Where have I been??
You might well wonder why I have been a little quiet on the blog front. I would love to say that I have a brand new design I have been working on, but no, this week has been for scrapping AND it is school holidays here still, so life has been busy.
This week I scrapped over 10 layouts in about 2 days which is totally unheard of for me - however I really loved it and didn't want to stop. I felt I was lacking in the new photo department however so set out to fix that problem. More on that in a bit.
Thursday we had a very special day - we had a visit from my wonderful friend Kim Archer and her beautiful daughter Capri. Both Emily and Jasper were super excited too because Capri is such fun to play with. So while Kim and I chatted non stop, the kids played beautifully, the day went too quickly and we all can't wait to do it again.
It was super exciting to show Kim all around our new home too. And being the wonderful friend that she is, Kim surprised me by handing me this beautifully wrapped gift as she walked in the door - a housewarming gift for us.
And look closely at this beautiful card Kim made for me also...
Inside my beautifully wrapped gift was an Heidi Swapp 9 x 9 album especially for me to scrap about our new home. Thank you SO much Kim, Capri and the boys for my gift, I will treasure it always.
After Kim and I had chatted and eaten some more scones, we headed outside to take some pics of the kids. Kim took some amazing shots both inside and out - you can see some of them here on her blog. Here is one I snapped of the kids on the back step.
We all thoroughly enjoyed our day and can't wait to do it again. Thank you so much Kim and Capri for sharing a lovely day with us.
After Kim and Capri headed home, I dragged my two outside for some more shots together. Just to show you that they are very normal (I think) kids, here is what we started with.
A sad Jasper - because his sister didn't want to sit next to him
Then a sister sitting next to him under much sufferance
And finally after Mummy doing some silly dancing around the backyard, we have a successful photo
Then onto some on their own which worked much better...
This week I am starting a brand new secret squirrel project which I will share some sneak peeks with you as I go and I hope to have another Christmas pattern to share with you as well. Back soon with lots more to share. Have a lovely weekend x Janelle
I love your Bluebird Quilt, it is so bright and cheerful!
I think my favorite childhood memory is my father feeding us sugar sandwiches (bread smeared with butter than sprinkled with sugar, put together as a sandwich). My mother was in the hospital having my sister, in those days they kept mother and child a week. My dad had no clue what to do with the four of us already at home. Needless to say my mother straightened him out when she got home and he actually got to be a decent cook. He did leave me with a wicked sweet tooth though, at least I can blame him for the donuts I just ate.