Well after my last crazy post, this blog needed some sunshine and happiness! I started by updating the header area. Isn’t that cute? Here’s some more good stuff:
Holly turned ten (!) and we’ve had a blast celebrating her birthday. Most notably, I took her on a horseback ride (her first time ever on a horse!) and we got her ears pierced too. I’ve already scrapped the horseback ride:
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Isn’t she beautiful?! And the sweetest girl!
< — Here's page 2 if you're interested.
The ear-piercing event (it was totally an event) was so incredible for so many reasons. You’ll have to wait for the scrapbook page for that!
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I’ve had three all-digital scrapbook pages picked up now! One by Scrapbook Trends (coming soon in the November issue!), one for Somerset Memories (woot! my first time in this publication – look for it in April 2010 issue) and one today by Scrapbooking.com e-zine for November. I’m not very familiar with that one (or many e-zines for that matter) but Paris Hilton is doing a monthly article there, so I’m thinking that means it’s somewhere on the industry map!
Jaimee turned one-and-a-half on the 14th. I seriously can’t believe it. Where does the time go?! She’s such a love and a doll baby. And she’s developing a little sense of humor! She cracks us up and she knows it! Here’s a page – note that it’s a very unflattering photo, lol, but this really tickles me:
Drew is turning 12 on Wednesday. We have a special day planned on Saturday to celebrate. He’s enjoying middle school and the jr. high group at church. He’s turning into such a gentleman before my eyes! No more baby boy! Though he knows he’ll always be my baby. 
Oh, and to update on Ron’s surgery – it went very well and the Dr. is confident he got all the cancer. We’ll go back in 6 months for a check up. Thank you, Lord! A sincere thank you to everyone who prayed for us!
And here are a few more of my most recent pages:
Love your new look!!! All the happy faces of family!!!
Thanks for sharing your LO’s I glean so much just by studying them. They are all so beautiful. It is no surprise they are all being picked up for publication!!!
So great to see you work… it always gorgeous! Think of you often. Glad to get updates and see things are going well.
Hope you are feeling settled after your move. That is something I don’t even want to think about!!! LOVE the layouts and it is so fun to see what you kids are doing at their various ages. Remember I have a grandson who is almost a year and a half so I get the “entertainment” part!
I love your header!!
Your layouts are absolutely fabulous!!
Oh , you’ve really gotten the digi bug, huh? I’m just trying to get away from being heavy into digi myself, but congrats to you!!!! that’s awesome!
xoxo,
ja
oh these are so great! congrats on the pubs, too! i love all the detail on each one…gorgeous
i esp love the one with the purple huges and the brackets…is that you peaking out ?
Yep, that is indeed me. Just a little bit of me, heh heh.
Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy all is so beautiful!! Great digi pagessss and yuor new banner is fantastic
)) Kisses amiga!! 
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BWAHAHAHA!!!!!! That page of Jaimee with her fingers up her nose made me laugh out loud!!! LOVE that page!!! The others are FAB, too! You are just so uber talented my friend!
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