that keep us going.

 

A missing molar, a sore foot and a bunch of cuddles and our day was done.

A Week in Our Life - Monday

Monday, September 13, 2010

Back to school is in full swing, we are finally back to our regular routine, well with a few changes, and all is going well.

Man, the days start early, and dark now. I respond much better to light in the morning.

Breakfast Monday morning consists of Earl Grey tea with Soy milk, 12 grain hot cereal with Soy milk, walnuts, pumpkin pie spice, sunflower seeds and ground flax seeds and 2 plums.

Ah my stability ball, the bane of my existence, yesterday was 21 crunches and 16 push ups with the ball at my hips.

Aren't they cute when they're asleep, so angelic and sweet and quiet.  But it is time to get up and take on the world.

My morning accessory kit: anniversary necklace, mickey mouse watch and pedometer.  Three things I don't leave the house with in the morning.

Kaylee the cat, greeting me on the stairs to start our day.

Making Sam's lunch - Adzuki bean, Dijon mustard and mozzarella cheese wrap, with lemonade.

Saying good-bye with a secret handshake.

And we're off to work, the weather was unpredictable sometimes cloudy, sometimes sunny and bright. The day started out at 14 and went up to about 19.

I love that this is my view of the way into work, downtown Toronto and it is filled with trees and nature. How cool is that.

My home away from home. Tiny, sad and very sterile.  But I get paid well.

It seems my days are filled with stairs,

The stairs from the parking garage, Shawn doesn't do elevators.

The stairs from my floor (10th) to main, I hate waiting for the elevators, they are so slow.

The stairs to Sam's piano lesson.

Sam's piano lesson, (Serenade - http://web.me.com/michelle.garon/Serenade/Welcome.html) first of the season, I am surprised he remembered as much as he did.

  

Waiting for Sam to finish his lesson by playing scrabble on Shawn's ipod touch.

  

After piano, it was home for dinner and home work, for me it was scrapbooking family album's for Shawn's family and for Sam it was 30 minutes of reading.

  

When all of the work is done, it's time to relax and watch a movie.  Tonight's selection was Season 2 of Remington Steele.

 

Bedtime routine, brush, floss, clean room and then to bed

 

How sad that I manage to go to bed before my son.  Sweet dreams!

Day one complete.  I am enjoying the photo journaling and the boys are not too annoyed with it all yet, in fact they are just as excited as I am to see how the week plays out.