Brothers

I Hope They Call Me On A Mission.

This little girl is challenging me each and everyday. She has so much energy and just goes and goes and goes and goes.....you get the point. Well, we have been listening to this fun CD from INSIDEOUT and they sing "I Hope They Call Me On A Mission." In the song a little girl is asked a bunch of questions about going on mission. One of the questions is what she would take with her on her mission. I asked Isabelle the same question, she said, "My mommy." How cute is that?!!? Well, we'll see if she feels the same way when she is 21!! Come to think of it, taking my mom on my mission, would have been a great idea!

Such a fun CD!! You can find more info here.

Then and Now

THEN

1979

AND NOW.

2009

I spent Mother's Day scrapbooking these two pictures. I loved being able to take Mother's Day and reflect on my mom and being a mom. Isabelle and Jakob insisted that the first picture was Isabelle with Grandma. Fun to see the similarities.

Project #7 - Grandma Photo Frame

I made these this week for both Grandmas. It reads, "Some of my greatest treasures call me Grandma." I LOVE how it turned out!! I hope both my mom and Steve's mom know how much they are loved and how much they mean to us!! We feel so blessed to have them in our lives and to celebrate them this day.

Oh, after I finished I had to make one for me. I just changed it to read, "My greatest treasures call me Mother." Love it!

Project #6 - Framed Butterfly

Borrowed my neighbor Amy's butterfly punch (thanks Amy!) to make a fun Mother's Day Gift (more to come on that tomorrow) and decided to make this for Isabelle's Room. It was easy and fun to make and looks really cute hanging on the wall in her room. Makes me want to add more butterflies to her room.

Project #5 - Framed Photos and Words

Have you been wondering when I would get around to showing the projects I've done using the photos I showed earlier? I received this frame at Karter's Baby Shower. It has just been sitting in my craft room waiting for me to put it together. I finally printed off some photos and put them in the frame. It seriously took me 5 minutes to put together, so quick and easy.

This is the view from halfway up the stairs. I put it at the top or our stairs and placed our Simplify sign under it.

The quote reads, "We do not remember days, we remember moments." Love that!! So true!

I think the space is too big between the frame and the sign. I want to move it, but I don't want to put more holes in the wall. We'll see how long I can hold out before I HAVE to change it!

Project #4 - Quiet Book

Such a bright, cheery, fun book!! This book took so much time to make and I will NOT be doing another!! I ordered the kit to make this book and followed a couple different online tutorials. Many of the peices are secured with velcro so they can be played with.

Put the animals in the cage.

Put the clothes in the basket.

Riding and driving!! Mom, Dad, all our kids, and both Grammies and Grampies fill our train, truck,and car.

Pick a flower.

Count, slide, and tie.

This is one project I felt took too much time, money, and effort!! It had so many different parts to it, and it didn't come together quickly. When I finally finished it I hesitated to let the kids play with it, which makes no sense, since this is the purpose of the book. It just has so many fragile pieces that aren't kid friendly. Of course I let them play with it. In the first 5 minutes that Isabelle played with it she bent the monkey and lost a peice. Oh well, I hopefully have learned my lesson. I love beautiful things, but with kids, I'm learning things they use also have to be practical. Finding the balance between beauty and practicality is something I need to remember in future projects.